Center Stories, Events 2026 Center Gala Honors LuAnn Boylan and Marcia Gay Harden On May 16, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed hundreds of guests to the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood for the annual Center Gala. Hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio, the event raised a total of $1.25 million in support of the Center’s life-saving programs and services. Held at the intergenerational […]
Policy & Advocacy Advocates and Allies Educate Legislators on LGBT Community Center Advocacy Day 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 […]
Events 3rd Annual Golden Hour Night Market Welcomes Hundreds of Guests to the Center (Photos) Golden Hour, the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s annual celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month, returned to Hollywood on Saturday with its most vibrant gathering yet, as hundreds gathered at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza for an evening honoring the intersection of queer identity and AANHPI heritage. Guests experienced a dynamic night market in partnership with […]
Center Stories, Events 2026 Center Gala Honors LuAnn Boylan and Marcia Gay Harden On May 16, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed hundreds of guests to the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood for the annual Center Gala. Hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio, the event raised a total of $1.25 million in support of the Center’s life-saving programs and services. Held at the intergenerational […]
Policy & Advocacy Advocates and Allies Educate Legislators on LGBT Community Center Advocacy Day 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 […]
Events 3rd Annual Golden Hour Night Market Welcomes Hundreds of Guests to the Center (Photos) Golden Hour, the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s annual celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month, returned to Hollywood on Saturday with its most vibrant gathering yet, as hundreds gathered at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza for an evening honoring the intersection of queer identity and AANHPI heritage. Guests experienced a dynamic night market in partnership with […]
Center Stories, Events, Transgender Stories The Center Celebrates 27th Annual Trans Pride LA with Lo Colby On Saturday, June 20, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed more than 1,200 guests to The Village at Ed Gould Plaza and the Anita May Rosenstein Campus for Trans Pride LA (TPLA). TPLA is co-hosted by Trans* Lounge, the Center’s groundbreaking empowerment program serving gender-expansive communities, and Trans Wellness Center, a first-of-its-kind center in Koreatown […]
Center Stories Presenting ‘The Place We Call Home’: Highlighting Center Services for the TGNBI+ Community The Los Angeles LGBT Center is pleased to debut our new short film, The Place We Call Home. Directed by Maxwell Poth, the film showcases a few of the programs and services that the Center provides for the LGBTQ+ community, and highlights the capacity for our whole-person approach to change and save lives. In the […]
Center Stories Center Staff and Supporters Proclaim ‘Love Lives Here’ at LA Pride 2026 On Sunday, the Los Angeles LGBT Center celebrated LA Pride alongside more than 150 staff members, volunteers, supporters, and our Pride partners at OUAI, proudly carrying our message through the streets of Hollywood: Love Lives Here. The contingent was accompanied by a chrome-wrapped double-decker bus carrying Center clients, many of whom reside in Center housing […]
Statement by Los Angeles LGBT Center: Trans People Deserve Care, Not Political Attacks Statement by Los Angeles LGBT Center: Trans People Deserve Care, Not Political Attacks –New federal rule restricting Medicaid and CHIP funding threatens access to medically necessary healthcare for transgender youth and families nationwide. – LOS ANGELES, August 11, 2026 — Following the Trump administration’s final rule released today restricting federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program […]
The Center Applauds Historic California Budget Creating the First Statewide LGBTQ+ Community Center Fund The Center Applauds Historic California Budget Creating the First Statewide LGBTQ+ Community Center Fund The state budget includes landmark investments in LGBTQ+ community centers, gender-affirming care, HIV services, housing assistance, and victim support amid escalating national attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2026— The Los Angeles LGBT Center today applauded Governor Gavin Newsom […]
The Center Denounces SCOTUS Decision Allowing State Bans on Trans Youth in Sports As Further Attacks on Trans Rights The Center Denounces SCOTUS Decision Allowing State Bans on Trans Youth in Sports As Further Attacks on Trans Rights LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2026—Following today’s Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J., which upheld two states’ laws prohibiting trans youth to participate in school sports, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner has issued […]
