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Portraits of Pride: Center South

Our location in South LA offers primary care, mental health, sexual health, trans health, and general services—plus support groups to bond in community.

Center South Portraits
Events
Senior Prom Parties Under the Night Stars at L.A. Zoo

The celebration was made possible by Angel City Football Club and Charlotte’s Web

Senior Prom 2024
New Harm Reduction Vending Machine Provides Free Narcan and Fentanyl Test Strips

Free access to Narcan and fentanyl testing strips are now available at the Center’s McDonald/Wright location in Hollywood.

Statement: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Reacts to SCOTUS Ruling in City of Grants Pass vs. Johnson

Statement: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Reacts to SCOTUS Ruling in City of Grants Pass vs. Johnson LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2024–Responding to today’s highly contentious Supreme Court ruling that criminalizes homelessness, the Los Angeles LGBT Center released the following statement: “The Los Angeles LGBT Center condemns the recent Supreme Court decision in City of […]

Events
‘Juneteenth Is a Promise’: Patrisse Cullors on the Twin Goals of Queer Liberation and Abolition

On June 19, 1865, the last enslaved people in the United States were declared free. But according to Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and author of An Abolitionist’s Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World, that lofty goal—freedom for all people—still has not been met more than 150 years later. “Black […]

Patrisse Cullors Juneteenth 2024
Trans Town Hall Returns for Trans Pride LA’s 25th Anniversary With Gottmik, Love Bailey, and More

Trans Town Hall Returns for Trans Pride LA’s 25th Anniversary With Gottmik, Love Bailey, and More –TALENT IMAGES HERE EVENT IMAGES HERE– LOS ANGELES, June 17 — Over the weekend, the Los Angeles LGBT Center hosted the 25th anniversary celebration of Trans Pride LA (TPLA), including the return of the Trans Town Hall to the Renberg […]

Gottmik at ‘24 Trans Pride LA: ‘Trans People Are the Most Magical People in the World’

“I feel like I have been in this very room watching panels very similar to this for as long as I can remember,” Gottmik said.

Gottmik at Trans Pride LA
Trans Town Hall Takeover: Gottmik, Love Bailey, & Texas Isaiah Pack the Renberg Theatre 

“I think trans people are the most magical people in the world,” Gottmik said during the evening’s keynote conversation.

Trans Town Hall - Trans Pride 2024
‘Trans Pride Forever’: Celebrating 25 Years of Trans Pride LA

Trans Pride LA celebrated its 25th anniversary this year with a two-day celebration, including the second annual Trans Town Hall.

Trans Pride LA 2024
Sweet Honey Buckin’: LGBTQ+ Youth Celebrate Their ‘Rodeo Renaissance’ at Youth Pride Prom

Last month, the Center held its third annual Youth Pride Prom, giving its LGBTQ+ youth an opportunity to celebrate with friends and peers in a safe space.  This year’s event bore the theme Rodeo Renaissance, a nod to Beyoncé’s hit albums, Renaissance and Cowboy Carter. Youth and clients took to the dancefloor in their most […]

Youth Pride Prom 2024
The Center Teams with Southwestern Law School to Launch Legal Clinic Assisting LGBTQ+ Asylum-Seekers

The Los Angeles LGBT Center has teamed with Southwestern Law School to launch the Asylum Law Clinic, a new initiative to train the next generation of lawyers to dismantle barriers to asylum. The program will enlist four Southwestern Law School students to assist with asylum applications and other legal matters, including employment authorization documents, travel […]

Asylum Law Clinic
Statement: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Condemns President Biden’s Executive Order on Immigration

Statement: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Condemns President Biden’s Executive Order on Immigration LOS ANGELES, June 4, 2024—In response to President Biden’s executive order that will shut down asylum requests at the southern border starting tonight, Terra Russell-Slavin, Chief Impact Officer for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, issued the following statement:  “Just days after acknowledging […]

The Center Launches ‘We Are Family’ Pride PSA Featuring Jennifer Garner

“Why fall for the hate when you could fall in love?” asks the Center’s “We Are Family” 2024 Pride campaign.

We Are Family PSA
Trans Pride LA

Friday, June 14 6:00-7:00PMPre-cocktail mixer 7:00-8:15PMTrans Town Hall in Renberg Theatre 8:30-9:30PMQueer country line dancing performance & lesson by Stud Country instructors Kira Kull (they/them) and Abigail Hamilton (they/them) 8:15-10:00 PMCocktail mixer & gallery viewing: Ides of Gender by Zach Oren Saturday, June 15 12:00-6:00PM

Symone, Mo Heart Dazzle at Center Gala After Party (Photos)

Photographer Carlos Guevara captures the Center Gala After Party, featuring performances by Symone and Mo Heart.

Symone Center Gala After Party
Inside the Los Angeles LGBT Center Gala with Cynthia Erivo, MUNA, and More (Photos)

Photographer Hunter Abrams shot the star-studded 2024 Center Gala, featuring Cynthia Erivo, Jada Pinkett Smith, and more.

Cynthia Erivo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mickalene Thomas Center Gala 2024
Queer Joy Radiates at the Center Gala 2024: ‘Why Fall for Hate When You Could Fall in Love?’

Honorees Cynthia Erivo, Mickalene Thomas, and MUNA help raise more than $1.6 million at the annual Center Gala.

Joe Hollendoner Center Gala 2024
Cynthia Erivo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lena Waithe, Zaya Wade, Jewel, MUNA, and More Help Los Angeles LGBT Center Raise $1.6M for Life-Saving Services

Cynthia Erivo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lena Waithe, Zaya Wade, Jewel, MUNA, and More Help Los Angeles LGBT Center Raise $1.6M for Life-Saving Services –Mickalene Thomas and MUNA were also honored during the organization’s annual fundraising Gala.– Event Images | Getty for Los Angeles LGBT Center Arrivals | Photo Credit: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Inside | Photo Credit: Araya Doheny/GettyVideo […]

MUNA Performs with Jewel, Accepts Leslie Jordan Award at Center Gala

Center Gala 2024: The power pop trio MUNA was presented their award for achievement in the arts by singer-songwriter Jewel.

MUNA, Jewel Center Gala 2025
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