The Los Angeles LGBT Center, in partnership with Lambda Legal, Gender Justice LA, FLUX, the TransLatin@ Coalition, REACH LA, and others, is leading weekly rallies outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to demand the hospital reverse its decision to permanently close its gender clinic on July 22.
Join us every Thursday evening through July 17 to make your voice heard. Each rally will feature community leaders, elected officials, advocates, and families directly impacted by this devastating rollback in care.
You can also take action by sending a message to Attorney General Rob Bonta to demand that CHLA is held accountable to its patients in need of gender-affirming care.
LOCATION: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles | 4650 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
TIME: 6–8PM, speakers begin at 6:30PM
FINAL RALLY DATE: Thursday, July 17
SPEAKERS (For July 17, 2025):
- Eli Grijalva (he/him): Former patient of CHLA and trans youth
- Max Figueroa (he/him): Musician, Former member of the CHLA Youth Advisory Board
- Sydney Rogers (she/her): Program Manager, Transgender Economic Empowerment Project (TEEP) and Equity Lead for Community Programs, Los Angeles LGBT Center, and Vice Chair, LA County LGBTQ+ Commission
- Peter Renn (he/him): Senior Legal Counsel, Lambda Legal
- Jovan Wolf (he/they): Executive Director, Invisible Men
- Brendan Hay (he/him): parent of a trans youth
- Julianna Robinson (she/her): YCAB Representative and CHLA patient
- Maria Do (any/all): Community Mobilization Manager, Los Angeles LGBT Center
This closure will eliminate critical, gender-affirming care for over 2,000 young patients, stripping access to life-saving services from transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-expansive youth and families.
Earlier this year, CHLA complied with Donald Trump’s unlawful executive order to ban gender-affirming care for youth under 19. After public outcry including thousands of emails and a large protest, the hospital temporarily reinstated hormone therapy. Now, with this final decision to shut down the clinic entirely, our fight is far from over.
We will not be silent while access to affirming, essential healthcare is stripped away. Join us at CHLA every Thursday through July 17, and follow the Center on Instagram @lalgbtcenter to stay informed with real-time updates.
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