Trans Pride OC

Tustin Mess Hall 1705 Flight Wy, Tustin, CA

Trans Pride OC 2022 is back and IN PERSON for FREE! Join us on September 24th from 12pm-6pm at the Mess Hall at Flight in Tustin! Our theme this year is centered around BLOSSOMING as individuals and community: While our years are faced with hardships, in which we learn resilience and gallantry, there calls a time for moments of rest and reflection. The transgender community is often expected to create their own spaces for free. It is within these spaces, much like any community, we find our moments of peace, Trans Pride provides rest. It provides connections. It provides community and reminds us that we are not alone in our journey. The transgender journey is one of reinvention. And in each version of ourselves that we share, we are often met with resistance; small moments of true acceptance and understanding feel rare but invaluable. In these small moments of acceptance, we […]

Trans Pride OC

The Frida Cinema 305 E 4th St Ste 100, Santa Ana, CA, United States

OC Trans Pride is a FREE 2-day event planned by the LGBTQ Center OC’s Trans* Committee. This year’s theme is Blossoming to show the beauty within the trans* community and celebrate the joy the community feels The buds that are blossoming through outreach, resources, education, and events such as OC Trans Pride. September 25th, 12-5PM Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) Live performances, glam closet, and binder closet!

Sip-tember

The Huntington Club 6501 Palm Ave, Huntington Beach, CA, United States
$40
Event Series Youth Empowered to Act

Youth Empowered to Act

The Center OC 1605 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana, CA, United States

Youth Empowered to Act (YETA) is a coalition of LGBTQQ and allied youth young leaders working to create safer, supportive and intersectional* spaces to engage in advocacy and social justice. Every year, this youth group organizes and leads Orange County’s only LGBTQQ youth conference, the OC LGBTQQ Youth Convening. Community events include but are not limited to: speaking at school board meetings, presenting at local youth conferences, hosting a leadership summer program, drag show fundraiser, and attend the national Creating Change Conference. This is a free group with no membership fees.

Event Series Cisn’t

Cisn’t

The Center OC 1605 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana, CA, United States

Cisn’t is a closed social space for transgender, intersex, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and questioning youth 13-18. The purpose of this group is to create a supportive and inclusive environment in which one’s gender may be freely expressed and respected. Given that the majority of transgender students feel unsafe in school, it is important to provide a safe and welcoming environment that caters to the direct needs of transgender youth. Two adult group facilitators offer discussion topics relating to the transgender community while leaving space for youth to connect with peers and participate in engaging activities and community events, such as Transgender Day of Visibility, OC Trans Pride, and Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Event Series Rainbow Group

Rainbow Group

The Center OC 1605 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana, CA, United States

Rainbow Group is a social drop-in group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and allied youth ages 13-18. Three adult mentors facilitate group activities and discussions to provide a safe and supportive environment, where youth can make lifelong connections with their peers and develop a positive sense of identity. On a monthly basis, we invite guest speakers from different community organizations to speak in order to increase the educational component of our program. Youth are able to learn about different topics, such as STI and HIV prevention, relationships and setting boundaries, consent, dating, sexual self-care, gender identity, coming out, advocacy, empowerment, student rights, bullying and harassment, drugs and alcohol, mental health and suicide prevention.

Event Series Men’s Therapy Group

Men’s Therapy Group

The goals of this group are: to create a safe, comfortable place to express feelings, exploration of self through group process and reflection, enhancing sense of self through awareness and acceptance, and to support and be supported. Ages 18 and over.

Event Series Mental Health Process Group

Mental Health Process Group

The Center OC 1605 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana, CA, United States

This group is intended to create a safe space for youth to talk about mental health issues, create healthy relationships with others, and learn tools to understand, manage, and decrease symptoms of mental health. This group will teach youth how to build insight into their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and learn how to communicate their needs and wants in a healthy assertive manner. Lastly, with an emphasis on maladaptive coping skills including self-medicating with substances, isolating, or engaging in risky behaviors, youth will learn to develop coping skills needed to manage symptoms on a long-term basis.

Event Series Youth Empowered to Act – Elevate Program

Youth Empowered to Act – Elevate Program

The Elevate Program creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to increase their advocacy and leadership skills. Through a trauma-informed, health-centered and asset-based approach, youth leaders will work to effect transformative and peer-led policy, systems and environmental change in Orange County. Youth leaders work to identify healthy alternatives to suspension/expulsion related to substance use. Ultimately, LGBTQ Center OC is committed to ending the school-to-prison pipeline and transforming the pipeline to restorative justice, healing and rehabilitation through their Elevate Program. Elevate Program Goals: Reframe substance abuse as a public health issue Combat the detrimental impacts from the War on Drugs on BIPOC/LGBTQ communities Provide trauma-informed counseling and process groups at no cost Raise awareness through social media campaigns, activities, and events