PFLAG is continuing our new meeting format for the next few months. Instead of our formal meeting, with support group and program, we are going informal—coffee and conversation. We are hoping that this will be more welcoming and will allow us to more fully meet the needs of parents and other members of the LGBTQ community. When: Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 @ 7pm Where: Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz Contact us: pflagscc@gmail.com, www.pflagscc.org or 831-427-4016 … [Read more...]
[This Saturday] The Diversity Center Youth Program Present “Healthy Relationships 101”
Join us for a fun & interactive workshop on positive decisions, communication, and STI prevention. You’ll leave with all the info you need to maintain healthy and happy relationships. When: Saturday, March 5th, 2016 @ 1pm Where: The Diversity Center For more information, contact The Diversity Center Youth Program at (831) 425 - 5422 x104 oryouth@diversitycenter.org … [Read more...]
[Save the Date] 3rd Annual Time is Now: LGBTQI Youth Summit, April 30, Oakland
This year our theme: THRIVIN NOT SURVING! will highlight how LGBTQ Youth of Color THRIVE , find wellness, and create their OWN survival! This amazing day brings together 100 Queer and Trans youth, for building COMMUNITY, ART, and WORKSHOPS! The TIME IS NOW is open to all youth but is FOCUSED on LGBTQI youth of color! During the TIME IS NOW you will: 1. Go to workshops LEAD by your peers and adults covering a wide range of wellness, health education and career pathway topics! Workshops are hands-on, interactive and FUN! 2. Participate in … [Read more...]
20th Annual Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals, April 16, SF
Join us in celebrating the twentieth edition of the Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam. Two decades ago, we hosted the country’s first-ever teen poetry slam. Forty-three young poets participated, with hundreds of audience turned away at the door. Now, the annual event features hundreds of young writers from throughout the Bay Area and Northern California, and attracts nearly 10,000 audience members over the two-month period. The first Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam became the seed that sowed a global youth poetry movement. When: Saturday, April … [Read more...]
GLSEN’s 2016 GSA of the Year – Call For Nominations!
Do you know a Gay-Straight Alliance or similar student club that has accomplished amazing things this year? Helped enact an LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying policy? Organized an amazing Ally Week? Promoted respect at a local elementary school? Tell us about the awesome things they are doing by nominating them for GLSEN’s 2016 GSA of the Year Award! GLSEN’s 2016 GSA of the Year will be honored at the Respect Awards – New York on May 23! Nominations must be submitted by Monday, March 21, 2016! Visit GLSEN for more information … [Read more...]
Diversity Center Youth Program’s Queer Youth Weekly Meet-Ups [Every Friday & Saturday]
Watsonville Queer Youth Meet-up When: Fridays 3:30pm - 6pmWhere: First Christian Church in WatsonvilleUpcoming: Healthy Relationships 101 Workshop on March 4 Santa Cruz Queer Youth Meet-up When: Saturdays 1pm - 3:00pmWhere: Diversity Center in Santa CruzUpcoming: Healthy Relationships 101 Workshop on March 4 Queer Youth Leadership Meet-Up When: Saturdays 3pm - 3:30pmWhere: Diversity Center in Santa Cruz For more information contact the LGBTQ Youth Program at (831) 425 - 5422 x104 or email youth@diversitycenter.org … [Read more...]
Queer & Ally Student Summit 2016: Ensuring Healthy Relationships Across the Spectrum, March 19
Ensuring Healthy Relationships Across the Spectrum Saturday, March 19th, 2016 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Scotts Valley High School, Scotts Valley All Middle School & High School LGBTIQ/Ally Students welcome! Meet students throughout Santa Cruz County — from Scotts Valley to Watsonville — who are working to help create safer schools in their community! Lunch and Snacks Provided Experience workshops put on by fellow youth and community resources. Meet LGBTIQ/Ally Community Leaders Fruit Smoothie Party and more Register now and … [Read more...]
Queer & Ally Student Summit 2016:Ensuring Healthy Relationships Across the Spectrum
Saturday, March 19, 2016 9:30 am - 2:00 pm Scotts Valley High School, Scotts Valley All Middle School & High School Students Welcome Lunch and Snacks Provided Online registration Open March 3rd Flyer attached! More info to follow Sponsored by the Safe Schools Project of Santa Cruz County, a program of the Queer Youth Task Force … [Read more...]
LGBT News: “Transgender Girl Scout Stands Up to Bully Who Wouldn’t Buy Cookies ‘from a boy in a dress’”
“But when Stormi, who is transgender, started knocking on neighbors’ doors near her home in Herrin, Ill., one man turned her away, saying: “Nobody wants to buy cookies from a boy in a dress.” “It made me sad,” Stormi told BuzzFeed News. “Because I’m a girl.” So, she said, she found a way to shut down her bully and sell more than 3,000 boxes of cookies.” Read the full story in The Washington Post … [Read more...]
LGBT News: ‘You Come Out Because You Can’t Not’: A Gay Teacher’s Perspective (Video)
“High school writing teacher Patty Smith discusses the importance of building an LGBT-inclusive school community. Smith's desire to create a safe space for all students was the result of her personal decision to come out as a lesbian. "It's hard to do anything when you can't be yourself," she explains.” See the video at Education Weekly … [Read more...]