LGBTQ+ Resources
santa cruz diversity center
Each year, The Diversity Center reaches approximately 10,000 individuals that we serve directly through our onsite programs, outreach and education events, our work with school-based Gay/Straight Alliances, and our Triangle Speakers program.
Contact Info
Email: info@diversitycenter.org
Phone: (831) 425-5422
Location
1117 Soquel Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Queer youth task force
The Queer Youth Task Force (QYTF) is comprised of individuals and organizations that work with, or support, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning (LGBTIQ) youth. They strive to improve the quality of life for all LGBTIQ youth in their community, as well as children raised in homes where LGBTIQ people live.
contact info
Phone: (831) 427-4004
Fax: (831) 425-0743
E-mail: info@QYTF.org
Location
c/o Diversity Center
P.O. Box 8280
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
santa Cruz Pride
Every first Sunday in June, the Santa Cruz County Community joins with the voices of LGBTQ communities and their allies around the world in celebration of Pride Month. The Santa Cruz Pride Parade & Festival has been made possible for 40+ years because of the - often brave - time, talent, and treasure contributions of our Santa Cruz County community members. As a community member, we ask for your monetary support in creating a safe space for our community members to gather, celebrate, listen, shout, chant, march, learn, exist, break bread, honor, speak, enjoy one another's company.
contact info
Pride Coordinator: Dina Izzo
Phone: (831) 234-0259
E-mail: info@QYTF.org
Location
P.O. Box 8280
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
salinas valley pride
Salinas Valley Pride Celebrations is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing LGBTQ awareness and visibility within the Salinas Valley. Our organization seeks to unite people of all ages, races, ethnicities, genders, and sexual identities in celebration of the diversity in these communities.
Contact
info@salinasvalleypride.com
Monterey Peninsula Pride
Monterey Peninsula Pride envisions a social climate in which *LGBTQ+ people and communities thrive, in collaboration with friends, family, allies and supporters. We dream of a community in which all genders and sexualities are equally welcomed and celebrated. We desire a vibrant multigenerational community in which LGBTQ+ children are nurtured, LGBTQ+ elders are honored and people with disabilities and the Deaf and hard of hearing community are embraced. They envision a LGBTQ+ community in which queer folk of every culture, philosophy and belief system can contribute. We encourage a society in which every ethnicity appreciates their LGBTQ+ members as a vital part of their communities. We stand for a world in which LGBTQ+ people are woven into the socio-political fabric of society and in which our voices and perspectives are heard in schools, board rooms, city halls, faith communities, town halls, sports arenas and media.
STD Testing in Salinas, California
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LGBTQ+ Elder Health Care Guide
Growing older presents challenges for millions of Americans, but members of the LGBTQ+ community are particularly hard-hit. According to the UCLA Williams Institute, LGBTQ+ older adults face many additional barriers to receiving health care. This guide was created to connect the elders of the LGBTQ+ community to the resources and information necessary to help them find the care that they need. Click the link to read more.
Contact
info@peninsulapride.org