California LGBTQ Health & Human Services Network

Every month, the CA LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network hosts a monthly call to update statewide partners and community members regarding LGBTQ+ health-related legislation, events, and opportunities for engagement.

This month's Network call will focus on LGBTQ+ research. A few guest speakers will join us to highlight research in the mental health field, discuss how to engage with and support the Local Environments and Alcohol Study, and we will present the updated We Breathe Policy Platform!

A reminder that our monthly network call is the second Thursday of each month from 10 – 11 a.m. If you do not already have the calendar invite for next week’s call, please reach out to [email protected].

🌈♿ Join us for an important conversation on the intersection of disability and LGBTQ+ identity!

We Breathe is hosting a virtual panel featuring disabled LGBTQ+ community members sharing their lived experiences, insights, and perspectives. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the unique challenges and strengths within our communities while learning ways to better support disabled LGBTQ+ folx.

🗓️ June 18, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Virtual via Zoom

ASL interpretation will be provided to help make this event more accessible.

💜 Register today: http://bit.ly/43EkBA4

Crowds, noise, long days—Pride can be a lot…

Check in with yourself and your community:

Do I need a break? Water? Support?

Planning ahead, knowing your limits, and staying connected to people you trust can help reduce stress and support safer choices.

Take care of yourself and each other. You deserve to feel good while celebrating. 🌈

Happy Pride Month from the California LGBTQ Health & Human Services Network! 🌈

As we celebrate Pride, we honor Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, whose leadership sparked the movement and made today’s Pride celebrations possible. We carry their legacy forward by protecting our communities and showing up for one another.

And if you’re able to vote… Y’ALL BETTER VOTE TOMORROW. 🗳️

Voting is one way we push back against the relentless attacks targeting transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex communities. Across the country, anti-trans bills and harmful rhetoric are threatening access to healthcare, bodily autonomy, safety, and the right for TGI individuals to exist openly in everyday life.

Pride has always been political because our lives, identities, and liberation are deeply connected. This month and every month, let’s celebrate loudly, protect each other, and fight for futures where LGBTQ+ communities can thrive! 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 ❤️‍🔥

Not registered? No problem! You can register the same day that you vote, even on election day. Return those ballots or vote in-person before tomorrow at 7:00 PM PDT! For more information, visit: http://vote.ca.gov/

Join our Turning Our Voices into Action, a community media training, on June 11th at 6 pm PST. This training is co-hosted by our partners TransFamily Support Services, Alliance for TransYouth Rights, Transgender Law Center, and Equality California. Together, we will focus on building and empowering practical advocacy skills in our community. 🗣️✊

Attendees will learn how to speak with elected officials, write op-eds, engage with media, and navigate meaningful conversations within the trans community.

Whether you're looking to share your story publicly, support advocacy efforts behind the scenes, or participate anonymously, there are many meaningful ways to create change—and now is a pivotal time to get involved. 🌈

🔗 You can register for this training today at tinyurl.com/Voices-Into-Action.

We are proud to co-sponsor the Gender-Affirming Care Budget Ask. We’re calling on state leaders to invest $26M to protect transgender health care in California.

California has long led the nation in standing up for the health and dignity of disproportionately impacted communities. Now is the time to step up again and ensure transgender people can access the care they need without political interference. Transgender youth deserve stability. Families deserve certainty.

Register for the Connecting in Community: Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind, happening tomorrow, May 29th, from 3:00–6:00 PM in Sacramento!

Get ready to move your body with Street Soccer USA; California Love, California Strong; Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind; California Department of Public Health; and the . Executive Director Darcy Totten will be on a panel at this special gathering that brings together state leaders, local partners, and community members to celebrate movement, mindfulness, and meaningful connection.

Join our partners for an afternoon filled with:
⚽ Movement activities including soccer, yoga, and dance
🤝 Community service opportunities
📚 A free resources fair
🎧 Music by DJ Lady-Sha
🍽️ A complimentary meal
🚗 Free parking

Register on Eventbrite at: https://CALoveCAStrong.eventbrite.com

Join us on Saturday, June 6, for Pride N’ Energize — a community-centered event focused on connection, wellness, and reimagining what prevention can look like in LGBTQ+ spaces. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

Community members, advocates, and partners will come together for guided conversations, community wellbeing, and fun interactive sober drink stations — plus special performances by Persephone, DJ Buttcracksweats, and Maxine on TV! 🎤💃🎶

Each station will explore topics connected to the future of healthier LGBTQ+ communities in the San Fernando Valley, including community planning, safe and affirming public spaces, stress and wellness, environmental influences on health, and opportunities to strengthen local prevention efforts through community voice and collaboration.

Whether you come for the matcha, herbal teas, mocktails, performances, conversation, or connection, we hope you’ll leave feeling energized, heard, and more connected to the collective effort to build healthier communities together. 🌈✨

Register on Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/OABTpride26

Meet Bertie Hernandez (they/them), one of our panelists for the TGI Health Immigration panel next month!

Bertie is an undocuq***r, gender non-conforming scholar, organizer, and activist exploring the impacts of the immigration system on undocumented q***r and gender variant communities of color. They use a feminist abolitionist perspective, centering joy, resiliency, and q***rness. Bertie works on highlighting the embodied knowledge of q***r people and changing the narratives of how we are perceived. View full bio on our registration page. ➡

This panel webinar explores the current realities facing Trans, Gender-Diverse, and Intersex immigrants—and why immigration is a critical health justice issue. This conversation will highlight the ways policy, systems, and stigma shape health outcomes, while uplifting the resilience and advocacy of TGI immigrant communities.

🗓 June 1, 2026
⏰ 1:30 - 3:00 pm
📍 Register on Zoom: bit.ly/TGIHEALTH26

While bars and nightlife are visible parts of LGBTQ+ culture, we also deserve spaces that don’t center substances.

Third spaces—like book clubs, coffee shop meetups, study groups, or fitness classes—offer welcoming, often low-cost ways to connect and build community. These spaces matter, especially for folks navigating financial barriers or seeking sober environments. Let’s keep creating spaces where everyone can show up as they are.