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The Center advocates for comprehensive healthcare and ending homelessness while fighting against anti-LGBTQ policies across the country. We do this by organizing grassroots community leaders (like yourself) to phone bank, canvass, and rally for affirming LGBTQ policies.
California Has the Chance To Protect Trans Rights – Act Now!
At this dangerous moment when LGBTQ+ civil rights are under threat, it is more important than ever for California to proactively safeguard the privacy of transgender and non-binary people from those who seek to discriminate and perpetuate violence against them. The Center is proud to support a slate of legislation this year to expedite the process for and ensure the confidentiality of name and gender markers changes, as well as protect sensitive healthcare data for trans and non-binary patients and people seeking abortions.
Send a message to your legislators today asking them to support
Demand LA County Restore HIV Prevention Funding
LA County has recently made the reckless decision to terminate critical HIV prevention contracts that directly impact the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ individuals, especially Black, Brown, and low-income communities.
This decision to eliminate HIV prevention services is a direct threat to public health. These cuts threaten to reverse decades of progress in the fight against HIV—cutting off access to testing, PrEP navigation, education, and life-saving outreach programs trusted by our communities.
Protect Gender-Affirming Care
To safeguard access to reproductive health, abortion care, and gender-affirming services that are now barred from receiving federal support.
This fund is a lifeline—flexibly designed to allow frontline providers like the Center to adapt as the Trump Administration implements new restrictions. It ensures continuity of care for communities most at risk.
Tell CA Budget Committees to Continue the 2STGI Wellness Fund
The 2STGI Wellness Fund – $15 million over two years funding would be directed to the Transgender, Gender-Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund to issue grants to the broader TGI community focused on to provide direct support and wellness programs for 2-spirit, transgender, gender-nonconforming, and intersex (TGI) individuals who face systemic barriers to healthcare and economic stability.
Demand California to Continue the LBTQ Health Equity Fund
To address ongoing health disparities and the invisibility of LBTQ communities in the healthcare system, allocate $15 million over three years in general funds to continue the LBTQ Health Equity Initiative within the California Department of Public Health.
This would ensure sustained investment in culturally competent care for LBQ women, as well as trans and non-binary individuals across California.
Protect Survivors of Violence
To mitigate devastating federal VOCA shortfalls and sustain critical services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes—including LGBTQ+ survivors.
Contact your Representative Now!
Support Pharmacy Benefits for Californians
To protect patients from abusive PBM practices by requiring licensure, banning spread pricing, mandating transparency, and allowing patients to choose their pharmacies.
Tell the Assembly Health Committee Chair to Support PrEP Healthcare Coverage
To expand access to long-acting injectable PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), offering more effective and accessible HIV prevention options through pharmacies and clinics.
Support LGBTQ+ Students
AB 727 requires that student ID cards for students in grades 7-12 at a public or charter school, as well as students in higher education, include The Trevor Project’s 24/7 suicide hotline and text line.
LGBTQ+ students are at heightened risk of experiencing verbal, physical, and online harassment, which negatively affects their mental health and academic performance.
By expanding crisis hotline visibility and strengthening state-mandated support resources, AB 727 ensures that LGBTQ+ students have greater access to life-saving support systems and affirming educational environments.
Tell Congress to Stop Medicaid Cuts!
Medicaid is a lifeline of coverage, a foundational source of economic and health security for 80 million Americans. Medicaid is a key funding pillar for the doctors and hospitals that we rely on. The Medicaid program is under threat in this Congress and you must tell your members NOW that they cannot cut health care for lower-income Americans to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
Tell Congress to take action today, and that any cuts to the Medicaid program are unacceptable!
Stop the Federal Attack on Trans Athletes!
School sports play a significant role in many young people’s learning and development, helping them to develop critical life skills such as communication, teamwork, and leadership. Participation in sports is also linked to better academic outcomes, improved confidence and self-esteem, and lower levels of stress and anxiety. Transgender girls, like all students, deserve the same opportunity to learn these valuable skills and build a sense of belonging with their peers.
In light of the trans sports ban in California, introduced by Assemblymember Kate Sanchez titled, “Protect Girls’ Sports Act,” we must ensure federal protection of transgender students’ right to participate in high school sports.
Protect LGBTQ+ Immigrants
Recent executive orders threaten the safety and rights of LGBTQ+ immigrants.
In just his first week, Trump’s administration has pushed for policies that will target LGBTQ+ immigrants, segregate individuals by sex in federal facilities, threaten resources like domestic violence shelter, schools, hospitals, and more by removing “sensitive zones” protected from deportation.
Send a message to your elected officials urging them to protect vulnerable communities and defend constitutional rights.
Protect Trans Young People
Due to federal bans on gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19 and “gender ideology” in schools, the Trump Administration continues to target some of our most vulnerable community members: transgender and gender-expansive (TGNBI+) youth. These orders attempt to defund medical and educational institutions, like hospitals, community clinics, and schools that acknowledge the existence of TGNBI+ people.
TGNBI+ youth deserve safety and access to competent care—whether they are seeking medical treatment or being referred to by the correct pronouns.
We are empowering our community to help fight back against these actions by reaching out to Congress, and calling on representatives to urgently block the implementation of these orders today!
Protect the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Vital Services
Due to a recent federal budget decision, a temporary freeze on federal funding has been put in place. This funding supports crucial programs like healthcare, housing assistance, and legal aid, all of which are lifelines for many in our community.
We are asking all of our community members to take action by contacting their congressional representatives and urging them to support the Los Angeles LGBT Center and prevent any further disruptions to our funding.
