Sacramento Crew

drsassypants · 08-27-2010, 12:06 PM

I know there's not exatly a lot of us in the Sacramento area, but I still can't believe there's not a Sacramento thread!

Say hey if you're local! Maybe we should BBQ before the season ends? Anyone?

drsassypants · 08-31-2010, 09:59 PM

Did anyone make it out to the Gender Bender Ball on Sunday? We had a great time!

Rainbow Festival is coming up this Sunday. Are you going? It's one of my favorite events of the year, but last year was kind of a dud. I'm still hopeful for this year, though!

T D · 08-31-2010, 10:09 PM

There is a b-f group in Sacramento. Just in case you didn't know.

drsassypants · 08-31-2010, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T D

There is a b-f group in Sacramento. Just in case you didn't know.

Yes, actually, I did know.

I'm not a member. Did I miss the part where they have a monopoly in Sac? ;-)

T D · 09-01-2010, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drsassypants

Yes, actually, I did know.

I'm not a member. Did I miss the part where they have a monopoly in Sac? ;-)

You're welcome

Andrea · 09-01-2010, 07:12 AM

Good to see you here, Dr.

I just bought tickets to the Rainbow Festival for my honey and myself. We are meeting up with our niece, from Stockton, and her chosen family. If I am ever given any details about what time we will be there I will let you know and we may see each other.

Andrea (previously known as ReddingCalGal)

dreanyx · 10-04-2010, 02:27 AM

My name is Drea and I'm new to the site. Actually i'm new to a lot of things. Like, where's all the good lesbian hang outs? I have no idea where to find anyone...Recently back to the dating scene and have no clue where to go, besides bars, ew.

Greyson · 10-06-2010, 05:49 PM

This was a mailing from the Sacramento LGBTQI Center. I cannot make the Candle Light Vigil becasue will be at Butch Voices, Los Angeles. I will be at the training on October 23rd. Hope to see other Planeteers there.
__________________________________________________ _______________

Gay Teen Suicides - At Risk Teens in Sacramento

Five teenagers in the United States have taken their lives in recent weeks - all reportedly because they were openly gay or thought to be gay. These recent accounts have touched us all. We know the problem exists at all levels. Even though many incidents are never made so public, recent events have brought the issue to the mainstream. The names are out now.

Seth Walsh, 13 in Tehachapi, California; Asher Brown, 13 in Cypress, Texas; Billy Lucas, 13, in Greensberg, Indiana; Raymond Chase, 19, at Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island, and Tyler Clementi, 18, at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

This clearly spans the bridges from middle school, to high school, to college. In response to the death of Tyler and the others, Ellen DeGeneres said last week that she is "devastated," and goes on to say: "Something must be done...This needs to be a wake up call to everyone that teenage bullying and teasing is an epidemic in this country, and the death rate is climbing."

Does this involve our Sacramento community? You bet it does. At the Center, we have recently been faced with the problem of gay homeless youth sleeping on the Center's back porch. That's right. There are a variety of circumstances, but the bottom line is they are afraid to use existing services and there are no existing respite services directed toward this population.

In a 2009 survey of more than 7,000 LGBT middle and high school students by Presgraves' Education Network, 84.6 percent said they were verbally harassed, 40.1 percent physically harassed, and 18.8 percent physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation.

What is being done and what can the Center do? The Center is already engaged in proactive activities to address the homeless
issues. In the short term, the issue will be raised at the Sacramento Region LGBTQ Leadership Coalition which meets monthly at the Center. Concerned local organizations, such as PFLAG, are represented there. This is not a problem the Center can tackle alone.

Longer term, the Center has taken on student interns this fall who are compiling information on area high school GSA's and community resources. The ongoing Center Youth Groups will use this information for contacts and outreach.

The Center is offering an all day workshop on October 23 for professionals entitled "Serving LGBTQ Youth in Today's Climate" at the Center with a speaker from Advocates for Youth in Washington, D.C. CEU credits are available for this timely program.

The Center is sponsoring our Queer Prom again in March of next year. This successful event attracted approximately 100 youth last spring and we are hoping to double that number by partnering with the local high schools and GSA's. One of the main goals of the Prom is to enhance self confidence and a positive self image.

