Dear Center Community: Like many other organizations, The Sacramento LGBT Community Center shares the unprecedented challenges and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which magnifies the impact of systemic racism on the health and wellness of the communities we serve. We joined the calls for action that the murders [...]
On Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) we remember and honor our trans and non-binary siblings who have been killed at the hands of transphobic and transmisogynistic violence. In 2020, over 350 trans and non-binary folx have been killed around the world, with the large majority being Black and Brown trans women. Within the United States, there have been at least 33 documented cases of trans and non-binary folx [...]
The Sacramento LGBT Community Center has grown to more than 40 staff and is strategically expanding its leadership team to enhance service for clients, community members, and supporters of the organization. The Center hired Valerie Mayweather in as the Grants & Sustainability Manager, which will expand the organization’s program [...]
Did you know the new Census deadline is September 30?! We must achieve an accurate 2020 Census count by September 30 to help protect the wellbeing of our LGBTQ+ communities! A complete Census will help ensure we have the data we need to provide funding for many health and wellness programs [...]
The Sacramento LGBT Community Center’s annual Pride Awards Gala recognizes individuals and organizations whose compassion, generosity and community service create a safer, more welcoming, collaborative, and just community. Award recipients demonstrate their pride through both their work and in the way they live their lives every day. “The leaders [...]
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, provided a $10,000 grant to the Sacramento LGBT Community Center. The grant will significantly help support the Center's mission to creating a region where LGBTQ+ people thrive. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center has had [...]
The Sacramento LGBT Community Center, one of the region’s largest LGBTQ+ nonprofits, held its first virtual Sacramento Pride event last week. Due to COVID-19, organizers decided to move forward with an online event in an effort to help celebrate their community during difficult times. Additionally, in support of the [...]
Sac Pride is happening VIRTUALLY in 2020! Please enjoy the following trailer and follow us on social media @SacLGBTCenter and @SacPride for more updates.
Dear Community: At a time of national demonstrations in support of Black lives and against systemic racism and during a national health crisis, it is heartening to receive good news from the U.S. Supreme Court. The Title VII decision, announced on June 15, affirms that all Americans should be treated equally under the law. The Supreme Court ruled that employers do not have a [...]
“As long as my people don't have their rights across America, there's no reason for celebration" – Marsha P. Johnson Although we are at the beginning of Pride month, there is very little to feel proud about.The quote above by Marsha P. Johnson is a reminder that although the [...]
