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 ****Local Resources - San Diego**** Rady’s Center for Gender Affirming Care 3020 Children's Way San Diego CA 92123 858-966-8493 --- The Center aka The San Diego LGBT Community Center 3909 Centre St, San Diego, CA 92103 [www.thecentersd.org](/docs/www.thecentersd.org) 619-692-2077 x162 The San Diego LGBT Community Center enhances and sustains the health & well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, nonbinary, immigrant, and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) communities for the betterment of our entire San Diego region. --- Hillcrest Youth Center 619-310-5446 Instagram [@hillcrestyouthcenter](https://www.instagram.com/hillcrestyouthcenter/) 514 Pennsylvania Ave San Diego CA 92103 The Youth Center is a safe and appealing place for youth ages 14-18 to gather, socialize and access social service resources within the community. --- North County LGBTQ Resource Center 3200 Mission Ave. Suite 2. Oceanside CA 92058 [Info@ncresourcecenter.org](mailto:Info@ncresourcecenter.org) 760-994-1690 The North County LGBTQ Resource Center’s mission is to serve, empower and advocate for North County’s diverse LGBTQI community. We envision a community where everyone lives in equality, feeling accepted, valued, safe and free from social stigma. --- South Bay Youth Center (SBYC) 619-800-3203 [Southbayyouth@thecentersd.org](mailto:Southbayyouth@thecentersd.org) Instagram [@southbayyouthcenter](https://www.instagram.com/southbayyouthcenter/?hl=en) 1180 Third Ave. Suite C-1 Chula Vista CA 91911 SBYC in Chula Vista is available to support LGBTQ youth from ages 10-24 in need of resources in South County. ****Local Resources – Riverside**** Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance [https://rainbowprideyouthalliance.org/](https://rainbowprideyouthalliance.org/) (909) 206-4830 Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance is there to serve youth in the Inland Empire area. --- TruEvolution [www.truevolution.org](https://www.truevolution.org/) 3839 Brockton Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 Tel: 951-888-1346 ****On-Line and Social Media Resources**** Trans Family Support Services [https://transfamilysos.org](https://transfamilysos.org) Instagram [@TransFamilySoS](https://www.instagram.com/transfamilysos/?hl=en) They offer both online and in person community youth groups. For information, send an email to info@transfamilysos.org= --- PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) San Diego [https://Pflagsdc.org](https://Pflagsdc.org) Info Line: 619-333-6154 Support groups are offered virtually and in person. Your health and well-being and that of our communities are of utmost concern to all of us. --- Connor Maddocks, Trans Advocate: Call Connor Maddocks 619-518-9087 or email [411@gmail.com](mailto:411@gmail.com) TRANSFORMING FAMILY [https://transformingfamily.org/](https://transformingfamily.org/) A parent, teen, and child support group. Meets every 1st Sunday of the month. This offers support for and by parents of transgender kids. They also offer teen peer support and playgroup for smaller kids --- **Festivals and Pride Parades** San Diego Pride - [https://sdpride.org](https://sdpride.org) - info@sdpride.org, 619-297-7683 - In San Diego, Pride is present year-round. Our organization and other LGBT-serving nonprofits and organizations host community events, programs, and fundraisers throughout the year that aim to further our mission of fostering pride, equality, and respect for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities locally, nationally, and globally. Riverside Pride - [www.riversideprideie.org](https://www.riversideprideie.org/) - Riverside LGBTQ Pride is a 100% volunteer powered 501 (c)3 charity bringing visibility to our LGBTQ + family in Riverside and surrounding Inland Empire. LA Pride - [www.lapride.org](https://lapride.org/) ****National Resources**** The Trevor Project [www.thetrevorproject.org](https://www.thetrevorproject.org/) Reach out to a counselor if you are struggling, find answers and information, and get the tools you need to help someone else. --- GLAAD (formerly the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation [www.glaad.org](https://www.glaad.org/) GLAAD is a non-profit organization advancing LGBTQ acceptance through fair, accurate, and inclusive representation through global national and local programs. --- American Academy of Pediatrics LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) LGBTQ Health and Wellness Resources The American Academy of Pediatrics offers books, podcasts, and resources to support our LGBTQ+ families. --- The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline: (888) 843-4564 The LGBT National Youth Talkline (youth serving youth through age 25): 800) 246-7743 --- World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) WPATH Non-profit interdisciplinary professional and educational organization devoted to transgender health. WPATH regularly publishes guidelines for standards of health care for gender exploring youth and adults. --- National PFLAG [http://community.pflag.org](http://community.pflag.org) 400 chapters and 200,000 supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas in all 50 states, including the District of Columbia. --- HRC Transgender Children & Youth: Understanding the Basics [https://www.hrc.org/resources/transgender-children-and-youth-understanding-the-basics](https://www.hrc.org/resources/transgender-children-and-youth-understanding-the-basics) --- Gender Spectrum [https://www.genderspectrum.org](https://www.genderspectrum.org) If you are a parent looking for support, a young person looking to connect, a professional interested in learning best-practices, a faith leader seeking resources, or anyone who wants the most up-to-date and accurate information about gender and youth, Gender Spectrum can help. --- GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Network) [www.glsen.org](https://www.glsen.org/) GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students can learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Together we can transform our nation's schools into the safe and affirming environment all youth deserve. --- Kyler's Konnections Transyouth Mentorship [https://transfamilysos.org/kk/](https://transfamilysos.org/kk/) Kyler's Konnections helps make the journey of transitioning less frightening and isolating by connecting a trans or gender nonbinary person who has been on the path a little longer, to someone who may be newer to this part of their lives. Not only do KK mentors help answer questions that may come up in this process, but they are also there as a resource in the difficult navigation of the world as a whole. --- Raising Ryland [http://www.raisingryland.com/#about](http://www.raisingryland.com/#about) Is a mother's first-hand account of her emotional choice to embrace her transgender child. --- Reviewed by: V.N. MD, T.T. DO 06/2024