The Diversity Center is a beacon of support and inspiration for the LGBTQ+ community. Established in 1989, the Center has grown into a comprehensive hub providing essential services, safe spaces, educational programs, and enriching events informed by the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. We are dedicated to creating a vibrant, intergenerational LGBTQ+ community through collaborative efforts. Our services foster a sense of belonging and promote queer-affirming well-being practices allowing individuals to build resiliency and thrive.

“The Diversity Center has made me feel much more comfortable in myself and has provided a place for me to be my complete self.”
— Recipient of TDC services, 2023

The Diversity Center is participating in Santa Cruz Gives!

The Diversity Center is proud to participate in Santa Cruz Gives! This year, your donation will help us preserve the vital history and stories of the LGBTQ+ people who fought for their lives during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Every contribution ensures their legacy is honored and shared with future generations. Support us today by visiting Santa Cruz Gives and making your donation!

“Never the Last Love Letter” is a documentary produced by The Diversity Center with talented local volunteer filmmakers that explores the untold stories of those who fought to save lives in Santa Cruz during the AIDS crisis. Through personal interviews, archival footage, and historical artifacts, the film captures the creativity, courage, and defiance of the LGBTQ+ community. The documentary connects this history to today’s struggles, illustrating how grassroots activism can transform public health and advance human dignity.

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Show your support of The Diversity Center by making a donation this Giving Tuesday! Each year, TDC engages with over 4000 LGBTQ+ individuals and allies by providing critical services, spaces, education, and events that enhance our community’s w
Every LGBTQ+ person deserves to feel safe, accepted, and celebrated. That is why The Diversity Center exists. For over 30 years, we have been a beacon of hope, providing essential support to LGBTQ+ people of all ages across our community. This season
Join us on Saturday, December 21 for a special Winter Solstice celebration under the setting sun at Seabright Beach. You are invited to walk the labyrinth of renewal to honor the season of reflection and the returning of the light. The Labyrinth of R
The Diversity Center Santa Cruz Trans* Masculine group meets every on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month via Zoom. This group offers peer support and social connections. All FTM, Transmen, masculine-spectrum, butch, boi, folks questioning their ge
The Diversity Center is proud to participate in Santa Cruz Gives! This year, your donation will help us preserve the vital history and stories of the LGBTQ+ people who fought for their lives during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Every contribution ensures thei
End 2024 with some merry and bright youth events at The Diversity Center 🌟 #thediversitycenter #SantaCruz #montereybay #lgbtqia #trans #nonbinary #events
Special Thank You to Mo Katzman! Mo Katzman from Motion Pacific led a no-cost 4 week dance class at the Diversity Center called Dancing for Every Body! The Diversity Center sincerely thanks them for this joyful offering for our LGBTQ+ community when
The Diversity Center will be attending the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting on November 19, 2024, at 9:00 am. At this meeting, we will be advocating for critical funds to support the work we do for the LGBTQ+ community. If having an L
This support and discussion group is for people 18+ who identify on the spectrum of trans/nonbinary/agender/genderfluid and more. The group also welcomes those who want to explore their identity but who may not need or want to classify themselves. Al
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