Pacific Pride Foundation proudly provides services to the HIV/AIDS and LGBT communities of Santa Barbara County. All of our programs are free or low cost and offered in English and Spanish through our offices in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.

Donate with your Ralph's Cards

You can donate to PPF whenever you use your Ralph's card. Please sign up here (use NPO code "82904") and make sure you re-register every year.

Transgender Center

Transgenders face unique situations, such as employment, hormone therapy, surgery, identification cards. These pages address some of those concerns. Check for links on the right column.

• Forums for M2Fs and F2Ms (moderated)
• Health and Hormones — doctors, pharmaceuticals
• Jobs Center—bulletin board, PC employers
• The Law — your rights
• Dealing with Family and Friends

Support Groups

Santa Barbara County has two active groups:
Santa Barbara Transgender Support Group meets first Thursday of each month at Pacific Pride Foundation, 126 E. Haley Street, Suite A-12, Santa Barbara.

Santa Maria Transgender Support: The monthly group has suspended meeting until further notice. Peer counseling, support, phone and email referrals are still available by contacting (805) 349-9947 / email.

You can find more information here. And you may find general information from the Lending Library.

Forums

Our forums are private. If you wish to join, check in at the M2F Forum or the F2M Forum , and describe your situation in an email to the Moderator.

Health & Hormones

Hormone therapy, gender-reassignment, facial surgery … or doctors who need you to tell them about transgenderism.

Jobs Center

Employment at colleges and government agencies are generally PC. Jobs for teen T's on the street — that's a biggie. If you know of an employer who is an ally, post that info here.

The Law

Laws were not written with T's in mind. Where does a jailer put us? What about our marriage — are we same-sex or not?

Family & Friends

Our gender-crossing may break up a marriage, estrange children or parents or siblings. Or not. How do we handle our co-workers?

Questioning

Am I gay? Trans? Bi? How do I know, for sure?

Intersex

A few people are born with ambiguous or even double genitalia.

Two-Spirit

Many Native American traditions, including the Chumash, honor transgenders as shaman, healers, advisors, and keepers of the lore.

Organizations and trans-allied contacts • Crisis

Planned Parenthood
Scott McCann, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Vice-President/Education
518 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-2445 ext. 22
scott.mccann@ppfa.org

Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center
Elsa, Program Director
granadose@hotmail.com
Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center
111 N. Milpas Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 963-6832, ext. 23

UCSB Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity offers a safe, Flag supportive, and welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, genderqueer, intersex, and ally members of the UCSB community.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about the Transgender Center please email us here.