Community Centers
Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center - 408.293.2429 South Bay/San Jose
Diversity Center of Santa Cruz – 831.425.5422 Santa Cruz
Lighthouse Community Center - 510.881.8167
Rainbow Community Center - 925.692.0090 Contra Costa County
San Francisco LGBT Center – 415.865.5555
Spectrum - 415.457-1115 Marin County
Centerlink – member-based coalition of LGBT community centers
Elders
Lavender Seniors of the East Bay
Openhouse – Housing, Services, and Community for LGBT Seniors
SAGE – Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders
Family & Youth Support
A Better Way – mental health support for children
COLAGE – support for people with LGBTQ parents
Family Builders – adoption services
Family Equality Council
Gay-Straight Alliance Network
Gay Prom – Hayward
LYRIC – youth support in San Francisco
Mamas and Papas – LGBTQ parents blog
PFLAG East Bay – Oakland/Berkeley
Fremont: 510.226.6816
Hayward: 510.782.5462 or 510.887.1146
Oakland/East Bay: 510.562.7692
Our Family Coalition – support for LGBTQ parents and families
Our Space – youth support in Hayward
Outlet Program – youth support in Menlo Park
The Trevor Project – national suicide prevention and crisis intervention
Health & Wellness Services
API Wellness Center
Asian Health Services – Oakland
Berkeley Free Clinic
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association – online directory and professional association
Gaylesta – LGBTQ therapist referrals and professional association
National Coalition for LGBT Health
The Suitcase Clinic
HIV/AIDS Resources
AIDS Project East Bay
Black Coalition on AIDS
East Bay AIDS Center
Project Inform
Project Open Hand
Positive Resource Center
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Stop AIDS Project
Legal, Advocacy & Political Resources
East Bay Stonewall Democrats
Equality California
F.T.M. International
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Human Rights Campaign
Lambda Legal
Log Cabin Republicans
National Black Justice Coalition
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Council of La Raza
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
National Stonewall Democrats
The National Center for Transgender Equality
ORAM – Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration
Out for Immigration
Transgender Law Center
Social & Activity Organizations and Groups
Alameda County Leather Corp
East Bay Front Runners and Walkers
Frameline
GAPA – Gay Asian Pacific Alliance
GLBT Historical Society
Homobiles – dispatch ride service for the queer community
Imperial Star Empire Inc.
Oakland East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus
Oakland Pride
Qbabe.com
Rainbow Women’s Chorus
Royal Grand Ducal Court of Alameda & Contra Costa Counties
Soul Fire – Dyke Motorcycle Club
Transgender San Francisco
Queer Cultural Center
Online Directories & Event Listings
Betty’s List
BiNetwork – national organization
Dykealicious
East Bay Network
Gayscape – international directory
Hillgirlz
Lesbian.com
Pridelinks
The Queerist
Queer Resource Directory
Queer things to do
Community Training & Education
C.U.A.V.- Community United Against Violence
Gender Spectrum Education and Training – support for people of all genders
Olive Grove Consulting
Thrive Social Justice Consulting
The Queery – research website
QueerBerkeley.edu – University of California, Berkeley
Crisis Support & Hotlines
Suicide/Crisis Hotlines (24 hours)
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County: 800.309.2131
Contra Costa: 800.833.2900
S.F. Suicide Prevention: 415.781.0500
Psychiatric Assessment Services (24 hours)
Assessment and referrals to Mental Health Professionals: 510.151.5800 (each call is $4.00)
Psychiatric Hospitals
John George Pavilion (San Leandro): 510.346.7500
Psychiatric Emergency Service (San Francisco General Hospital): 415.206.8125
Berkeley Crisis Assistance (help with hospitalization)
Mobile Crisis Team (10:30am – 11pm): 510.981.5254
(8am – 4pm; Mon –Fri; non-life threatening crisis): 510.981.5244
Berkeley Police Non-Emergency (after hours; 11pm – 8am): 510.981.5900
San Francisco Crisis Assistance (help with hospitalization)
Mission Mental Health (gay/lesbian specialty): 415.401.2700
Crisis Lines
Nationwide Suicide Crisis Hotline (24 Hour Crisis Line): 1.800.SUICIDE
Alameda County Crisis Support Services (24 Hour Crisis Line): 1.800.309.2131
Alameda County Access: 1.800.491.9099
Contra Costa County Access: 1.888.678.7277
San Mateo County Access
Access team; Mon – Fri from 8am to 5pm: 1.800.686.0101
Crisis; Psychiatric Emergency Services: 650.573.2662
SF Crisis Line: 415.781.0500
HIV Nightline: 415.434.2437 (5pm – 5am): 1.800.628.9240