PFLAG Oakland East Bay

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Upcoming name and gender change workshops!

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Pronouns can be tricky! Maybe it’s your first time using they/them to refer to a single person, or maybe a loved one is transitioning and wants to use a pronoun that affirms their gender identity—but is new to you. Whatever the case may be, there are lots of ways to learn, honor, and use someone’s pronouns. Here are a few to get your started:

• Try a role play with someone (who is NOT your LGBTQ+ loved one) to help you understand what it feels like to be misgendered.
• Write a story about your loved one using their affirmed name and pronouns.
• Make a gender jar and put $1.00 in the jar every time you make a mistake.

What tricks have you used to learn someone else’s pronouns? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

Learn more about pronouns at straightforequality.org/pronouns

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The country music legend demonstrated her allyship and love for her LGBTQ+ fans for decades.

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Good news. A transgender Kansas Woman has successfully... for now... gotten her drivers license back after suing the state.

It could open the door for other trans Kansans to get their drivers licenses back as well.

The latest from our journalist S. Baum.

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08/30/2026

Today, on what would have been her 81st birthday, we honor the life and legacy of Marsha P. Johnson.

Marsha was a Black q***r and transgender icon, organizer, performer, and community caretaker who helped shape the modern LGBTQ+ liberation movement. Alongside Sylvia Rivera, she co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, creating community and support for transgender and q***r young people experiencing homelessness.

Here in Sacramento, her name and vision live within our work through the Marsha P. Johnson Center South.

Located in South Sacramento, the Marsha P. Johnson Center South works to reduce health disparities and create a place where LGBTQ+ people can receive affirming, culturally responsive care. From HIV and STI testing and PrEP navigation to harm-reduction resources, counseling, support groups, and gender-affirming care services and referrals, the Center works to reach people who have too often encountered barriers, exclusion, or judgment when seeking care.

We carry Marsha’s name with both pride and responsibility. Her legacy reminds us that honoring our history also means continuing the work: protecting Black trans lives, caring for one another, and ensuring that every member of our community has the opportunity to live with dignity, health, safety, and joy.

As Marsha reminded us, “You never completely have your rights, one person, until you all have your rights.”

Happy birthday, Marsha. Your courage, joy, and “pay it no mind” spirit continue to guide us. 🏳️‍⚧️🌸

Learn more about the Marsha P. Johnson Center South at saccenter.org/MarshaPJohnson.

08/30/2026

What happens to LGBTIQ movements when the money is pulled? We asked the organizations living it. 229 of them, in 94 countries, answered.

On September 10, Outright International publishes Breaking Point: The Urgent Need to Invest in Global LGBTIQ Movements. It draws on that survey, on 24 in-depth interviews, and on a country-level analysis of where funding was suspended. 203 of the organizations we surveyed had lost funding since January 2025, and the report is about them.

We are launching it with a 60-minute briefing. The report's authors will walk through the findings, and partners will describe what the numbers look like from inside their organizations.

Thursday, September 10 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. Lisbon / 6:00 p.m. Berlin / 7:00 p.m. Nairobi 60 minutes on Zoom
Register even if you cannot join live. Every registrant receives the recording.
Register: https://go.outrightinternational.org/4zNsORC

Across 94 countries, activists kept shelters open, kept treatment moving, and kept cases in court.
The work doesn't stop. On September 10 we show you what that is costing.

08/30/2026

In a new analysis by HRC, a whopping 1/3 of all young adults identify as LBTQ+.

One in 43 are transgender.

The q***rest states are Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Alaska, and California.

LGBTQ+ people continue to come out like never before.

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