The Pride Center hosts a number of different intergenerational social and educational community events, ranging from monthly technology workshops to monthly Trans Talks.
Interested in holding an event at the Pride Center? Have a specific activity you’d like to see the Pride Center run? Please contact us at info@sanmateopride.org and our staff will do our best to work with you to make it happen.
Take a look at our calendar for updates on community events, workshops and groups hosted by the Pride Center!
SMC Pride Celebration 2023– Free to Be Me in 2023 is hosted by San Mateo County (SMC) Pride Initiative in collaboration with SMC LGBTQ Commission, SMC Pride Center, Office of Diversity and Equity, San Mateo County Pride Day at the Fair, Outlet- Adolescents Counseling Services and CoastPride LGBTQ Center. We are celebrating our 11th YEAR Pride celebration on the Peninsula!!
FriGay Flicks: But I’m a Cheerleader
Close out June Pride 2023 with FriGay Flicks! Join us for a safe and sober event to watch the hit film, But I’m a Cheerleader, on Friday June 30th at the San Mateo County Pride Center. This event is free and open to the public. Light snacks will be provided. The film runs from 6:30-9:00pm. The Pride Center is located at 1021 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo, 94402. Our building is located at 11th and El Camino. Register in advance at: https://tinyurl.com/FriGayFlicks2023.
About the Film: Megan (Natasha Lyonne) considers herself a typical American girl. She excels in school and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing boyfriend, even though she isn’t that interested in him. So she’s stunned when her parents decide she’s gay and send her to True Directions. While there, Megan meets a rebellious and unashamed teen lesbian, Graham (Clea DuVall). Though Megan still feels confused, she starts to have feelings for Graham.
Content Warnings: This film is Rated R and not suitable for audience attendees under 14. Viewer discretion is advised. Content warnings include:
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Questions? Please contact info@sanmateopride.org.
Kids develop concepts of gender, families, and love before the age of five; it’s important that adults have the information they need to support young children in feeling safe and confident in their bodies, families, classrooms and world. They might wonder:
What everyday influences shape my child’s sense of what it means to be a “boy” or a “girl”?
How do I support a child’s exploration through play of concepts like family and gender?
What strategies can I use to encourage children to feel safe and confident in their bodies?
This free webinar (in English) is returning for parents, caregivers, and anyone who wants a more expansive, welcoming world for young children. Using scenario practice and interactive games, this webinar will demonstrate how to support folks all across the rainbow. It will be facilitated by Azisa Todd (Lead Trainer for the San Mateo County Pride Center) and Nathanael Flynn (Early Childhood Educator and co-author of Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms). Closed captioning will be available.
Click below to register for one of the free webinars (each webinar contains the same content):
Rainbow Kids is a project of Community Equity Collaborative in partnership with the San Mateo County Pride Center and with funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. For more information, contact Jen Sheldon at jennifer@communityequitycollaborative.org.
Ever wondered what’s the difference between sex and gender? Want to learn about the difference between bisexual and pansexual? Continue your Pride Month with the San Mateo County Pride Center and ACS Outlet at our Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression (SOGIE) 101 training! This training will take place VIRTUALLY on Tuesday, June 13th from 5:30-7:30 pm PST FOR FREE! Our goal is to work with YOU to understand how to create affirming environments for LGBTQ youth and adults through engaging and interactive matching games, videos, and polls. All who attend will be automatically entered into a prize drawing for a chance to win a gift from a local town of Colma business!
All are welcome! Bring your dinners and an open mind as we break down the latest LGBTQ terminology and work to build your strengths and grow as LGBTQ+ advocates and leaders. Register at https://tinyurl.com/SMCPCSOGIE2023.
For registration and more information about this event and more San Mateo County Pride 2023 celebration events, click here: https://www.smcpridecelebration.com/. To check out the virtual Pride calendar, click here: https://www.smcpridecelebration.com/calendar.
Resource Roadmap SMC: A Providers’ Guide to Supporting Transgender & Gender Diverse Clients
As states across the nation are passing laws to restrict the rights of our transgender community would you like to learn how to support trans folks better? Do you know about the gender-affirming resources here in San Mateo County? Are you interested in improving your skills in working with transgender, gender diverse, and non-binary individuals? We invite you to attend our Resource Roadmap Service Provider’s training! Together, we will review best practices and strategies to help you and your clients navigate different resources across San Mateo County (including housing, physical/mental health, employment, legal, and more). Register in advance at: https://tinyurl.com/tgnb-roadmap-june-2023.
There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. This training was designed with health and social service workers in mind to help build your capacity to better serve trans, gender diverse, and non-binary people in San Mateo County. This workshop is FREE and open to the public. We hope to see you there! Please contact alex.golding@sanmateopride.org or 650-465-6795 for more information.
This project is supported by Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Programs.
Accessibility: This training will be hosted in English via Zoom. Closed captioning is available.
At this moment, we are not hosting case management during a dedicated drop in time period. We previously held those drop in hours every Wednesday. We are offering case management services on a case to case basis.
If you would like to receive case management services, please complete the clinical services intake form located here. You may also choose to fill out this form on behalf of the person requesting clinical services. Feel free to reach out to us via email clinical@sanmateopride.org or phone at (650) 591-0133 ext. 146.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Picnic in the Park event at Quarry Park. It was another successful gathering with familiar faces and new community members.
Thank you to our partners at @peninsulafamilyserviceofficial and @smcpfoundation for co-hosting this special Mental Health Month gathering with us.
Please stay tuned for information about our upcoming “History Tour” SMC Parks events.
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Who are our partners?