The Center needs help with these activities. Become a member, or think about a donation of in kind services for one of our programs.

There are online resources for information and crisis intervention.
A 24 hour youth crisis intervention service is provided by
The Trevor Project, the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth. Two college oriented organizations concerned with LGBTQ issues and bullying are Matthews Place, started by the Matthew Shepherd Foundation, and Campus Pride, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Local Help Lines Include:

Diogenes 24 hour crisis line: 800-339-7177 - Diogenes Youth Services cares for runaway, homeless and at-risk youth. It is one of the only local non-profit agencies offering free comprehensive services focused primarily on 12 to 17 year-olds.

The Effort 24 hour crisis line: 916-368-3111 - The Effort is an established Family Services Agency providing medical care, drug treatment and comprehensive family care services in Sacramento and surrounding counties.

Sacramento County Mental Health Crisis Intervention Line -
916-732-3637

Stand Up to Youth Suicide:
Candlelight Vigil Friday Night

Equality Action Now, in partnership with local LGBTQ organizations and mental health specialists has organized a candlelight vigil to be held in the parking lot of McMartin Realty, 21st and K Streets, Midtown Sacramento, between 6:00pm and 7:00pm, Friday, October 8, 2010. The vigil will be held in conjunction with a nation-wide effort to, "Stand Up to Youth Suicide". Representatives of Equality Action Now and other LGBT organizations and mental health experts will be on hand to help with questions and concerns and to provide the community with resources to fight bullying in Sacramento area schools.

Daywalker · 10-06-2010, 06:49 PM

The Daywalkers are Officially checkin' in to the Sac-Pak.

Dallas · 10-24-2010, 03:14 PM

So..Sacramento area Butch & femmes hang out where?

drsassypants · 03-27-2011, 06:45 PM

Hey Sacramento!

Come on out to Hamburger Patty's on Wednesday, April 13th at 7pm & play some Drag Queen Bingo! A portion of the proceeds are being donated to the Sacramento Gender Health Center. The Center has been open less than a year and provides invaluable gender and mental health services to our community.

The Sacramento Gender Health Center would love to beat the record for most money raised. Won't you come out & play with us?

intrigue_in916 · 10-03-2011, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drsassypants

I know there's not exatly a lot of us in the Sacramento area, but I still can't believe there's not a Sacramento thread!

Say hey if you're local! Maybe we should BBQ before the season ends? Anyone?

Hey from Folsom

Daywalker · 10-03-2011, 03:42 PM

Sac Pac Thread Comes Alive!

Ok, so I'm putting feelers out for the Sac area ~ we're looking for
a few resources to find some odds and ends for free or very low cost.

Items such as:

Quote:

Bulk Fabric ~ Clearance kind of stuff ~ Black, Red and/or variations of.

Chairs ~ Cheap Rentals? Gracious Lenders? We need about 30.

Will check Habitat for Humanity, but if anyone has an old trellis and/or PVC piping, I'll take it off yer hands!

Artificial Grass ~ or similar. Enough to cover an area of 20x20 or larger.

Again, just looking to see if anyone has any low cost/freebie resources.

These items are needed to complete the backyard
here in order to prepare it for a Ceremony.

Thanks Ahead!

The Oopster · 05-03-2012, 03:36 PM

looks like i'll be up that way probably either on May 14, 15, or 16. Not written in stone but the probability of those dates being correct are getting higher!

First few weeks will probably be fairly slow so will have some spare time to maybe get over that way! I'll actually be in the eldorado forest ... and living about half way between placerville and south lake tahoe. July and August will be insane! But may need insanity breaks. I"ll be on 6 days off 1 day during those months.

so hope to see some of ya!

Andrea · 05-03-2012, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Oopster

looks like i'll be up that way probably either on May 14, 15, or 16. Not written in stone but the probability of those dates being correct are getting higher!

First few weeks will probably be fairly slow so will have some spare time to maybe get over that way! I'll actually be in the eldorado forest ... and living about half way between placerville and south lake tahoe. July and August will be insane! But may need insanity breaks. I"ll be on 6 days off 1 day during those months.

so hope to see some of ya!

