Transgender Awareness Week - November 13-19 🏳️⚧️
Orange County Services Directory 📖
LGBTQ+ Health Services
City of Irvine - LGBTQ+ Resources
City of Irvine - LGBTQ+ Resources
Health and mental services to the LGBTQ+ community.
HOTLINES:
Suicide Hotline
9-8-8
OC Warmline
Emotional support or resources.
(714) 991-6412 or Toll Free: (877) 910-9276
Trans Hotline
Transgender for transgender people.
(877) 565-8860
Teen Line
LGBTQ teen for teen hotline
(800) TLC-TEEN or Text ‘TEEN’ to 839863
HEALTH & MENTAL SERVICES:
Be Well OC
Orange Campus
265 S. Anita Drive, Orange, CA 92868
949-749-2500
Providing help for mental health, substance use and treatment, contact Be Well. They can provide information and services to the LGBTQ+ community in OC. Centers in Orange and Irvine.
Didi Hirsch Orange County
2000 East 4th Street, Ste 201, Santa Ana, CA 92705, (714) 547-0885
Outpatient therapy for teens, adults, and families; Suicide bereavement groups; Suicide attempt support groups; Outreach and training.
The LGBT Center of OC
1605 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
The LGBTQ Center OC offers mental health, HIV testing, the David Bohnett CyberCenter, and outreach and educational services.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI Orange County 1810 East 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-544-8488
If you are experiencing mental health concerns, substance abuse, loneliness or are in need of community resources.
Shanti Orange County
23461 South Pointe Dr., Suite 100, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Offers services such as Mental Health Counseling, Case Management, Support Groups, and Community Education.
Radiant Health Center
17982 Sky Park Circle, Suite J, Irvine, CA 92614
Radiant offers a variety of clinical and LGBTQ health services for individuals, with or without health insurance. Health services, mental health counseling, and social services.
UCI Health
101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868
Gender Diversity Program
The UCI Health Gender Diversity Program offers Orange County's only interdisciplinary program dedicated to caring for transgender and gender-expansive children, teens and adults.
Orange County Health Care Agency
405 W. 5th St., Santa Ana, CA 92701
The OC Health Care Agency is a regional interdisciplinary health jurisdiction and an accredited health department, charged with protecting and promoting individual, family and community health through partnership and coordination of public and private sector resources. Many of the HCA's services are preventative in nature and include food protection, monitoring the quality of ocean water, mental health services, alcohol and drug use services, communicable disease control, public health field nursing and public health clinics.
Alianza Translatinx
Alianza Translatinx Info.
TranslatinxX info.
Name and Gender Marker Supporting Services, Support Groups, Food Bank, Behavioral Health Services, and more
Being Me - OC
BeingME is a facilitated, peer support, and discussion group for transgender women, 19 and older, that helps members learn about and understand themselves, while dealing with issues important to their transition and the challenges they may encounter along the way.
Alcoholics Anonymous Orange County
Gay Men’s Stag Closed Meeting
Wednesday 8:00 pm
City of Irvine - LGBTQ+ Resources
City of Irvine - LGBTQ+ Resources
City of Irvine - LGBTQ+ Resources
City of Irvine -LGBTQ Resources
The City of Irvine has a designated LGBTQIA+ liaison to serve as a resource to the LGBTQ community.Liaison: Sandra L. Salcedo, (949) 724-6356, ssalcedo@cityofirvine.org
Irvine Residents:
Professionally trained staff meet with Irvine residents for a variety of concerns such as: Stress/depression, Substance abuse, Family violence, Relationship problems, Legal and financial issues, Children/teen behavior difficulties.
Orange County Transportation
City of Irvine - LGBTQ+ Resources
Orange County Transportation
Orange County Transportation Services
OCTA ACCESS Service 🧑🦽👩🦽
877-628-2232 ext. 7 or 711 for TDD
https://www.octa.net/getting-around/bus/oc-access/same-day-service/
OC ACCESS is a shared-ride service that is available to qualified applicants whose physical or cognitive limitations prevent them from utilizing the regular OC Bus fixed-route service.
Airport 🛬
John Wayne Airport (SNA)
18601 Airport Way, Santa Ana, 92707
Train Stations 🚆
Metrolink is a local Orange County commuter rail line with 11 stations in OC and runs from Los Angeles through Orange County to San Diego downtown.
Pacific Surfliner is a separate commuter train with 6 stations in Orange County. There are daily round trips between Orange County to San Diego and Los Angeles, with some trips extending up to Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo.
OC Buses 🚍
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
Other transportation in Orange County includes many bus routes that will get you anywhere you want to go. Check out the routes and schedules.
Laguna Beach Trolley (Free) 🚃
Free trolley service on Coast Highway between North Laguna/ Heisler Park, downtown, South Laguna/ Mission Hospital and Ritz Carlton in Dana Point.
Balboa Peninsula Trolley (Free) 🚋
Operates Weekends and Holidays to Mariner’s Mile, awesome shopping, and surfing, The Balboa Peninsula Trolley will help you navigate this amazing beach city in comfort and style.
Shopping Centers in OC
Shopping Centers in OC
Orange County Transportation
Major Shopping Centers in OC
Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine
670 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine 92618
Irvine Spectrum Center is a popular Southern California shopping, dining and entertainment lifestyle Centers. The center features more than 130 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues, including Improv Comedy Club and Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21 IMAX & RPX.
