On Saturday, June 20, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed more than 1,200 guests to The Village at Ed Gould Plaza and the Anita May Rosenstein Campus for Trans Pride LA (TPLA). TPLA is co-hosted by Trans* Lounge, the Center’s groundbreaking empowerment program serving gender-expansive communities, and Trans Wellness Center, a first-of-its-kind center in Koreatown […]
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is pleased to debut our new short film, The Place We Call Home. Directed by Maxwell Poth, the film showcases a few of the programs and services that the Center provides for the LGBTQ+ community, and highlights the capacity for our whole-person approach to change and save lives. In the […]
On Sunday, the Los Angeles LGBT Center celebrated LA Pride alongside more than 150 staff members, volunteers, supporters, and our Pride partners at OUAI, proudly carrying our message through the streets of Hollywood: Love Lives Here. The contingent was accompanied by a chrome-wrapped double-decker bus carrying Center clients, many of whom reside in Center housing […]
The Center’s Senior Services program celebrated Pride Month on Friday with the highly anticipated annual Senior Prom dance. The event brings together residents from the Center’s two senior housing complexes and participants from other Senior Services programs for a night of dancing under the stars. Attendees donning boots, cowboy hats, and pink bandanas crowded Pride […]
This Pride season, the Los Angeles LGBT Center is proud to launch “Love Lives Here”—a campaign celebrating the power of chosen family and belonging, as well as the Center’s nearly 60-year history of providing shelter, housing, and other life-saving care for the LGBTQ+ community. Founded in 1969, the Los Angeles LGBT Center has its roots […]
On May 16, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed hundreds of guests to the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood for the annual Center Gala. Hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio, the event raised a total of $1.25 million in support of the Center’s life-saving programs and services. Held at the intergenerational […]
On May 7, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed supporters and community leaders for its annual Youth Scholarship Luncheon, a celebration of the talent and promise of LGBTQ+ young people. The luncheon honored student scholars who are pursuing their academic and career goals with determination and Pride. The Center grants scholarships to students who have […]
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is pleased to share three outstanding leaders who have been elected to join our Board of Directors: Scott Parra-Matthews, Jocelyn Loren, and Eric Shore. Our Board serves as the Center’s governing body: setting strategic direction, providing oversight and accountability, ensuring our long‑term fiscal health, and acting as trusted ambassadors for […]
Thanks to the Douglas Foundation’s generous investment of $100,000 in the first year of a four-year commitment, the Los Angeles LGBT Center has been able to sustain its Culinary Arts Program, an initiative that addresses two urgent and interconnected needs in our community: food insecurity and access to living-wage employment. Hosted at the Center’s Anita […]
In observance of the upcoming holidays, the Los Angeles LGBT Center will have closures and abbreviated hours at select locations. Please review the information below for details on holiday schedules for the McDonald/Wright health center, Youth and Senior drop-in centers, and community sites: Wednesday, Dec. 24: Thursday, Dec. 25: Wednesday, Dec. 31: Thursday, Jan. 1: […]
Chloe Opalo, Supervisor for Community-Engaged Research at the Los Angeles LGBT Center and Trans Wellness Center, was honored with the City of West Hollywood’s Paul Andrew Starke Warrior Award on Wednesday, recognizing her outstanding leadership and frontline work in the fight to end HIV and AIDS. The Warrior Awards are presented annually to employees and […]
The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s sixth annual Intergenerational Thanksgiving celebration returned to the Anita May Rosenstein Campus this week, welcoming hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth and seniors for an evening of shared stories and a warm holiday meal. “This year has tested us in ways we never have imagined,” Center CEO Joe Hollendoner said. “And yet, […]
This year has tested us beyond measure—from the wildfires that displaced our neighbors, to the inauguration of a president whose day-one executive orders set off a relentless assault on LGBTQ+ communities, to the rising militarization of our streets that has placed immigrants under constant threat. Through it all, we have endured the unthinkable. While 2025 […]
On Thursday, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed the David Bohnett Foundation and community supporters to The Village at Ed Gould Plaza to celebrate the grand reopening of the David Bohnett CyberCenter. The Center was the home of David Bohnett’s first CyberCenter in 1998, predating the Bohnett Foundation’s formal establishment. What began as one room […]
Over the past decade, Mi Centro has become a home for queer and trans Latine Angelenos to find care, joy, and belonging on L.A.’s Eastside. Before the community hub opened its doors in Boyle Heights, there wasn’t a place quite like it, a place where residents, families, and anyone seeking assistance could find connection to […]
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is thrilled to introduce Center Ride Out, a brand new, three-day event building on the legacy of AIDS/LifeCycle. From April 24–26, 2026, hundreds of riders and volunteers will travel across Southern California—from L.A. to San Diego—in support of the Center’s mission. Center Ride Out is about more than miles—it’s about […]
The Los Angeles LGBT Center held its annual graduation ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 21 celebrating the achievements of youth and senior graduates from the Youth Academy and vocational programs. “This event is one of my absolute favorite parts of my job,” said Kevin McCloskey, Director of Community-Based Programs. “In the face of the federal government […]
On April 26th, the Los Angeles LGBT Center and supporters gathered at the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood gathered to honor two extraordinary champions: Sheryl Lee Ralph, who has stood with us since the early days of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, a trailblazer in transgender youth healthcare. Their courage reminds us […]
The historic wildfires that continue to ravage the sprawling corners of Los Angeles County—from the Palisades to the Eaton Fires—are leaving a devastating impact on our community. Thousands of residents have lost their homes, and many face an unimaginable journey to rebuild for years to come. In this moment of profound need, the Los Angeles […]
Monday, Jan. 13: All Center sites have reopened and resumed normal operating hours. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate these unprecedented wildfires in and around our Los Angeles. Friday, Jan. 10: As Los Angeles County grapples with three major wildfires, multiple Center locations will remain temporarily closed out of an abundance […]
