Partners

  • Incorporated in 2018, A Place To Be (APTB) is an international network that provides opportunities for individuals to plug into community. The underpinning tenants of the organization are to nurture, inspire, empower, and transform individuals by hosting various educational, social, and recreational activities

  • A Neighborhood Oasis

  • APLA Health restores dignity and trust within underserved communities by providing world-class LGBTQ+ empowering healthcare, HIV specialty care, food, housing and other essential support services.

  • Founded in 1972 as the world’s first synagogue by and for gay and lesbian Jews, BCC is a thriving, progressive, and welcoming Reform Jewish space for the LGBTQIA+ community, our friends, and our families. We invite you into our Beth Chayim Chadashim, House of New Life, to explore Judaism and all that we are through tradition, innovation, and our shared values."

  • The California LGBT Arts Alliance promotes social justice, advocates for cultural equity, increases public understanding of diversity and presents artists whose work reflects the LGBTQ+ community’s lives and experiences. Our programs promote artistic collaborations, financial partnerships and public policies that enhance the development of LGBTQ+ artists and arts organizations in Southern California.

  • Since 1982, Celebration Theatre entertains, inspires, and empowers with innovative productions that celebrate the LGBTQIA+ experience.

  • Book Circus opened in 1960 and with the very cruisy Vaseline Alley behind the store quickly became the epicenter of the gay community at that time. In 1980 and through the AIDS crises it became the iconic Circus of Books, WeHo's version of Stonewall. In 2020 it has been reimagined and reopened with the addition of Circus of Books West. Both Stores also feature The Gallery @ Circus, an upscale gallery representing LGBTQ+ artists.

  • Cruise LA facilitates intersectional leather/kink spaces by centering traditionally marginalized communities in arts-based programming and cultural events. Using fun and joy, Cruise LA connects its patrons with resources for harm reduction, safer play, education, and community building. Since 2016, Cruise LA has been producing the only monthly party at Eagle LA that exclusively centers women and TGI people. In 2019, Cruise LA premiered the first Mx. leather title in Los Angeles and continues to carve out space for the marginalized of the marginalized in our city.

  • The CSUN University Library provides collections, technology, services, information literacy instruction, spaces, and programming, guided by the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and accessibility, in support of student success, research, scholarship, and innovation.

  • The mission for Drag King History is to represent drag kings, male impersonators, butches, dykes, transmen, cross dressers, non-binary, and genderqueer performers so we can all exist safely and proudly in this world. The website serves to preserve this art form in one place for all to enjoy

  • Dyke Dive is a limited series podcast hosted by Dr. Marie Cartier, exploring the history and culture of lesbian and queer women's bars in the LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Cartier, author of Baby, You Are My Religion, offers her expertise in a series of interviews and discussions about the significant impact of lesbian bars.

  • Los Angeles Premier Leather/Fetish Bar

  • The Earthlodge Center for Transformation empowers BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities through nature-based healing practices rooted in Black Southern traditions. As an intergenerational community, we both facilitate and offer training opportunities to thousands of community members through over 70 programs a year on site at the Earthlodge, virtually, and in the community. Our programming includes our health promotion leadership program, all-ages peer-to-peer wellness circles, QTBIPOC Sangha, seasonal ceremonies, drum medicine and sound baths, cultural workshops, worker rights trainings, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community wellness trainings, Youth Rights of Passage, individual and family healing ceremony opportunities, and much more in service to community wellness and our community’s needs.

  • The CSUN University Library provides collections, technology, services, information literacy instruction, spaces, and programming, guided by the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and accessibility, in support of student success, research, scholarship, and innovation.

  • Founders MCC (Metropolitan Community Church) Los Angeles is a prophetic, liberating and progressive Christian community of faith that honors, values and welcomes all people. We are rooted in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, and Intersex communities, and are welcoming to our Heterosexual brothers and sisters as well! You will hear a relevant, and scripture-informed message that embodies and celebrates everyone’s spirituality and sexuality. We challenge each other to make our lives count, as we invite everyone to be transformed in mind, body and spirit. From a place of trust, wholeness and holiness, we reach out as the hands, feet, and heart of Christ through acts of justice and compassion to make a difference in our world.

