Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity
The UCSB Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity offers a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, genderqueer, intersex, and ally members of the UCSB community. Located on the 3rd floor of the Student Resource Building, the Resource Center is open Monday through Thursday 10am to 8pm, and Fridays 10am to 5pm. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to stop by the “Rainbow Lounge” to watch a video, study, or read a magazine. The David Bohnett CyberCenter is also housed here, providing internet access with a printer and scanner. The Resource Center also offers a lending library of educational books and videos on various topics and sponsors a variety of cultural and educational events throughout the year. Check out our Weekly Update for current information about campus and community events. For more information call (805) 893-5847. To subscribe to our weekly email list, send an email to rcsgd@sa.ucsb.edu.
Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF)
126 E. Haley Suite A11, (805) 963-3636
PPF Youth Center, Mondays & Fridays 3:00pm-8:00pm
PPF is the umbrella organization for the Gay and Lesbian Resource Center, Gay and Lesbian Youth Project, AIDS Project Central Coast, the Bulletin and various groups and counseling services.
Gay and Lesbian Business Association (GLBA)
A Business Association featuring monthly mixers, social events, yearly Humanitarian awards benefiting LGBT students, and philanthropy for gay and lesbian community betterment. glba@prideguide.net
Great Outdoors - Santa Barbara/Ventura
Great Outdoors California is the largest gay, bi and lesbian, outdoor recreation organization in the western United States. There are chapters in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Santa Barbara. They offer a wide variety of activities: car camping, RV camping, hiking, back-packing, river rafting, kayaking, skiing, potlucks, movie nights, game nights, UNO card parties, bowling, volleyball, day trips, parties, sailing -- the list goes on and on: Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring.
OUTrageous! Film Festival
OUTrageous: The Santa Barbara Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Film Festival has provided a spectrum of films and videos for the LGBT communities since 1992. OUTrageous provides a diverse selection of LGBT-themed films and videos that entertain, challenge, and educate. It also provides film and video makers with opportunities to screen their work that might not otherwise be seen locally. The dates of the festival are usually in November.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Santa Barbara Central Office, 1213 State Street, Suite H, (805) 962-3332
Gay & Lesbian Speaker Connection - Friday 8pm; Trinity Evangelist Lutheran; LaCumbre & Foothill, 909 LaCumbre
Gay Discussion - Wednesday 6:30pm; Cottage Hospital Conference Rooms A & B (next to Cafeteria), Pueblo & Bath Streets
Gay & Lesbian Focus on Recovery Meeting - Saturday 8:00pm; Pacific Pride Foundation, 126 E. Haley St. Rm. A8
Gay Discussion - Sunday 11:00am; Cottage Hospital, Pueblo & Bath Streets
Bears Ventura
PO Box 24107, Ventura, CA 93002; (805) 656-9491
Bears Ventura is an organization for Bears and their admirers. They are a social club that organizes activities for members that allow them to interact with each other, meet new people, and make new friends.
Families of Pride
Email laurenwyeth@yahoo.com for more information.
Transgender Support Group
Meets first and third Friday, 7:30-9pm, (805) 963-3636 ext. 143
Prime Timers Central Coast
Social activities for Gay & Lesbian Seniors
Contact: Rich Gagnon (805) 687-0721