The Center Launches Weekly Rallies to Demand CHLA Restore Gender-Affirming Care

The Los Angeles LGBT Center, in partnership with Lambda Legal, Gender Justice LA, FLUX, the TransLatin@ Coalition, 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.

LOCATION: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles | 4650 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027

TIME: 6–8PM, speakers begin at 6:30PM

DATES: Every Thursday starting June 26, 2025

UPCOMING DATES: July 3, July 10, July 17

SPEAKERS (For July 3, 2025):

Maria Do (any/all): Community Mobilization Manager at the Los Angeles LGBT Center
Gina Bigham (she/her): Program Manager of Trans*Lounge at the Los Angeles LGBT Center
ChiChi Navarro aka ChiChi Charles (any): Community advocate, drag artist, educator, and Secretary for the Transgender Advisory Council for the City of Los Angeles
Héctor Trinidad Plascencia (they/them; we/us): Executive Director, Plascencia Consulting, and Chair, LGBTQ+ Commission of Los Angeles County
Mark González (he/him): Assemblymember of District 54

Additional Resources

Directions to Meeting Location

Know Your Rights: Best Practices for Safe Protesting (Lambda Legal)

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.