  • Free Beer Tomorrow is a documentary film project that tells the story of Jack's/Summit Station, Ohio's longest running lesbian bar. With interviews from Peter Brown — a classically trained musician turned bar owner — to pioneering LGBTQ+ lawyer and legal scholar, Rhonda R. Rivera, and former patrons running the gamut of tap dancers, professional women's football players, feminist activists, bartenders and drag kings, the film explores lesbian culture in an era where bars were one of the few safe-havens from an oppressive and homophobic world.

  • Fuck Yeah is a sex-positive podcast hosted by seasoned sexuality educators, fed up feminists and queer moms, Sarah Tomchesson and Robin Jennings. Fuck Yeah dives into everything from sex-positive parenting and how to explore ethical non-monogamy to somatic techniques for embodied pleasure and the urgency of trans rights. Sarah and Robin use humorous storytelling, interviews with experts, and all-around interesting people, as well as engaging educational segments to disrupt traditional ideas about sexuality, intimate relationships, the patriarchy, parenthood, femininity, and more. Fuck Yeah gives listeners permission and inspiration to pursue their most authentic selves and find their own "fuck yeah!”

  • Gender Justice LA is a grassroots organization that is building the the power of the transgender and gender non-conforming community here in LA. We use community organizing and leadership development to make concrete changes in the lives of all TGNC people, especially low-income trans people of color. We seek to build our community's power to fight for racial, social, cultural, and economic justice.

    Rooted in the unique social justice landscape of Los Angeles, GJLA envisions a safe and just society for all transgender and gender non-conforming people. Recognizing the mutual dependence of racial, economic, and gender-based liberation, we are committed to working from an intersectional lens, and to centering the needs of low income, transgender people of color. These needs include access to quality, respectful, and affordable health care; freedom from bigotry, harassment, and violence; opportunities for education, employment, and leadership; safe spaces for enhancing spiritual, physical, and social wellness; and the right to self-determination. 

  • Greenway Court Theatre is a professional 99-seat nonprofit theatre located in the heart of Fairfax that seeks a genuine, deep engagement with its community by producing and presenting theatre, spoken word, media arts and dance performances that represent and reflect the unheard voices and rich diversity of Los Angeles.

  • Hamburger Mary’s Long Beach is a full service restaurant and bar in the heart of Long Beach. Stop by for delicious food, amazing drag shows, and our great dance floor.

  • Hi Tops is a gay owned and operated sports bar with exceptional craft cocktails and a mouth-watering food menu! Our aim is to provide an inclusive space for the LGBT+ community to gather, dance, eat and drink while experiencing a flawless guest experience and top-notch customer service!

  • Filmmaker Betsy Kalin formed Itchy Bee Productions as a production and distribution company specializing in award-winning films that entertain, educate and inspire. We believe in the power of storytelling to inspire dialogues, challenge perceptions and educate a wide audience around issues of human rights, peacebuilding, and social and environmental justice.

  • This is a transformative multi-purpose space redefining the traditional "Junior High" experience of our adolescence. Our mission is to facilitate arts expression and arts education for all people of all ages and all socioeconomic status. Our programming is curated with a core ethos to encourage radical empathy intended to attract a compassionate community of artists. Basically, everything you wished your growing up experience was, and more.

  • LA Voice is a multi-racial, multi-faith community organization that awakens people to their own power, training them to speak, act, and work together to transform LA County into one with equity and abundance for all.

  • The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert is a community-based archive that documents, collects, preserves, and makes accessible the history of LGBTQ individuals, businesses, organizations and events centered in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley.

  • Life Jacket’s mission is to tell undertold stories – those that are currently or historically rejected, erased, or forgotten. We build every show using documentary materials including new as well as existing archival texts. We combine various disparate materials to create highly theatrical, visually inventive, and lyrically rich works to provoke radically empathetic social conversations about traditionally excluded communities – particularly outsiders, outcasts, and non-conformers.

