Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network
@sbtan.bsky.social
Founded in 2014, to empower, uplift, and support transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse individuals, families, allies and more on the Central Coast of California and greater Santa Barbara area.
Our Transgiving potluck is tomorrow (11/23) from 3-6pm at USSB in Jefferson Hall. Members of the trans community along with supportive family and friends are invited to join us for food, fun, and fellowship!
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Our Transgiving potluck is tomorrow (11/23) from 3-6pm at USSB in Jefferson Hall. Members of the trans community along with supportive family and friends are invited to join us for food, fun, and fellowship!
Join us today (11/22) at 2pm in De La Guerra Plaza for our Transgender Day of Remembrance Rally & March. Help us carry the names of those lost to violence this year.
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Join us today (11/22) at 2pm in De La Guerra Plaza for our Transgender Day of Remembrance Rally & March. Help us carry the names of those lost to violence this year.
Today, on the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we memorialize transgender people that lost their lives to anti-trans violence this year. In Santa Barbara as around the world we will say their names and hold them in our hearts as we continue to work towards a world without prejudice and bigotry.
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Today, on the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we memorialize transgender people that lost their lives to anti-trans violence this year. In Santa Barbara as around the world we will say their names and hold them in our hearts as we continue to work towards a world without prejudice and bigotry.
Lisa's Place is hosting a Halloween Party! We'll be playing games, watching a movie, and more. If you're an adult trans or gender non-conforming person interested in joining us learn more by filling out the form at sbtan.org/signup. #halloween #trans #santabarbara
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Lisa's Place is hosting a Halloween Party! We'll be playing games, watching a movie, and more. If you're an adult trans or gender non-conforming person interested in joining us learn more by filling out the form at sbtan.org/signup. #halloween #trans #santabarbara
Have some Halloween fun with Lisa's Place this Saturday (8/25) with a visit to the pumpkin patch and haunted house in Solvang! Families and supportive friends are welcome. We'll be meeting at the Corn maze at 7pm. RSVP at sbtan.org/spooky. Tickets to are about $15 for each activity or $30 total.
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Have some Halloween fun with Lisa's Place this Saturday (8/25) with a visit to the pumpkin patch and haunted house in Solvang! Families and supportive friends are welcome. We'll be meeting at the Corn maze at 7pm. RSVP at sbtan.org/spooky. Tickets to are about $15 for each activity or $30 total.
Join us tomorrow (10/18) at the No Kings Rally and March as we stand for and with our neighbors. We will be gathering at Alameda Park at noon. After speakers, there will be a march to De La Guerra Plaza. #NoKings #SantaBarbara
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Join us tomorrow (10/18) at the No Kings Rally and March as we stand for and with our neighbors. We will be gathering at Alameda Park at noon. After speakers, there will be a march to De La Guerra Plaza. #NoKings #SantaBarbara
The President is demanding that UCLA adopt a slew of anti-trans policies in order for its federal funding to be restored. Please sign this letter urging the UC Regents not to accept these conditions.
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Tell the UC Regents and governor newsom:
don't sell out our healthcare to trump!
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September 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The President is demanding that UCLA adopt a slew of anti-trans policies in order for its federal funding to be restored. Please sign this letter urging the UC Regents not to accept these conditions.
sites.google.com/view/save-uc...
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Please write or call the Governor's office to urge him to sign these importatnt pieces of legislation.
transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills
TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...
transfamilysos.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Please write or call the Governor's office to urge him to sign these importatnt pieces of legislation.
transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
Fusion Academy in Santa Barbara is running a club for LGBTQ+ identifying teens grades 6-12 in SB County. The groups are 4:00-5:30 pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month. The next group is tomorrow, September 9th! Visit www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/san... to RSVP before your first visit.
September 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Fusion Academy in Santa Barbara is running a club for LGBTQ+ identifying teens grades 6-12 in SB County. The groups are 4:00-5:30 pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month. The next group is tomorrow, September 9th! Visit www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/san... to RSVP before your first visit.
