Bay Area Youth Resources
LYRIC
A youth center for LGTBQQ young people offering support with transition, youth internships, housing assistance, and more.
Located in San Francisco.
Rainbow Families Bay Area
A parent-run group connecting families with transgender and gender diverse children. Offers play groups and support groups for tweens (ages 9-12) and parents/caregivers.
Located throughout the East Bay.
Gender Spectrum
A non-profit centered around transgender and gender diverse youth.
Offers an annual conference for transgender youth and their families as well as online support groups and consulting.
Conference located in Oakland.
Pacific Center
LGBTQIA+ center offering free support groups to LGBTQIA+ tweens (ages 9-13) and teens (ages 12-17).
Located in Berkeley.
Camp Indigo
A summer day camp for transgender and gender diverse youth aged 4-17.
Located in Oakland and Boulder.
Dimensions Clinic
A welcoming, safe and open space for queer and trans youth (ages 12-25) to receive free or low-cost comprehensive medical and mental health services. Tailored specifically to serve transgender and gender non-binary young people.
Located in San Francisco.
UCSF’s Child and Adolescent Gender Center
Medical center offering comprehensive medical and psychological care, as well as advocacy and legal support, to transgender, nonbinary and gender-expansive kids.
Located in San Francisco, Oakland, San Mateo, and San Ramon.
Mind The Gap
A consortium of Bay Area gender affirming therapists and psychiatrists providing mental health services in the context of gender acceptance and gender diversity
Additional Bay Area resources:
Online Youth Resources
Galaxy Community Circle
A space celebrating gender diverse children aged 4-9. Offers weekly Zoom support meetings/social spaces,
Trans Mentor Project
An e-mentoring program that pairs transgender and nonbinary youth aged 13-17 with supportive, identity-affirming mentors.
Mentors and mentees may be located anywhere.
Gender Spectrum
A non-profit centered around transgender and gender diverse youth.
Offers an annual conference for transgender youth and their families as well as online support groups and consulting.
Conference located in Oakland.
Camps and Retreats
Transgender Youth Retreats
Weekend long social retreats for transgender and nonbinary youth aged 13-17.
Located in Massachusetts
Camp Aranu’tiq
Summer camp for transgender and non-binary children aged 8-13 and family camp for transgender and non-binary youth of all ages and their families.
Located in New Hampshire
Camp Indigo
Summer day camp for transgender and gender diverse youth aged 4-17. Located in Oakland and Boulder
More Mentorship Programs
Trans Mentor Project
An e-mentoring program that pairs transgender and nonbinary youth aged 13-17 with supportive, identity-affirming mentors.
Mentors and mentees may be located anywhere.
TransMentor Program
A program pairing transgender, gender non-binary, gender expansive and gender questioning youth ages 12-20 with trans and gender expansive adults. Mentors and mentees must be located in the Chicago area.
LifeWorks Mentorship Program
A program pairing LGBTQ youth under the age of 25 with mentors.
Mentors and mentees must be located in the Los Angeles area.
Trans Peer Mentor Program 