Resources & Support

In an effort to support LGBTQ+ and allies in the Capitol community, below is a comprehensive list of local, state, and national resources.

Local Resources

Health & Mental Health Supports

  • Mental Health Services & Counseling (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Counseling Services (Gender Health Center): Link Here
  • HIV/STI Testing (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Letter Assessments (Gender Health Center): Link Here
  • Hormone Clinic (Gender Health Center): Link Here
  • Health Care and Mental Health Navigation (Gender Health Center): Link Here

Substance Use & Harm Reduction Supports

  • Midtown AA (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Over the Rainbow AA (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Wholesale Miracles: AA Big Book Study (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Addicts in the Attic, CMA (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Morning Wake Up NA (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Harm Reduction Program (Gender Health Center): Link Here

Housing, Homelessness, Shelters, & More Supports

  • Home Energy Assistance Program (Community Resource Project): Link Here
  • 2-1-1 Housing Services: Link Here
  • Next Move Homeless Services: Link Here
  • Saint John’s Program for Change (for women and children): Link Here
  • Family Promise (homelessness supports): Link Here
  • Sacramento Loaves & Fishes: Link Here
  • Salvation Army Shelter: Link Here
  • Shelter Inc (for families and singles): Link Here
  • Empower Yolo: Link Here
  • Hope Cooperative (permanent supportive housing, mental health services, substance-use rehabilitation, and life skills): Link Here
  • Turning Point Community Programs (respite housing): Link Here

TGI-Specific Supports

  • Trans Support Group (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Non-Binary Support Group (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Sac Trans Masc Group (Gender Health Center): Link Here
  • Non-Binary and Transfem Support Group (Gender Health Center): Link Here
  • Transgender Services, such as emergency shelter, free legal assistance, community resource navigation, and more (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Legal Name and Gender Marker Supports (Gender Health Center): Link Here
  • Sutter Gender Identity Support Group: Link Here
  • FTM Sacramento Support Group (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • GenderQuark (nonbinary support group) (Lavender Library): Link Here

Young Adults Supports

  • Youth Groups 18-23 (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here

Family Supports

  • Parents Support Group (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • PFLAG Sacramento: Link Here
  • Trans Families (has virtual support groups): Link Here
  • Our Family Coalition: Link Here

LGBTQ+ Seniors Supports

  • Golden Grounds (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here

Community-Building Supports

  • Queer Yoga (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Chair Yoga (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Women’s Support Group (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Men’s Support Group (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here
  • Banned Book Club (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • Bi+Pan Sacramento (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • Queer Crafternoon (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • Queer Magic Monday (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • Eclectic? Trash? Book Club (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • Queer Writers Salon (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • LLACE Game Day (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • Oral History Project (Lavender Library): Link Here
  • Queer Sportz Sacramento @ McKinley Park: Link Here
  • OutLoud Sports (multiple leagues/sports): Link Here

Clothing Supports

Bilingual Supports

  • Bilingual Services, such as free individualized counseling, legal and immigration assistance, community resource navigation, and more (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here

Domestic Violence & Crime Survivors Supports 

  • My Sisters House (serving AAPI women and underserved women and children): Link Here
  • WEAVE: Link Here
  • The Center for Violence Free Relationships: Link Here
  • Stand Up Placer: Link Here
  • Crime Victims Services/Survivors Assistance (Sacramento LGBT Community Center): Link Here

State Resources

Virtual Support Groups

  • Parent & Caregivers Support Group (TransFamily Support Services): Link Here
  • Parents of Trans Littles Support Group (TransFamily Support Services): Link Here
  • Gathering for Trans Families with Littles Support Group (TransFamily Support Services): Link Here
  • Young Adult Support Group (TransFamily Support Services): Link Here
  • High School Support Group (TransFamily Support Services): Link Here
  • Middle School Support Group (TransFamily Support Services): Link Here

Virtual Family Supports

  • Family Engagement Sessions (TransFamily Support Services): Link Here

Utility Assistance 

  • California Alternate Rates for Energy (CPUC): Link Here

National Resources

Mental Health Supports & Hotlines

  • Trevor Project Chat, Text, and Phone Lines: Link Here
  • Trans LifeLine Chat, Text, and Phone Lines: Link Here
  • LGBT National Hotline [888-843-4564]: Link Here
  • LGBT National Senior Hotline [888-234-7243]: Link Here
  • LGBT National Youth (up to 25 years old) Hotline [800-246-7743]: Link Here
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Link Here
  • Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741

Telehealth Providers for Diverse Populations

  • Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian American (APISAA) Therapist Directory: Link Here
  • Black Emotional and Mental Health (BEAM) Virtual Therapist Network: Link Here
  • Black Mental Health Alliance: Link Here
  • Inclusive Therapists: Link Here
  • Innopsych: Link Here
  • Latinx Therapy: Link Here
  • LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color Directory: Link Here
  • Melanin & Mental Health Directory: Link Here
  • National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: Link Here
  • Psychology Today Directory of African American Therapists: Link Here
  • Therapy for Black Girls Directory: Link Here

Domestic Violence & Crime Survivors Hotlines

Coming Out

  • Human Rights Campaign, Coming Out Resources: Link Here
  • Trevor Project, Coming Out Handbook: Link Here
  • National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging, Coming Out Later in Life: Link Here
  • ​Out & Equal Guide for Being Out at Work: Link Here 
  • LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline [888-688-5428]: Link Here

LGBTQ+ Centers

Trackers

  • Movement Advancement Project – “LGBTQ Equality By State”: Link Here
  • “Worst List: The Absolute Worst, Most Unsafe Campuses for LGBTQ+ Youth”: Link Here

Important Terms

General Guidance

  • Plethora of Resources Provided by GLSEN (includes Resources, Webinars, GSA Information, and much more): Link Here
  • Human Rights Campaign, Workplace Resources: Link Here
  • Human Rights Campaign, Parenting Resources: Link Here
  • Human Rights Campaign, TGI Resources: Link Here 
  • Human Rights Campaign, HIV & Health Equity Resources: Link Here
  • PFLAG, “Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Grandchild”: Link Here
  • PFLAG, “Our Trans Loved Ones” Q&A, Storytelling, & Additional Supports: Link Here
  • PFLAG, “Our Children” Supports: Link Here
  • PFLAG, “Faith in Our Families” Supports: Link Here
  • PFLAG, “At Ease: Support for Military Families with LGBTQ+ Children and Teens”: Link Here
  • National Center for Lesbian Rights, Legal Information & Referrals: Link Here
  • Lambda Legal, Legal Information & Referrals: Link Here 

Have a resource you think CQA should add? Let us know!

Email: CapitolLGBTQ@gmail.com with the subject line “Resources for LGBTQ+ Capitol Community Members & Allies”

Last Updated: October 21, 2024

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