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Pride Center Resources

Pride Center
The Pride Center supports and advocates for the unique academic and social needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and pansexual (LGBTQIAP) students to promote personal growth and success by cultivating a culture of care and providing welcoming and inclusive spaces. Some of the reoccurring events and resources they offer include the following:

Office: University Union (Building 65), Room 209
Web: https://culture.calpoly.edu/PrideCenter
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pride.center 

Cross Cultural Centers Newsletter: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/i/3964ECFE0CA57077

PRISM (Peer Resources in Student Mentoring):
Offers one on one support both online and in person for Cal Poly students who identify as LGBTQIAP, who are questioning, or who may have LGBTQIAP friends, roommates, or family members and want to be an ally to these communities.
Office: University Union (Building 65), Room 209
Web: https://culture.calpoly.edu/PrideCenter/message2

QTPOC Dialogues:
A safe space for queer and trans people of color. Part social space - part facilitated dialogue, participants explore topics of identity, how QTPOC students build community and find connections on campus, and other themes important to the group. 

Umbrella: Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Dialogues:
A safe space for anyone who falls under the trans umbrella (including, but not limited to, transgender, nonbinary, demigender, agender, genderfluid, genderqueer).

Queer Dialogues:
A safe and inclusive environment for queer-identified students to discuss experiences and issues within the LGBTQIAP communities. 

Queer Women Thursdays:
A fun and welcoming community where self-identified lesbian, bi, pan, ace, trans, and queer women come together and discuss the important, fun and spontaneous topics that are a part of their experience, as well as support each other in navigating Cal Poly as queer women.

Pride Month:
April is Pride Month, a month-long celebration of our LGBTQIAP community. Pride month is a once-a-year opportunity for LGBTQIAP individuals to enjoy visibility and support from a wide community, while celebrating our allies and promoting awareness about issues surrounding the diverse intersections of queer identity. 

Lavender Commencement:
This annual celebration recognizes the scholarship and community contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual and allied graduating seniors and graduate students. Regardless of your involvement with the Pride Center during your time at Cal Poly, students are invited to join us for our LGBTQIAP Graduation Celebration! For more information about participating as a Lavender Graduate, please email pride@calpoly.edu.

General Campus Resources

Queer Student Union
Through activism, the Queer Student Union seeks to improve Cal Poly's Queer culture through policy implementation, demonstration, and social change.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CalPolyQSU
Email: calpolyqsu@gmail.com

Queer Trans People of Color (QTPOC)
QTPOC Club is created by and for queer identified and/or trans identified people of color. It serves as a space for socializing, networking, and community development. The club engages in team building activities and social events including movie nights, hikes, and off-campus thrift shopping. QTPOC also participates in annual events such as PolyCultural Weekend and Across the Spectrum.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cpqtpoc/

Sprinkle: An Undergraduate Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies
A queer-positive collection of student works that draws attention to queer history as well as other issues of gender and sexuality, subjects not often addressed within classroom curricula.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sprinkle.journal/
Email: sprinkle.journal@gmail.com
Web: http://www.freireproject.org/sprinkle/
More Information: http://wgs.calpoly.edu/newsletter-2016/sprinkle

Triota
Triota is the feminist activism community and WGS Honor Society at Cal Poly SLO. It is a safe space for expressing feminism in all of its various styles.
Facebook: hhttps://www.facebook.com/triotacalpoly/
Email: triotacalpoly@gmail.com

Gender Equity Center
The Gender Equity Center (GEC) supports and empowers all women identifying students by creating a strong community and offering a safe and comfortable space. With a focus on educating about feminist, womanist, and mujerista based movements, exploring identities through an intersectional lens, and striving for social justice the GEC offers programming and support for all women identified students.
Office: Building 65, Room 217
Web: https://culture.calpoly.edu/GenderEquity
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genderequitycenter
Email: genderequitycenter@calpoly.edu
Phone: 805-756-2600

Office of University Diversity and Inclusivity
Responsible for University-wide initiatives to foster inclusion for faculty, staff, and students
Office: Administration (Building 1), Room 315
Web: www.diversity.calpoly.edu
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiversityCalPolySLO
Email: diversity@calpoly.edu
Phone: 805-756-2250