San Mateo County Parks Foundation–
Unlike neighboring counties, San Mateo County does not have a dedicated funding source to provide for county park improvements and outdoor recreational programming. Established in 1998, the San Mateo County Parks Foundation provides additional financial support for the recreational, environmental and educational programs and projects of the San Mateo County Department of Parks.
The Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors and has a small staff. The Foundation seeks grants and contributions from individuals, foundations and businesses. Recognition of gifts is done in accordance with the county’s approved Donor Recognition Guidelines. The Foundation does not manage the projects directly. The San Mateo County Department of Parks is responsible for the design, permitting, contracting and maintenance of the projects.
Peninsula Family Service-
Peninsula Family Service provides comprehensive services that support individuals and families at various stages of life. Originally a small organization founded in 1950, Peninsula Family Service has grown to recognize the need for innovative, professionally-led, locally-targeted solutions to secure the wellness and stability of our neighbors. The community has rallied behind this mission, providing fundraising support and volunteers to establish and grow expert-led programs.
Thank you to everyone who attended our grand reopening party last week! There are not enough words to express the joy, gratitude and pride that we felt at the event and as we prepare to reopen the center.
Thank you to the members of our Community Advisory Board (CAB) for supporting with creating promotional materials, setting up the space and their ongoing hard work to make meaningful community spaces.
Thank you to our partners at Peninsula Family Service, Outlet & StarVista for their continued support. Your partnership and collaboration is a treasure and we’re so grateful to work with you.
Thank you to our own DJ Alex Golding for spinning tunes that provided a joyful soundtrack for us to dance and celebrate.
Thank you to Supervisor Dave Pine, Dr. Jei Africa and Mayor Amo Lee for sharing their passionate and moving words about visibility and building community in San Mateo County.
Our LGBTQ+ community is facing some scary stuff right now- overall anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, some of which is specifically targeting our Trans* siblings, bills that are targeting our reproductive rights and bodies & a slew of other thinly veiled laws that work to keep us silenced and erased.
In spite of all of this, we thank you, community, for showing up loudly, boldly and proudly to celebrate yourselves and each other in community. Thank you for showing up as yourselves everyday as your authentic selves. We are as prismatic and dynamic as the universe and we will continue to work with you to create the world where we can all thrive.
Welcome home!
Thank you to everyone who attended “Kamayan and the Identities That Feed Us”, an event in honor of Filipino/a/x American History Month & National Coming Out Day. Special gratitude to our presenters Megan Bueno (she/her) & Krystle Cansino (she/her/handsome) for leading a discussion that touched on topics of coming out, the symbolism of food and community for Filipino people & intergenerational and intersectional meanings of being Queer & Filipino.
Thank you to the Pride Center’s program director, Francisco “Frankie” Sapp (he/him) for leading us through a live demonstration how to make turon (a sweet, lumpia-style snack). To access a PDF with instructions and ingredients for turon, please click this link. If you are interested in watching a recording of this demonstration, please click this link.
Thank you to our friends at the College of San Mateo for co-hosting this event with us.
For any questions regarding this event, please contact Azisa Todd at azisa.todd@sanmateopride.org.
Thank you to everyone who attended this collaborative training created by Jennifer Brust, CEO of Sparta Business Solutions and the Pride Center. Participants learned how to make their Human Resources practices more LGBTQ+ inclusive through updated HR policies, procedures, and resources. Please click this link (or the button below) to access resources compiled by the Jennifer and the San Mateo County Pride Center.
The Pride Center and Stanford LGBTQ+ Health Program co-host Trans Talks, a free, monthly workshop series that centers the health and wellness of our Transgender, Gender Diverse and Non-Binary community members. Community members are invited to ask questions on their health and wellness. Every month, a different professional from Stanford’s LGBTQ+ Health Program will share information, lead a discussion and answer your questions. This is a free workshop open to all community members.
In August, we discussed MPox: Overview, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention & Local Resources. This presentation covered general information about the virus, how it is transmitted, what the symptoms are, how it is treated, how it is prevented, the United States’s current public health response, and resources for how to find local services and vaccine information.
Please click this link to access a recording of the workshop: tinyurl.com/transtalkmonkeypox
Accessibility information:
The recording is in english and closed captioning is utilized.
To access recordings of other previous Trans Talks, please use this link: tinyurl.com/transtalks-recordings. All recordings utilize closed captioning. Previous workshops have included: Gender Affirming Surgery 101, Safer Sex & Gender Affirming Voice Therapy
If you have questions, need support or would like to suggest a topic please contact Sawye (she/her) at raygani@stanford.edu
The next Trans Talks is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 9/15 from 6:30-7:30 PM PST on Zoom.
We are proud to offer a collection of Resource Roadmap brochures as a resource to support and empower Transgender, Gender-Diverse, and Non-binary individuals in navigating various resources in San Mateo County and beyond.
This resource was created by the community, for the community. Available for download and printing, each brochure focuses on a central topic relating to: Housing, Physical/Mental Health, Employment, Legal Advocacy, and the Essentials (Food, Shelter & Wellness). Please click the button below to access brochures.
We hosted a series of workshops with our friends at the Community Equity Collaborative in partnership with the Silicon Valley Community foundation called the “Rainbow Kids trainings”. In these workshops, participants learned age-appropriate techniques for holding discussions about sexual orientation and gender. For resources shared during this workshop, please see this link.
In April, we celebrated Earth Day with a panel titled Queer Voices: A Panel on Intersectionality and the Environment with our friends at the San Mateo County Libraries, and the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability & our special collaborators at Planting Justice. Thank you to Maya Salsedo (she/they) and Jiyeon Choi (they/them) for leading this incredible discussion! For Queer Ecology Resources compiled by the San Mateo County Library and San Mateo County Pride Center, please see this link.
