This event is not open to the public. Only YOUTH should sign up using this link. Seniors should be signing up using the senior registration link – please reach out to Senior Services for more information. Join us at the Los Angeles LGBT Center on November 25 for a very special Intergenerational Thanksgiving Celebration that […]
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth and their allies for the 34th annual Models of Pride Festival. Hosted at the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood, the event featured a full day of community-building workshops, entertainment programming, and access to resources. Youth advocate and model Zaya Wade […]
On Sept. 26, the Center hosted its fourth annual Queerceañera, bringing together artists, community leaders, and supporters for a celebration of Latine Heritage Month and the LGBTQ+ Latine community of Los Angeles. This year’s event marked a new chapter for Queerceañera as a philanthropic event supporting the Center’s programs and services. In total, the event […]
On Saturday, June 20, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed more than 1,200 guests to The Village at Ed Gould Plaza and the Anita May Rosenstein Campus for Trans Pride LA (TPLA). TPLA is co-hosted by Trans* Lounge, the Center’s groundbreaking empowerment program serving gender-expansive communities, and Trans Wellness Center, a first-of-its-kind center in Koreatown […]
On May 16, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed hundreds of guests to the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood for the annual Center Gala. Hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio, the event raised a total of $1.25 million in support of the Center’s life-saving programs and services. Held at the intergenerational […]
Golden Hour, the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s annual celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month, returned to Hollywood on Saturday with its most vibrant gathering yet, as hundreds gathered at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza for an evening honoring the intersection of queer identity and AANHPI heritage. Guests experienced a dynamic night market in partnership with […]
On Monday, March 2, the Los Angeles LGBT Center, in partnership with Equality California, hosted a nonpartisan gubernatorial candidates forum focused on LGBTQ+ rights. The event marked one of the first major gubernatorial conversations centered on LGBTQ+ voters and the issues shaping California’s future. “At a time when LGBTQ+ people—especially transgender young people—are facing coordinated […]
Hundreds of community members gathered under the stars at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza on Saturday night for the return of Highly Favored, the Center’s annual Black History Month celebration honoring Black queer culture and nightlife. This year’s event—inspired by the enduring legacy of Jewel’s Catch One and its founder, the late Jewel Thais-Williams—transformed […]
When Jewel’s Catch One opened its doors in 1973 in Los Angeles’ Arlington Heights neighborhood, it became one of the first nightclubs in the nation to serve the Black LGBTQ+ community. Founded by Jewel Thais-Williams, a Black businesswoman and LGBTQ+ activist who faced discrimination firsthand in the early ’70s, Catch One gained a reputation as […]
The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s sixth annual Intergenerational Thanksgiving celebration returned to the Anita May Rosenstein Campus this week, welcoming hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth and seniors for an evening of shared stories and a warm holiday meal. “This year has tested us in ways we never have imagined,” Center CEO Joe Hollendoner said. “And yet, […]
On Thursday, the Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed the David Bohnett Foundation and community supporters to The Village at Ed Gould Plaza to celebrate the grand reopening of the David Bohnett CyberCenter. The Center was the home of David Bohnett’s first CyberCenter in 1998, predating the Bohnett Foundation’s formal establishment. What began as one room […]
Over the past decade, Mi Centro has become a home for queer and trans Latine Angelenos to find care, joy, and belonging on L.A.’s Eastside. Before the community hub opened its doors in Boyle Heights, there wasn’t a place quite like it, a place where residents, families, and anyone seeking assistance could find connection to […]
Models of Pride, the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s annual summit for LGBTQ+ youth, welcomed more than 500 guests to the Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus over the weekend to learn, celebrate, and enjoy a day amid community. Hosted by content creator and TGI+ advocate Kevin Ninh—known to millions online as FlawlessKevin—the day-long event featured a […]
Hundreds gathered at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza on Friday, October 3, for the third annual Queerceañera (Queerce)—the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s signature celebration of queer Latine culture. This year’s event, presented by Wella Company, honored Lushious Massacr, Mexican-American drag artist and viral social media sensation, and Oliver Alpuche, founder of DTLA PROUD and […]
Following a screening of AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman at the Los Angeles LGBT Center on Sept. 14, a panel of activists gathered to reflect on Norman’s life and enduring legacy as a leader of the LGBTQ+ movement in Los Angeles. The film, directed by Dante Alencastre, tells the story of Norman’s time […]
The Los Angeles LGBT Center held its annual graduation ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 21 celebrating the achievements of youth and senior graduates from the Youth Academy and vocational programs. “This event is one of my absolute favorite parts of my job,” said Kevin McCloskey, Director of Community-Based Programs. “In the face of the federal government […]
The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s beloved Senior Prom returned this year with a disco fever theme for a night of nonstop sparkle and soul. Hosted by the incomparable Page Person, the evening celebrated the love and resilience that have distinguished the LGBTQ+ community for decades. Now in its 28th year, Senior Prom has become one […]
Trans Pride LA (TPLA) returned to take over the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus over the weekend, drawing over 1,300 guests to the country’s longest-running celebration of TGNBI+ Pride. This year’s event marked the 10th anniversary of the Center’s Trans*Lounge program, which serves the gender-expansive community with groups and activities to foster […]
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 […]
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 […]
