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Sebastopol Area Senior Center Expands Services for LGBT+ Seniors
The Sebastopol Area Senior Center (SASC), a West County nonprofit organization, recently launched a plan to expand services and programs for LGBT+ seniors, particularly those who are prone to isolation and loneliness. Thanks to a generous grants from the Horizons Foundation and Community Foundation of Sonoma County, and the help of local donors, SASC is offering fun and enriching activities that allow LGBT+ seniors and allies to engage with each other in a safe, welcoming place.
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Oakmont Rainbow Women (707) 623-9097
Only for lesbians living in Oakmont, join their 150 women for educational, social and community service for residents of Oakmont Village in Santa Rosa.
The Billys (707) 545-1044
A community of open-hearted gay, bi, queer and trans men throughout the North Bay who gather for monthly potlucks in Sonoma County and join together in Gatherings six times a year in rural venues throughout Northern California.
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Golden Guys
An informal gathering of gay men for an afternoon potluck on the second Sunday of each month. To receive email or USPS snail mail advisories of the time and location of these monthly events, contact David Laudon, david.laudon@sbcglobal.net
Health and Wellness
Sonoma Valley LGBT Seniors: Social group building community. Monthly discussions 3rd Fridays 10am-noon at Vintage House, 264 First Street East in Sonoma. Also scheduled walks, dances and other social events. No membership fee. All ages and abilities welcomed. For information please contact, Gary "Buz" Hermes (707) 227-6935 or Janice Farrell (415) 608-5792.
LGBTQI Seniors: Santa Rosa
When: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Glaser Center at UUCM, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa Social time 1:00 – 1:30 PM; facilitated discussion 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Join us for lively discussions, mutual support, sharing information, and all the while celebrating who we are. Everyone is welcome; there is no charge. Whether you’re in the closet or out, you are welcome!.
Face to Face | ending HIV in Sonoma County
(707) 544-1581
Provides essential HIV prevention and education services to combat the spread of HIV and practical services to those living with AIV/AIDS in Sonoma County.
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Gravenstein Gays
An open, gay AA meeting sponsored by Sonoma County Intergroup Fellowship.
listings
Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging
(707) 565-5950 Visit Website
LGBTQ Connection
(707) 251-9432 Current Calendar or Visit Website
Sonoma County - Outbeat Radio Visit Website
We The People
Listening for a Change
(707) 578-5420
Our Family Coalition
(415) 981-1960 Visite Website
Local Resources
The Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging is committed to creating welcoming and knowledgeable services, programs and systems for LGBTQI people. The Sonoma County Senior Resource Guide provides an excellent directory of regional organizations, services and programs.
LGBTQ Connection This organization has discussions groups, no-cost counseling and even a local radio show for LGBTQ seniors. They have meetings in Santa Rosa and Guerneville.
Sonoma County - Outbeat Radio Every Sunday Night 8 p.m. Since 1999 Outbeat Radio has been the Voice of the North Bay's LGBTQ Community.
We The People
Source for news articles, events and information for LGBTQI individuals. Includes local, regional, national and international items.
Listening for a Change
Listening for a Change is creating connections, one story at a time. Their mission is to promote understanding and acceptance of human diversity through education, oral history and the arts.
Our Family Coalition
San Francisco and North Bay based organization working to advance equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer families with children through support, education and advocacy.
Bay Area Resources
listings
Bay Area Bisexual Network
(415) 865-5627 Visit Website
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)
(415) 874-3045 Visit Website
Community United Against Violence (CUAV)
(415) 777-5500 Visit Website
Family Caregiver Alliance
(415) 434-3388 or (800) 445-8106 Visit Website
Gaylesta
(415) 729-3996 Visit Website
Horizons Foundation (415) 398-2333 Visit Website
Lavender Seniors East Bay
(510) 574-2073 or (510) 574-2090 Visit Website
Openhouse
(415) 296-8995 Visit Website
The Spahr Center
(415) 457-2487 Visit Website
Transgender Law Center
(415) 865-0176 Visit Website
TransGender San Francisco
(877) 565-8860 Visit Website
The Bay Area Bisexual Network’s (BABN) mission is to develop a healthy, vibrant, multicultural bisexual community in the Bay Area and to promote better understanding of bisexual lives and issues within the larger LGBT community and the public. BABN offers information and referral services; cultural & social events; and a monthly peer-support group.
