Resources

Black Unity Center

The Black Unity Center seeks to provide Black students, through cross-campus community collaborations and an intersectional, African-centered environment, with transformative, impactful and socially conscious programs that allow them to grow academically, interpersonally, culturally and professionally, in order to advance their recruitment, matriculation, retention and graduation.

Dream Resource Center

A program in Student Affairs that focuses on serving undocumented students or student whose parents may be undocumented. The DRC also encourages personal growth through participation in interactive programming and workshops that support the intersectionalities, multicultural/multiethnic identities and holistic wellness of our student population.

Equity and Community Inclusion 

The division of equity and inclusion is responsible for leading, coordinating, implementing and evaluating a broad range of sustained programs, initiatives, events and activities designed to facilitate intercultural/intergroup dialogue, promote equity and inclusion, advance social justice, and improve campus climate for all of our students. 

Queer and Trans Resource Center

Rooted in the ancestral legacy of queer activists and visionaries and San Francisco State University's commitment to social justice and community engagement, the Queer & Trans Resource Center endeavors to offer LGBTQQIA-related events, services and resources to students. The Queer & Trans Resource Center will also serve as an umbrella organization linking various student organizations such as Queer Alliance, Pride Committee and CEASE/SAFE Place that work to create events and resources for the LGBTQQIA community on campus. With the awareness that all forms of oppression are inherently interconnected, the Queer & Trans Resource Center will additionally focus on building alliances with ethnic, political, religious and arts communities at San Francisco State University and beyond. The Queer & Trans Resource Center is open to all students who wish to join in our efforts to promote awareness and understanding of LGBTQQIA-related identities, issues and culture.

The SAFE Place

The SAFE Place at SF State is a resource center for sexual violence prevention and crisis intervention. We serve the campus community in the areas of sexual assault, domestic violence, sexual harassment and stalking. Student peer educators and professional staff work as a team to provide information about student rights, responsibilities and resources. Professional staff members are campus advocates and certified Crisis Intervention Counselors. Our Men's Program provides opportunities for young college men to develop a healthy masculine identity and serve as allies in preventing sexual violence. Only an aware, committed community can create a truly safe campus.

• Invisible Knapsack of Straight and Cisgender Privilege
• Some Considerations When Working With LGBTQ Students of Color

• Equality California
• Gay Law Net
• National Center For Lesbian Rights
• Transgender Law Center

A civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities.

• Betty’s List (SF area news, services, events, etc.)
• FTMInternational
• Gender Talk
• Hillgirlz
• International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
  • IFGE is a clearing house for transgender educational materials. It works to promote the understanding and acceptance of All People: Transgender, Transsexual, Crossdresser, Agender, Gender Queer, Intersex, Two Spirit, Drag King, Drag Queen, Queer, Straight, Butch, Femme, Homosexual, Bisexual and Heterosexual people.
• Intersex Society of North America
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
• Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
  • PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. PFLAG has over 200,000 members with both local and international chapters.
• Stop AIDS
  • TEEI is a unique collaborative program designed to help transgender individuals find stable jobs that provide a living wage, benefits and opportunities for advancement.
• Transgender San Francisco
• Transyouth.com

• Alliance Health Project

  Support groups available, HIV testing and counseling. Look online for contact info related to the program you’re interested in.

• Dimensions Queer Youth Health Clinic at the Castro-Mission Health Center

  Dimensions is an open and friendly place to get support in being healthy that offers low-cost health services for queer, transgender and questioning youth ages 12 to 25, low fee, call for appointment.

  Address: 3850 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, (between Noe and Sanchez)
  Phone: (415) 487-7500 or (415) 487-7589
  Hours: Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 12 to 3 p.m.

• El-La

  El-La is based in beautiful San Francisco and was developed to reach out to the TransLatina community in and around the Mission District Neighborhood. We provide services for HIV Prevention, counseling and referrals to other transgender services. Feel free to call (415) 864-7278 for an appointment or email el.latgprogram@yahoo.com.

• Gaylesta

  Gaylesta is the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender psychotherapists’ association of the greater San Francisco bay area. Founded in 1987, established as an unincorporated association in 1988 and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1997.

