The story of the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center begins in 1978, when a group of Sacramento community leaders founded the Lambda Community Fund, Sacramento’s first non-profit, tax-deductible organization specifically serving the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

In 1984, gay activist the Rev. Jerry Sloan, a Metropolitan Community Church pastor, won a lawsuit against televangelist Jerry Falwell by proving Falwell defamed MCC. Sloan and the late TimothyWarford, with the support of other community leaders, reorganized Lambda Community Fund under its current name, using the $5,000 proceeds from the lawsuit.