Events Keke Palmer Celebrates Her Queerness, the LGBTQ+ Community at Center Gala Keke Palmer was awarded for her commitment to uplifting people from marginalized communities.
Center Stories Portraits of Pride: Recognizing The Center’s Health Services Providers in Honor of World AIDS Day “We support each other and take care of each other so that we can provide our patients with the best care that we possibly can.”
Events Thanksgiving 2023: Culinary Arts Students Prepare Holiday Feast for LGBTQ+ Youth and Seniors “It genuinely feels like I’m working with family,” says Li Brown, a student of the Center’s Culinary Arts training program.
Center Stories, Transgender Stories Trans Awareness Week Is Not Enough Two trans activists sound off on their lifelong fight for trans liberation—and what you can do to help.
Events Trans Awareness Week Wednesday, November 15-19 All activities and events are free Wed, Nov. 15 7–9PM Trans* Lounge Presents:Creating Trans Oral Traditions: A Community Storytelling Experience We often struggle to find enough written history of our chosen families. History texts may misgender, misinterpret, or miss us. Instead of relying on the written word, we can build on memories […]
Center Stories Portraits of Pride: Honoring Our LGBTQ+ Veterans “Before the Center, I didn’t really identify as a veteran, but being here allowed me to be my true self.”
Cultural Arts Intersex Advocate Alicia Roth Weigel Calls for an End to Non-Consensual Surgeries at ‘Every Body’ Screening “The boxes on a birth certificate were just printed off on someone’s printer paper. I exist here in front of all of you.”
Policy & Advocacy Attorney General Rob Bonta Hosts LGBTQ+ History and Domestic Violence Awareness Roundtable at the Center “Violence is not an accident. It’s not inevitable. It can be prevented,” California Attorney General says.
Health & Wellness Paris Hilton Makes Surprise Visit to the Center’s Youth and Senior Culinary Arts Students TV star and media personality donated sets of cookware to program students.
Center Stories, Health & Wellness Cynthia “Cyndi” Harrison Honored with Inaugural Sharon Franklin Brown Award for Employee Excellence, Celebrating 24 Years of Service Harrison has provided care to thousands as a nurse practitioner at the Center’s Jeffrey Goodman Clinic in Hollywood.
Center Stories, Events Youth Leader Iziaih Choquette Shares Leaders Who Inspire Their Work at Models of Pride “The way we continue to find love, joy, happiness, pride, and compassion inspire me to keep fighting with love.”
Events, Transgender Stories Dylan Mulvaney Talks Dealing with Online Hate at Models of Pride: “They Can’t Comprehend a Trans Person Being Happy” The TikTok star reflects on her public transition and relationship to social media at this year’s Models of Pride youth summit.
Events Dylan Mulvaney, Hayley Kiyoko Inspire More Than 1,000 LGBTQ+ Youth and Allies at 31st Models of Pride Festival The revamped youth summit included dozens of workshops, activations, and live electrifying stage performances.
Center Stories Portraits of Pride: Honoring Latinx Heritage Month “The everyday heroes who color my world—family, friends, co-workers—stand proud of who they are and where they come from.”
Policy & Advocacy The Painful History Of Forced Outing And Anti-LGBTQ+ School Policies School policies that force teachers to out transgender students stem from a long history of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.
Events, Transgender Stories Valentina on How Playing Angel in Rent Helped Establish Her Nonbinary Identity “RuPaul’s Drag Race Mexico” host shares her journey.
Policy & Advocacy The Right Is Trying to Ban Trans People from Domestic Violence Shelters in the US This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, read up on the newest wave of anti-trans legislative attacks.
Policy & Advocacy Senator Dianne Feinstein, Political Trailblazer, Dies at 90 “Our gratitude for her fight, her legacy, and her bravery will remain eternal,” said Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner
Health & Wellness Celebrating Bi Visibility Day: Breaking Stereotypes and Embracing Diversity On September 23rd, we celebrate the international holiday of Bi Visibility Day. Bi Visibility Day was created to recognize and celebrate the bi+ community. It originated in 1999 at the International Lesbian and Gay Association Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa after three bi+ activists, Wendy Curry, Michael Page, and Gigi Raven Wilbur saw the need […]
Health & Wellness There’s Never Been a Better Time to Try DoxyPEP With a nationwide shortage of syphilis treatment, DoxyPEP is a safe and effective way to prevent transmission of STIs.
Policy & Advocacy We Need LGBTQ+ Voters More Than Ever It’s National Voter Registration Day. Is your voter registration updated?