Community Events

Below you will find a list of upcoming community events in the San Francisco Bay Area that may be of interest to LGBTQQ youth.  All events listed are free. 

LYRIC does not endorse any of the events or agencies listed.

If you are interested in having your event listed, please contact LYRIC at 415.703.6150 x 14 or lyricinfo@lyric.org.

Weekly Events/ Meetings *** Special Events

SF Women's Film Festival
Saturday, April 14, 2007
2 pm
San Francisco Women's Building
3543 18th St @ Valencia Street

Next Generation Youth Films
Co-Presented by TILT Media and BAVC Youth Sounds

• Slip of the Tongue directed by Karen Lum (U.S.A., 2005, 5 min) A short film adapted from a spoken word poem by Adriel Luis.    

• Stainless directed by Juliana Specter (U.S.A., 2006, 11 min) When a queer teenager stains her clothes, she must find a way to come out to her parents without her lucky shirt.

• Where Have We Been All This Time? directed by Ericka Sokolower-Shain (U.S.A., 2006, 7 min) The lives of passengers briefly intersect on a BART train.

• A Conversation Between Two Miserable People In Dr. Tourin’s Waiting Room directed by Melissa Wee (U.S.A., 2006, 10 min) Follows the conversation between two miserable strangers as they wait for their psychiatrist. In the conversation, they address two types of commons problems: existential and love.

• War Machine co-directed by Amelia Garrucho (U.S.A., 2006, 4 min) What does it mean to be a soldier in a time of war, terrorism, and fear? 

• Art is Education directed by Daisy Khamphakdy (U.S.A., 2006, 1 min) The PSA warns against the ever-diminishing funds for arts education in Bay Area public schools.

• Five Different Ways directed by Grace Rathbone-Webber (U.S.A., 2006, 30 sec)
  In this anti-smoking PSA, the unsuspecting power of a cigarette is revealed to be as deathly as suicide.     

• The Fall Of directed by America Velasquez (U.S.A., 2006, 4 min) This music video features a local band, Dreamt Alive. 
• *Filmmaker Q&A

Bay Area New Training Opportunity for Transgender People!
Thursdays
1-2:30 pm
March 29 - May 3, 2007
St James Infirmary
1372 Mission St (between 9th & 10th)

New Training Opportunity for Transgender People!

The St. James infirmary is starting a new group that will train YOU to be a peer health educator.

We will cover topics including HIV, Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases, negotiation skills, and more. The group is open to all transgender people (FTM, MTF, genderqueer, etc.) who are interested in sexual health and the well-being of the community. The group is free, confidential, and no experience is necessary.

There will be six sessions, beginning Thursday, March 29, 2007. Participants should sign up ahead of time if possible and commit to attending every session. Depending on attendance, participants can receive up to $60 in grocery vouchers.

Contact Luke at 415-934-3465 or LWoodward@waldenhou se.org to sign up.

TELL IT LIKE IT IS: MEDIA JUSTICE TRAINING CAMP 2007
Workshop #1: LGBTQ Justice
May 31 - Jun 3, 2007

Workshop #2: Reproductive Justice
July 12-15, 2007

Workshop #3: Immigrant Rights
August 2-5, 2007

The Sistas of Third World Majority are putting out a call for three (3) Media Justice Arts
Digital Storytelling Workshops for organizers working in the areas of Immigrant Rights, LGBTQI Justice, and Reproductive Justice. These national trainings will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area (exact location TBA). For more information, visit http://www.cultureisaweapon.org/mjnow/

Transmarch San Francisco
Friday, June 22, 2007
Dolores Park, Dolores and 19th Street

San Francisco's first, historic Trans March in 2004 attracted a crowd estimated at 2,000. Last year's Trans March brought together 5,000-6,000 people for an amazing community-driven grassroots demonstration on the weekend of LGBT Pride. This year, they expect over 10,000 transgender people and allies, making it the largest transgender event in history! The entire event will be sign-language interpreted!

