June 2
Filoli Gardens: Dragtopia
Queens and Kings will descend upon the Dynasty house for a night of glam.
Filoli will sparkle with drag performers delight in the Ballroom, a DJ Dance party at the pool, and a chance for all to try the fabulous gender inclusive heels by Lidia Talavera. Come as you are to join a camp night at Filoli. Drag optional, joy required! This Event will take place at Filoly Gardens on Friday June 2nd from 5:30-8pm. Specialty cocktails, wine, beer, and light bites available for purchase. For more information, visit: https://51772.blackbaudhosting.com/51772/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=82cd97b1-66d9-4b97-a459-5896bfd3d2db
June 10
Author Talk with Naomi Kanakia
Saturday June 10th from 12pm-2pm at the San Mateo
Central Park Recreation Activity Room A
June 10
Author Talk with Bettina Aptheker
Saturday June 10th from 11am-12pm at the San Mateo
Central Park Recreation Activity Room A
Join us on Saturday, June 10 to welcome Bettina Aptheker, author of Communists in Closets at the San Mateo County Pride Celebration at Central Park in San Mateo. In this special LGBTQ+ themed author talk, we are excited to talk with famed author, activist and Distinguished Professor Emerita Bettina Aptheker! Register at: https://smcl.bibliocommons.com/events/645936410e0afc410073673c
Bettina’s new book is Communists in Closets, Queering the History 1930s-1990s. The book explores the history of gay, lesbian, and non-heterosexual people in the Community Party in the United States. The Community Party banned lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from membership beginning in 1938 when it cast them off as “degenerates.” It persisted in this policy until 1991. Bettina’s book tells the stories of those who were forced to live in this very segmented “closet.” Subjects include Harry Hay and the creation of Mattachine, Lorraine Hansberry and the Broadway production of Raisin In The Sun, Alix Dobkin and the creation of lesbian separatism and women's music, The founding of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and Angela Davis's role in and influence by the Communist Party.
A limited number of copies of Communists in Closets: Queering the History, 1930s-1990s will be available for purchase at the event. The first 20 people who register and attend this event will receive a book, provided by Peninsula Family Service.
About the Author: Bettina Aptheker is Distinguished Professor Emerita, Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz where she taught for more than 40 years. An activist-scholar she co-led the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley in 1964, and the National Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. She played a leading role in the international movement to Free Angela Davis. Bettina was a member of the Communist Party from 1962-1981. She has been part of the LGBT movement since the late 1970s. She has published several books including, The Morning Breaks: The Trial of Angela Davis, Tapestries of Life: Women’s Work, Women’s Consciousness and the Meaning of Daily Experience, and a memoir, Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech & Became A Feminist Rebel that was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in 2006. She and her wife, Kate Miller, have been together since 1979. They live in Santa Cruz.
June 13
Community SOGIE 101
This training will take place VIRTUALLY from 5:30-7:30 pm PST FOR FREE!
Ever wondered what's the difference between sex and gender? Want to learn about the difference between bisexual and pansexual? Continue your Pride Month with the San Mateo County Pride Center and ACS Outlet at our Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression (SOGIE) 101 training!
Our goal is to work with YOU to understand how to create affirming environments for LGBTQ youth and adults through engaging and interactive matching games, videos, and polls. All who attend will be automatically entered into a prize drawing for a chance to win a gift from a local town of Colma business! All are welcome! Bring your dinners and an open mind as we break down the latest LGBTQ terminology and work to build your strengths and grow as LGBTQ+ advocates and leaders.
Register at https://tinyurl.com/SMCPCSOGIE2023. For any questions about our training and educational services, please contact azisa.todd@sanmateopride.org
June 16
LGBTQ+ Sunset Restoration
at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
Friday 6/16, 5-8pm
Open to both allies and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Join us and Branching Out Adventures at Russian Ridge Open Space, a Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Preserve, to help restore wildlife habitat to this essential grassland ecosystem and remove invasive plants! Volunteers can expect to use small hand held tools, buckets, and gloves to weed invasive plants. Volunteers can also expect a walk to learn about California ecology with spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay. Our facilitators are members of the queer community and have years of experience building welcoming spaces for queer community outdoors. For more information, check out the Event description and registration page.
June 17
SSF Pride Event
Join us at the steps of City Hall (400 Grand Avenue) on Saturday June 17th at 12:00pm for the raising of the Progress Pride flag. Following the event, participants may receive a FREE "South San Francisco Proud" t-shirt while supplies last.
A special screening of Dana TherActivist Johnson's (they/ them/ theirs), TherActivist: They/Them/Theirs Documentary will be available for viewing in the Grand Avenue Library (306 Walnut Avenue, South San Francisco) immediately after the flag raising (1:00pm). Seats are limited. RSVP at https://forms.office.com/g/At6zSh37DS. For more information, contact Tamiko Huey at Tamiko.Huey@ssf.net.]
June 17
San Carlos: Pride at the Park
Join friends and neighbors by the Cedar Stage at Burton Park from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 17
Celebrate inclusivity with music, community resources, and art projects. Interested in speaking or hosting a community resource booth at San Carlos Pride? Contact Recreation Coordinator Lauren Schneider at lschneider@cityofsancarlos.org.
June 17
LGBTQ+ Naturalist Walk:
Pride in Biodiversity at Foothills Nature Preserve
Saturday 6/17, 9am-12pm
Join us and Branching Out Adventures to celebrate queer joy outside this pride month. This year's rains have our creeks flowing, flowers blooming, and our ecosystems of all sorts thriving. During this walk, you will discover the beauty of our local biodiversity by moving between grassland, forest, chaparral, and creekside corridor ecosystems all in a short time. Attendees should expect to walk 3 - 4 miles at a slow to moderate pace on gravel and dirt trails, which may be muddy. This event is for people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. For more information, check out the Event description and registration page.