Trans and gender-diverse adults in the Central Coast - check out our Lisa's Place events calendar for September! Register at SBTAN.org/signup. And don't forget our regular peer support meetings in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and online.
September 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trans and gender-diverse adults in the Central Coast - check out our Lisa's Place events calendar for September! Register at SBTAN.org/signup. And don't forget our regular peer support meetings in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and online.
Come to a special free event tonight at 6 PM at the Marjorie Luke Theatre! "She's the He," a trans coming of age comedy by local writer/director Siobhan McCarthy, is showing with cast/crew interviews to follow. Learn more in this great write-up: www.independent.com/2025/08/11/n...
New Comedy Celebrates Coming Out and Coming of Age
Siobhan McCarthy’s film “She’s the He” comes to the Luke Theatre on August 19.
www.independent.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Come to a special free event tonight at 6 PM at the Marjorie Luke Theatre! "She's the He," a trans coming of age comedy by local writer/director Siobhan McCarthy, is showing with cast/crew interviews to follow. Learn more in this great write-up: www.independent.com/2025/08/11/n...
Tuesday (8/19) at 6pm come to a free showing of "She's the He" at the Marjorie Luke Theatre. It's a coming-of-age comedy by and for trans people that subverts tropes to deliver a tale of trans joy. Interviews with the cast & crew will follow this special event! luketheatre.org/event/shes-t...
August 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Tuesday (8/19) at 6pm come to a free showing of "She's the He" at the Marjorie Luke Theatre. It's a coming-of-age comedy by and for trans people that subverts tropes to deliver a tale of trans joy. Interviews with the cast & crew will follow this special event! luketheatre.org/event/shes-t...
our board member alice facilitated a q&a on I Saw the TV Glow on june 3rd with Haley of Sloppy Jane! We co-sponsored the event and happy to say the video is live
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Panic!: I Saw the TV Glow
Musician Haley Dahl (Sloppy Jane) joins moderator Alice Fulmer (English, UCSB) for a discussion of the film Jane Schoenbrun’s 2024 film I Saw the TV Glow.…
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August 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
our board member alice facilitated a q&a on I Saw the TV Glow on june 3rd with Haley of Sloppy Jane! We co-sponsored the event and happy to say the video is live
vimeo.com/1103313924?f...
vimeo.com/1103313924?f...
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17 states have filed a lawsuit to stop the illegal intimidation of Healthcare providers to stop providing gender affirming care to trans youth.
They're bringing APA and 10th amendment states right claims.
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
They're bringing APA and 10th amendment states right claims.
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
August 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
17 states have filed a lawsuit to stop the illegal intimidation of Healthcare providers to stop providing gender affirming care to trans youth.
They're bringing APA and 10th amendment states right claims.
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
They're bringing APA and 10th amendment states right claims.
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
Good news! Fifteen blue state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration for their intimidation of hospitals to coerce them into ceasing to provide gender-affirming care to minors.
August 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Good news! Fifteen blue state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration for their intimidation of hospitals to coerce them into ceasing to provide gender-affirming care to minors.
The topic for PFLAG SB's monthly meeting tonight is 'Gender Queer 101'. This is for those that want to better understand the interplay between sex, gender, gender expression, gender roles, and sexual orientation. Register at www.pflagsantabarbara.org/support-meet...
July 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The topic for PFLAG SB's monthly meeting tonight is 'Gender Queer 101'. This is for those that want to better understand the interplay between sex, gender, gender expression, gender roles, and sexual orientation. Register at www.pflagsantabarbara.org/support-meet...
Next Thursday (7/24, 6-9pm) support the documentary film 'The Dads' about fatherhood with gender-expansive children. The short film won an Emmy and the feature length documentary is in production. Meet the team behind the film and learn more about its important message: tinyurl.com/TheDadsSB
July 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Next Thursday (7/24, 6-9pm) support the documentary film 'The Dads' about fatherhood with gender-expansive children. The short film won an Emmy and the feature length documentary is in production. Meet the team behind the film and learn more about its important message: tinyurl.com/TheDadsSB
All of us under attack need to stick together.
