There are some stories they don’t want you to tell.People they’re hoping you’ll forget about.Ideas that, if expressed, could disrupt the power of [insert dominant culture here]. For as long as there have been books, there have been men in power trying to dictate which books are safe to share. From the Library at Alexandria […]
On Nov. 7, the Los Angeles LGBT Center hosted a post-election community space to process the results of the 2024 presidential election and the return of Donald Trump to the White House. “Yesterday, the majority of voters in this country re-elected the most dangerous president to ever occupy the White House,” said CEO Joe Hollendoner […]
Intersex Awareness Day, observed annually on October 26, marks a crucial moment for visibility and advocacy in the intersex community. The tradition began in 1996, commemorating the first public demonstration by intersex activists in Boston, which aimed to challenge harmful medical practices and the erasure of intersex people. Today, the day serves as a platform […]
On October 20, the Los Angeles LGBT Center hosted its 32nd annual Models of Pride festival, transforming the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood into a vibrant space for LGBTQ+ youth, families, and allies. Presented by BMO, this year’s event welcomed over 600 attendees for a day packed with workshops, performances, and awards that celebrated […]
Every year we gather to honor and remember the lives of transgender & gender-expansive folx whose lives have been senselessly lost to anti-trans violence. This in-person event will include TGI community speakers, performances by Street Poets Inc. & Trans Chorus of Los Angeles. The evening will conclude with us paying tribute to those who are […]
On Friday, in honor of National Coming Out Day, the Los Angeles LGBT Center released a public service announcement highlighting the importance of voting in support of equal and civil rights. Titled “Love Is an Action,” the PSA features a series of interviews with the Center’s Senior Services clients reflecting on the importance of voting […]
Here ye, here ye, the Gaytown Neighborhood Council is now in session! Pick your purpose and join a committee because it’s time to build the neighborhood you’ve always dreamed of! Gaytown Neighborhood Council is a community building performance led by local drag performer and organizer Provvidenza. Participants are invited to engage in fantasy civics and […]
Enter the Cabaret! Coeurage Ensemble and the Los Angeles LGBT Center return with the next installment in our Acts of Coeurage cabaret series. This time we celebrate Spring and renewal and green things and gay things and joyful revolution. Wear green for solidarity and special prizes.
Paul Outlaw, queer and Black, was born and raised in New York City and educated at elite Northeast institutions; Joe Seely, straight and white, is an autodidact from suburban Ventura County. In its exploration of the joys and challenges of collaboration, DUET mines the complex friendship and long creative partnership of these two multidisciplinary performing […]
On October 5, the Los Angeles LGBT Center celebrated Latinx Heritage Month in larger-than-life style, honoring drag superstar Kandy Muse and LA icon Salina EsTitties at the second annual Queerceañera. Spotlighting LA’s queer Latinx community, Queerceañera offers a gender- and expression-inclusive reimagining of the quinceañera tradition. “Quinceañeras have origins dating back to strict, heteronormative—and often […]
Sixty years and a generation later, the loose threads left untied at the end of STREETCAR are finally sewn up. Or are they? Tony Abatemarco’s THE LOST & FOUND TRILOGY poses some of the outcomes that may have taken place beyond Williams’ iconic clash of genders and despite the “kindness of strangers.” Dec 12 @ […]
Circa: Queer Histories Festival is a month-long programming series showcasing the trailblazing histories and vibrant cultural contributions of LGBTQ+ communities through the lends of present-day challenges and triumphs. Circa features queer and trans artists, activists, and educators leading the movement for LGBTQ+ liberation. CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Wed, Oct 2 at 7pm – Legacy of Love: […]
