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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Policy & Advocacy The Center Joins Glendale Teachers to Stop Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremism “This is what is at stake: the safety and well-being of our students and teachers,” said Joey Espinoza-Hernandez, Director of Policy & Community Building
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.
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.
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
Policy & Advocacy We Need LGBTQ+ Voters More Than Ever It’s National Voter Registration Day. Is your voter registration updated?
Policy & Advocacy How Los Angeles Became the Newest Target in the War on LGBTQ+ Education California school districts are the latest targets in a far-right campaign to radicalize schools and strip resources from students.
Policy & Advocacy Hey, California: The Next Prop 8 Fight Is Here–And It’s Targeting Trans People Far-right extremists are targeting trans youth in a slate of new ballot propositions–and we need your help to stop them.
Policy & Advocacy California Judge Blocks Policy Targeting and Outing Trans Students The policy requires teachers to out students to their parents if they use a different gender identity at school.
Policy & Advocacy Magpie Pride Flag Honoring the Late Lauri Carleton Unveiled by Los Angeles LGBT Center and Flags for Good The Magpie Pride Flag will support the Lake Arrowhead LGBTQ+ Fund in Carleton’s memory.
Policy & Advocacy Beloved Business Owner Shot and Killed for Displaying a Rainbow Flag Lauri Ann Carleton, 66, owned a shop in Studio City and in Lake Arrowhead, where the shooting took place.
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, Policy & Advocacy Easter Sunday Drag March Draws Thousands to Protest Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Drag March LA draws thousands in response to the wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the U.S.
Events, Policy & Advocacy Big Freedia Offers Words of Inspiration to LGBTQ+ Youth at The Future Is Black: Renaissance Big Freedia was honored with the Bayard Rustin Award for her advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community.