It's been our mission from the beginning to offer these important things for those in need: All LGBTQIA+ peer-support A safe space Respect to those who seek our help Acceptance and affirmation Supportive listening, not advice Answers to factual questions Resources locally, nationally, and internationally Programs Available Coming Out Support Hotline Online Peer Support Chat Youth Chatrooms (Moderated / LGBT Teens or Trans Teens) … [Read more...]
Pajaro Valley Pride Scholarship, Deadline: May 31, 2023
This year, Pajaro Valley Pride will award scholarships ranging from $500-$2000 (depending on availability) to students based on their academic successes as well as their involvement in social justice activism either on their school campus or in the community. Scholarships will be awarded regardless of citizenship. Applications In Both English And Spanish Are Welcome. Las Solicitudes Tanto En Inglés Como En Español Son Bienvenidas.Questions? visit pajarovalleypride.org/scholarship or email pajarovalleypride@gmail.com … [Read more...]
Facebook Event Page
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26th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards, May 13
Please join us in honoring & celebrating Queer Youth Leaders and their Allies! ***Simultaneous Spanish Translation provided*** When: Saturday, May 13th @ 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Where: New Brighton Middle School Performing Arts Center, Capitola Event Schedule 5:30-6:00 pm: Community Resource Fair 6:00-7:00 pm: Catered Buffet Dinner 7:00-8:30 pm: Awards Ceremony Tickets are Now Available! Tickets are purchased through Eventbrite, learn more at qyla.org/purchase-tickets/ Cost: $25 - $125 Sliding Scale / Help support … [Read more...]
The Diversity Center | Weekly Queer Youth Social – Saturdays @ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
The Diversity Center Youth Program welcomes you to the center on Saturdays from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm for a Queer Youth Social. Help us make decorations for Queer Prom, play games, make alien antennas! You are also welcome to join our Queer Youth Support Group from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm and practice some creative self-care! Where: The Diversity Center Questions? Contact Meggie Pina meggie.pina@diversitycenter.org … [Read more...]
Upcoming Events for Queer & Trans Youth Spring 2023
April 14: National Day of Silence May 6: Queer Boardwalk Day / Santa Cruz May 13: 3rd Annual Celebration of LGBTQIA+ Graduates / Capitola May 13: 26th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards / Capitola May 19: Queer Youth Prom / Watsonville June 4: Santa Cruz Pride / Santa Cruz Save the Date: Youth Camp OUT! August 4 - 6 / Watsonville Save the Date: Pajaro Valley Pride, August 20 / Watsonville … [Read more...]
Crisis Support
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Weekly LGBTQ+ Youth Virtual & In-Person Events
The Diversity Center Youth Program, Santa Cruz County The youth program at TDC provides supportive, educational and social activities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQ) youth. Check out their weekly schedule events at diversitycenter.org/youth Questions? Email youth@diversitycenter.org The Epicenter Presents: "Sharing Circle" - In Person Developed from the concept of peer social support, our Sharing Circle is designed to create a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth to express themselves … [Read more...]
LGBTQ+ News
"'We say gay!' Hundreds of students across Iowa walk out of class to protest LGBTQ bills" - Des Moines Register "From Ames to Waterloo, students slipped out of classrooms by the hundreds Wednesday afternoon in an organized "We Say Gay" walkout to protest a slew of legislative bills that target LGBTQ youth. Organizers estimated students at 47 schools across Iowa walked out in protest Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers pushed forward with legislation aimed at tightening school policies and state law regarding gender identity, sexual … [Read more...]
Women’s History Month
Smithsonian | LGBTQ+ Women Who Made History In celebration of Pride Month, we honor LGBTQ+ women who have made remarkable contributions to the nation and helped advance equality in fields as diverse as medicine and the dramatic arts. Here are a few of their stories, represented by objects in the Smithsonian's collections. Learn more at the Smithsonian Photograph of Sylvia Rivera (with Christina Hayworth and Julia Murray) by Luis Carle, 2000. Gelatin Silver Print. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made … [Read more...]