Rene and I would love to spend some time with you. Keep us posted.

08-27-2010, 12:06 PM	#1
drsassypants Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She. Or Dr. ;-) Relationship Status: Legally Wed Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 65 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26 Thanked 107 Times in 42 Posts Rep Power: 44156	Sacramento Crew I know there's not exatly a lot of us in the Sacramento area, but I still can't believe there's not a Sacramento thread! Say hey if you're local! Maybe we should BBQ before the season ends? Anyone?

08-31-2010, 10:09 PM	#3
T D Member How Do You Identify?: Person of the trans variety Preferred Pronoun?: He, Sir, Bro, TD, Stevin Relationship Status: On occasion Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,165 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,428 Thanked 1,123 Times in 310 Posts Rep Power: 3570338	There is a b-f group in Sacramento. Just in case you didn't know. __________________ “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

09-01-2010, 07:12 AM	#6
Andrea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mature Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Her/She Relationship Status: I heart Rene Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 3,755 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,427 Thanked 15,248 Times in 3,064 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Good to see you here, Dr. I just bought tickets to the Rainbow Festival for my honey and myself. We are meeting up with our niece, from Stockton, and her chosen family. If I am ever given any details about what time we will be there I will let you know and we may see each other. Andrea (previously known as ReddingCalGal) __________________ I am very spoiled! What we think about and thank about, we bring about! Today I will treat my body with love and respect.

10-04-2010, 02:27 AM	#7
dreanyx Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Tom boi Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/chicka/lady/woman Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 2 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Hey I'm local! ^^ My name is Drea and I'm new to the site. Actually i'm new to a lot of things. Like, where's all the good lesbian hang outs? I have no idea where to find anyone...Recently back to the dating scene and have no clue where to go, besides bars, ew.

10-06-2010, 05:49 PM	#8
Greyson Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transmasculine/Non-Binary Preferred Pronoun?: Hy (Pronounced He) Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,589 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,132 Thanked 8,165 Times in 2,007 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	This was a mailing from the Sacramento LGBTQI Center. I cannot make the Candle Light Vigil becasue will be at Butch Voices, Los Angeles. I will be at the training on October 23rd. Hope to see other Planeteers there. __________________________________________________ _______________ Gay Teen Suicides - At Risk Teens in Sacramento Five teenagers in the United States have taken their lives in recent weeks - all reportedly because they were openly gay or thought to be gay. These recent accounts have touched us all. We know the problem exists at all levels. Even though many incidents are never made so public, recent events have brought the issue to the mainstream. The names are out now. Seth Walsh, 13 in Tehachapi, California; Asher Brown, 13 in Cypress, Texas; Billy Lucas, 13, in Greensberg, Indiana; Raymond Chase, 19, at Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island, and Tyler Clementi, 18, at Rutgers University in New Jersey. This clearly spans the bridges from middle school, to high school, to college. In response to the death of Tyler and the others, Ellen DeGeneres said last week that she is "devastated," and goes on to say: "Something must be done...This needs to be a wake up call to everyone that teenage bullying and teasing is an epidemic in this country, and the death rate is climbing." Does this involve our Sacramento community? You bet it does. At the Center, we have recently been faced with the problem of gay homeless youth sleeping on the Center's back porch. That's right. There are a variety of circumstances, but the bottom line is they are afraid to use existing services and there are no existing respite services directed toward this population. In a 2009 survey of more than 7,000 LGBT middle and high school students by Presgraves' Education Network, 84.6 percent said they were verbally harassed, 40.1 percent physically harassed, and 18.8 percent physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation. What is being done and what can the Center do? The Center is already engaged in proactive activities to address the homeless issues. In the short term, the issue will be raised at the Sacramento Region LGBTQ Leadership Coalition which meets monthly at the Center. Concerned local organizations, such as PFLAG, are represented there. This is not a problem the Center can tackle alone. Longer term, the Center has taken on student interns this fall who are compiling information on area high school GSA's and community resources. The ongoing Center Youth Groups will use this information for contacts and outreach. The Center is offering an all day workshop on October 23 for professionals entitled "Serving LGBTQ Youth in Today's Climate" at the Center with a speaker from Advocates for Youth in Washington, D.C. CEU credits are available for this timely program. The Center is sponsoring our Queer Prom again in March of next year. This successful event attracted approximately 100 youth last spring and we are hoping to double that number by partnering with the local high schools and GSA's. One of the main goals of the Prom is to enhance self confidence and a positive self image. The Center needs help with these activities. Become a member, or think about a donation of in kind services for one of our programs. There are online resources for information and crisis intervention. A 24 hour youth crisis intervention service is provided by The Trevor Project, the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth. Two college oriented organizations concerned with LGBTQ issues and bullying are Matthews Place, started by the Matthew Shepherd Foundation, and Campus Pride, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Local Help Lines Include: Diogenes 24 hour crisis line: 800-339-7177 - Diogenes Youth Services cares for runaway, homeless and at-risk youth. It is one of the only local non-profit agencies offering free comprehensive services focused primarily on 12 to 17 year-olds. The Effort 24 hour crisis line: 916-368-3111 - The Effort is an established Family Services Agency providing medical care, drug treatment and comprehensive family care services in Sacramento and surrounding counties. Sacramento County Mental Health Crisis Intervention Line - 916-732-3637 Stand Up to Youth Suicide: Candlelight Vigil Friday Night Equality Action Now, in partnership with local LGBTQ organizations and mental health specialists has organized a candlelight vigil to be held in the parking lot of McMartin Realty, 21st and K Streets, Midtown Sacramento, between 6:00pm and 7:00pm, Friday, October 8, 2010. The vigil will be held in conjunction with a nation-wide effort to, "Stand Up to Youth Suicide". Representatives of Equality Action Now and other LGBT organizations and mental health experts will be on hand to help with questions and concerns and to provide the community with resources to fight bullying in Sacramento area schools. __________________ Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. - Susan Gale

