Transgender Support Group

We currently conduct meetings both in-person and online!

Lisa’s Place is our place! It’s the only transgender center in Santa Barbara for our transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming communities, as well as our families, friends, and allies.

Lisa’s Place welcomes people of all gender expressions and is open to adults aged 18+. Teens are invited to contact us about getting on our youth group list.

The goal of Lisa’s Place is to provide friendship and support to Central Coast trans people through chat circles, activities, and outings.

We meet in person and online with both Zoom & Discord. Our current schedule is as follows:

Santa Barbara
In-person Meetings

Mondays, 5-8 PM.

Isla Visa: Bodies, Souls, & Spirit Group

Tuesdays, 4-6 PM

Ventura
In-person Meetings

Thursdays, 7-9 PM

Zoom Meetings

2nd and 4th Wednesday ea. month, 6-8 PM

Please register to attend, or submit the form below for more details.

All sharing in meetings, including choosing to share your video or audio online, is completely optional.

We hope you stop by!

Our transgender support group, Lisa’s Place, is a safe space. It is both very friendly and very private. Whether you are out and confident, closeted and shy, or just curious, we will welcome you with open arms and respect.

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Meet Lisa!

As a child, Lisa Gilinger knew she was a girl, and yet, she had no evidence to support the idea. “When I was a little girl, I was never allowed to be a little girl. I couldn’t say it, talk about it, or be it, without great peril.” As she matured, Lisa did what most trans people of her time did: “I married, had children, built careers, acquired degrees. I lived a life that many would see as a dream life. But I was never able to be comfortable as a man.”

After a successful career in technical sales and marketing, Lisa opened The Law Offices of Lisa C. Gilinger, Attorney at Law, here in Santa Barbara. She is an accomplished guitarist, loving parent, proud dog owner, and has been an avid member of the Santa Barbara sailing community since 1977. She has been a member of the Santa Barbara Yacht Club since 1985 and was the Commodore of the Santa Barbara Sailing Club in 1986.