Center Stories, Transgender Stories Trans Day of Visibility 2024: Amplifying TGI Voices at the Los Angeles LGBT Center Today, on International Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the lives and achievements of our transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex (TGI) siblings, acknowledging their collective strength and resilience while uplifting their voices and stories. The kaleidoscopic lens of visibility is both a celebration and an urgent call to action. It’s an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment […]
Center Stories Lesbian Visibility Week: The Women Who Fought (and Climbed) to Make the Center More Inclusive Revisiting a piece of Los Angeles LGBT Center history for Lesbian Visibility week.
Health & Wellness “Care Should Never Feel Wrong”: How the Center Is Transforming Medical Care I often refer to myself as a “professional lesbian.” I say it because it’s funny and everyone thinks that lesbians are buzzkills. But I also say it because it’s true. I bring that part of my identity into my work because there’s no way around it—my sexuality is inherent to who I am as a […]
Policy & Advocacy LA’s Trans-Led Organizations Are Facing Bomb Threats LAPD has arrested a suspect in bomb threats made against the TransLatin@ Coalition and LA Pride Parade.
Events The Center to Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month with Inaugural Golden Hour Night Market In honor of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, the Los Angeles LGBT Center is set to host the first-ever Golden Hour, a queer night market celebrating the AANHPI community in Los Angeles. Organized in partnership with the LA-based Mayumi Market, Golden Hour celebrates the unique intersection of queer identity and heritage […]
Events The Center Gala 2024: Honorees Announced Cynthia Erivo, Mickalene Thomas, and MUNA will each be recognized for their contributions to the LGBTQ+ movement.
Health & Wellness RuPaul’s Drag Race Contestant Q Uplifts HIV Services at the Los Angeles LGBT Center RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Q joins the Los Angeles LGBT Center to uplift and highlight HIV treatment and prevention services.
Transgender Stories Friends Remember Meraxes Medina, the Trans Woman Killed in South LA “She had so much potential,” said Medina’s loved ones, who believe she was “destined for greatness.”
Center Stories, Transgender Stories Trans Day of Visibility 2024: Amplifying TGI Voices at the Los Angeles LGBT Center Today, on International Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the lives and achievements of our transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex (TGI) siblings, acknowledging their collective strength and resilience while uplifting their voices and stories. The kaleidoscopic lens of visibility is both a celebration and an urgent call to action. It’s an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment […]
Center Stories Nancy Valverde, Lesbian Activist, Has Passed Away at 92 The queer and Chicana icon was a pillar of the Los Angeles LGBTQ+ movement.
Policy & Advocacy Senator Laphonza Butler Visits the Center, Providing Lens into Federal LGBTQ+ Initiatives The Los Angeles LGBT Center welcomed U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler for a tour of its Anita May Rosenstein Campus.
Events Donatella Versace Named Global Ambassador of the Los Angeles LGBT Center Ms. Versace was joined by basketball legend Dwyane Wade to co-host an event raising funds for the Center’s life-saving services.
Policy & Advocacy 8 Key Takeaways from the March 5th Primary Last night brought mixed signals for the state of LGBTQ+ progress in what’s shaping up to be a fraught election year.
Policy & Advocacy Show Up for LGBTQ+ Students on March 5 Californians will have a chance to make their voices heard in support of LGBTQ+ students in the March 5 election.
Policy & Advocacy LGBTQ+ Issues Are on the Ballot This Year Anti-LGBTQ extremists are targeting down-ballot races to roll back the clock on our rights. Here’s what you need to know.
Events The Center’s Inaugural Highly Favored Mini-Ball Honors Raven-Symoné at Black History Month Celebration Formerly known as The Future Is Black, Highly Favored is a bold spotlight on everything Black and queer in Los Angeles.
Center Stories Chief Equity Officer Giovanna Fischer on Creating Change Through Imagination The Center’s Chief Equity Officer talks Black History Month, her inspirations, and the upcoming Highly Favored.
Center Stories Happy Valentine’s Day from Our LGBTQ+ Seniors! “I’m welcoming this opportunity to reflect on the importance of celebrating love,” writes Center CEO Joe Hollendoner.
Center Stories “Small But Mighty”: Eastside’s Mi Centro Shaping Up as One-Stop Shop for LGBTQ+ Refugees “We’re making sure we do our best to make them feel at home,” says program manager Caín Andrade.
Center Stories, Health & Wellness “Our Lives Matter”: Our Elders Raise Their Voices for Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day “We need to educate people. We need to help them understand that we are important, our lives matter.”
Policy & Advocacy Los Angeles LGBT Center Hosts U.S. Senate Candidate Forum on LGBTQ+ Issues Representatives Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, and Adam Schiff joined the event, co-hosted with Equality California and the TransLatin@ Coalition.