Meetings
Lou Sullivan Society Monthly Meeting is held on the third Saturday of each month from 2:00-5:00 pm. Please check this site for the latest information on special topics or events.Meeting topics - Winter 2010
- January 16th -- Open discussion/support
- February 20th -- Looking forward, Looking back*
- March 20th -- TBD
We will also be discussing future plans for the Lou Sullivan Society, in 2010 and beyond. Bring your ideas!
Regular Meeting Location
California Pacific Medical Center, Davies Campus
Conference Room B 2/3, North Tower
45 Castro Street (between 14th and Duboce), San Francisco, CA.
Map/Directions
NOTE: While the address for our location is 45 Castro St., we are not in the building signed "45 Castro." We meet across the driveway in the hospital building, signed "North Tower". Our meeting room is on the basement level, to the left of the cafeteria.
Our meeting format has changed! We are no longer alternating between open and closed meetings. LSS meetings will be open to all members of the transcommunity (including significant others, family, and friends) unless otherwise specified.
2010 Meeting Dates
Winter: 1/16, 2/20, 3/20
Spring: 4/17, 5/15, 6/19
Summer: 7/17, 8/21, 9/18
Fall: 10/16, 11/20, 12/18
Socials
Lou Sullivan Society Sponsored Social Meetings- The FTMs & Friends Wednesday Night Social is open to all. Wednesdays from 7:00pm until 9:00pm (and often later). Church Street Cafe, 260 Church St., San Francisco.
- Mid-month LSS/TGSF social - on hiatus until a new venue is located
Other Community Groups and Meetings
FTMs of Color Support Group (FTMOC) FTMOC is a monthly support group for transmasculine spectrum folks who identify as persons of color. FTMOC meets 2-4pm on the third Sunday of every month at TRANS: THRIVE, 815 Hyde St., 2nd Floor, SF. For more information, please call 415-409-4101, email: FTMOC-owner@yahoogroups.com.
South Bay Transmen Social & Support Group is for FTM/Questioning guys. A group for FTM trans people, including gender questioning, considering the transition, in process or completed the transition. Meets the fourth Tuesday of the month 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. at the DeFrank Center in San Jose, CA.
San Francisco Transgender Support Meeting Provides support services and educational materials for the transgender community. SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market, Rm. Q-33. Info: 219-1250.
Santa Cruz Transgender Support Group Meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month. All trans and trans-questioning individuals are invited to come and share personal experiences in a confidential, safe, and caring environment. Meets 7:30-9:30pm at the Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. Info: Lulu at 831-425-5422 or visit http://www.diversitycenter.org
Significant Others of FTMs Looking to start a bi-weekly or monthly support/discussion group for partners and/or friends of FTMs in San Francisco. E-Mail: ninebluemonkeys@yahoo.com
St. James Infirmary for Sex Workers Offers free, confidential, non-judgmental medical care, massage, acupuncture, peer and substance use counseling, legal and social service referrals and a food/clothing bank. You can check your emaill, get chair massage, or face acupuncture while you wait and talk to other sex workers. If you get get treatment, its not just a clinic, you can hang out with all your friends who you never knew were hookers, too! Tuesday 12-3pm, Wednesday night from 6-9pm, Thursday 6-9pm Transgender Health Clinic. Current and former sex workers as well as their partners and families are welcome to drop in. Donations of food, money and clothing welcome. Info: 554-8494
Stanislaus County Transgender Support Group The Stanislaus Pride Center sponsors meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month, 7:30pm and 9pm at a confidential location. Info: 209-567-3121, stanislauspridecenter.com
TG, TS, Etc. Prayer group Interdenominational MF/FM group of TG, TS, Intersexed and their LGBT friends. All welcome. MCC San Francisco is part of the Metropolitan Community Churches, an international denomination that embraces transgender persons, lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals, along with their families, friends, and advocates. Services on Sundays at 11am and 7pm, and Wednesdays at 7pm. www.mccsf.org
THIP (Transgender Health Issues Project) A program of the Black Coalition on AIDS focused on providing health related support, services and outreach to SF’s transgender black community. Various social, community, support and outreach opportunities. Info: Tanya, 615-9945.
Trans & Gender Variant in Prison Committee Learn about the abuses that trans and gender variant folks face in the prison and help to work towards ending this abuse. This is a committee of the Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project. Meets every 4th Tuesday of the month, 6-7:30pm. Info: 252-9211 or tip@riseup.net
Transbay Monthly Social For all who identify as transgendered meets 2nd Wed, 7pm. Kick back, talk, have a good time. No cameras or "tranny cruising," please. Quetzal, 1234 Polk St, SF. www.transbay.org
Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs(TCOPS) An online discussion group to find support, talk, ask advice and make friends within this unique segment of the law enforcement community. We also have resources to assist active officers address transition-related and employment concerns before, during and after gender transition. Info: www.tcops-international.org, TCOPS@yahoogroups.com, or contact Julie Marin at Julie_marin@yahoo.com.
Transgender Parents Group Support Discuss & work though issues unique to transgendered people. Mon 6-7:30pm. SL fee. Childcare provided. Sponsored by Alternative Family Institute. Offices in Oakland and San Francisco. Info: 436-9000.
Trans Parent Support Group is an informal, monthly, free, peer-led meeting sponsored by Our Family Coalition. Members have included current parents, parents with grown offspring, and individuals considering parenthood who identified as FTM, MTF, genderqueer, transgender, cross-dresser, or transsexual (pre-, mid-, or post- transition). Third Saturdays, 10-noon. SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St. @ Octavia (usually in room 302 - third floor). Free childcare available at Kidspace on the first floor of the center (please contact ourfamily.org to indicate if you will need those services). Info: 415-981-1960.
Transgender Support Group Meets at the Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center, Mon-Fri, 3-5 pm. Mon. is open to significant others and questioning; Tues-Fri transgender people only. Wed: Alexis Miranda facilitates. 183 Golden Gate Ave. in SF. Info: 415-255-8272.
Transgender Support Group To improve access, coordination and quality of care for African-American and Latino transgender individuals who are HIV infected. Fri, 6pm. City of Refuge, 1025 Howard, SF. Info: 861-6130X16.
Transgender Support Group Is an all-inclusive discussion group for cross-dressers, transsexuals and others with gender identity issues. 1st & 3rd Thurs, 7pm. Rainbow Community Center, 3024 Willow Pass Rd., Suite 200, Concord. Info: 925-692-0090.
Transmen's Alliance Against Racism group Meets monthly to discuss issues of racism, sexism, ageism, anti-Semitism, homophobia and other issues in the TS/TG community and beyond. Group open to all LGBT people, their friends, allies and partners. Info: 334-3326.
TV/TS & Friends Transgender Group Meets monthly in SF. We're very active & friendly folks, call us! Info: 839-9448 or TGSF, PO Box 426486, SF CA 94142.
Transgender Support Group For anyone who is transgendered, transsexual, or has gender issues. Beginners welcome. Fridays from 8-9:30pm. Pacific Center, Berkeley. Info: 510-548-8283.