09 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Archives - Sonoma County Aging & Disability Resource Guide

9A LGBT Support Services

agency	program	phone
Click on the plus sign for more information Face To Face www.f2f.org	Care Services	707-544-1581
Click on the plus sign for more information Family Caregiver Alliance https://www.caregiver.org/connecting-caregivers/support-groups/	Support Group	415-434-3388
GLMA Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality www.glma.org	LGBT health care providers	202-600-8037
Click on the plus sign for more information Kaiser Permanente https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-you/northern-california/santarosa/departments/member-services/	New Member Experience Department	707-393-3186
Click on the plus sign for more information KBBF 89.1 https://tunein.com/podcasts/LGBT/The-Queer-Life-p718746/	The Queer Life: News and Perspectives	707-545-8833
Click on the plus sign for more information KRCB 91.1 https://www.outbeatradio.org/	Outbeat Radio: Connecting the LGBT Community	707-584-2000
Click on the plus sign for more information LGBTQ Connection www.lgbtqconnection.org	Social & Support Group	707-251-9432 ext 205
Metropolitan Community Church of the Redwood Empire https://visitmccchurch.com/our-churches/mcc-churches-in-the-united-states/mcc-churches-in-ca/mcc-of-the-redwood-empire/	Social & Support Group	707-755-0538
Click on the plus sign for more information Oakmont Rainbow Women www.oakmontrainbowwomen.com	Social & Support Group	No Phone
Click on the plus sign for more information S.A.G.E. www.sageusa.org	Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders	212-741-2247
Click on the plus sign for more information Santa Rosa Community Health Centers http://www.srfmr.org/project-detail/573534-transgender-clinic	Transgender Clinic	707-303-3600
Click on the plus sign for more information Sebastopol Area Senior Center www.sebastopolseniorcenter.org/lgbtqi-elder-resource-center	LGBTQI Senior Information & Assistance Program	707-829-2440
Click on the plus sign for more information Senior Center Without Walls www.seniorcenterwithoutwalls.org/	LGBT Support Groups	877-797-7299
Click on the plus sign for more information Spectrum LGBT Center https://www.spectrumlgbtcenter.org/	Discussion Group	415-457-2487 ext 117
Click on the plus sign for more information Sutter Health https://www.sutterhealth.org/about/lgbtq-care	Transgender Health Clinic	No Phone
The Billys https://thebillys.org/	Bi-Monthly gatherings for gay, bi and queer men	707-545-1044
Click on the plus sign for more information Transgender Law Center www.transgenderlawcenter.org/	Transgender Law Center	415-865-0176
Click on the plus sign for more information Vintage House Senior Center www.spectrumlgbtcenter.org/event/the-sonoma-valley-seniors-group/?instance_id=178782	Sonoma Valley LGBT Senior Group	707-227-6935
Click on the plus sign for more information We The People www.gaysonoma.com	LGBT Seniors Web site	editor@wtppub.org

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT)

Sonoma County Adult and Aging Services is committed to creating welcoming and knowledgeable services, programs, and systems for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The following facts are designed to increase awareness and facilitate conversations about acceptance, understanding, and full inclusion of LGBT.

Facts:

There are an estimated 47,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people living in Sonoma County. Many of them are in the closet, meaning they do not talk about their lives for fear of judgment, rejection, or harm.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender – LGBT for short – is the preferred language usage. Avoid homosexual, sexual preference, and alternative lifestyle.
Everyone has both a sexual orientation and a gender identity, and they are two different things. Sexual orientation is the romantic and/or sexual attraction to men, women, both or neither. Gender identity is the sense of self as male, female, or transgender.
“Transgender” is an umbrella term that includes people who do not fit traditional male or female roles and/or who identify with a gender other than the one assigned at birth. Transgender people can be straight, gay, bisexual or asexual. Pronoun usage should respect the person’s stated gender identity. That is both the law and the right thing to do.
LGBT seniors lack the traditional supports that are essential to healthy aging. They are more likely to live alone; less likely to have adult children and partners; less likely to be connected to family of origin; less likely to access services and do not have pension, social security survivor, and other federal benefits.
California laws prohibit discrimination against LGBT people in schools, housing, employment, public accommodations, and services. This is not the case in many other states. For example, it is legal to fire or refuse to hire an LGBT person in 29 states, while transgender workers can be denied jobs in 38 states.