Ombuds Service 
Confidential and impartial assistance in resolving any university-related concerns or complaints
Office: Kennedy Library (Building 35), Room 113
Web: www.ombuds.calpoly.edu
Email: ombuds@calpoly.edu
Phone: 805-756-1380

Counseling Services
Free and confidential counseling service available to all currently enrolled students
Office: Building 27, Room 136
Web: www.hcs.calpoly.edu/counseling
Email: health-counseling@calpoly.edu
Phone: 805-756-2511

Career Services
Career Services provides services to all members of the Mustang family. They openly engage all of those who are a part of our community and the diversity represented. They encourage students to explore how organizations value attracting diverse students in order to build an inclusive culture with diverse perspectives.
Office: Building 124, Room 114
Web: https://careerservices.calpoly.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calpolycareerservices/
Email: careerservices@calpoly.edu
More Information: http://www.careerservices.calpoly.edu/explore-services/resource-toolkit/diversity-resources

Gender Inclusive Housing
Gender-inclusive housing is an option in which two or more students share a room or apartment regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, identity, or expression. Gender-inclusive housing is one of the ways University Housing supports students who identify as transgender, genderqueer, or gender questioning (TGQQ). Offering this option continues our efforts to create accepting and comfortable communities for all students living within University Housing.
More information: http://www.housing.calpoly.edu/gender-inclusive-housing

All Gender/Single Occupancy Bathrooms
More information: https://culture.calpoly.edu/neutralbathroom

Self-Reporting in Student Center
All Cal Poly students have the option to voluntarily self-identify and update their sexual orientation and gender identity through the Cal Poly portal. Providing students with the option to self-identify their sexual orientation and gender identity supports the university’s priorities of creating an inclusive and welcoming campus environment across the California State University system.
More information: https://culture.calpoly.edu/idefineme

Area Resources

The Queer Crowd
The Queer Crowd supports, encourages and facilitates a more diverse and inclusive new form of community on the Central Coast of California. The group is dedicated to enriching the lives of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans folk, and queer folk through fostering a stronger and more visible sense of queer community in San Luis Obispo. 
Web: https://www.thequeercrowd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thequeercrowd
Email: THEQUEERCROWDSLO@gmail.com

SLO Lez Mix
A community group for lesbian, bisexual, trans*, and queer women in SLO County. SLO LEZ MIX gathers as a social group every 3rd Friday of the Month at the GALA Center of the Central Coast. Start time is 6:30 pm. Each month has a different theme. 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lezmingle/
Email: IntoTheMIX@slolezmix.org

5 Cities Hope
A place for Five Cities LGBTQ and allies to connect. Events are planned for attendees of all ages throughout the 5 cities and the group advocates for diversity in the community. 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5citieshope/

House of Pride & Equality (HOPE)
A place for Santa Maria's LGBTQIA, TS, Latinx+ Community. Este espacio es para la comunidad de Santa Maria que se identifica lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/houseofprideandequality/

SLOQueerdos
SLOQueerdos is dedicated to bringing the Central Coast queer community closer together. 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SLOQueerdos/

The Closet
A community group for (but not limited to) lesbian, bisexual, and trans* women ages 18-29
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/theclosetslo
Email: the.closet.slo@gmail.com

Fusion
Fusion is a local group that provides a safe, social, and positive group for men ages 18-29
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Fusionslo

​​Ace Space

An on campus biweekly meet up for (but not limited to) asexual-spectrum questioning and identified students and their allies. Meetings alternate between socials and discussions of ace-related challenges.
Email: sdferrei@calpoly.edu

Cal Poly BOPEA
An on campus biweekly meet up for (but not limited to) bi, pan, and omni identified students and their allies. Meetings alternate between socials and discussions.
Email: sdferrei@calpoly.edu

Tranz Central Coast
Support group for trans*-identified individuals
Web: www.tranzcentralcoast.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tranz.coast
Email: tranzcentralcoast@gmail.com
805-242-3821

BOPEA San Luis Obispo 
Support and social group for Bi, Omni, Pan, Et cetera, and Allies
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bopea.sanluisobispo