June 21
Happy Pride! Queer Native Plant
Nursery Event (Palo Alto)
Wednesday 6/21, 12:00pm-3:00pm
*** This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as LGBTQ+ and is led by staff that identify as Queer.
Save the Bay is a Bay Area environmental non-profit working to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife. One of the ways we strive to meet our mission is through community based stewardship led by our Habitat Restoration Team. Our Native Plant Nursery at the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve grows up to 50,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay. In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. The indoor space in the nursery is not insulated so we asks folks to dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you! For more information about the event, visit: https://savesfbay.org/event/happy-pride-queer-native-plant-nursery-event-palo-alto-kggaqa3/
Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions.
Accessibility: Our Palo Alto Baylands Nursery is located along a flat gravel trail about 200 feet from a paved parking lot. There is a port-o-potty available in the parking lot for use..
June 21
Rainbow Kids Webinar
Wednesday from 7pm - 8:30pm
Kids develop concepts of gender, families, and love before the age of five; it’s important that adults have the information they need to support young children in feeling safe and confident in their bodies, families, classrooms, and world. They might wonder:
- What everyday influences shape my child’s sense of what it means to be a “boy” or a “girl”?
- How do I support a child’s exploration through play of concepts like family and gender?
- What strategies can I use to encourage children to feel safe and confident in their bodies?
This free webinar (in English) is returning for parents, caregivers, and anyone who wants a more expansive, welcoming world for young children. Using scenario practice and interactive games, this webinar will demonstrate how to support folks all across the rainbow. It will be facilitated by Azisa Todd (Lead Trainer for the San Mateo County Pride Center) and Nathanael Flynn (Early Childhood Educator and co-author of Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms).
Closed captioning will be available. Click here to register for the free webinar. Rainbow Kids is a project of Community Equity Collaborative in partnership with the San Mateo County Pride Center and with funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. For more information, contact Jen Sheldon at jennifer@communityequitycollaborative.org.
June 22
Resource Roadmap SMC:
A Providers’ Guide to Supporting Trans* & Gender Diverse Clients
Thursday from 10am - 12pm (noon)
As states across the nation are passing laws to restrict the rights of our transgender community would you like to learn how to support trans folks better? Do you know about the gender-affirming resources here in San Mateo County? Are you interested in improving your skills in working with Trans*, Gender Diverse, and Non-Binary individuals? We invite you to attend our Resource Roadmap Service Provider's training! Together, we will review best practices and strategies to help you and your clients navigate different resources across San Mateo County (including housing, physical/mental health, employment, legal, and more). There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. This training was designed with health and social service workers in mind to help build your capacity to better serve Trans*, Gender Diverse, and Non-Binary people in San Mateo County.
This workshop is FREE and open to the public. Register in advance at: https://tinyurl.com/tgnb-roadmap-june-2023. We hope to see you there! Please contact alex.golding@sanmateopride.org for more information. This project is supported by Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Programs.
Accessibility: This training will be hosted in English via Zoom. Closed captioning is available.
June 22
Happy Pride! Queer Native Plant
Nursery Event (Oakland)
Thursday 6/22, 12:00pm-3:00pm
This volunteer program is an affinity space for folks that identify as LGBTQ+ and is led by staff that identify as Queer.
Our Native Plant Nursery at the Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline grows up to 50,000 plants per year that will eventually be planted out to one of our several restoration sites along the shoreline of the Bay. In volunteering with our Native Plant Nursery you’ll have the opportunity to connect with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. We encourage folks with no prior experience in habitat restoration to volunteer with us and welcome any feedback to improve accessibility to our programs. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. We ask volunteers to bring water bottles, snacks, wear long pants and closed-toe shoes that they feel comfortable getting dirty. There is no indoor space at the MLK Nursery so dress for the weather. All tools and guidance will be provided by Save the Bay staff. We look forward to learning and growing together in community with you! Feel free to reach out to the Nursery Manager, Millie at mcalzada@savesfbay.org with any questions. For more information, visit: https://savesfbay.org/event/happy-pride-queer-native-plant-nursery-event-oakland-kggfqa3/
Accessibility: Our Oakland Nursery is located about 100 feet from a paved parking, within a fenced area with gravel floor. There is a public restroom next to the nursery alongside a paved trail that is wheelchair accessible. Nursery tasks can be moved to picnic benches directly next to the nursery where the ground is grassy and flat.
June 30
FriGay Flicks
FILM: But I'm a Cheerleader
Friday, June 30th from 6:30 - 9:00pm
Close out June Pride 2023 with FriGay Flicks! Join us for a safe and sober event to watch the hit film, But I’m a Cheerleader, on Friday June 30th at the San Mateo County Pride Center. This event is free and open to the public. Light snacks will be provided. The film runs from 6:30-9:00pm. The Pride Center is located at 1021 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo, 94402. Our building is located at 11th and El Camino. Register in advance at: https://tinyurl.com/FriGayFlicks2023.
About the Film: Megan (Natasha Lyonne) considers herself a typical American girl. She excels in school and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing boyfriend, even though she isn't that interested in him. So she's stunned when her parents decide she's gay and send her to True Directions. While there, Megan meets a rebellious and unashamed teen lesbian, Graham (Clea DuVall). Though Megan still feels confused, she starts to have feelings for Graham.
Content Warnings: This film is Rated R and not suitable for audience attendees under 14. Viewer discretion is advised. Content warnings include:
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Heterosexism
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Sexual and gender slurs
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Sexual innuendos
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Implied sexual engagement
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Profanity
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Smoking
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Underage alcohol use