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 CultureLiberating 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.Contact: lilacclub@csumb.eduOtter PrideOtter 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.eduOut in STEM at CSUMBThe 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.eduWe 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
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