BALIF is a Minority Bar Association of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered persons and their supporters, with over 500 members including judges, lawyers, legal workers and law students. It is a helpful resource for information about laws affecting the greater LGBT community.
CUAV’s mission is to prevent and respond to violence against and within our diverse LGBTQ communities. CUAV offers peer-based counseling, direct assistance, education and outreach, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy. Support groups for LGBT people dealing with violence or abuse.
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) defines family broadly and inclusively and supports those caring for adults with chronic conditions, like Alzheimer’s, MS and stroke. Along with family consultation, education and respite, FCA’s website provides two LGBT caregiver fact sheets on legal issues and LGBT caregiver concerns. FCA also has a national Online LGBT Caregiver Support Group.
Gaylesta is a psychotherapist association that provides mental health services, including therapist referrals, education, and consultation. Their referral service provides help in locating an LGBT-friendly therapist near you.
Horizons Foundation
Horizons is the world's first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people. We invest in LGBTQ nonprofits, strengthen a culture of LGBTQ giving, and build a permanent endowment to secure our community’s future for generations to come.
Lavender Seniors provides social activities, support, and networking for LGBT seniors in the East Bay to improve the quality of life of older LGBT residents of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Lavender Seniors also provides outreach, advocacy, and education.
Openhouse in San Francisco provides housing information, friendly visiting, social get-togethers, workshops, case management, and other services and community programs to support the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults and is building LGBT-friendly affordable housing for LGBT seniors.
The Spahr Center is Marin County’s only non-profit community agency devoted to serving, supporting and empowering the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and everyone in the county living with and affected by HIV.
The Transgender Law Center (TLC) is a civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities. TLC connects transgender people and their families to culturally competent legal services, increases acceptance and enforcement of laws and policies that support California's transgender communities, and works to change laws and systems that fail to incorporate the needs and experiences of transgender people.
TransGender SF is a support and social group for the entire transgender and gender non-conforming community. TGSF educates the public and promotes a positive image of transgendered persons. The transgendered community includes all transgendered persons, their family and friends, and anyone with a sincere interest in the transgender community.
National Resources
listings
LGBT National Senior Hotline 1-888-234-7243 Visit Website
GLMA Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
(202) 600-8037 Visit Website
National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals Visit Website
NCLR National Center for Lesbian Rights
(415) 392-6257 Visit Website
National Resource Center on LGBT+ Aging 877-360-LGBT(5428) Visit Website
Lambda Legal - Western Regional Office
213-382-7600 Visit Website
Center Link: The Community of LGBT Centers Visit Website
LGBT National Senior Hotline
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Senior Hotline provides telephone peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for our senior community. No matter where they live, LGBT seniors have a place to call when they need peer-support, information and local resources.
GLMA Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
GLMA was founded in 1981 to ensure quality, non-judgmental healthcare and to end workplace discrimination for LGBT healthcare professionals. Search for LGBT-friendly health care providers in your area.
National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals
According to NAGLREP (National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals), NAGLREP is the voice of LGBT Real Estate serving LGBT and allied home buyers and sellers.
NCLR National Center for Lesbian Rights
Located in SF, NCLR is a national nonprofit law firm that protects the legal and human rights of lesbians, gay men and bisexual and transgender people across the United States through impact litigation, public policy advocacy, public education and direct legal services.
National Resource Center on LGBT+ Aging is the country's first and only technical assistance resource center focused on improving the quality of services and supports offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender older adults, their families and caregivers.
Lambda Legal Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
Center Link: The Community of LGBT Centers
We believe in the axiom that “all politics is local” and therefore, we work to ensure that community centers are primary change agents in a movement working toward the empowerment of LGBT people.