Los Angeles LGBT Center Shares GOTV PSA “Love Is an Action” Highlighting Experiences of LGBTQ+ Older Adults
LOS ANGELES, October 11, 2024—On Friday (National Coming Out Day), the Los Angeles LGBT Center released a public service announcement highlighting the importance of voting in support of equal and civil rights. The 2024 presidential election is less than a month away, and it will be the most consequential of our lifetimes—especially for the LGBTQ+ community.
The “Love Is an Action” PSA features a series of interviews with the Center’s Senior Services clients reflecting on the importance of voting through a variety of personal experiences and narratives—at times thoughtful, funny, heartfelt, and provocative—it highlights the wisdom and perspectives unique to older adults, with stories that will resonate with any generation.
“The upcoming election is not just a routine political event; it is a decisive moment that will shape the future of our community and the broader fight for equality for years to come,” said Joe Hollendoner, CEO for the Los Angeles LGBT Center. “Our PSA is a call to action and our chance to send a clear message with one unified voice: The stakes are too high, so let’s turn out and vote,” added Hollendoner.
Shot by renowned photographer and director Maxwell Poth, known for capturing queer folks through beautifully timeless black and white images, the PSA touches on topics including their experiences with voting, the personal impact of elections, and the importance of the upcoming presidential election. Watch the PSA here.
For more information about the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s campaign to reduce anti-trans bias and support LGBTQ+ youth in schools, or to view the 2024 Center Voting Guide highlighting the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s positions on important ballot measures, visit lalgbtcenter.org/vote.
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| About Senior ServicesThe Senior Services department of the Los Angeles LGBT Center serves the people who lived and fought for the hard-earned gains of the LGBTQ+ movement: our elders. Expanding the Center’s holistic model of care with a progressive vision for aging and community, the Senior Services department provides LA’s LGBTQ+ seniors with everything from affordable housing to healthcare, employment navigation and case management, legal services, and more than 100 programs and activities that offer a forum for some of the Center’s most joyous gatherings. About the Los Angeles LGBT CenterSince 1969 the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed, and celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. Today the Center’s nearly 800 employees provide services for more LGBT people than any other organization in the world, offering programs, services, and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. We are an unstoppable force in the fight against bigotry and the struggle to build a better world; a world in which LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society. Learn more at lalgbtcenter.org |