Here are resources to help the LGBTQIA+ community with peer support, mentoring, and social activities in Contra Costa County.
Contra Costa Health Services Gender Clinic for Transgender and Non-Binary Patients
This monthly outpatient clinic provides a welcoming environment for transgender and non-binary people to receive culturally competent medical care including medication and hormone management, surgical referrals, connection to legal and mental health resources as well as other transition-related care. The clinic is staffed by providers trained in transgender health issues.
PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
PFLAG’s network of hundreds of chapters and more than 325,000 members and supporters create an equitable and inclusive world where every LGBTQIA+ person is safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved. Local chapters include: Clayton/Concord, Moraga, and Danville/San Ramon Valley.
Rainbow Community Center (Concord)
Counseling, community resources, groups, and information for LGBTQIA+ youth, adults, and seniors
Richmond Rainbow Pride
Creates spaces that are safe and welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community of Richmond; holds events of interest to the community; advocates for the interests of the community; and promotes visibility in the greater Richmond community.
RYSE Center (Richmond)
This by-youth, for-youth Richmond Center offers a range of activities, programs, and classes for young people including media arts, health education, and employment and educational support.
Somos Familia
This organization offers LGBTQIA+ resources and support for the Latinx/Spanish-speaking community
See more local and national organizations that support the LGBTQIA+ community here.