Brief San Francisco Bay Area Transgender Resource Guide

Warning: This page is no longer being updated. It remains for historical purposes only.

Last updated: 7/9/99

Click here to view a generic calendar listing all the monthly events taking place in the Bay Area.

Transgender San Francisco (TGSF)

The largest open transgender social and support group in the Bay area. Activities include two social events each month, an educational meeting, bimonthly transsexual seminars, significant-other support group meetings, an annual Cotillion, a newsletter, and a hot line. TGSF members Cindy Martin and Jamie Fenton operate the Transgender Forum web site, which includes the TGSF Organization listing.

TGSF
PO Box 426486
San Francisco, CA
94142-6486

(415)-564-3246 (Hot line, staffed Mon.-Fri. 7PM-10PM, otherwise voicemail).

Membership: Full year (June 1- May 31) is $25 (Family $35), half year (Jan. 1-May 31, for new members only) is $10 (Family $15).

Diablo Valley Girls (DVG)

DVG holds social meetings on the first and third Monday of each month at 8PM at a transgender-friendly nightclub in Walnut Creek. DVG also sponsors a support group meeting and publishes a monthly newsletter.

Click here to link to the DVG web page.

DVG
PO Box 272885
Concord, CA 94527-2885
(510)-937-8432
Membership dues: $10.00/year

Rainbow Gender Association (RGA)

RGA meets on the first and third Fridays of each month at 8PM at a transgender-friendly church in San Jose. RGA also holds a TG rap group meeting on the second Friday of each month, and a group dinner on the fourth and fifth Fridays. The RGA newsletter, the Rainbow, is published bimonthly. Changing facilities are available at the church. The RGA Web Page is now available.

RGA
PO Box 700730
San Jose, CA 95170

Warmline: (408)-984-4044

Newsletter subscription: $10/year

Silicon Valley Gender Association (SVGA)

The SVGA is dedicated to providing advocacy, education, and support to the transgendered community. SVGA holds support group meetings on the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Billy DeFrank Community Center, running from 7 to 9PM. The Political Action Committee meets on the third Tuesday (call for details). SVGA also maintains the TG section of the Community Center's library. SVGA has its own web page.
SVGA
c/o The Billy DeFrank Center
175 Stockton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126

Center Hotline: (408)-293-2429
Email: info@svga.org

FTM

FTM is a support group for Female-to-Male cross-dressers and transsexuals. FTM holds both open Informational Meetings and closed Support Meetings. For additional information about FTMs, link to the FTM web page.

FTM International, Inc.
1360 Mission Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 553-5987

Nearby Gender Groups

Transgenderism is Fun (TGIF)

TGIF meets at the home of one of its members in an isolated area with gender-friendly neighbors on the second or third Saturday of each month for socializing.
TGIF
c/o Diane Giles
4754 Hidden Oaks Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

(707)-544-1540
Email: gad@crl.com

Sacramento Gender Association (SGA)

SGA is a non-sexual membership-based organization serving the educational, social, and recreational needs of the gender-challenged community. Membership is open to all interested persons regardless of gender or sexual orientation. SGA holds monthly socials and support group meetings, generally on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
SGA
P O Box 215456
Sacramento CA 95821-1456

(916)-482-7742
Email:ava4sga@aol.com

Other Resources

The Pacific Center for Human Growth in Berkeley sponsors gender support group meetings on every Friday at 8PM at 2712 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley. Call: (510)-841-6224

The Tenderloin Self-Help Center holds TV/TG/TS support group meetings every Wednesday from 3:30-5PM, 191 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. Call: (415)-554-0518.

This page was created and is maintained by Jamie Faye Fenton. Please send comments to: jamie@tgforum.com