July 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
All of us under attack need to stick together.
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"A [Canadian] Federal Court justice has halted the deportation of a non-binary American in a ruling that criticized Ottawa’s Immigration Department for not properly considering the situation of LGBTQ Americans... in a judgment that their lawyers hailed as precedent-setting."
Judge halts deportation of non-binary American in landmark ruling after Trump’s gender edicts
Advocates have been calling on the government to provide a safe haven for gender-diverse U.S. residents
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"A [Canadian] Federal Court justice has halted the deportation of a non-binary American in a ruling that criticized Ottawa’s Immigration Department for not properly considering the situation of LGBTQ Americans... in a judgment that their lawyers hailed as precedent-setting."
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In appreciation of #NonbinaryAwarenessWeek, I would like to start a promotional thread for nonbinary creators. If you're a nonbinary creator (I KNOW you're out there, I've admired your work!), drop a link/promo here and please share. 💜
a cartoon of a person holding a flag with the words express yourself behind them
Alt: a cartoon of a person holding a nonbinary flag with the words express yourself behind them
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July 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In appreciation of #NonbinaryAwarenessWeek, I would like to start a promotional thread for nonbinary creators. If you're a nonbinary creator (I KNOW you're out there, I've admired your work!), drop a link/promo here and please share. 💜
It makes sense to us. Happy International Non-Binary People's Day, everyone! 🙂
I am a non-binary trans woman.
That might not make sense to some but it does to me.
Today is International Non-Binary People’s Day
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That might not make sense to some but it does to me.
Today is International Non-Binary People’s Day
💛🤍💜🖤
July 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It makes sense to us. Happy International Non-Binary People's Day, everyone! 🙂
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I understand most people don’t want to leave X because that’s where most other people still are.
That just means that it’s a collective action problem; it can be overcome with organizing that brings people together towards non-cooperation.
If we can’t even get off X, how can we stop fascism?
That just means that it’s a collective action problem; it can be overcome with organizing that brings people together towards non-cooperation.
If we can’t even get off X, how can we stop fascism?
July 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I understand most people don’t want to leave X because that’s where most other people still are.
That just means that it’s a collective action problem; it can be overcome with organizing that brings people together towards non-cooperation.
If we can’t even get off X, how can we stop fascism?
That just means that it’s a collective action problem; it can be overcome with organizing that brings people together towards non-cooperation.
If we can’t even get off X, how can we stop fascism?
"California will not ban transgender athletes from competing in K-12 school sports or change its anti-discrimination policies to exclude them, becoming the second state after Maine to defy the Trump administration over the issue."
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California will not block trans athletes from school sports, defying White House
The state’s refusal to ban trans athletes now tees it up for a potential legal battle.
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July 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"California will not ban transgender athletes from competing in K-12 school sports or change its anti-discrimination policies to exclude them, becoming the second state after Maine to defy the Trump administration over the issue."
amp.sacbee.com/news/politic...
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Lisa's Place is hosting more fun events for our trans community in July! Register at sbtan.org/july to learn more about these. Many of these are for members of Lisa's Place. If you're an adult trans person the same link will help you join our group. We also have our regular meetings, so join in!
July 8, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Lisa's Place is hosting more fun events for our trans community in July! Register at sbtan.org/july to learn more about these. Many of these are for members of Lisa's Place. If you're an adult trans person the same link will help you join our group. We also have our regular meetings, so join in!
Our really for Trans Rights at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on Saturday, June 21 was a big success! Great crowd and inspiring speakers, including Amber Thompson, Dahkotahv Beckham of PFLAG, and Liz Campos of the Ventura City Council. 1/4
June 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Our really for Trans Rights at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on Saturday, June 21 was a big success! Great crowd and inspiring speakers, including Amber Thompson, Dahkotahv Beckham of PFLAG, and Liz Campos of the Ventura City Council. 1/4