Services

Survivor Services

The Los Angeles LGBT Center offers a holistic approach to survivors of intimate partner violence/abuse, crimes, harassment, police misconduct, and more—covering the whole person from their mental health to their legal advocacy.

We're Here to Help You Survive—and Thrive

Working Together for Survivors

The Center is home to the Survivor Services Hub—empowering LGBTQ+ survivors through trauma-informed, client-driven care, ensuring access to safety, healing, and advocacy. The Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors (LAPS) focuses on the legal system and seeking justice for survivors. We honor the dignity and agency of every survivor. Our collaborative work reinforces the Center’s holistic model of care—founded upon the belief that our liberation requires tending to the whole person.

The Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors

The Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors (LAPS) provides LGBTQ+-specific, trauma-informed, client-centered direct legal services and advocacy for LGBTQ+ victims of crimes including but not limited to: domestic/intimate partner/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking.

Get Help Now

You can contact the Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors by following the prompts below.

Message for Legal Help

Para Servicios en Español

Call Our Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors Warm Line (323-993-7649)

Additional Resources

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

California Victims Resource Center

The National LGBTQ+ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence

The Institute provides training and technical assistance for providers to enhance the safety, well-being, support, and health of LGBTQ+ intimate partner and domestic violence survivors throughout the United States.

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There's No Place for Hate.

If you've been a victim of a hate crime or a hate-related incident, the Center's Anti-Violence Project is here for you.

The Anti-Violence Project (AVP) provides comprehensive and holistic services for survivors of hate crimes, harassment, discrimination, and law enforcement misconduct. AVP also facilitates Know Your Rights Workshops regarding hate violence, interacting with law enforcement, and transgender & nonbinary rights in California.