At Mi Centro, introduction to any services starts with a familiar conversation. Before a client ever walks through our doors, they’re a fellow community member seeking a safe and secure space where we can offer them a sympathetic and understanding ear. Trust is built between community members and service providers when care doesn’t feel like […]
On April 22, dozens of volunteers, families, and community partners joined the Los Angeles LGBT Center to participate in our LGBTQ+ Community Centers Advocacy Day to push for five requests in California’s 2026-27 budget. The day kicked off at the Sacramento LGBT Community Center with training on how to connect with lawmakers. Assemblymember Rick Zbur […]
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 […]
On Friday, January 30, the Los Angeles LGBT Center joined thousands of Angelenos and other community organizations at City Hall for a powerful demonstration in support of immigrant communities. Alongside other partners and advocates, the Center condemned violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities, demanding justice and safety for all those impacted. Protestors spoke out […]
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: […]
The David Bohnett CyberCenter is a free community technology hub designed especially for LGBTQ+ older adults.
October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a critical time to spotlight an urgent and often overlooked crisis within the LGBTQ+ community: intimate partner violence (IPV). At the Los Angeles LGBT Center, we are deeply committed to addressing and ending intimate partner violence through two vital programs: Survivor Services and the National LGBTQ Institute on Intimate […]
Since June, the Center alongside partners—Lambda Legal, Gender Justice LA (GJLA), FLUX, TransLatin@ Coalition, and REACH LA—gathered community members, advocates, and allies in a series of weekly rallies to demand that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) reverse its decision to shut down its Center for Transyouth Health and Development and Gender-Affirming Care surgical program. The […]
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On Wednesday, the Los Angeles LGBT Center joined a coalition of California-based LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and community members at a press conference demanding the safe return of Andry José Hernández Romero—a 31-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration earlier this year. “Andry came to this country believing in […]
The devastating wildfires that broke out across Los Angeles County have resulted in tragic deaths and caused unprecedented damage. In response, the Center has partnered with the LGBTQIA+ Community Fire Relief Mutual Aid initiative—a volunteer initiative—to support queer and trans households and businesses affected by the fires. According to a 2023 study at the University […]
The recent wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County have upended lives, leaving many without homes, belongings, or a sense of stability. In times like these, access to reliable information and support is critical. This guide provides essential resources to help individuals and families recover, rebuild, and find the assistance they need. From shelter and […]