South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa
3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
South Coast Plaza brings in approximately 24 million visitors annually. The shopping center has about 2.8 million square feet and over 270 stores, making it one of the largest shopping centers in the U.S. Its stores generate revenue of nearly 1.5 billion dollars per year, making it the highest-grossing center in the United States.
Fashion Island, Newport Beach
401 Newport Center Dr. Newport Beach, CA 92660
As one of Orange County's premier coastal shopping experience, Fashion Island features exclusive specialty boutiques, world-class department stores and a diverse assortment of restaurants and cafes. Fashion Island offers a sophisticated yet relaxed, resort-like atmosphere that is distinctively Newport Beach, with pristine views of the Pacific Ocean. There are 181 stores and theatres.
Brea Mall, Brea
1065 Brea Mall, Brea, CA 92821
Brea Mall is an upscale center located in Brea. Brea Mall offers more than 175 specialty shops, a full service day spa, and several popular restaurants. Brea Mall is highlighted by Italian tile walkways, vaulted skylights, fountains and original art sculptures which produce an unforgettable Southern California shopping and entertainment experience.
The Outlets at Orange, Orange
20 City Blvd W, Orange, CA 92868
The Outlets at Orange, formerly known as “The Block”, is an outdoor outlet mall in Orange, CA run by the Simon Property Group. There are a number of popular retail outlet stores selling premium goods at discounted prices and many great places to eat.
Definitions LGBTQ+
Shopping Centers in OC
Definitions LGBTQ+
Definitions:
Rainbow Flag 🏳🌈: It dates back to 1978, when the artist Gilbert Baker designed the first rainbow flag. Baker saw the rainbow as a natural flag from the sky, so he adopted eight colors for the stripes, each color with its own meaning hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit.
Pink Triangle 🔻: It has been a symbol for the LGBTQ community, initially intended as a badge of shame but later reclaimed as a positive symbol of self-identity. In Nazi Germany it began as one of the Nazi concentration badges distinguishing those imprisoned because they had been identified by authorities as Gay men. In the 1970s, it was revived as a symbol of protest against homophobia and has since been adopted by the larger LGBTQ community as a popular symbol of LGBTQ pride.
The Lavender Color 🟣: In 1969, the lavender color came to symbolize empowerment, as the queer rights movement began to reclaim the color as a symbol of resistance.
"LGBTQ+-friendly" means that a business is welcoming and affirming of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning people.
Definitions of LGBTQ+ according to
LESBIAN: Usually refers to a woman who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation toward women. Some nonbinary people also identify with this term.
GAY: Used in some cultural settings to represent men who are attracted to men in a romantic, erotic and/or emotional sense. Not all men who engage in same-gender sexual behavior identify as gay, and as such this label should be used with caution.
BISEXUAL or BI: A person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction to more than one gender, not necessarily at the same time, in the same way, or to the same degree.
TRANSGENDER: A person whose sense of personal identity or gender does not correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth, or does not conform to gender stereotypes. Sexual orientation varies and is not dependent on gender identity.
QUEER: a multi-faceted word that is used in different ways and means different things to different people. 1) Attraction to people of many genders. 2) Don’t conform to cultural norms around gender and/or sexuality. 3) A general term referring to all non-heterosexual people. Some within the community, however, may feel the word has been hatefully used against them for too long and are reluctant to embrace it.
QUESTIONING: An individual who is unsure of and/or exploring their gender identity and/or sexual orientation.
INTERSEX: An umbrella term that describes people born with any of 30 different variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals.
ASEXUAL: A person who experiences little or no sexual attraction to others and/or a lack of interest in sexual relationships/behavior. They may or may not experience emotional, physical, or romantic attraction. Asexuality differs from celibacy in that it is a sexual orientation, not a choice. People who are asexual may call themselves ace.
AROMANTIC: A person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others and/or has a lack of interest in romantic relationships/behavior.
PANSEXUAL: A person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities/expressions.
NON-BINARY or ENBY: A person whose gender identity does not fall within the binary genders of man or woman.
GENDERFLUID: A person who does not identify with the gender binary and move within genders and gender stereotypes.
GENDERQUEER: A person who does not identify or express their gender within the gender binary. Those who identify as genderqueer may identify as neither men nor women, may see themselves as outside of or in between the gender binary, or may simply feel restricted by gender labels.
AGENDER: a person with no (or very little) connection to gender, no personal alignment with the concepts of either man or woman, and/or someone who sees themselves as existing without gender.
STUD: A term originating within communities of color to describe a masculine identifying person who was assigned female at birth.
MĀHŪ:(‘in the middle’) in Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) and Maohi (Tahitian) cultures are third gender persons with traditional spiritual and social roles within the culture.
MUXE: Derived from the Spanish word for woman (mujer), muxes generally represent Mexican people who are assigned male at birth and identify as different genders. The iterations among the muxe community and their self-identifications vary – some identify as male but are female-expressing, while others identify as female and are more closely associated with Western culture’s understanding of transgender. Others defy gender entirely. But, in Mexican culture, the term “third gender” is often tacked to the muxe community.
HETEROSEXISM: Prejudice against individuals and groups who display non-heterosexual behaviors or identities, combined with the majority power to impose such prejudice. Usually used to the advantage of the group in power. Any attitude, action, or practice backed by an institutional power that subordinates people because of their sexual orientation.
CISGENDER: A person whose sense of personal identity or gender does correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth.
LGBTQ2S+ ALLY: Someone who confronts heterosexism, anti- LGBTQ2S+ biases, heterosexual and cisgender privilege in themselves and others; believes that heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia are social justice issues.