Otter Cross Cultural Center

LGBTQ+ Resource Guide

  • Contact Student Engagement & Leadership Development for student organization information at studentengagment@csumb.edu or 831-582-4686. A full list of CSUMB Inter-Club Council Clubs can be found at the Inter-Club Council Club Directory Check out the Sports Club Council Club Directory to see a current list of all Sports Clubs on campus. The Greek Organization Directory is also great to be involved in Greek Life.

    Associated Students

    Make a difference and have a voice on campus! Gain leadership and professional experiences. Network with campus administrators and other student organizational leaders. Be an advocate in representing student concerns on university committees, as well as, local and statewide legislative bodies. Compensation includes a monthly stipend. Apply for an elected position with Associated Students (AS), your student government.

    Contact: president@ascsumb.org

    For more information, please see their website.

    Liberating Identities, Love, Acceptance, and Culture
    Liberating Identities, Love, Acceptance, and Culture is a Queer POC club. Our mission is to be conscious of discrimination and hate in this community and provide a space away from it all, to provide a stage for identity and culture to be spoken about and recognized, and to celebrate diverse cultures.
    Otter Pride
    Otter Pride strives to secure the presence of the Queer/LGBTQIA+ community on the CSUMB campus, create an LGBTQIA+ friendly atmosphere on campus, provide a visible community and safe space for students to join, and continue educating the campus about the LGBTQIA+ community.
    Contact: pride@csumb.edu
    Out in STEM at CSUMB 
    The purposes of this organization are to provide a space for professional development, impart opportunities, and celebrate the identities of LGBTQ+ and ally people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
    Contact: ostem@csumb.edu

  • We will be updating the course list for Spring 2025 soon.

    Make sure to check the class schedule, course catalog, or with your academic advisor to make sure the classes are available.

  • East Village Coffee Lounge

    498 Washington St., Monterey, CA 93940

    831-373-5601

    For more information, please visit their Facebook.

    Old Capitol Books

    559 Tyler St., Monterey, CA 93940

    831-333-0383

    For more information, please see their website.

  • California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA)- LGQTB PROGRAM

    CRLA regularly represents LGBTQ clients in a variety of types of legal cases, including immigration, employment discrimination and education matters, as well as legal name and gender change petitions. In addition, CRLA conducts community legal education, promotes leadership development opportunities for LGBTQ people, builds sustained partnerships with rural LGBT community centers and other community organizations, and monitors the activities of local public entities that directly impact LGBTQ people who are most vulnerable.

    3 Williams Road, Salinas, CA 93905

    Contact: Lisa Cisneros, Program Director: lcisneros@crla.org, 831-757-5221

    For more information, please see their website.

    C.A.T.S

    C.A.T.S., or Counseling and Therapy Services, aims to provide a supportive space in which individuals and their families can talk confidentially with LGBT-friendly staff and LGBT-identified professionals. C.A.T.S. provides the HIV/AIDS and LGBT communities in Monterey County with priority services for individuals and groups.

    For more information, please visit their website.

    Intimacy, Sexuality & Gender Center of Monterey

    494 Alvarado St. Ste. A, Monterey, CA 93940

    831-375-7553

    For more information, please see their website.

    Monterey Peninsula Pride

    A group of volunteers dedicated to promoting a sense of unity and support for the local LGBTTQQIAAPF community. Whether you're lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, fluid, asexual, queer, questioning, or anything in-between, the Monterey Peninsula Pride is the right place. There you will find resources, events and support in Monterey County, California and beyond.

    For more information, visit their webpage.

    Monterey Peace and Justice Resource Center

    1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955

    831-899-7322

    For more information, please see their website.

    Rainbow Speakers and Friends

    edieko115@gmail.com

    831-998-1007

    For more information, please see their Facebook.

    Salinas Valley Pride Celebrations

    info@salinasvalleypride.com

    For more information, please see their website and Facebook.

    The Diversity Center in Santa Cruz

    1117 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062

    831-425-5422

    For more information, please see their website.

    The Epicenter- Our Gente program

    20 Maple St., Salinas CA 93901

    831-998-7291

    For more information, please see their website.

  • Epiphany Lutheran and Episcopal Church

    425 Carmel Ave., Marina, CA 93933

    831-384-6326

    For more information, visit their webpage.

    Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula

    490 Aguajito Road, Carmel, CA 93923

    831-624-7404

    For more information, visit their webpage.

    Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple

    1155 Noche Buena St., Seaside, CA 93955

    831-372-8181

    For more information, visit their webpage.

References to nonCSUMB products, services, or organizations do not imply Otter Cross Cultural Center or University endorsement of such products, services, or organizations