The QTBIPOC Group is a peer support group for Queer, Trans*, Black, Indigenous, People of Color ages 14-25. This group is a safe community space dedicated to exploring, supporting, and educating ourselves and others on the intersectionality of being LGBTQ+ and of Color. This group is English speaking.

This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm on Zoom.

To sign up, please fill out Outlet’s intake form using this link: tinyurl.com/OutletGroupForm or scan the QR Code.

Questions? Please contact [email protected] or call 650-424-0842 ext. 107.

This group is a free group open to all LGBTQ+ folks age 18+ who are parents of kid(s) 0-17 years old as a place to support each other, share parenting wisdom, and build community. This group is for parents who identify as LGBTQ+. If you are a parent of a child who identifies as LGBTQ+, please visit PFLAG for additional resources and more. For information about SMC’s local PFLAG chapter, click this link.

This group meets on Zoom on the first Tuesdays of the month from 7:30-8:30pm

If you know a parent who identifies as LGBTQ+ who might be interested in attending, please invite them to join! Pre-registration is required: https://tinyurl.com/smcpc-parentsgroup

Join us for July book club where we will discuss Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
 
Plot:
When fourteen-year-old Lamya H realizes she has a crush on her teacher—her female teacher—she covers up her attraction, an attraction she can’t yet name, by playing up her roles as overachiever and class clown. 
 
Born in South Asia, she moved to the Middle East at a young age and has spent years feeling out of place, like her own desires and dreams don’t matter, and it’s easier to hide in plain sight. To disappear. But one day in Quran class, she reads a passage about Maryam that changes everything: When Maryam learned that she was pregnant, she insisted no man had touched her. Could Maryam, uninterested in men, be . . . like Lamya?
 
From that moment on, Lamya makes sense of her struggles and triumphs by comparing her experiences with some of the most famous stories in the Quran. She juxtaposes her coming out with Musa liberating his people from the pharoah; asks if Allah, who is neither male nor female, might instead be nonbinary; and, drawing on the faith and hope Nuh needed to construct his ark, begins to build a life of her own—ultimately finding that the answer to her lifelong quest for community and belonging lies in owning her identity as a queer, devout Muslim immigrant.

This searingly intimate memoir in essays, spanning Lamya’s childhood to her arrival in the United States for college through early-adult life in New York City, tells a universal story of courage, trust, and love, celebrating what it means to be a seeker and an architect of one’s own life.

 
Content warnings: TBD

This group meets monthly on the first Wednesday from 4:30-6:00 PM PST & is a hybrid meeting. 
 
Participants have the option of Zoom. It’s open to everyone ages 18+, with folks 50+ strongly encouraged to attend!
 
Thank you to our partners at Peninsula Family Service & San Mateo County Libraries for co-hosting this group with us!
 
Register using this link - tinyurl.com/smcpcbookclub
 
If you would like more information about the Pride Center's peer support groups, please contact Ishani (They/Xem) at [email protected] or 650-554-1234 (text ok)

This month's meeting will be moved to 7/11 due to the 4th of July holiday. 

The Trans Peer Support Group is a free, safe space open to all Trans*/GNC/Non-binary community members to share experiences and build connections. This free, drop-in, peer-led support group meets on the first Thursday of the month from 6:00pm until 7:30pm.

It is open to all trans folks ages 18+. * As a gentle reminder, we have clinical support available to community members who feel like they would benefit from more support than this social group has available. We will work with you to ensure that these services are accessible.

**Please note: these dates are subject to change, please see our Instagram page (@sanmateopride) for info about date changes Please Contact Elana (she/they) at [email protected] with any questions.

If you need to re-register, you can do so at this link: tinyurl.com/smcpc-transgroup1 

*Please note, you only have to register for this group once. The meeting link and password will remain the same.

 
keep an eye on the Outlet website/newsletter and/or reach out to [email protected] to know when it's returning!

A peer support group for Trans* folks ages 14-25 who identify as part of the transgender community or who want to explore their gender identity. This group is a safe and confidential space to share experiences and built positive relationship in a welcoming environment and will include specific trans femme/trans/masc breakout spaces. This group is English speaking.

to sign up, please fill out Outlet’s Intake Form:

1. By visiting tinyurl.com/OutletGroupForm
2. Or by scanning the QR Code

This group meets every Thursday from 6:00pm – 7:30pm on Zoom.

Questions? Contact Outlet at [email protected] or 650-424-0852 ext 107