Paradise is one’s own place, One’s own people, One’s own world, Knowing and known, Perhaps even Loving and loved. – Octavia E. Butler Quentos – a portmanteau of “Queer” and “Cuentos” (stories) – create culture, rituals, and traditions. Experience a curated series of new stories written by a cohort of community members and rooted in our nostalgic JOI. Celebramos the prism […]
You know when you have a really unpopular opinion, and it feels like you’re the guy in a noir film with the Secret Knowledge You Never Asked For, and everyone around you gets hostile when you try to say something about it? That’s what it’s like to realize that Christopher Nolan hates women. He likes […]
The Trans Chorus of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles LGBT Center present Remembrance: A Trans Day of Remembrance Concert. The show is in three acts: Act I acknowledges those that we have lost and allows us to process the grief of violence against the Trans community. Act II is about resilience, providing joy and […]
In THE (UN)OFFICIAL WITCH OF LOS ANGELES, an aspiring TikTok witch moves into a fairytale cottage in Los Angeles, where she encounters a hidden history and quirky clients that unearth not only the deep magic of the land, but the spiritual powers she never knew she had. The new play – presented here as a […]
In Charlie Josephine’s Cowbois – a queer, contemporary Western – all the women in a remote Old West town have been abandoned for over a year as their husbands search for gold. The women are isolated, their rations are running out, and the local sheriff meant to protect them is drunk as a skunk. Enter: […]
Step inside the creative process of Roger Q. Mason & Carly DW Bones as they develop Untitled Lysistrata Project, a new play about sex work, AI, and performative liberalism… About the play: A regional theater near collapse sells its soul to a corporate tech company in exchange for a Digital Innovation & Equity grant. To […]
A staged reading of Matthew Scott Montgomery’s new Halloween play, GHOST PLAY. Hilarious, heartbreaking and full of shocking twists, GHOST PLAY takes place on a fateful Halloween night, when a group of friends – some alive and some not – get a second chance to say all the things they wish they never had. Join […]
‘Tis the Halloween Season – join us for a thrilling evening of hot experimental LGBTQ+ performances, including music, dance, drag, burlesque, and more. It’s a fright night of bewitching All Hallows Eve-inspired pieces by local Los Angeles underground artists. Witness the debauchery, behold the queerness, and enjoy the fun!
The first two weeks of October mark the intersection of Latinx Heritage Month and LGBTQ+ History Month; the first celebrates ethnic and cultural heritage, while the latter brings orientation and identity to the forefront. Mariachi Arco•Iris de Los Angeles (The Los Angeles Rainbow Mariachi) was created as a haven for mariachi musicians who identify as […]
Rainbow Delicious is afraid of her own reflection. In the liminal space between past and future, she wrestles with what it means to be Black, a woman, and everything the world has tried to make her doubt about both. Drawing on Afrofuturism, ancestral wisdom, and the African diaspora, writer-performer Gabrielle Jackson weaves spoken word, movement, and […]
A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a “witch” and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns to convince […]
On Thursday, August 20, the Los Angeles LGBT Center hosted its annual graduation ceremony, celebrating the achievements of students who completed educational and vocational training programs over the last year. In addition to nearly a dozen graduates of high school, GED, and higher education programs, the 2026 ceremony recognized more than 50 graduates of the […]
Queerceañera is back for its fourth year—and it’s bigger than ever! The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s signature Latine Heritage Month celebration returns on Saturday, September 26 at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza in Hollywood. Under the theme Siempre Contigo (“Always With You”), this year’s Queerceañera celebrates queer and trans Latine leadership and the community, […]
Models of Pride is back! Join us on Saturday, October 10th, from 11AM–4PM for a one-of-a-kind experience in the heart of Hollywood. Building on more than three decades of bringing LGBTQ+ youth together, Models of Pride Youth Summit returns to the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood. Over the years, Models of Pride […]
Join the Opening Plenary – an evening of celebrating queer histories as we kick off the fourth annual Circa: Queer Histories Festival! Don’t miss opening remarks from One Institute and a distinguished guest lecturer as a part of The Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis Lectures on LGBTQ+ History. About Circa: Established in 2023, Circa: […]
Liza (not) at the Palace is a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience, in which Victoria Libertore channels the iconic energy of Liza Minnelli while also bringing in her own two-decade history as an intuitive medium to channel messages from “the great beyond” for the audience. It’s a cabaret-meets-healing circle that will leave you titillated, transfixed, and transformed. Written and performed by NYC […]
