Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs

Happy Ace Week! While today is the last day of this important week, every day we celebrate our asexual, demisexual, gray-asexual, and aromantic communities. We see you, we appreciate you, and we're in community with you. Checkout Ace Week's amazing and informative resources, including educational flyers, book lists, organization referrals, presentations you can use in your workshops, and more: https://www.aceweek.org/resources. Thank you to Asexual Outrea...ch for these social media graphics, including more information on why they changed the name to Ace Week to be more inclusive. Read more: https://www.aceweek.org/stories/name-change. #aceweek

#Election2020 is here! Your voice is important, and our government and communities need to hear from you. There are multiple ways you can #vote safely: Find a local Vote Center, which are open from this weekend all the way through Tuesday, November 3: https://eservices.sccgov.org/Rov?tab=vc. Vote Center hours are Saturday, October 31 through Monday, November 2 from 9am-5pm and Tuesday, November 3 from 7am-8pm. Don't delay to avoid the crowds! For everyone's safety, remembe...r to wear your mask and remain at least 6 feet away from people not in the same household as you. Find a local Ballot Drop Off location, which are open 24 hours a day: https://eservices.sccgov.org/Rov?tab=do. Vote by mail. Make sure your ballots are postmarked on or before Tuesday, November 3. Under California law, ballots may be accepted for processing even if they arrive after Election Day as long as the ballot is received by mail no later than 17 days after the date of the Election and is postmarked on or before Election Day. However, it is strongly encouraged to vote as early as possible and don't delay! Did you miss the deadline to register to vote? You can still use Conditional Voter Registration! Read more about the process: www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Voting/cvr/Pages/cvr.aspx. For more information on voting and the Election, call the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters at (866) 430-VOTE (8683) or visit: www.sccvote.org.

Visit http://www.sccvote.org/ to find a local Vote Center or 24/7 Ballot Drop Off location, or vote by mail. Missed the deadline to register to vote? Use the Conditional Voter Registration: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Voting/cvr/Pages/cvr.aspx. Vote today!

Happening today at 4 PM on Instagram Live! Follow @hopeaaci on Instagram AACI HIV, Outreach, Prevention and Education - HOPE Program will be hosting another Community Health Educational Session to answer your questions about the coming Flu Season and COVID-19, how to get a flu shot locally, and more! Join the session to learn about how the HOPE program works to help YOU! En Ingles y Español

TODAY at 11:30am! There is still time to register for the FREE training "Supporting Queer and Trans Survivors Self Determination" facilitated by CUAV. Sign-up now: https://sccgov-org.zoom.us//regi/WN_09Db9S1hTxCY3MEnS7__iA During this interactive training, participants will become familiar with the dynamics in #LGBTQ #domesticviolence (DV) and #intimatepartnerviolence (IPV). You’ll develop trauma-informed tools to support survivor’s self-determination and increase internal capacity to support others who have experienced trauma. This session is co-presented by SCC Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention and the Office of LGBTQ Affairs, and is part of the 27th Annual Domestic Violence Conference.

Pick up your FREE Wellness Toolkit at LGBTQ+ hALLoWELLness, a pop-up clinic tomorrow, Friday October 30 from 11am-5:30pm at Local Color (27 S 1st Street, San Jose). The toolkits include tons of amazing items, such as bilingual cook books, rainbow toothbrushes, LGBTQ-themed coloring books, hand sanitizer, masks, resource flyers, and so much more. Thanks to the over 20 organizations and County departments who contributed items! (see the list below) In addition, at the event you... can access free COVID-19 testing, flu vaccinations, and other wellness resources. No insurance needed! Learn more: https://domoreproject.org/hallowellness/ Hosted by Project MORE in partnership with the Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department with support of Cosplay With Pride, Knight Foundation, Local Color, and Safeway. Wellness Toolkit partners: The Health Trust, FIRST 5 Families (Santa Clara County), Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale Community Services, Avenidas, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, LGBTQ Wellness, NextDoor Solutions, CHAC Family Resource Centers, Santa Clara Family Health Plan, Breathe California of the Bay Area, County Of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department Suicide Prevention Program, The Q Corner, County of Santa Clara Public Health Department- Violence Prevention and CalFresh Healthy Living Team, County of Santa Clara Social Services Agency, Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services, Valley Health Plan, Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, SCC Office of Women's Policy, SCC Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention, Office of Immigrant Relations, Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs, and Project MORE.

#ICYMI Catch the recording of yesterday LGBTQ+ History Month "Trivia-or-Treat!" event, and learn more about our own local history. While you are enjoying the video, be sure to follow The Q Corner for updates on LGBTQ+ info and resources. Thanks to everyone who joined us last night, especially our special guest presenters. We had a spooktacular time! #LGBTQHistoryMonth #Halloween #community

Today is #IntersexAwarenessDay, and we celebrate all of our intersex community members. We see you, we appreciate you, and we are with you. Thank you to interACT for highlighting the voices of intersex youth, and bringing awareness to their lived experiences and the physical and surgical harms they face from the medical field. This year for Intersex Awareness Day, interACT launched a series of essays from intersex youth, allies, and community members on the themes of intersex health and resilience. Read more: https://interactadvocates.org//intersex-awareness-day-heal *Images courtesy of interACT #4intersex