Who We Are
Based in Sonoma County, Positive Images is an LGBTQIA+ Community Center established in 1990. We provide support to the North Bay’s LGBTQIA+ population, with an emphasis on identities and individuals at the margins – including transgender and nonbinary individuals, LGBTQIA+ people of color, Latine families, neurodivergent people, and disabled people. We are dedicated to providing essential services that encompass mental health support, advocacy, and education.
Our Vision
Positive Images envisions a future where the LGBTQIA+ community in the North Bay thrives in an accessible and equitable environment. Recognizing the historical disparities and underrepresentation of marginalized communities within LGBTQIA+ spaces, we are committed to challenging these inequities head-on.
Our vision extends beyond the conventional approach of LGBTQIA+ centers, as we actively practice anti-racism, cultivate culturally informed programming, offer training that promotes understanding and empathy, and relentlessly uplift identities that have long been marginalized, including transgender and nonbinary individuals, LGBTQIA+ people of color, Latine families, neurodivergent people, and disabled people.
We are driven by the belief that an inclusive community must actively work to dismantle barriers and increase access for everyone. Our vision is a future where every individual within the LGBTQIA+ community is not only accepted but celebrated.
Our Values
Accessibility | Accountability | Community
Creativity | Equity & Anti-Racism
Intersectionality | Liberation
Fiscally Sponsored Organizations
Our History
In January of 1990, Positive Images opened its doors to Sonoma County’s LGBTQIA+ community for the first time. Positive Images (PI) set out to address disparities our communities felt by creating a bridge for connection and community support.
Positive Images is lighting the path toward liberated futures for QTBIPOC and LGBTQIA+ people in Sonoma County.