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Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Sounds Alarm on RFK’s Secretary of Health & Human Services Appointment, Citing Dire Threat to LGBTQ+ Health

Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Sounds Alarm on RFK’s Secretary of Health & Human Services Appointment, Citing Dire Threat to LGBTQ+ Health LOS ANGELES, CA, FEBRUARY 13, 2025– Following today’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary, the Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner issued […]

“Trans Youth Deserve Care”: Hundreds Rally Against CHLA Decision to Halt Gender-Affirming Care

Not even rain could stop hundreds from gathering outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) on Thursday evening in a powerful demonstration against the hospital’s decision to halt gender-affirming care for new patients under 19. LA city councilmembers, advocates, medical professionals, parents, and community leaders stood together to send a clear message: Transgender youth deserve access […]

Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Responds to CHLA’s Decision to Halt New Gender-Affirming Care Patients: Don’t Be Complicit in Trump’s Unlawful Hate-Mongering

Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Responds to CHLA’s Decision to Halt New Gender-Affirming Care Patients: Don’t Be Complicit in Trump’s Unlawful Hate-Mongering LOS ANGELES, CA, February 5, 2025– In response to Children’s Hospital LA’s recent decision to stop accepting new patients for gender-affirming care for ages under 19, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner […]

Highly Loved: A Day of Care for Black Queer Folx

Highly Loved is more than an event; it is a love letter to LA’s Black Queer Community centered on healing, restoration, and collective care for our community in the wake of the devastating LA wildfires. We will be holding space for love, generosity, and togetherness, where the community can come together to uplift one another. […]

Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Slams President Trump’s Lawless Federal Funding Freeze 

Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Slams President Trump’s Lawless Federal Funding Freeze  LOS ANGELES, CA, January 28, 2025– Following President Trump’s recent executive order freezing all federal funding of government contracts, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner issued the following statement:  President Trump’s recent executive order to freeze all federal funding of government contracts […]

Know Your Rights: Free Legal Clinics at the Los Angeles LGBT Center

In today’s political environment, the Los Angeles LGBT Center is committed to offering accessible legal services that address the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals.  Our Legal Services team has set up a variety of legal clinics from now through March at locations throughout the city to help protect themselves and their families in times […]

Statement: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Condemns President Trump’s Plans to Roll Back Rights for LGTBQ+ Americans and Immigrant Community

Statement: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Condemns President Trump’s Plans to Roll Back Rights for LGTBQ+ Americans and Immigrant Community LOS ANGELES, CA, January 20, 2025– Following President Trump’s inauguration and declarations of the federal government’s recognition of only two biological sexes and rewriting immigration policies, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner issued the […]

The Center Partners to Uplift LGBTQ+ Community Mutual Aid Resources

The devastating wildfires that broke out across Los Angeles County have resulted in tragic deaths and caused unprecedented damage. In response, the Center has partnered with the LGBTQIA+ Community Fire Relief Mutual Aid initiative—a volunteer initiative—to support queer and trans households and businesses affected by the fires.  According to a 2023 study at the University […]

LGBTQIA+ Community Fire Relief Mutual Aid
CEO Joe Hollendoner: Look What Love Can Do When Community Needs It Most

The historic wildfires that continue to ravage the sprawling corners of Los Angeles County—from the Palisades to the Eaton Fires—are leaving a devastating impact on our community. Thousands of residents have lost their homes, and many face an unimaginable journey to rebuild for years to come. In this moment of profound need, the Los Angeles […]

LA Wildfires: Emergency Resource Guide

The recent wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County have upended lives, leaving many without homes, belongings, or a sense of stability. In times like these, access to reliable information and support is critical. This guide provides essential resources to help individuals and families recover, rebuild, and find the assistance they need. From shelter and […]

Events
Calling All Angelenos: LA Wildfire Relief Drive this Sunday, Jan. 12

This Sunday, January 12, the Los Angeles LGBT Center is hosting a Wildfire Relief Drive at the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood to assist Angelenos affected by the recent firestorm. We are collecting the following essential items: Please bring new, unwrapped items or gently used shoes and clothing (excluding socks and underwear). Items collected […]

Statement: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Applauds Brave First Responders Amidst LA’s Firestorm Crisis

Statement: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Applauds Brave First Responders Amidst LA’s Firestorm Crisis LOS ANGELES, January 10, 2025—In the wake of the devastating wildfires that have swept through the city, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner issued the following statement: “This week we witnessed the absolute heroism of Los Angeles’s finest—our first responders and […]

LA County Fires: Updated Center Hours and Emergency Resources

Monday, Jan. 13: All Center sites have reopened and resumed normal operating hours. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate these unprecedented wildfires in and around our Los Angeles. Friday, Jan. 10: As Los Angeles County grapples with three major wildfires, multiple Center locations will remain temporarily closed out of an abundance […]

Our People, Our City: Read the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s 2024 Zine

When I tell people that Los Angeles is home to the world’s largest LGBTQ+ organization, I’m often met with surprise. Many assume that title belongs to one of our national partners. What is it that sets the Los Angeles LGBT Center apart? Our people and our city. From the Cooper Do-nuts Riot of the 1960s, […]

5th Annual Intergenerational Thanksgiving Feeds More Than 500 LGBTQ+ Youth and Seniors

Presented by Comcast-NBCUniversal-Telemundo and Waymo For the fifth year in a row, the Los Angeles LGBT Center bought together our youth and senior clients for an Intergenerational Thanksgiving celebration at the Anita May Rosenstein Campus. “This is my favorite event that we host each year because it gives us the opportunity to bring our whole […]

WHITE/OUT

On a sweltering summer day during the height of the pandemic, I step outside of my apartment and melt into a protest in progress. As I march through the streets of Los Angeles in support of Black Lives, complex and illuminating memories flood my consciousness. Black Lives Matter and I’m white, queer and awakening to […]

Center Youth Thanksgiving Transforms into a World of Wonder (Photos)

On Saturday, Nov. 16, the Los Angeles LGBT Center once again teamed up with queer TV giant World of Wonder to  host the annual Thanksgiving Lunch for LGBTQ+ youth. Guests  were joined by the team behind MTV’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, as well as the iconic queens LaDon Amour Rochè and Symone for show stopping performances […]

VIVA TRANS: A Celebration of Trans Visibility/Una Celebración de la Visibilidad Trans

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility, community, and allyship with the world’s first LGBTQ+ Mariachi Band and America’s premier Trans-Identified chorus in this harmonious musical collaboration.

Bollywood is Gay!

This ain’t your Amma’s Bollywood. Join Blue13’s raucous and beautiful dancers for a night of colorful, exhilarating Hindi film inspired and contemporary dance for TODAY. Rejecting archaic norms while elevating artistry and embodying radical joy, the ensemble titillates and disrupts, jumps and twirls, and ends the performance with a Bollywood dance party for all. Blue13 […]

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