Center Stories Liberation Forever: Read the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s 2025 Zine 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 […]
Center Stories, Events LGBTQ+ Youth and Seniors Celebrate Triumph and Resilience at Center Graduation Ceremony 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 […]
Center Stories, Events David Bohnett CyberCenter Reopens With Expanded Access 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 […]
Center Stories Liberation Forever: Read the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s 2025 Zine 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 […]
Center Stories, Events LGBTQ+ Youth and Seniors Celebrate Triumph and Resilience at Center Graduation Ceremony 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 […]
Center Stories, Events David Bohnett CyberCenter Reopens With Expanded Access 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 […]
Policy & Advocacy Preserve Access to Transgender Youth Gender-Affirming Care: How to Submit Your Comment The Trump administration has pushed two new proposed rules that will have detrimental impacts on the healthcare access for the transgender community in the United States. We must act now and submit comments opposing these changes to the Department of Health before the Feb. 17 deadline. Scroll down for instructions on how to submit a comment […]
Center Stories 2025 Center Holiday Hours and Closures 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: […]
Center Stories, Transgender Stories The Center’s Chloe Opalo Honored by City of West Hollywood 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 […]
Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Holds ICE Accountable for the Fatal Shooting of Renee Good Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Holds ICE Accountable for the Fatal Shooting of Renee Good LOS ANGELES, CA, JANUARY 7, 2026–Following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a Minneapolis resident and member of the LGBTQ+ community, during an interaction with ICE agents, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner released the following statement: “The fatal shooting […]
Statement: The Center Condemns Trump Administration’s Proposed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Rules Endangering Transgender Youth and Countless Americans Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Condemns Trump Administration’s Proposed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Rules Endangering Transgender Youth and Countless Americans LOS ANGELES, CA, Dec. 18, 2025 —In response to the release of the proposed rules by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services concerning trans youth health care, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO […]
Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Denounces White House Decision to Silence World AIDS Day Amid Ongoing HIV Crisis Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Denounces White House Decision to Silence World AIDS Day Amid Ongoing HIV Crisis LOS ANGELES, December 1, 2025—In response to the Trump administration’s ban on the commemoration of World AIDS Day, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner issued the following statement: “The Los Angeles LGBT Center is deeply disturbed by […]
