Accessibility Tools

The Utah Pride Center understands health disparities are unjust and preventable. Our vision is to build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy. At the Utah Pride Center, we have designed our community health efforts to be inclusive to all.

The Utah Pride Center utilized Community Health Workers, our frontline public health ambassadors, and health educators, to support and empower members of the LGBTQIA+ community with the following:

  • Navigation of mental and medical health services and resources
  • Assistance with finding and applying for culturally appropriate social services
  • Access to medical vaccinations (HIV, COVID, etc.)
  • Weekly insurance benefits and coverage assistance (Take Care Utah)
  • Setting and achieving health goals
  • Monthly legal aid and support (Rainbow Law Clinic)
  • Gender affirming peer connection and support
  • Serve as a liaison to help improve cultural competence of services and provide feedback
  • UPCOMING! Food and Clothing Support

Our community health workers serve as a bridge between our community, healthcare systems, and state/local health departments and want to work with you! If you need support or guidance around community health resources, please reach out to the Utah Pride Center's Community Health Workers.

A Community Health Worker is not a Case Manager. Our CHW’s comes from, live in, and have shared background, barriers, and experiences with the individuals and communities we serve. Our CHW's are trusted voices within the LGBTQIA+ Utah Community and want to empower and support you!

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, March 19

UPC Drop-In Hours
Date March 19, 2024 02:00 pm - 08:00 pm

The Utah Pride Center is a proudly queer-affirming, gender-affimring, anti-racist safe space for LGBTQIA+ folx and their allies to hang out.

Join us Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for drop-in hours (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115).

Our center features one of the largest LGBTQ+ history libraries in the state, free wifi, private study rooms, and a collection of board games you can enjoy with your friends. Our friendly volunteers are here and ready to help you get connected to resources. They know the safe places to send you for healthcare, legal help, therapy, houseless resources, and more. 

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions you have about the center. 

Get Connected to Health Insurance
March 19, 2024 04:00 pm - 06:30 pm

Get FREE help finding a health insurance plan that fits your budget. 

Take Care Utah (TCU) is a nonprofit organization focused on doing just that. Our team of experts work with individuals and families to find health insurance solutions that fit their unique situations. All services are provided free of charge. 

Every Tuesday, 4pm-6pm, in the lobby of the Utah Pride Center (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115). Walk-ins welcome! 

The Pastor is In...
March 19, 2024 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Chat with SLC's favorite LGBTQ+ affirming pastor, Pastor Curtis on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Utah Pride Center (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115).

"I’ve come out. The church I grew up in rejects me on the basis of my gender or sexual identity. So what do I do with my faith?" This question often gets lost in the struggle to come to terms with one’s sexual and gender identity. For many it is given to them as a choice between two options, either I am a person of faith or I am true to who I know myself to be. But it seems more complex than that. Sometimes people are angry at God. Sometimes people want nothing to do with a church but still have a faith in God that is important to them. Sometimes, people don’t know what to do with the sincere faith of their childhood that now seems to not have any room for them.

I am here to talk with you about that. To listen mostly, but to affirm who you are; to tell you that God loves you just the way you are; to apologize for the hurt that has been perpetrated in the name of God; to repent; to pray; and to be someone who encourages you to not let them take the faith that is rightfully yours and to help you hold on to the good stuff and let go of that which is harmful. So lets talk. I am here on the first and third Tuesdays from around 6 pm to about 8 pm or call/text me and we can set up an appointment to talk.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Curtis
(801) 671-9072
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Wednesday, March 20

UPC Drop-In Hours
March 20, 2024 12:00 pm - 08:00 pm

The Utah Pride Center is a proudly queer-affirming, gender-affimring, anti-racist safe space for LGBTQIA+ folx and their allies to hang out.

Join us Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for drop-in hours (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115).

Our center features one of the largest LGBTQ+ history libraries in the state, free wifi, private study rooms, and a collection of board games you can enjoy with your friends. Our friendly volunteers are here and ready to help you get connected to resources. They know the safe places to send you for healthcare, legal help, therapy, houseless resources, and more. 

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions you have about the center.

Thursday, March 21

UPC Drop-In Hours
March 21, 2024 02:00 pm - 08:00 pm

The Utah Pride Center is a proudly queer-affirming, gender-affimring, anti-racist safe space for LGBTQIA+ folx and their allies to hang out.

Join us Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for drop-in hours (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115).

Our center features one of the largest LGBTQ+ history libraries in the state, free wifi, private study rooms, and a collection of board games you can enjoy with your friends. Our friendly volunteers are here and ready to help you get connected to resources. They know the safe places to send you for healthcare, legal help, therapy, houseless resources, and more. 

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions you have about the center. 

Tuesday, March 26

UPC Drop-In Hours
March 26, 2024 02:00 pm - 08:00 pm

The Utah Pride Center is a proudly queer-affirming, gender-affimring, anti-racist safe space for LGBTQIA+ folx and their allies to hang out.

Join us Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for drop-in hours (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115).

Our center features one of the largest LGBTQ+ history libraries in the state, free wifi, private study rooms, and a collection of board games you can enjoy with your friends. Our friendly volunteers are here and ready to help you get connected to resources. They know the safe places to send you for healthcare, legal help, therapy, houseless resources, and more. 

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions you have about the center. 

Get Connected to Health Insurance
March 26, 2024 04:00 pm - 06:30 pm

Get FREE help finding a health insurance plan that fits your budget. 

Take Care Utah (TCU) is a nonprofit organization focused on doing just that. Our team of experts work with individuals and families to find health insurance solutions that fit their unique situations. All services are provided free of charge. 

Every Tuesday, 4pm-6pm, in the lobby of the Utah Pride Center (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115). Walk-ins welcome! 

Wednesday, March 27

UPC Drop-In Hours
March 27, 2024 12:00 pm - 08:00 pm

The Utah Pride Center is a proudly queer-affirming, gender-affimring, anti-racist safe space for LGBTQIA+ folx and their allies to hang out.

Join us Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for drop-in hours (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115).

Our center features one of the largest LGBTQ+ history libraries in the state, free wifi, private study rooms, and a collection of board games you can enjoy with your friends. Our friendly volunteers are here and ready to help you get connected to resources. They know the safe places to send you for healthcare, legal help, therapy, houseless resources, and more. 

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions you have about the center.

Thursday, March 28

UPC Drop-In Hours
March 28, 2024 02:00 pm - 08:00 pm

The Utah Pride Center is a proudly queer-affirming, gender-affimring, anti-racist safe space for LGBTQIA+ folx and their allies to hang out.

Join us Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for drop-in hours (1380 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115).

Our center features one of the largest LGBTQ+ history libraries in the state, free wifi, private study rooms, and a collection of board games you can enjoy with your friends. Our friendly volunteers are here and ready to help you get connected to resources. They know the safe places to send you for healthcare, legal help, therapy, houseless resources, and more. 

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions you have about the center. 

Partners

Free HIV Testing Clinic

In partnership with the Salt Lake County Health Department, the Utah Pride Center hosts regular free HIV test clinics. No appointment necessary! We'll answer any questions or concerns you might have. We recommend sexually active people get tested regularly, so don't postpone your health and come get tested! 

Health Insurance Help

Every Tuesday from 3pm to 5pm, our partners at Take Care Utah come to the Utah Pride Center to answer all your questions about health insurance. The goal of this service is to help you and your family get and keep affordable health care coverage, and use your benefits wisely. Learn how to apply for Medicaid or CHIP for your kids or learn about other options for insurance and care. No matter what you need, Take Care Utah is here to help you take charge of your health. No appointments are needed, and people will be seen on a first-come first-served basis.