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- Advertise in the QYLA Printed Program
- Sponsor a Table at QYLA
- Donate
Thank you 2025 QYLA Co-sponsors and Supporters!
Thank You to our Co-sponsors & Supporters
Ace’s Flowers
Adam Spickler, Trustee, Cabrillo College
American Civil Liberties Union Santa Cruz County Chapter (ACLU)
Antonia Amore-Broccoli, LCSW
Assemblymember Dawn Addis, CA State Assembly, 30th District
Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
Bay Federal Credit Union
Bea Rosenstein
Big Brothers Big Sisters Santa Cruz County
Birds Of A Feather Santa Cruz, Kris Kifer
Black China Bakery
Cabrillo College Office of Student Equity
Cabrillo College Rainbow Council
Capitola-Aptos Rotary Club
Closet Free Radio Show, KZSC
Coffeetopia
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
Community Printers
County of Santa Cruz
Cruzio
Dharma’s Restaurant, Bernie Shapiro
Dr. Brian Del Core Family Dentistry
Emerging Jedi Award
First 5 Santa Cruz County
Friends of Jimmy Panetta
Friends of Kathy Ruiz Goldenkranz
Gail D. Levine
Gail Pellerin for Assembly
Health Services Agency (HSA)
In Memory of Connor Cockerham
In Memory of Milo Anima
In Memory of Richard Watson-Riley
Iversen Design
James Olivas
Kaiser Permanente
La Selva Beach Community Church
Larry Almonte
Life Lab
Lori Deal
Nonprofit Connection (NPC) Santa Cruz County
Out In Our Faith
Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD)
Phillip Gomez & Van Boughner
Rebecca Stark Photography
Ron Indra
Safe Schools Project
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (SLVUSD)
Santa Cruz Area Radical Faeries
Santa Cruz City Schools (SCCS)
Santa Cruz County Office of Education (SCCOE)
Santa Cruz Pride
Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL)
Senator John Laird, California State Senate, 17th District
Sheri & Richard Watson-Riley
Scotts Valley Unified School District (SVUSD)
Temple Beth El
The Diversity Center
The Ugly Mug
TransFamilies of Santa Cruz County
Trans Teen Project
United Way of Santa Cruz County
Valley Churches United
Your Future Is Our Business (YFIOB)
Zoe Lofgren for Congress