Timeline Stories

On April 22, 2026, The Center joined forces with a coalition of over 40 organizations from across California to participate in the first-ever LGBTQ+ Community Center Advocacy Day in Sacramento. Community leaders lobbied legislators and demanded sustained investments in life-saving services for LGBTQ+ communities, leading to the establishment of the $10 million LGBTQ+ Community Center Fund to support LGBTQ+ organizations across California, as well..Read More

The Center hosted a free community fashion show, Serving FACE: Runway for Revolution, to mobilize our community to vote. This groundbreaking event provided an innovative approach to civic engagement, helping connect people to the power of their vote and increasing voter turnout for the June 2026 California Primary Election. 

In an unprecedented collaboration with the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), The Center hosted a California Transition Assistance Program (CalTAP) workshop at our Main Center. This workshop provided a safe, LGBTQ-affirming space where service members could access their hard-earned state and federal benefits, housing resources, and employment navigation following..Read More

The Center, in partnership with San Diego Pride, North County LGBTQ Resource Center, and TransFamily Support Services, established the San Diego LGBTQIA+ Regional Table, to strengthen regional advocacy and action. The table announced its unified commitment to resist federal attacks on our community’s rights during a joint press conference.

On June 5, 2025, The Center officially entered a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding with the Mexican Consulate in San Diego, establishing a shared commitment to providing culturally competent, LGBTQ-affirming care and services to Mexican nationals through both The Center and the Consulate.

The Center celebrated the grand opening of the new Safe STAY Wellness Center, doubling capacity to 43 emergency beds and marking a historical milestone for LGBTQ+ transitional-age youth experiencing homelessness in San Diego.