San Mateo Pride Center

Welcome

The San Mateo Pride Center is a place where you can be you.

As the first of its kind in San Mateo County, we recognize, affirm, value, and support all LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and friends.

We're glad you're here.

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Year In Review

Trans Action Day of Change Pages showing activities and books.

TransAction Day of Change (TADC):
Building Blocks for Breaking
the Binary | Resource Guide

#endTDOR

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San Mateo County Pride Center Statement on Club Q tragedy

The Pride Center team is with you in your feelings of rage, sadness, and potential confusion as we collectively deal with the tragedy that took place at Club Q in Colorado Springs over the weekend. Another mass shooting in our nation has occurred and it seems another act of violence against our community has taken place. We also honor that the devastation took place in the shadows of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), an annual event which is already difficult to observe.

San Mateo County Pride Center Statement on Club Q tragedy Here

The San Mateo County Pride Center’s Statement Regarding M-Pox

(m-pox was previously referred to as “monkeypox”)

As more information is learned and distributed about m-pox, we would like to acknowledge the impact of
stigmatizing language and misinformation. Marginalized populations such as MSM (men who have sex with
men) communities, long-term HIV/AIDS impacted communities, and substance overdose communities have
experienced ostracization because of negative health messaging. We acknowledge the complicated risk of
m-pox exposure amongst these specific populations given its transmission.

Read the full Pride Center Statement on M-Pox Here

Welcome to the San Mateo County Pride Center!

We are so glad you're here.

The San Mateo County Pride Center opened our doors on June 1, 2017. With funding from the MHSA Innovation grant, the Center was established as a collaboration model organization and one-stop shop for the LGBTQ+ community. Operating as a program of StarVista, we work in partnership with Peninsula Family Service and Outlet (a program of Adolescent Counseling Services) to offer robust programs and services to support LGBTQ+ community members of all ages. The Pride Center offers education, training, community events, peer support groups, daily programming, clinical therapy, and case management.

We are staffed by diverse LGBTQ+ identified skilled professionals who cross races, ethnicities, abilities, religions, and genders. We strive to reflect the community we serve. The San Mateo County Pride Center was born into existence after years of community advocacy and support. We are grateful for those who fought for us. And we are honored to continue to do this essential work to ensure our LGBTQ+ continues to feel safe, seen, valued, and validated.

We are here, we are queer, and we are proud.