Resources
- Community Care Corner
- Community Kitchen
- Gender Affirming Closet
- Free and Confidential HIV Testing (in partnership with San Ysidro Health and CHIP)
- Menstrual Products
- Queer Library
- Safe Sex Products
- Sharps Container (located in The Pride Center's Gender Inclusive Restroom)
For any questions about our resources and/or any donation inquiries for the Community Care Corner or Gender Affirming Closet, please email [email protected].
- CHIP The Purpose of the Comprehensive High Impact Prevention (CHIP) Program is to increase the health of young gay men in the South and Southeast Regions of San Diego County. The CHIP Mobile Unit offers free HIV testing to everyone two times per month at the Pride Center.
- Greater San Diego Business Association Promotes equality and prosperity thorough the support of LGBTQ businesses.
- Hillcrest Youth Center The Hillcrest Youth Center is the only drop-in and recreational center in San Diego County dedicated to the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and HIV+ (LGBTQ+) youth. The HYC offers programming for the LGBTQ+ youth and allies, ages 14-18, see them on Facebook
- Lambda Archives Lambda Archives of San Diego collects, preserves, and teaches the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the San Diego and Northern Baja California region.
- Mama's Kitchen Mama’s Kitchen is a non-profit, volunteer based organization that brings food to those who need it. Their focus is on preparing and delivering food to men, women, and children who are affected by cancer or AIDS.
- PFLAG San Diego Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is a non-profit organization that has over 200,000 members as well as over 350 affiliates round the United States.
- Project Trans at The Center All of The San Diego LGBT Community Center's programs are transgender-inclusive and supportive, but they also offer services designed specifically for the transgender community through Project TRANS, their Transgender Services Program.
- San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition The San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition strives to be a haven for OUR community. As your central hub for Queer Black life, our primary focus is connecting you to resources, events, and outlets that support and enrich your life, and providing opportunities to strengthen the community in which we live.
- San Diego LGBT Pride San Diego LGBT Pride works to bring respect of all in the LGBT community both locally and nationally. Most notably, it plans and produces the annual Pride Parade in San Diego. See also their Latinx Coalition
- STDTesting STDTesting is a free, cohesive guide for free and low-cost STD Testing options in San Diego in order to provide people with informed resources to help stop the spread of STDs.
- Stepping Stone Stepping Stone is a recovery center offering services geared towards alcohol and drug addictions. They primarily serve the LGBTQ community.
- Sunburst Youth Housing Project The Sunburst Youth housing project, in partnership with The Center, provides short term, affordable housing assistance to LGBTQ youth who may have otherwise been living on the street.
- The Center The San Diego LGBT Community Center (The Center) strives to sustain and enhance the health and well-being of the LGBT community through a variety of programs and activities.
- Trevor Project Trevor Project is a national organization that provides suicide and crisis intervention to the LGBTQ youth community.
- BEAM: Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective BEAM is committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities.
- The Brown Boi Project Brown Boi Project works to transform the way that communities of color talk about gender and builds the leadership, economic self-sufficiency, and health of LGBTQ people of color.
- Campus Pride Campus Pride is the only national non-profit organization for students, staff, and faculty working to cultivate safer college environments for LGBTQ+ students.
- Family Equality Council The Family Equality Council is working to change policies and attitudes to ensure that all families are celebrated and respected – especially families with parents who are LGBT.
- Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) GLAAD works with social media, news, and entertainment sources to help bring the stories of LGBT into the homes and workplaces of millions every day.
- Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is a national organization working towards schools that are safe for all students. San Diego Chapter
- Human Rights Campaign The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) works nationally to bring an end to discrimination targeting LGBT citizens and works towards a more equal nation for all. San Diego Chapter
- I'm Muslim and I Might Not be Straight a resource for LGBTQ+ Muslim youth.
- National Black Justice Coalition The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same gender loving (LGBTQ/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS.
- National LGBTQ Task Force The National LGBTQ Task Force works to build future where everyone is free to be themselves in every aspect of their lives.
- Zippia LGBTQ Workplace Resource Guide A resource guild to help you navigate the job search and corporate landscape as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
- Project Trans and The Center All of The San Diego LGBT Community Center's programs are transgender-inclusive and supportive, but they also offer services designed specifically for the transgender community through Project TRANS, their Transgender Services Program.
- Trans Lifeline Trans Lifeline is dedicated to the well-being of transgender people. They run a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to the needs of community members.
- Trans Student Educational Resources TSER is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environments for trans and gender non-conforming students. They work to provide educational resources and materials.
- Trans Youth Family Allies TYFA partners with educators, communities, and service providers to empower parents and families in creating supportive environments where gender can be expressed and respected.
The Pride Center is committed to engaging with 2SLGBTQIA+-identifyng transfer students and their allies across sexual and romantic orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. The Pride Center staff have intentionally participated in outreach efforts with incoming and current transfer students through:
- the EOP Transfer Bridge Program, hosted through The Office of Educational Opportunity Programs, Outreach, and Success
- Outreach events at local community colleges, including San Diego Mesa College's inaugural Transfer Transitions event in April 2023
- ExploreSDSU Open House
For more information about transfer student involvement opportunities and resources, visit SDSU’s Transfer Student Success page.