The Center strives to create relationships with clients and community partners that enfold community members into our decision-making, advocacy, and initiatives so that The Center is representative of our San Diego LGBTQ community. There are so many ways to get involved at The Center! Explore all the different ways that we provide engagement opportunities for […]
In Celebration of HIV Testing Week, SBYC is hosting a Queer Sex Ed Workshop facilitated by Deja Cabrera, our Sexual Health Community Engagement Manager. Join us at SBYC for a stellar evening of Sexual Health Trivia & Information, Food, Activities, & HIV Testing/STI Screenings.* The first 20 folx to get tested will receive a $20
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Meet the Team Executive Staff CAROLINE (CARA) DESSERT, ESQ . Chief Executive Officer Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Carolina (Cara) Dessert, Esq. (she/her), is the Chief Executive Officer of The San Diego LGBT Community Center, which recently celebrated 50 years of serving San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community. A queer Latina, Dessert is an attorney and executive with
Annual Report and Financial Statements The Center’s Annual iMPACT Report and Financial Information We invite you to read our FY24 Annual Impact Report covering The Center’s impact from July 2023-June 30,2024. In these pages, you will read about our efforts to build LGBTQ+ community power, creating a solid base of volunteers through our Fierce Advocacy and Civic
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MEDIA CONTACTS: Gus Hernandez, Senior Director of Communications and Marketing, The San Diego LGBT Community Centerghernandez@thecentersd.org / (415) 271-5961 IN THE NEWS The Center In The News In The News 2025 July 1, 2025 – Voice of San Diego | Morning Report: D1 Decision Day June 30, 2025 – Teen Vogue | The San Diego Blood Sisters
Phase 3 Reopening at The Center Welcome Back To Your Center! Following closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have embarked on a phased reopening at The Center! We hope to see you as we provide expanded in-person services to our community. The Center is currently open Monday – Friday from 10am-7pm offering in-person and
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The San Diego County Supervisorial District 1 Special General Election July 1, 2025 Are you ready to vote in the upcoming election? The San Diego County Supervisorial District 1 Special Election is coming up on July 1st! With anti-LGBTQ+ hate on the rise at both the local and national levels, your participation in this election is
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SEXUAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS | #BETHEGENERATION BE THE GENERATION #BeTheGeneration (#BTG) is The Center’s comprehensive Sexual Health & Wellness Program that ensures individuals are empowered to take charge of their sexual health and wellbeing. BTG’s five tenets:– Fight to reduce stigma and barriers and improve access to screening– Test so individuals know their HIV status– Treat should someone be
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Established in 1972 as a community-based nonprofit organization, The San Diego LGBT Community Center is one of the most vibrant and largest LGBTQ community centers in the nation. Functioning as the San Diego LGBTQ community’s anchor organization, The Center provides targeted programs and services to the full diversity of the San Diego LGBT community, including
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Note: These bios remain static from the time of the participant’s graduation from YPC Academy. Many graduates have moved on to new careers, board service, and other activities since the time of this publication. Class of 2020 Jessica Valencia Pronouns: She, Her(s), Ella Jessica Valencia is currently a Prevention and Community Engagement Specialist at Center
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