Sutter Gender Identity Support Group
2024 Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 6:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 2620 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816
IN-PERSON SUPPORT GROUP WITH PFLAG SACRAMENTO 7 pm, 3rd Tuesday of each month
and via Zoom on the 4th Wednesday of each month.
Email contact@pflagsacramento.org for Zoom Meeting instructions
Who Are We?
We are an open, non-profit, non-sexual social group serving the Greater Sacramento area for those who are serious about their gender identity. We provide a safe and secure place where they can interact with others with similar experiences and meet, visit and exchange information.
We serve the educational, emotional, and recreational needs of the gender variant, transgender and intersex community, their significant others, parents, children, allies and helping professionals.
Save the Date! November 16, 2024
Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance
Candlelight Vigil
Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance
Candlelight Vigil
The Transgender Day of Remembrance memorializes those killed due to their actual or perceived gender identity and expression The first memorial was a candlelight vigil held in Boston in November 1999 to honor Rita Hester, murdered in 1998. Since then, annual memorials have been observed around the world around November 20. Since 2005, our support group has held an Annual Candlelight Vigil in Sacramento in observance of the International Transgender Day of Remembrance on the third Saturday of each November.
Our Mission
Our primary purpose is to support and help each person to overcome his or her challenges and to enjoy a fulfilling life in this society. Gender variance is not a disease, but rather a natural human condition. Throughout human history, many cultures have held gender variant people in high esteem. But sadly prejudice and violence against gender variant people has been epidemic. We strive to help our people and their families understand that this condition is natural, no one’s fault, and to learn to affirm and enjoy our lives as who we are within a safe environment.
Monthly Support Group & Zoom Meetings
Our group meets jointly with PFLAG/TransFamilies Sacramento on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 - 9:30 P.M. at Saint Mark's United Methodist Church, 2391 Saint Mark's Way, Sacramento CA 95864 on the second floor of the Education Building. It is located at the corner of Saint Mark's Way and Lusk Drive, behind Country Club Plaza, near the Southeast intersection of Watt Avenue & El Camino Avenue. Access is through the parking lot on Lusk Drive.
For those who prefer virtual support our Monthly Zoom meetings are on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 pm. To request Zoom meeting log on information or other questions please email contact@pflagsacramento.org or leave a voice message at (916) 978-0410.
Sacramento Area Rainbow Kids
A group of families who gather together for support, education, and community to help raise our transgender, gender variant, gender non-conforming or gender questioning children (4-18 years old) in a supportive and loving manner. Contact Sacramento Area Rainbow Kids via email sacrainbowkids@gmail.com.
Gender Health Center
Gender Health Center offers affordable professional counseling/therapy services to anyone who self-identifies or is perceived to be gender variant. Our services embrace the psychological well-being and self fulfillment of individuals coming out and/or beginning or in the transition process in a safe, supportive and welcoming environment. Sliding Fee Scale Available.
2020 29th Street, Suite 201, Sacramento, CA 95817
Tel. (916) 455-2391 http://www.genderhealthcenter.org/
TRANSitions Voice Clinic Sac State Speech Center
The TRANSitions Voice Clinic at Maryjane Rees Language, Speech, and Hearing Center at California State University, Sacramento, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology offers affordable professional voice therapy services to the gender variant community. For more information call the voice clinic scheduler at (916) 278-7728 or visit their website.
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