LGBTQIA2S+ Youth Scholarships eQuality Scholarship Collaborative eQuality Scholarship Collaborative awards scholarships to honor and encourage California students for their service to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community. Scholarship Amount: $6,000 Deadline to Apply: January 31, 2025 www.equalityscholarship.org Flyer available for download below Local eQuality Scholarship Recipients Over the Years 2023: Q Licht (he), Scotts Valley High School 2022: Reyes Morales Warne (he), San Lorenzo Valley … [Read more...]
Crisis Support
Weekly/Monthly Queer & Trans Youth Programs
The Diversity Center Youth Program, Santa Cruz County The Diversity Center’s Youth Program offers support to teens, families, and schools on issues of gender, sexuality, acceptance, and overcoming discrimination. Check out Diversity Center Youth Program for the most up to date information about meet dates, times, and programming. Rainbow Kids Circle (Ages 5 - 11) - Meets the First Saturday of the Month Rainbow Kids Circle is a monthly 90 minute playgroup for gender diverse, LGBTQ+ kids and allies ages 5-10 and their families. … [Read more...]
LGBTQIA2S+ News
"Black Queer History is American History" - GLAAD "Queer history surrounding people of color is deeply interwoven with American history, revealing critical insights into the nation’s progress in civil rights, social justice, and cultural evolution. To understand American history fully, it’s essential to acknowledge how Black queer individuals have shaped and influenced pivotal movements, art, and thought in the U.S. Despite facing intersectional challenges related to both race and sexual orientation, Black queer Americans have persistently … [Read more...]
Transgender Awareness Week, November 13 – 19
Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. Learn more and discover ways to participate at glaad.org/transweek … [Read more...]
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), November 20
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Learn more and discover ways to show support at glaad.org/tdor … [Read more...]
Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil 2024: Growing Grief Into Action, November 20, Santa Cruz
Featuring speakers, an altar, a grief meditation, and a reception to honor trans lives lost to violence. When: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 @ 6 - 8:30 pm Where: Resource Center For Nonviolence, 612 Ocean Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Learn more and RSVP … [Read more...]
Birds of a Feather | Homework Help and Tutoring LGBTQ+ and Gender Expansive Students
Upcoming Youth Programs & Events @ The Diversity Center Tween Time: A Spooky Arts and Crafts Hangout!, Nov 14 Join us to make art that encourages understanding and compassion. You can make affirmation bracelets, random acts of kindness rocks, or kindness paperchains. No art experience required. Come on by and bring a friend! Snacks provided. *Tween Time is a recurring program happening on the second Thursday of each month. When: Thursday, November 14 @ 3 - 5 pm Where: The Diversity Center Ages: 8-12 Expand Your Mind! … [Read more...]