08-31-2010, 09:59 PM	#2
drsassypants Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She. Or Dr. ;-) Relationship Status: Legally Wed Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 65 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26 Thanked 107 Times in 42 Posts Rep Power: 44156	Did anyone make it out to the Gender Bender Ball on Sunday? We had a great time! Rainbow Festival is coming up this Sunday. Are you going? It's one of my favorite events of the year, but last year was kind of a dud. I'm still hopeful for this year, though!

10-06-2010, 06:49 PM	#9
Daywalker Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Hippy Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: * Posts: 3,750 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,499 Thanked 11,917 Times in 2,700 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	The Daywalkers are Officially checkin' in to the Sac-Pak. __________________ www.SirDaywalker.com

10-24-2010, 03:14 PM	#10
Dallas Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sacramento Posts: 5 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 10 Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts Rep Power: 0	Soooooo this is where everybody is So..Sacramento area Butch & femmes hang out where?

03-27-2011, 06:45 PM	#11
drsassypants Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She. Or Dr. ;-) Relationship Status: Legally Wed Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 65 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26 Thanked 107 Times in 42 Posts Rep Power: 44156	Drag Queen Bingo! Hey Sacramento! Come on out to Hamburger Patty's on Wednesday, April 13th at 7pm & play some Drag Queen Bingo! A portion of the proceeds are being donated to the Sacramento Gender Health Center. The Center has been open less than a year and provides invaluable gender and mental health services to our community. The Sacramento Gender Health Center would love to beat the record for most money raised. Won't you come out & play with us? __________________ I blog at The Verbosery Also, please take a moment to check out Busted Knuckle Photography

05-03-2012, 03:36 PM	#14
The Oopster Senior Member How Do You Identify?: transgender male Preferred Pronoun?: he Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: carson city nv Posts: 1,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 303 Thanked 2,655 Times in 759 Posts Rep Power: 20061508	looks like i'll be up that way probably either on May 14, 15, or 16. Not written in stone but the probability of those dates being correct are getting higher! First few weeks will probably be fairly slow so will have some spare time to maybe get over that way! I'll actually be in the eldorado forest ... and living about half way between placerville and south lake tahoe. July and August will be insane! But may need insanity breaks. I"ll be on 6 days off 1 day during those months. so hope to see some of ya!