HIV and Youth Monday Night Group (ages 26 and under)
Mondays
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Bay Area Young Positives
701 Oak Street, San Francisco

A safe place to come and talk to other HIV+ youth. It's hard to find someone who can really understand, so who better that your own peers? Dinner is served at 6:45 pm. For more information, call 415.487.1616. BAY Positives’ mission is to help young people (26 and under) living with HIV/AIDS live longer, happier, healthier, more productive, and quality-filled lives.

Tranny Snack: A Mid-Afternoon Social for Positive Transgenders
Mondays
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
St. James Infirmary
1372 Mission Street at 10th Street

Free delicious hot food! Please call 415.353.2414 to register or sign up at the St. James Infirmary drop-in clinics.

Aquellas L.O.C.A.S. A Queer Latina Youth Group (ages 14-20)
Tuesdays
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Mission Girls
3007 24th Street @ Harrison

Queer, Brown, and Proud! Meet other young Queer Latinas,, attend events, talk about real issues, get support, get informed about health issues, and be a part of something BIG. Free snack food in a safe, supportive environment. For more information, call 415.648.2826 or e-mail aquellaslocas@yahoo.com.

Dishing It!
Every Other Tuesday
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
SF LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street at Octavia, San Francisco

Center Women Present is a queer women's initiative started at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, serving all self-identified women, including lesbians, queer and bisexual women, and female-identified transgender individuals. The program intends to address women's community issues through volunteer-led projects and is shaped primarily by input of community members, with assistance of The Center's staff.  For more information about this initiative or to sign up for its mailing group and be notified about future events, contact Rae at raeb@sfcenter.org or call 415-865-5664.

Bay Positives Movie Night
Wednesdays
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
701 Oak Street, San Francisco

On the 3rd Wednesday of each month the group goes out for movies. BAY Positives’ mission is to help young people (26 and under) living with HIV/AIDS live longer, happier, healthier, more productive, and quality-filled lives.

BLUR: A Trans and Gender-Variant Youth Drop-in Group
Facilitated by trans counselors (Psychology Trainees)
Thursdays
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Who:     Trans and Gender Variant people 25 years or younger
What:   Support around your experience, substance use, relationships, transitioning, HIV, sex, sexuality, coming out?
Where: Dimensions Clinic at Castro-Mission Health Center, 3850 17th Street, between Noe and Sanchez
When:  Thursdays 6:30-7:30 p.m., starting March 1, 2007

FREE FOOD EVERY WEEK!!

For more information, call Adam Yerke at (415) 626-7000, ext. 438 or Kobi Mar at (415) 626-7000, ext 439.

Seeking Safety
Thursdays, Beginning January 11, 2007
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
1372 Mission St (between 9th & 10th)

St. James Infirmary is starting a new curriculum for the trans group. It is called Seeking Safety and it is open to all trans people (FTM, MTF, genderqueer, etc.) who have experienced trauma and are dealing with past or current substance use issues. The group will be present-focused and will provide training on coping skills. There will be eight sessions, beginning next Thursday, January 11, 2007. Participants should sign up ahead of time if possible and commit to attending every session. Those who complete the curriculum will receive a $50 voucher.

Contact Luke at 415-934-3465 or lwoodward@waldenhouse.org to sign up.

Ongoing FTM International Meetings
2nd Sunday of each month
2:00 to 5:00 p.m
Call FTM Voicemail (415-553-5987) for more information.
160 14th Street, San Francisco

We alternate meeting type each month (odd months "open" even months "closed").
Informational meetings are "open" to FTMs and other interested parties, these meetings are usually centered around a topic to focus discussion. Often we will have visiting professionals from the communities wich serve transexuals, trasgenders, genderqueer, 3rd gender and masculine women, topical films, or transexual/transgender/genderqueer/3rd gender/other speakers who have transitioned fully in their own ways. These meetings also provide time for networking and informal discussion.

Support meetings are "closed" or limited to self-identified FTM transgenders and transexuals at any stage of the process, and women who are exploring those identities. There is a simultaneous meeting for partners at the same location. Please don't bring friends or significant others or therapists or journalists to support meetings.