24 Years of Gender Justice LA!

Wellness Resources – Northern California

Community-based wellness, healing, and peer support resources serving trans, gender-expansive, and intersex communities across Northern California.

✦ El/La Para TransLatinas: (415) 864-7278 • ellaparatranslatinas.org

Provides culturally responsive support for trans Latinas, including housing assistance, food access, health services, and community-based programs focused on safety, empowerment, and wellness.

✦ Trans Thrive at San Francisco Community Health Center: (415) 292-3400 • www.sfcommunityhealth.org

Provides comprehensive health care, HIV services, and community programs for LGBTQ+ people, including dedicated support for trans and gender-expansive communities.

✦ Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS): (415) 969-1327 • www.baaits.org

Creates space for Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ people through cultural gatherings, wellness practices, and community connection.

✦ Dykes With Drills: dykeswithdrills.com

Builds community and empowerment through hands-on workshops, skill-sharing, and creative spaces for queer and trans people.

✦ Brown Boi Project: brownboiproject.org

Supports transmasculine people of color through leadership development, healing spaces, and community-building programs.

✦ Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community (APIQWTC): www.apiqwtc.org

Creates community and support for South Asian LGBTQ+ people through cultural programming, advocacy, and social connection.

✦ Trikone: (908) 367-3374 • trikone.org

Creates community and support for South Asian LGBTQ+ people through cultural programming, advocacy, and social connection.

✦ Queer Cultural Center: queerculturalcenter.org

Promotes LGBTQ+ artists and culture through exhibitions, performances, and community-driven arts programming.

✦ GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA): gapa.org

Fosters community, culture, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ Asian and Pacific Islander individuals through events and programs.

✦ Transcendence Gospel Choir: Transcendence_Gospel_Choir

Creates community and healing through music, uplifting transgender voices and fostering connection through performance.

✦ San Francisco Transgender Film Festival: sftff.org

Showcases films by and about transgender people, creating space for storytelling, visibility, and community engagement.

✦ San Francisco Pride Band: sfprideband.org

Builds LGBTQ+ visibility and community through music, performance, and public engagement.

✦ Brava! for Women in the Arts: (415) 641-7657 • brava.org

Supports and amplifies artists from underrepresented communities, including LGBTQ+ creatives, through arts programming and education.

Support Groups – Northern California

Peer-led and facilitated support groups serving trans, gender-expansive, and intersex communities in Northern California, including identity-based groups, ongoing support spaces, and community-centered peer support.

✦ San Francisco Community Health Center: (415) 906-9640 • sfcommunityhealth.org

‣Trans Meditation Group Start the week off at Trans:Thrive every Monday from 3-4:30pm for a 1-hour guided meditation and discussion on goal setting. Attendees are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes and yoga mats are accepted. This group is presented by the Trans Pilot Program in collaboration with the SF Department of Public Health (SFDPH).

‣Safer Saturday Support group centered on building community on the values of harm reduction every third Saturday from 11am-1pm. We will discuss the challenges we face and the strategies we take as trans and gender expansive people who use substances. 

✦ Pacific Center for Human Growth: (510) 548-8283 • pacificcenter.org

enhance the mental health and overall well-being of the LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC communities by providing culturally responsive therapy, peer to peer support groups, community outreach services, and facilitated workshops. Incorporate strong social justice and trauma-informed frameworks in our clinical training and peer-to-peer support programs that contribute to equitable mental health service delivery. To provide the most comprehensive care possible for all who seek our services.

✦ TGI Justice Project: (415) 554-8491 • tgijp.org

Advocates for the rights of transgender, gender-variant, and intersex people, particularly those in prisons and detention centers.

✦ El/La Para TransLatinas: (415) 864-7278 • ellaparatranslatinas.org

Provides culturally responsive support for trans Latinas, including housing assistance, food access, health services, and community-based programs focused on safety, empowerment, and wellness.

✦ TAJA's Coalition: tajascoalition.org

Advocates for the safety, rights, and visibility of transgender women of color through community support and organizing.

✦ Queer Lifespace: www.queerlifespace.org

Offers affordable, LGBTQ-affirming therapy and mental health services, including individual and group support.

✦ Bay Area Council on Gender Diversity: bacgenderdiversity.org

Offers education, advocacy, and support programs for transgender and gender-diverse individuals, including youth-focused services.