October 28, 2021- BALIF's 2021 Halloween Fundraiser - Sponsor Today!

November 9, 2021- Mentor Mentee Happy Hour

December 9, 2021- BALIF Holiday Party - SAVE THE DATE

6pm- 7:30pm | Virtual Event

BALIF invites you to purchase a ticket or, even better, sponsor our upcoming Halloween fundraiser. BALIF is throwing a Halloween fundraising extravaganza for the Pacific Center for Human Growth on Thursday, October 28, 2021 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm on Zoom.

This year’s honoree is doing great work for the queer community. The Pacific Center has a mission to enhance the mental health and overall well-being of the LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC communities by providing culturally responsive therapy, peer to peer support groups, community outreach services, and facilitated workshops. Founded in 1973, The Pacific Centeris the oldest LGBTQIA+ center in the Bay Area, the third oldest in the nation, and operates the only sliding scale mental health clinic for LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC people and their families in Alameda County. More information can be found on their website at http://www.pacificcenter.org/.

To continue its great work, The Pacific Center needs your help. Please consider sponsoring the event. We have sponsorship levels with awesome benefits at the $1,000, $500, $250 and $150 levels.

Every dollar you donate will go to The Pacific Center. BALIF is covering the cost of the event. If you have any questions, please email activism@balif.org.

BALIF Bar Association is seeking another Law Student Representative. The Law Student Representative will hold a board seat on the BALIF board and help facilitate connections with law students and schools. The board is a working, volunteer board where you can make wonderful connections and help us further our goals of bringing intersectional representation to the legal community.

The application is due Thursday, September October 14, 2021. If you have any questions on the application, please reach out the current Law Student Representatives, Alyssa Aguilar and Marjan Kris Abubo at lawstudentrep@balif.org. Transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students are strongly encouraged to apply!

6:00pm- 8:00pm | Spark Social SF

(Yosemite Fire Pit)

Please join us to kick off our Mentorship Program and enjoy a happy hour with BALIF!

We encourage all of you to renew your existing membership or if you are not a member, become a new member today at https://www.balif.org/membership!

Having trouble renewing? Please contact our administrator Katie at balif@balif.org and she can help you make sure your membership is current and set up on auto-renew!

The Queer Nonprofit Legal Referral Panel (QNLRP) is a joint project of TurnOut and BALIF. QNLRP seeks volunteer legal professionals to provide pro bono legal support to California LGBTQI-focused nonprofits and events. This is a great way to use your transactional legal skills and give back to the community!

Sign up today at https://www.turnout.org/qnlrp

Email Jack Beck at jack@turnout.org with any questions or concerns.

6:30pm - 7:30pm | Virtual Event

11am | Virtual Event

Pillsbury is pleased to celebrate National Coming Out Day 2021 with successful entrepreneur, fashion designer, New York Times bestselling author and "Queer Eye" star, Tan France!

In this special one-on-one conversation with Pillsbury partner and 2015-2021 Lambda Legal board member and BALIF member David Tsai, Tan will impart some of the empowering lessons he has learned regarding innovation, inclusion and acceptance and share his unique perspectives on the happiness found in being yourself.

Volunteer Deadline

Do you live in SF and have a spare bedroom or private space that can be turned into a bedroom? The San Francisco LGBT Center's Host Homes Program matches San Francisco volunteer hosts with young adults (ages 18 to 24) who need stable housing for a period of three months to one year. During this time, the young adult pursues their education and employment goals alongside support from our case management team, and is then positioned to find their own housing after the program period ends. The young adult participants have previously experienced unstable housing situations like couch surfing, sleeping in cars, and living in non-affirming households.

To learn more about the program and hear participants’ stories, please register here to attend a virtual information session. For more information about hosting or to connect with a current volunteer, contact us at hosthomes@sfcenter.org or 415-852-2059.

Presenter: Phyra McCandless

11/4 at 12pm

Presenter: James Wood

12/8 at 12pm

Presenter: Jeena Cho