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  Back by popular demand! Join us on May 27th for “Becoming Aware of our Assumptions: Conversations to Create More […]

FILM: Bottoms (Rated R) Join us at the Pride Center while we celebrate Pride Month and watch Bottoms (2023)! This […]

Gayme Night at the San Mateo County Pride Center Instead of being bored, join us at the Pride Center for […]

  Learn ADHD and executive functioning strategies from therapists. No goal is too big or too small to tackle! Whether […]

  Conversation and Community Join us for these designated drop in times. We want to be your safe space during […]

So, there I was, fifteen years old, a sophomore in high school and sitting at an outside table during lunch [...]

The holidays are fast approaching. The times ahead can be difficult for many of us and may be more complicated when navigating them during a [...]

“I’m not going to die because I get COVID, I am going to die because I can’t get medical care [...]

by Verna Barrientos As we ring in a new year many people think about new year’s resolutions. I used to [...]

By Frankie Sapp (He/Him/His) Pride month is upon us, but I haven’t felt like celebrating. In fact, I begin this […]

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We want to hear from you!! The San Mateo County Pride Center is reaching out to YOU (yes, you!) to […]

In partnership with San Mateo County’s Office of Diversity and Equity (ODE), the San Mateo County Pride Center hosted its […]

Hello Community!  Have you responded to the 2020 Census yet? It’s easy, and important to you and your community!  Although the Census doesn’t (yet!) explicitly ask about […]

[Content warning: some verbally aggressive language]  May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month*. Why am I telling you now? A quick online […]

Growing up as kid in San Francisco, being raised by immigrant parents and grandparents, the concept of mental health was […]

Come and connect with us.     March 20, 2020    Dear Community,     What a difficult and trying time we are in. Never before have […]

Hi everyone! I am Dawn Davidson. I’d like to introduce myself as the incoming Volunteer Coordinator for the San Mateo […]

Hello community! We’d like to introduce to you to our new Program Director. We’re thrilled to bring him on board […]

Today’s post is an educational piece about costuming and gender as we gear up for Halloween. The San Mateo County Pride Center and partner organization Outlet at Adolescent Counseling Services are hosting the 2019 Youth Hallowqueer Party on October 31, 2019, from 5pm until 8pm. Youth aged 10 to 18 are invited to drop in any time for spooky snacks, ghoulish games, and creative costuming contests. Email the Youth Program Coordinator, America Yamaguchi, for more information at america.yamaguchi@sanmateopride.org

John “Smiley” Andrews, an amazing community member and Pride Center volunteer passed away on September 6th.  John had a bright […]

On Tuesday, September 24, from 6:30-8:00pm, the San Mateo County Pride Center is hosting a free, craft workshop “Self-Care & […]

Kaiser Permanente launched a national effort to reduce stigma and increase public understanding of mental health as part of overall health. […]

The month of June is the Pride Center’s annual Community Feedback Month and we want to hear from you! How has the Pride […]

Pride Month is celebrated in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969 and to […]

Many readers might know that the Pride celebrations held throughout the month of June are a celebration of the 1969 […]

It is with a heavy heart that I announce my departure from the San Mateo County Pride Center. Working here […]

  Remembering lives lost and standing together against violence. Please join the San Mateo County LGBTQ community at the San […]

Dear Community, Thank you to the nearly 100 community members who came out in purple and packed the room to […]

In collaboration with the San Mateo County Pride Center and the Office of Diversity, we would like to share this […]

For many high school juniors and seniors, the end of the school year signals the beginning of summer, the onslaught […]

We would love it if ya’ll can participate in completing a our Participant Experience Survey! The purpose of this five-minute […]

MAY is Older Americans Month On Friday night, April 27, the San Mateo County Pride Center invited community members to […]

Can ya’ll believe that the San Mateo County Pride Center has been open for almost a year!? It feels like […]

We at the San Mateo County Pride Center are thrilled to launch our new website!  We are excited to now […]

Grateful to filmmakers S. Leo Chiang and Johnny Symons for joining us to screen their documentary Out Run and raise […]

The San Mateo County Pride Center is recognizing September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month by presenting “Brining Suicide into the […]