Sacramento's Queer Playground

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💖 Local Love: LGBTQ+ Resources

The orgs doing the actual work in Sacramento. Bookmark these.

Sacramento LGBT Community Center

Health services, youth programs, trans support, and cultural events.

Lavender Library

Volunteer-run queer library, archives, and community space.

Gender Health Center

Accessible, affirming therapy and support for gender-diverse folks.

One Community Health

LGBTQ-affirming medical, dental, and wellness care.

Golden Rule Services

HIV prevention, testing, and LGBTQ-focused health outreach.

Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce

Queer business networking. Also, good people to know.

River City CPR

Woman-owned, LGBTQ+-inclusive First Aid, CPR, and AED training for Sacramento.

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans & Nonbinary Support

People and places for trans and nonbinary folks in and around Sacramento.

River City Gender Alliance

Long-standing trans support and community connection.

Sacramento LGBT Center Support Groups

Regular meetups for trans and nonbinary community members.

Urban Unicorn Salon

Queer-friendly stylists offering gender-affirming hair services.

🧠 Mental Health & Crisis Support

Therapists and care providers who actually get it.

WellSpace Health

Behavioral health services with LGBTQ-affirming providers.

🏡 Housing & Safety

Need a safe place to land, or know someone who does? Start here.

Sacramento LGBT Center Housing Programs

Support for youth and adults experiencing housing instability.

WEAVE

Services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, including LGBTQ-specific advocacy.

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

Places worth your money, run by people worth knowing.

Anchor & Tree Coffee

Zero-emissions roastery and café in Midtown committed to sustainability, fair-trade sourcing, and an inclusive community space. Open daily on 16th Street. Book a Roast Your Own session — pick your beans, build a custom roast profile, and take home 5 lbs of your own coffee.

Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op

Worker-owned grocery co-op in Midtown with organic, local, and queer and BIPOC-owned products. Serving Sacramento since 1973.

The Bolt

Sacramento's longest-running leather bar with a relaxed, come-as-you-are atmosphere.

Mattie Groves Brewery

Not far from Lavender Heights, this is a woman-owned brewery that is very LGBTQ+ friendly.

Bear & Crown

Queer-owned restaurant and event venue in Old Sacramento.

Laughton Properties

LGBTQ-owned Sacramento property management.

Jacobsen McElroy Booth & Dolin PC

LGBTQ-owned civil litigation defense firm.

A Seat at the Table

A third space, cafe, and bookstore in nearby Elk Grove.

🌆 Lavender Heights & Midtown Happenings

The neighborhood. The bars. The crosswalks. You know the one.

Midtown Farmers Market

A Saturday tradition with local makers and fresh produce, and you can see ALL of the dogs.

Sacramento Rainbow Festival

Usually Labor Day weekend, it's a long-running celebration of LGBTQ+ pride and music.

Faces Nightclub

Iconic K Street location with drag, dancing, and decades of queer history. Also, an actual pool.

Badlands

A Lavender Heights anchor. Two bars, big dance floor.

The Depot

A neighborhood bar with steady regulars and an easygoing atmosphere. It has pool tables.

Marilyn's Pizza Slice

Late-night queer-friendly pizza on J Street.

Roscoe's

A casual Midtown hangout with a welcoming vibe and a full bar and food menu.

Mango's Sacramento

Multi-room nightlife with a queer-friendly atmosphere.

Second Saturday Art Walk

Midtown's monthly showcase of art and culture.

The Mercantile Saloon

A classic Midtown gay bar with a strong local following.

Radclyffe's

A women-owned queer bar with an inclusive atmosphere. Used to be "Bear Dive."

Fore Play

More of a bar, but also a queer-friendly axe-throwing and social venue.

The Silver Lining

Fairly new piano bar with shows in the old Luna's location, and queer owned.

🎭 Arts, Culture & Community

Queer artists and storytellers have shaped Sacramento for decades.

Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus

A community chorus celebrating queer voices. They do a fabulous holiday show.

Bent Sacramento LGBTQ Film Festival

Annual showcase of queer cinema. Never been, but heard good things.

🧵 Community Groups

Ways to meet people that don't involve standing awkwardly at a bar.

Queer Nature Sacramento

Outdoor adventures and community hikes. (Instagram)

Queer Crush Climbing

Inclusive climbing meetups with Sacramento events. Meet at Pipeworks every third Friday of each month.

OutLoud Sports

A nationwide queer sports league that has a chapter here in Sacramento.

🛠️ Queer-Friendly Services

People you can actually trust with your hair, your lease, or your court case.

🍊 Sober-Friendly Sacramento

Not every queer space revolves around alcohol. Sacramento has plenty of alternatives for connection and fun.

Tower Theatre

Independent films in a historic venue.

Esquire IMAX

Big-screen experiences on K Street. Tasty popcorn.

Crest Theatre

Concerts, films, and community events. See the "HUMP!" film festival here.

Old Soul Coffee

Local café with a queer-friendly vibe.

Pachamama Coffee

Cooperative-owned café with community energy. Location at the Co-Op too.

Temple Coffee

Popular Sacramento roastery with multiple locations.

🧡 Community Support

Neighbors helping neighbors. No means test, no judgment.

NorCal Resist

Community assistance and mutual-aid programs.

🎉 What's Queer & Happening?

What's going on, and where to show up.

Sacramento Pride

A June celebration of LGBTQ+ community and visibility. Capitol Mall. Wear comfortable shoes and don't forget the sunscreen.

Lavender Heights

The city's queer nightlife hub with bars, drag, food, and dancing. We have rainbow crosswalks! 20th & K.

Big Queer Cookout

Holds monthly cookouts for the community. See their IG for exact dates.

🦄 Our Vibe

We made this for anyone seeking connection or community in Sacramento's queer landscape. Everything here is a real place, run by real people, that you can actually walk into.

This site is a small digital love letter to the region and the wonderful people who make it what it is. This is a genuinely weird and wonderful place to be queer. We're into it.

You belong here. You're welcome here. You're part of Sacramento's queer story, and nobody can take that away from you.