Drama, art, video games, card games, arts and crafts, activism, music, conversation, movies, fun people, slam poetry, thrift stores, the Internets, animals, and meeting other queer youth!
Music
Rock, rap, r & b, jazz, blues, electronica, house, synth pop, pop punk, ska, dance rock, 80's/new wave, adult contemporary, pop, and others too!
Movies
But I'm a Cheerleader is a fav all around!
Margaret Cho specials.
Anime.
Marga Gomez.
Anything with Lewis Black.
Any LGBT themed film!
Television
ER, Scrubs, What Not to Wear, Survivor, The L Word, Queer as Folk, and Ellen.
Books
Turn Back Time, anything by Meredith Maran, cheesey lesbian romance, manga.....Any LGBT themed books!
About me: We are the Lighthouse Young Adult Program! We exist for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, gender non-conforming and gender-variant, and straight allies ages 18 to 24 years old! We want to help transitional age youth...transition into adulthood successfully!
Our program uses youth empowerment, anti-oppression, youth development, and youth-adult partnership models to create a fun and exciting program for queer youth in Southern Alameda County.
Check out our weekly Drop-in Meetings Thursdays 6-7:30. These are social and supportive meetings. We also have guest speakers twice a month.
We also do community service, events, dances, and field trips. Come check us out and see what the buzz is all about!
A GREAT WAY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS!
Who I'd like to meet: Young queers ages 16-24 (if you are younger you can come too) who are looking for a place to call home and who live in the East Bay Area.
DIRECTIONS TO THE CENTER:
From the Union City or Fremont:
Take 880 North. Exit on A Street. Turn Right. Continue on A Street just under two miles. The Lighthouse Community Center is on your right just past the intersection of A and 2nd Streets next to the pink awning of the A Street Cafe (Restaurant). The center is in the corner tucked underneath a stairwell... Yes, we are hard to see......but well worth the search. If you go to the Reptile Room (the pet store) you've gone too far. It's between the A Street Cafe and the Reptile Room.
From Oakland:
Take 880 South. Exit on A Street. Turn Left on A Street under the freeway. Remain on A Street for just under two miles. The Lighthouse Community Center is on your right just past the intersection of A and 2nd Streets. The Lighthouse Community Center is on your right just past the intersection of A and 2nd Streets next to the pink awning of the A Street Cafe (Restaurant). The center is in the corner tucked underneath a stairwell... Yes, we are hard to see......but well worth the search. If you go to the Reptile Room (the pet store) you've gone too far. It's between the A Street Cafe and the Reptile Room.
BERKELEY/WALNUT CREEK
Take 580 East toward Hayward/Stockton. Exit on Hayward/Hwy238. Remain on the Left side of the exit. The freeway will end onto Foothill Boulevard. Drive passed the Safeway Shopping Center. Make a Left on City Center Drive. Go one block and make a Right on 2nd Street. Make a Left on A Street. The Lighthouse Community Center is on your right just past the intersection of A and 2nd Streets next to the pink awning of the A Street Cafe (Restaurant). The center is in the corner tucked underneath a stairwell... Yes, we are hard to see......but well worth the search. If you go to the Reptile Room (the pet store) you've gone too far. It's between the A Street Cafe and the Reptile Room.
PLEASANTON/LIVERMORE
Take 580 West toward Hayward. Exit on Crow Canyon Road/Grove Way. Continue to Grove Way. Take a slight Left to stay on Grove Way. Go to Redwood Road. Make a Left. Redwood Road becomes A Street. The Lighthouse Community Center is on your right just past the intersection of A and 2nd Streets next to the pink awning of the A Street Cafe (Restaurant). The center is in the corner tucked underneath a stairwell... Yes, we are hard to see......but well worth the search. If you go to the Reptile Room (the pet store) you've gone too far. It's between the A Street Cafe and the Reptile Room.
From other places: If you can find Foothill and/or A Street, you can find the center... We are located in the heart of downtown Hayward near the Historical District. Otherwise use mapquest or some other map/direction generating device and you should be able to find us. Just plug in the address: 1217 A Street, Hayward, CA 94541.
