Location: Oakland

National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN)

NQTTCN provides a network of support for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC) seeking transformative mental health resources rooted in social justice and liberation.

NQTTCN provides a network of support for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC) seeking transformative mental health resources rooted in social justice and liberation. NQTTCN creates a space for queer, gender non-conforming and trans therapists of color to build, resource and support one another as clinicians and healers, while prioritizes the needs and vision for healing in these communities in an effort to interrupt the consequences of the oppression they experience.

Somos Familia

Somos Familia’s mission is to build intergenerational leadership to create environments where Latina/o/x lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth and their families are supported, nurtured, and celebrated.

Somos Familia’s mission is to build intergenerational leadership to create environments where Latina/o/x lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth and their families are supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Somos Familia conducts its work in a Latina/o/x cultural context. The majority of members are bilingual and bicultural. Somos Familia provides peer support and education programs led by families with LGBTQ children. They facilitate workshops on acceptance, gender and sexual orientation terminology, and being an ally for childcare providers, community-based organizations, school staff, and parents. Somos Familia has made it possible for families to discuss their sexual orientation or gender identity within their home and this has brought their families closer together. Parents say that hearing from Somos Familia members made them feel more comfortable about having a LGBTQ child. One mother of a transgender teen said: “At each Somos Familia event I attend, I learn something new about how to support my child.” This organization is supported through the Funding Queerly Giving Circle, which is housed at Astraea.

Intersex Campaign for Equality

Founded originally as OII-USA in 2010 by intersex Latina activist Hida Viloria, ICE is a multi-gendered, multi-orientation, multi-racial NGO working for the human rights of intersex people, particularly the rights to bodily integrity, self-determination, legal recognition, and de-pathologization of intersex traits and non-binary identities in medicine and society.

Founded originally as OII-USA in 2010 by intersex Latina activist Hida Viloria, ICE is a multi-gendered, multi-orientation, multi-racial NGO working for the human rights of intersex people, particularly the rights to bodily integrity, self-determination, legal recognition, and de-pathologization of intersex traits and non-binary identities in medicine and society. ICE strives to create a world where all intersex people are viewed and treated equally by: providing peer support and rights-based information to intersex individuals; advocating for legal recognition and protection from discrimination; and providing information about the goals of the intersex advocacy community and the life experiences of intersex people from diverse communities to all those working with or allied to intersex people. In 2013, the group published the groundbreaking resource “Your Beautiful Child: Information for Parents,” a resource for parents of children born with variations of sex anatomy that uses equality-based, non-stigmatizing language. The resource is being used by health care professionals throughout the U.S. and has been adapted for distribution throughout Australia.