Last week you met Shayla, a young trans woman who found out that a positive test result didn’t mean an automatic death sentence. Shayla is one of hundreds that come to the Center looking for critical health services, and more importantly, an affirming place to feel at home and [...]
Sacramento Pride is proud to announce American rapper, singer, flautist, and songwriter Lizzo as the headlining entertainer for the SacPride Festival on June 9, 2019. The two-day festival is expected to see 18,000+ attendees both local and from nearby regions on this historic 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Lizzo’s musical style skirts multiple genres, [...]
Rocklin Unified School District (RUSD) School Board will be voting on adopting new textbook curriculum that complies with The FAIR Education Act (SB 48, Leno – signed into law on July 14, 2011) on May 1st and we need your help in supporting the adoption of this LGBTQ+ inclusive [...]
This week, we want to introduce you to Shayla. Shayla came to the Center after living in Sacramento for only 5 days. Shayla moved to town in a desperate attempt to heal from a trauma filled past. She came to us to in search of health services and an affirming environment. [...]
Today the Sacramento LGBT Community Center announced a major expansion of its housing options designed to serve LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness. Later this spring and summer, the Center’s housing options will expand to offer a 12-bed Short term Transitional Emergency Program (STEP) shelter and pilot a Host Home Program [...]
The Sacramento-based CARES Foundation has provided a grant of $83,840 in support of the Center’s HIV prevention and treatment efforts. The CARES Foundation provides grants to organizations in the Sacramento area that serve the needs of people with HIV/AIDS. For the last several years, the foundation has supported the [...]
This Sunday marks the 11th annual Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). The International TDOV is an annual holiday celebrated around the world. The day is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and victories of transgender & gender non-conforming people while raising awareness of the work that is still needed to save trans lives. To commemorate the [...]
It is an undeniable truth that law enforcement and our criminal justice system treat Black and Brown folks differently than white people. That kind of inequity is something the queer and trans communities are all too familiar with in this 50th anniversary year since transgender and queer people of [...]
Do you work in an affirming and inclusive environment? The concept of working a 9-5 job is almost a relic of the past. With the advances in technology allowing us to telecommute and be reached at any moment. Partially thanks to this constant-connectedness, most youth people consider the company [...]
Earlier in February, The Johnson Family Foundation awarded a $20,000 capacity building grant to the Sacramento LGBT Community Center as part of its Mental Health Initiative in collaboration with CenterLink, the Community of LGBT Centers. This grant will help the Center expand and renovate new space and create a [...]
