The Pride Center is proud to offer trainings, consultations, and educational opportunities to create institutional and cultural change.

Our trainings help reduce stigma and discrimination throughout the county by engaging providers, teachers, and community through LGBTQ+ focused trainings and workshops. Our goal is to support San Mateo County in building cultural humility and creating more equitable environments for all LGBTQ+ folks.

At this moment, all trainings offered by the Pride Center have moved to virtual learning platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

How to Request an LGBTQ+ Training

To request a training with the San Mateo County Pride Center or learn more about our current offerings, please contact our Lead Trainer Azisa Todd (they/she) at azisa.todd@sanmateopride.org.

Please note that we require a minimum of 1.5 hours to present our trainings to ensure there is ample time for a Q&A, an essential portion of each training.

Due to high demand, we require at least 3 weeks’ notice in advance to schedule trainings.

Upcoming Trainings in 2023:

Rainbow Kids Training Webinar

Children form foundational concepts of gender, families, and love before the age of five. 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 four free webinars (each webinar contains the same content):

April 19, 4:00 – 5:30 pm

June 21, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

September 7, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

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.

Community SOGIE/ LGBTQ+ 101

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.

As states across the nation are passing laws to restrict the rights of our Trans* 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 Trans*, 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).

There will be 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!

Accessibility info– this is a free, virtual workshop & closed captioning is available. This workshop takes place in english.

Thank you to Kaiser Permanente for their support with this training.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our Resource Roadmap brochure collection!

Free digital and print copies are available: https://sanmateopride.org/resource-roadmap

For more information please email alex.golding@sanmateopride.org or call 650-465-6795

Registration is required: tinyurl.com/tgnb-roadmap-june-2023

The Pride Center is currently offering the following LGBTQ+ trainings:

SOGIE / LGBTQ+ 101

In this SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression) training, we cover the basic terminology for sex, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation through engaging videos, matching games, and polls. We also touch on extended topics like gender-neutral language, pronouns, and cultural humility. After every training, we provide extensive resources either highlighted in or similar to the content in our training.

SOGIE / LGBTQ+ 201

**The curriculum for this workshop is currently being redesigned & is not being offered at this time (posted 6/1/23)**

For folks interested in a more LGBTQ+ theory-based training, this is for you! This SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression) 201 training dives into intersectional issues impacting the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, we break down how colonization, white supremacy, and capitalism play unique roles in LGBTQ+ oppression, while providing suggestions on how to combat these systems of power.

Trans 101

Ever wanted to learn about relevant and pressing issues the transgender and non-binary communities face? This training offers in-depth conversations on topics such as bathroom issues and transphobia. We then conclude this training with tips and tricks on how to be an advocate for the trans community.

Pronouns 101

Have you ever asked yourself “did I use the ‘correct’ pronoun for that person”? This Pronouns 101 workshop will help you feel more comfortable in any situation! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to safely ask someone their pronouns, break down neo pronouns and experience a safe space to ask your questions about pronouns. Through interactive videos, zoom polls, and pronoun use practice, we will help you become a pro at pronouns!

Custom Trainings

Available upon request; contact us to discuss your training needs.

Capacity Building Education and Consultations

The Pride Center acknowledges we cannot do our work alone. Our staff can provide your organization skills-building workshops, trainings, and consultations. This work will be done in partnership with you and tailored to your agency’s or program’s needs. Our goal is to build the capacity of San Mateo County services to better support the needs of LGBTQ+ community members and residents.

If you or your team are interested in receiving consulting services by staff at the Pride Center, please contact info@sanmateopride.org.

Examples of former consultations have included:

LGBTQ workplace sector specific trainings and education
Human resources protocol recommendations
Mental health affirming/inclusive care and practices
Bathroom policy review and editing

Trainings & Consultations