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 […]
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.
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.
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.
Events, Health & Wellness Los Angeles LGBT Center and AIDS/LifeCycle Honor World AIDS Day Drag superstar Valentina and the LA Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence honor lives lost and call for an end to stigma.
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.
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, 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.
Events, Transgender Stories Valentina on How Playing Angel in Rent Helped Establish Her Nonbinary Identity “RuPaul’s Drag Race Mexico” host shares her journey.
Events Senior Prom Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Dinner, Tap Dancing, and Tina Turner The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Senior Prom gives older adults the chance to re-create their prom as their authentic selves.
Center Stories, Events, Transgender Stories “We Are Immense, and We Are Abundant”: Trans Pride LA Organizer Gina Bigham Looks Back on a Decade-Plus of Highlights and the Biggest Trans Pride Yet Trans Pride LA celebrated its biggest year yet in 2023, with 1,700 attendees and the inaugural Trans Town Hall.
Events, Policy & Advocacy House of Avalon, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Join Center Staff and Supporters for LA Pride: “F*ck the Margins. We’re the Center.” Hundreds of Center staff and supporters march wearing brightly colored shirts that read “Center Your Pride.”
Events, Transgender Stories Trans Actors, Athletes, and Activists Celebrate Community and Solidarity at First-Ever Trans Town Hall Speakers included Kylie Sonique Love, Isis King, Trace Lysette, Laith Ashley, and Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr.
Events 2nd Annual Sabor de Mi Centro Block Party Boogies in Boyle Heights The Pride-themed community event Sabor de Mi Centro brings together LGBTQ+ people and their allies in East LA.
Events LGBTQ+ Youth Sparkle at Disco-Themed Youth Pride Prom Youth Pride Prom welcomes all youth ages 18-24 to celebrate prom season freely as their authentic selves.
Events This Year’s AIDS/LifeCycle Participants on Why They Ride AIDS/LifeCycle unites riders to combat the HIV and AIDS epidemic and raise funds for vital support services.
Events, Health & Wellness Roxane Gay Celebrates Audre Lorde Health Program at WxW: ‘Care in the Truest Sense of the Word’ WxW: For Women. By Women. returned to the Center after four years with a keynote address by author Roxane Gay.
Events Pamela Anderson Shares Words of Wisdom at Center Gala: ‘Love Relentlessly’ Pamela Anderson was presented with the Center’s Vanguard Award for impressive career and extensive philanthropic work.
