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Golden Hour: Inside the Center’s 2nd Annual Queer AANHPI Night Market (Photos)

Presented by Gilead Sciences and organized in partnership with the LA-based Mayumi Market, the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Hollywood campus was transformed into a glowing, high-energy night market for the 2nd annual Golden Hour: A Queer AANHPI Night Market—celebrating the unique intersection of queer identity and heritage in commemoration of AANHPI Heritage Month. This year’s event […]

Pickle on the Courtyard

Pickle and her pianist, Victor Buccellato sing some of their original music at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. 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.

Live Model Drawing Workshop

This uninstructed, modest figure- and costume-drawing event is open to all levels. Several models are scheduled to pose for 5-10min each; draw with us or just watch others draw! Please bring your own dry materials or drawing tablet (no wet media, please). Arrive 15-30min early for a good seat and to access limited materials. This […]

Friday, May 23

WeHo Pride Arts Festival Day One: Friday, May 23 Click the “Learn More” button below the photo for more info about each project!

Sunday, May 25

WeHo Pride Arts Festival Day Three: Sunday, May 25 Click the “Learn More” button below the photo for more info about each project!

Saturday, May 24

WeHo Pride Arts Festival Day Two: Saturday, May 24 Click the “Learn More” button below the photo for more info about each project!

Mantras of Love: A Healing Painting Workshop

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 […]

ARENA: A HOUSE MUSIC-al (The Concert)

It’s the mid 1990’s in Hollywood, where the skyline is picturesque with palm trees, the scent of pan dulce and smog fill the air and the beat of nightlife is thumping with house music. At the center is a young Lucio Torres, who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and finds a vibrant community, where […]

REBOOT

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 […]

VIVA TRANS: A Celebration of Trans Visibility and Pride / Una Celebración De La Visibilidad y Orgullo Trans

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.

AGE PLAY

Written & Directed by gina young ME is a 40-something lesbian. YOU is in their early 20s and nonbinary. The clash of ages and generations proves no match for their attraction, and what erupts is an “unproduceable” play because it is so radically, unabashedly devoted to centering the desires of queer women and nonbinary people. […]

BiP:DiP (Bodies in Play: Dance is Pleasure)

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 […]

Write Out Loud – a reading by the HIV Writers Workshop

The HIV Writers Workshop presents Write Out Loud, a reading of new works. Join us for a dynamic presentation of storytelling and memoir as these vibrant writers share their stirring tales. Get ready to laugh and cry as you let their eloquence touch your heart – inspiration and celebration awaits. The HIV Writers Workshop is […]

Singing with Pride

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, […]

sweet lorraine

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, […]

Patch-Making Workshop (with Martha Carrillo)

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 […]

Queering Creative Flow with Play

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 […]

I’m Still Here: Becoming Legendary (Screening and Panel Q&A)

I’m Still Here charts individuals’ creativity and personal narratives in the West Hollywood/Los Angeles House and Ballroom scene. The documentary won the Fan Favorite award at Outfest’s Fusion LGBT People of Color Festival; Executive Produced by: Gina Lamb, Icon Sean/Milan™, Armond Anderson-Bell, and Tyrone Carter; Filmed by REACH LA’s Media Lab participants, Pitzer students, and Gina Lamb. […]

Rainbow Riot!

Blast off to Planet Queer and experience a LGBTQ+ experimental cabaret adventure! A variety of performers will bring their pride power to the stage and present burlesque, avant-garde drag, spoken word, political vaudeville, live music and more. Performances by: Heather Damage, Odious Ari, Calico Spritz, Kirby LaBrea, Moe Roberts, and Corey Saucier. Since 2012, Planet […]

Big Dad Energy

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 […]

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