What do you need a poem about? Over the last 6 years, Pride Poets has written over 3,000 poems celebrating and honoring the stories of our LGBTQ+ community. Each writer interviews participants, one-on-one, to hear your story, and creates an original, one-of-a-kind artwork on a manual typewriter for you to take home! Everyone Deserves a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Acts of Coeurage celebrates queer joy and love and community. This ridiculous and immersive cabaret includes song, dance, stand-up, drag, sing-a-longs, experiential bingo, dance, and generally wild and wonderful connections. In hard times, let’s come together and sing and dance and remember that we have each other. This program is part of the City of West […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