Q Youth Group
Safe, fun environment for LGBTQIA youth ages 13-20 to interact and learn with peers
Location: 1060 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/qyouth/
Email: email@ccgala.org
805-5414252

GALA (Gay and Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast) 
An incorporated non-profit committed to ensuring a healthy and vibrant network of GLBT social gathering groups, events, business resources, and educational services
Location: 1060 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Web: www.ccgala.org 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/507636956085993/
Email: email@ccgala.org
805-541-4252

Central Coast Pride
Organized and supported by GALA Central Coast. A week dedicated to celebrating queer lives on the Central coast, educating the public, and demonstrating diversity and pride.
Web: https://www.slopride.com/

 

Health Resources

The Center for Health and Prevention
Free, friendly, and confidential reproductive health services
Location: 705 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCenterSLO
Email: thecenter@capslo.org
Phone: 805-544-2478

Access Support Network
SLO County AIDS & HIV support services
Location: 1320 Nipomo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Web: www.asn.org 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asnslomc
Phone: 805-781-3660

Transitions-Mental Health Association
A non-profit organization serving San Luis Obispo and North Santa Barbara Counties dedicated to eliminating stigma and promoting recovery and wellness for people with mental illness through work, housing, community and family support services.
Location: 784 High Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Web: https://www.t-mha.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransitionsMentalHealthAssociation?ref=ts
Email: info@t-mha.org
Phone: 805-540-6500

SLO Hotline
Free and confidential suicide prevention and mental health crisis line
Web: http://www.t-mha.org/main/main_hl.html
Phone: 800-783-0607

RISE
Free support services for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence
Location: 51 Zaca Lane, Suite 140, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Web: www.riseslo.org/ 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RISEslo
Email: contact@riseslo.org
Phone: 805-226-5400

Trevor Lifeline
Free and confidential crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24
Web: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Phone: 866-488-7386

Community Counseling Center
Community Counseling Center (CCC) is a non-profit, preventative care provider of premium, affordable psychotherapy for the economically disadvantaged and under-insured residents of the Central Coast. There are locations in SLO, Paso Robles, Grover Beach, and Santa Maria.
Location: 1129 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Web: http://www.cccslo.com/index.php
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Community-Counseling-Center-of-San-Luis-Obispo-County-159303983284/
Phone (SLO Location): 805-543-7969

Planned Parenthood
Health care provider that offers services such as birth control, HIV testing, men and women’s health care, STD/STI testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, abortion services, and more.
Location: 743 Pismo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Web: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/california/san-luis-obispo/93401/san-luis-obispo-center-2252-90170
Phone: 888-898-3806

American Addiction Centers (AAC)

Due to social stigma, discrimination, and other challenges that individuals in the LGBTQ community face, there is an increased risk of mental health and substance abuse challenges. As we both know, addiction is a 365 day a year disease that affects many LGBTQ individuals. This is why we have created free resources that specifically aim to bring awareness of these issues and offer help:

Our organization also hosts free virtual support and online addiction meetings that many LGBTQ individuals use to help support their recovery. 

Alcohol Resources

Alcohol Help: www.AlcoholHelp.com is a resource guide that provides extensive and reliable information regarding alcohol. Our guide helps LGBTQ individuals address any underlying causes of their alcoholism and gives them the tools to overcome it.

Bedrock Recovery Center: Bedrock Recovery Center provides a guide for LGBTQ+ folks to find LGBTQ-friendly care and navigate recovery.

Alcohol Rehab Guide: Alcohol Rehab Guide is an information site dedicated to supporting and helping anyone battling alcoholism, with resources for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Additional Resources

Social Work Degree Guide

Our LGBTQIA+ community faces more obstacles than their counterparts, but despite higher rates of workplace discrimination, they have found a way to prosper. The social work core values encompass everything from integrity, to individual dignity, and compassionate service to the social justice of human relationships.

Our team at SocialWorkDegreeGuide.com created a social work core value guide that has characteristics matching your audience and wanted to share it as a supplemental resource for your site. 

View our guide here:
https://www.socialworkdegreeguide.com/lists/5-important-core-social-work-values/
Our resource is available for students nationwide, who may want to help change the world from the inside but we need your help reaching them!

 

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