Post-Election: Resist Grieving in Isolation.
Resources for Support and Community, Bay Area and Queer-Focused.
I have not personally vetted all of these groups.
Ongoing support:
Hotlines, Support Groups, Political Groups, Spiritual Communities
Hotlines
Election Anxiety Hotline
https://www.crisistextline.org/topics/election-anxiety/
Trevor Project
chat, call, text: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Family Paths
Parent stress hotline for Alameda County
800-829-3777
The LGBT National Hotline
(888) 843-4564
The LGBT National Youth Talkline (youth serving youth through age 25)
(800) 246-7743
Support Groups
Oakland LGBTQ Center
Free peer groups
https://www.oaklandlgbtqcenter.org/calendar
Pacific Center in Oakland
Online free peer groups
https://www.pacificcenter.org/current-peer-groups
Get Involved: Politicized Groups
Bay Area In-Person Politicized Somatics Practice Group at Canticle Farms
Sunrise Movement Bay Area
East Bay Democratic Socialists
https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/
San Francisco Democratic Socialists
West Oakland Punks with Lunch
https://www.punkswithlunch.org/
Showing Up for Racial Justice
Spiritual Community
progressively-focused and queer-forward
Berkeley Zen Center
https://berkeleyzencenter.org/
San Francisco Zen Center
East Bay Meditation Center
https://eastbaymeditation.org/
Queer Healing Journey
Free virtual meditation, chanting, breathwork circles
https://www.facebook.com/queerhealingjourneys/events
MCC Queer Church San Francisco
Worship on Sundays
Sha’ar Zahav Synagogue in San Francisco
Shabbat Services
https://shaarzahav.org/community/
Kehilla Synagogue in Oakland
Shabbat Services and Organizing
https://kehillasynagogue.org/events/
Unitarian Universalist Church Berkeley
Post-election gatherings and regular gatherings
Franciscan Liturgical Services at Canticle Farms
https://canticlefarmoakland.org/get-involved/event-workshops/