From Hayward Bart: Take B Street eastward toward Downtown Hayward. Walk past the Lucky Shopping Center crossing Watkins, Mission, and Main to Foothill Boulevard. Make a Left on Foothill Boulevard walking one block to A Street. Make a Right on A Street continuing one block. The Lighthouse Community Center is located 2 doors down from the intersection of A and 2nd Streets. The Lighthouse Community Center is on your right just past the intersection of A and 2nd Streets next to the pink awning of the A Street Cafe (Restaurant). The center is in the corner tucked underneath a stairwell... Yes, we are hard to see......but well worth the search. If you go to the Reptile Room (the pet store) you've gone too far. It's between the A Street Cafe and the Reptile Room.<
If you have any further questions please email Tina at tinarphillips@yahoo.com
About this page: I have been very active in Domestic Violence causes all of my adult life. I noticed a need in the world pertaining to Same Sex Domestic Violence. It happens more than people know. Unfortunately there are a number of gay people who barely consider themselves worthy or valued as a gay person much less a Domestic Violence Victim. There are also very limited resources, statistics, or information, for Same Sex Domestic Violence. Hopefully through empowerment and education we can change some of this. :D
Friday, January 30 7:00pm - Midnight $5 (at the door, no one will be turned away) Escape the winter chills and warm up with other DeFrank youth on the dance floor. There will be snacks and a cool winter mix. Prizes for Ice Prince and Princess This event is exclusively for youth ages 13-20 and a school or California state ID is required to enter. Semi-formal attire is optional.
Haha that's what I meant, "Inland Empire." As us city slickers go through it we think it's NOTHING. Just a bunch of cows or fields yet it is so wealthy...for some. For others, it's very NOT wealthy.
The worldwide media attention surrounding our massive grassweb efforts for gay rights has been tremendous. Join the Impact was a HUGE success and will continue to thrive because of our efforts.
We've reacted to anti-gay ballot initiatives in California, Arizona Florida, and Arkansas with anger, with resolve, and with courage. NOW, it's time to show America and the world how we love.
Gay people and our allies are compassionate, sensitive, caring, mobilized, and programmed for success. A day without gays would be tragic because it would be a day without love.
On December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred by donating love to a variety of different causes.
On December 10, you are encouraged not to call in sick to work. You are encouraged to call in "gay"--and donate your time to service!
December 10, 2008 is International Human Rights Day. CLICK HERE to join us, and search or add to the list of human rights organizations that need our help RIGHT NOW.
If you are a non-profit in search of volunteers on December 10, 2008, post your info here, or email us at info@daywithoutagay.org, and we'll add information about your group.
QUESTIONS? Email Sean Hetherington: info@daywithoutagay.org
Hello folks! Below is information about a No on Prop 8 Visibility Event. Please join us and/or pass the word along, thanks!
What: A peaceful No on Prop 8 rally and visibility event! When: Saturday November, 1st, 2pm-5pm Where: On Whipple Road and Dyer Street in Union City, by Union Landing shopping center (near Walmart, Century 25 movie theatre, and Borders, it is also down the road from Target), off the Whipple and Dyer St. exit from 880. What we would be doing: Holding signs, showing the public that Prop 8 in unfair, unjust and wrong. At red lights, we would hand out info of what Prop 8 is all about (believe it or not, there are still people out there who have not made up their minds yet, or don't know about Prop 8-and we REALLY need to reach them before the Yes on 8 people do.) Bring: Smiles, signs, clappers, whistles, drums, megaphones and most importantly friends, family, children!
About a week ago, 30 teenagers were spotted at this very intersection holding Yes on 8 signs. Let's show Union City what the East Bay is all about!
PLEASE FORWARD THE ABOVE INFORMATION TO ALL YOU KNOW IN THE EAST BAY who may be interested. Thanks and I hope to see you there!
(And real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning, tattoos, piercings and silicon breasts)
2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay.
(In the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall)
3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior.
(People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract. Lamps are next)
4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all
(Hence why women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal)
5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed
(And we can't let the sanctity of Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage be destroyed)
6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children.
(So therefore, gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our population isn't out of control, our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children)
7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children
(Since, of course, straight parents only raise straight children)
8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion.
(In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America)
9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home.
(Which is exactly why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children)
10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms.
(Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans)
Re-post this please if you believe love makes a marriage.
come out 2night for a totally crazy night!! we will have our friends from stockton, club flame in the building as well as performances by dj ace and guest dj merrick!!!! banana joes downtown modesto
ATTN HOSTS NEEDED FOR THURS AND SAT NIGHT IF UR INTERESTED DROP US A LINE ASAP must be able to bring people, u will get disounted or free entrance for the guestlist and also a free drink.
oh...I wanted u to read the blog & bulletin so that all I have to do is give the general idea of what happened tonight in my check=in . . . otherwise it might be longer than FRANKS . . . lmao . . . which is kinda hard to do . . . lmao
Hey! I don't know if I have ever mentioned this to you but I know a website that is a great place to go for gay news all over the world! it's called www. 365gay. com Go check it out!
I'm moving back to Hayward on August 19th or 20th, yay! This time in a condo down the street from campus, with my Circle K friends. Before then, I'll be in Denver for about two weeks and then Anaheim for a week for conventions. I'll be in super-debt after that, but that's okay, I'm used to it!
