Sacramento's Queer Playground
Find your people. Find your places.
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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.
Gender Health Center
Accessible, affirming therapy and support for gender-diverse folks.
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.
Sacramento LGBT Center Support Groups
Regular meetups for trans and nonbinary community members.
🧠 Mental Health & Crisis Support
Local behavioral-health starting points that state they offer affirming care.
🏡 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 & Community-Friendly Businesses
Queer-owned places and local businesses with a demonstrated connection to the community.
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.
🌆 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.
The Depot
A neighborhood bar with steady regulars and an easygoing atmosphere. It has pool tables.
Radclyffe's
A queer restaurant and cocktail bar in Mansion Flats with food, drinks, and LGBTQ+ events.
🎭 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.
🧵 Community Groups
Ways to meet people that don't involve standing awkwardly at a bar.
Sacramento FrontRunners & FrontWalkers
Sacramento's LGBTQ+ running and walking club — all paces, ages, and abilities welcome. Runs Saturday mornings along the American River, plus Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Queer Crush Climbing
Inclusive climbing meetups with Sacramento events. Meet at Pipeworks every third Friday of each month.
🛠️ Queer-Friendly Services
People you can actually trust with your hair, your lease, or your court case.
Butch & Screwball Barbers
Bold, inclusive Midtown barbershop on 22nd Street with a no-BS attitude and serious skill. Precision fades, scissor cuts, straight razor shaves, and custom beard work. 4.9★ rated.
Revelry Barber Shop + Salon
All-inclusive, genderless barber shop and salon in Land Park created by Emily Carson. A safe, welcoming space for cuts, color, shaves, and waxing — walk-ins welcome at 2739 Riverside Blvd.
Sacramento Running Company
Family-owned running and walking gear shop on 21st Street. Official packet pickup for the annual Pride 5K and weekly home base for Sacramento FrontRunners.
Les Tattoos
Sacramento's largest LGBTQIA+ female-owned and operated tattoo studio. A safe, celebratory space for self-expression at 2223 10th Street.
🍊 Alcohol-Free Things to Do
Local movies, coffee, and culture when you want plans that do not revolve around drinking.
Crest Theatre
Concerts, films, and community events. See the "HUMP!" film festival here.
Pachamama Coffee
Cooperative-owned café with community energy. Location at the Co-Op too.
🧡 Community Support
Neighbors helping neighbors. No means test, no judgment.
🎉 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.
🦄 Our Vibe
We made this for anyone seeking connection or community in Sacramento's queer landscape. Everything here is a real local place, program, group, or event that we have checked by hand.
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.