Something happens when we build a shell and hide inside it... When we cover up our vulnerability so we're not open to hurt and pain, fear and influence, we also become insensitive to joy, love, happiness, pleasure and aliveness

- A. H. Almaas

Bay Area LGBTQ Community Centers

The Pacific Center (Berkeley)
The LGBT Center (San Francisco)
Oakland LGBTQ Center (Oakland)
Rainbow Center (Concord)
Solano Pride (Albany)
Billy DeFrank Community Center (Silicon Valley)
LYRIC Center for LGBTQQ Youth (San Francisco)
Spahr Center (Marin)

LGBTQ Advocacy & Support:

Transgender Law Center - Legal Advocacy and Guidance for Transgender & gender non-conforming people
Gender Spectrum - Helping families and organizations create a gender-inclusive world for all children and youth.
Sober Recovery (LGBTQ) - LGBT-friendly alcohol or drug treatment centers
National Center for Lesbian Rights- Provides legal assistance to the LGBTQ community
Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere - Resources for children of LGBTQQ parents
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) - Support for parents of LGBTQ people
OpenHouse - Housing Service and Community for San Francisco Bay Area LGBT seniors

Hotlines & Emergency Services

The Trevor Project - Call 1-866-488-7386 or Text “START” to 678678.

Queer Parenting and Fertility Resources

LGBTQ Perinatal Wellness Center - located inside the Oakland LGBTQ center.
MAIA Midwifery - provides a specially designed series of classes and support groups to enrich the experience of queer and trans conception, pregnancy, and early parenthood
Our Family Coalition - offers LGBTQ+ parents and caregivers family support workshops, groups, classes, and events.
LGBTQ+ Family Building Grants - grant opportunities available for the LGBTQ+ community to help offset the costs of assisted reproductive technology and/ or adoption.