• Hotlines
  • San Francisco Suicide Prevention: (415) 781-0500
  • California Youth Crisis Line: (800) 843-5200
  • SF Women Against Rape: (415) 647-7273
  • LGBT Domestic Violence and Hate Crimes Line: (415) 333-HELP
  • LGBT Youth Talkline (Support and Referral): (800) 246-PRIDE
  • AIDS (STD) Hotline: (800) 367-2437
  • Drug Line: (415) 362-3400

• Pacific Center for Human Growth

  Address: 2712 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94705
  Phone: (510) 548-8283

  Sliding scale fee, accepts Medi-Cal

• St. James Infirmary

  The St. James Infirmary provides compassionate and non-judgmental healthcare and social services for all sex workers while preventing occupational illnesses and injuries through a comprehensive continuum of services.

• The Transgender Clinic of Tom Waddell Health Center

  This Clinic has been in operation since November of 1993 and is committed to providing quality, integrated health care in an atmosphere of trust and respect. They offer medical, mental health and social services.

  Address: 50 Lech Walesa (50 Ivy) Street, San Francisco, CA (cross street Polk)
  Phone: (415) 355-7588
  Hours: Tuesdays from 5 to 8 p.m.
  Intakes on Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m.

• The Women’s Community Clinic

  Free health exams and health-related counseling.

  Address: 2166 Hayes Street, Ste. 104, San Francisco, CA, (between Cole and Shrader)
  Phone: (415) 379-7800 or TTY (415) 386-8232

• Trans Health

  Trans Health is a volunteer-run website providing information on health and fitness for trans people.

• Billy DeFrank Silicon Valley LGBT Community Center, San Jose

  The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center provides Community, Leadership, Advocacy, Support and Services to Silicon Valley’s LGBT people and allies.

  Male-To-Female Transgender Support Group meets every 2nd Friday of the month at Billy DeFrank Center.
  Address: 38 The Alameda, San Jose, CA, 95126
  Phone: (408) 293-3040

• Lavender Youth and Recreation Information Center (LYRIC)

  LYRIC's mission is to build community and inspire positive social change through education enhancement, career trainings, health promotion and leadership development with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth, their families and allies of all races, classes, genders and abilities.

  Address: 127 Collingwood Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114
  Phone: (415) 703-6150
  Email: lyricinfo@lyric.org

• Lighthouse Community Center

  Lighthouse Community Center serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community of southern Alameda County. Their mission is to provide a safe and substance-free meeting place with social, informational and community awareness programs for the entire LGBTQ community regardless of age, race, socio-economic status, or religion. The Lighthouse is located at 1217 A Street, Hayward, CA.

• Pacific Center for Human Growth

  Address: 2712 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94705
  Phone: (510) 548-8283

• Rainbow Community Center

  Address: 3024 Willow Pass Rd., Ste. 200, Concord, CA, 94519
  Phone: (925) 692-0090
  Email: RCC@RainbowCC.org

• San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center

  Address: 1800 Market Street @ Octavia, San Francisco, CA, 94102
  Phone: (415) 865-5555
  Email: center@sfcenter.org

• Santa Cruz Diversity Center

  Santa Cruz Diversity Center provides support and services to nurture, liberate and celebrate LGBTIQ individuals and organizations. Offers access to informational, educational and social resources and activities designed to empower individuals to achieve their fullest potential.

• Spectrum

  Address: 1000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., #10 San Anselmo, CA, 94960
  Phone: (415) 457-1115
  Email: info@spectrumlgbtcenter.org

• Resources for Black (Trans)women & LGBTQ+ People

  Black women and Black people in the LGBTQ+ community are at risk of violence everyday. Support them by donating anything you can to the following gofundmes, venmos, etc. You are not pro-Black if you don’t support Black (trans)women, Black trans people, Black lesbians, Black gays, Black bisexuals, Black disabled people, Black fat people, Black neurodivergent people, Black people mentally ill people, Black sex workers, and Black essential workers.

• Trans Lifeline is a national trans-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of our community with direct service, material support, advocacy, and education.

• TRANS: THRIVE

  TRANS: THRIVE is a drop-in center by and for the trans community. Our mission is to foster a healthy trans community, empowered by the leadership of its peers.

• TransGender San Francisco

  TransGender San Francisco is a non-profit corporation dedicated to serving the educational, social and recreational needs of the transgendered community. TGSF is also dedicated to educating the general public about transgenderism and promoting a positive image of transgendered persons among the general public.

• The Family Acceptance Project

  The Family Acceptance Project is a community research, intervention and education initiative to study the impact of family acceptance and rejection on the health, mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. Results will be used to help families provide support for LGBT youth, to develop appropriate interventions, programs and policies and to train providers to improve the quality of services and care they receive.

• Tips for Intentional LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity in Instruction

  Tip Sheet (PDF)