BiP:DiP (Bodies in Play: Dance is Pleasure) is a dance-based variety show celebrating the pleasure of the dancing body. This iteration of BiP:DiP highlights the pride & pleasure of queer identity, featuring the work of Bernard Brown/bbmoves, Marisa Ervin & Emma Vicaña, Nathan Kim, LORDMAN, Mackenzie Martin, Muda, Andrew Pearson, and Owen Scarlett. This program […]
Join the world’s first LGBTQ+ Mariachi Band and the country’s premier Trans-Identified chorus in a wonderful musical harmony collaboration of Trans visibility, community, allyship and PRIDE. This program is part of the City of West Hollywood’s free 2025 WeHo Pride Arts Festival taking place May 23-25. For more information visit www.wehopride.com/artsfestival.
Thousands of books were banned from libraries across the nation in 2024, and the majority were LGBTQI+ books written by queer writers featuring queer characters. homo-centric: BANNED Camp is a one-hour event featuring award-winning authors Francesca Lia Block (Baby BeBop) and Abdi Nazemian (Like A Love Story) reading selections from their banned books. They will be joined […]
BIG DAD ENERGY (BDE) is the country’s premiere Trans Masc comedy show. BDE has been written up in the LA Times and The Washington Post and features a diverse lineup of trans masc comedians. Be prepared to laugh – these dads are sure to knock your socks off. *Warning: may contain dad jokes* This program […]
Jen Cheng, West Hollywood City Poet Laureate, leads participants with playful exercises to discover characters and a poetic point of view. Exercises derived from improvisation put through the queer lens will unleash new creative flow and a collaborative poem. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes to move in, bring your writing tools, and a joyful curiosity! Class […]
Inspired by the long history of patches and buttons used in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, learn how to create custom fabric patches that can transform and upcycle your garments using a variety of materials such as sequins, fabric markers, embroidery floss, and more. In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore creative techniques to craft unique […]
By Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj West Coast Premiere Reading PresentationPresented by Celebration Theatre Directed by five-time Tony Award nominated director/choreographer Camille A. Brown** After sold-out performances at the 2024 Off-Broadway Downtown Urban Arts Festival, Celebration Theatre presents a one-night-only, West Coast Premiere reading of Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj’s sweet lorraine, a play inspired by the enduring friendship of Black, […]
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) presents an exciting and interactive choral music program focused on finding community through song. GMCLA Music Director, Dr. Ernest Harrison will lead a small ensemble of GMCLA singers in songs that speak to building a greater sense of community, in addition to engaging the audience with musical exercises, […]
Mantras of Love: A Healing Painting Workshop is all about slowing down, getting creative, and reconnecting with yourself through words and art. Hosted by the queer art non-profit, Classroom of Compassion, this workshop invites you to come up with a personal mantra—something loving, honest, and true—and paint it on a canvas to take home with […]
REBOOT is set in a world where fires rage after an explosion. A group of queer friends take cover and stay together indoors. Trapped in the middle of a catastrophe they begin to question their existence, identities as artists, and ultimately their relationships with each other. This dystopian tale turns a fun “queer brunch” into […]
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles LGBT Center joined a coalition of California-based LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and community members at a press conference demanding the safe return of Andry José Hernández Romero—a 31-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration earlier this year. “Andry came to this country believing in […]
Hosted by the Los Angeles LGBT Center in partnership with Mayumi Market, this unique event transforms the Center’s Hollywood campus into a joyful, immersive night market—intentionally curated by and for queer AANHPI communities. Guests can expect: Come out to connect with the community, support local queer AANHPI creatives, and celebrate culture, identity, and joy in […]
On April 26th, the Los Angeles LGBT Center and supporters gathered at the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood gathered to honor two extraordinary champions: Sheryl Lee Ralph, who has stood with us since the early days of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, a trailblazer in transgender youth healthcare. Their courage reminds us […]
Amid the smoldering aftermath of the Los Angeles Fires and growing fears over future funding losses, the Center’s Advocacy Day is shining a spotlight on the very real consequences of political inaction—from shuttered clinics to the silencing of queer and trans voices across the country. Through legislative meetings, public rallies, and visible grassroots engagement, the […]
On Saturday, April 5th, Emmy-nominated actress and activist Laverne Cox headlined a powerful afternoon of resistance and joy at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Trans Liberation Now! rally, joining hundreds of supporters, community members, and partner organizations in demanding justice, safety, and liberation for transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-expansive people. Hosted at the Center’s Anita […]
“Unlike anything I’ve seen before at the Center,” said one attendee of the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s latest community event, Juice Box. “So cool,” said another, “I wish there were more spaces like this for us.” A radical new take on Women’s History Month celebrations, Juice Box was an art- and pleasure-centric event showcasing the […]