  • The Los Angeles LGBT Center is a safe and welcoming place where the LGBTQ+ community finds help, hope, and support when it is needed the most.

  • Looking back on the century since the 1924 founding of the nation’s first gay rights organization, Our Queerest Century explores data behind evolving public opinion about the LGBTQ+ community, offers six personal essays by queer writers and provides a curated timeline to put it all into context.

  • At Metropolitan Community Church / United Church of Christ in the Valley, a Christian Church originally founded to serve the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered community, but welcoming of heterosexual folks, we recognize EVERY human as a beloved child of God. Through the example of Jesus the Christ, and creatively led by the Holy Spirit, we know God’s table is without boundaries — an inclusive spiritual and prayer-centered community of love, peace-making, and compassionate care.

  • Mercado La Paloma is located in the Figueroa Corridor of South Los Angeles, a neighborhood that is full of creative and hard working entrepreneurs, community spirit, artists, musicians and cultural traditions. In 1999, the idea for Mercado La Paloma was born: an experiment in community revitalization that provides opportunities for our local residents and showcases our local creativity to the broader Los Angeles community. The four tenets of Mercado La Paloma's mission are to build local economies, provide services, promote arts and culture, and build community.

  • One Gallery is an art gallery and cultural programming space operated by One Institute, the oldest active LGBTQ+ organization in the country. Located in the heart of West Hollywood, One Gallery is dedicated to hosting archival and contemporary art installations that showcase LGBTQ+ history. Through partnerships with established and emerging community partners, the gallery also serves as a low-cost, multi-purpose space for community meetings, creative workshops, classes, and other mission-aligned programming.

  • Founded in 1952, One Institute is the oldest active LGBTQ+ organization in the country and the proud presenters of Circa: Queer Histories Festival. It's mission is to elevate queer and trans history and embrace emerging stories through collaborative education, arts, and cultural programs.

    Each year, One Institute produces one-of-a-kind exhibitions and public programs connecting LGBTQ+ history and contemporary culture to effect social change. Through unique K-12 teacher trainings, lesson plans, and youth mentorship programs, One empowers the next generation of teachers and students bringing queer history into classrooms and communities. As the independent community partner of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, One Institute helps promote the largest collection of LGBTQ+ materials in the world.

  • Pieter is a home for all people to dance, create, and heal together with the belief that embodiment liberates. We say “all people” because dance spaces historically exclude those who are non-white, non-able, non-“fit,” non-“healthy,” non-young, non-cisgendered and non-independently-wealthy. Dance includes a broad spectrum of body-based practices and the cultivation of culture. Rooted in Los Angeles, Pieter fosters a just and expansive community of movement artists, healers and activists.

  • Q Voice News publishes compelling journalism that connects, elevates, engages, and empowers the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Queer Spa Network is a group of autonomous Queer artists and healers invested in rest, healing, and pleasure for our communities. We are brought together to exchange knowledge, collaborate on projects that serve our values, and build empathetic communal relationships with our bodies, the land and waters, and one another.

  • The Rainbow Book Bus aims to promote and protect access to representative books and media for queer communities and anyone impacted by anti-inclusive legislation.

  • Scribble is a non-profit counseling center located in Highland Park Los Angeles. We offer affordable individual, couples, group, and family therapy sessions on a sliding scale. Services are available in person as well as through telehealth in the state of California.

  • The SGV LGBTQ Center mission is to promote a safe and inclusive San Gabriel Valley for people of all orientations and gender identities. We enrich the lives of LGBTQ+ SGV residents by fostering advocacy, education, and respect for individuals through encouraging cultural diversity, healthy living, and full achievement of our communities personal potential.

  • Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural lesbian literary & art journal that publishes four issues each year. Publishing since 1976, Sinister Wisdom works to create a multicultural, multi-class lesbian space. Sinister Wisdom seeks to open, consider and advance the exploration of lesbian community issues. Sinister Wisdom recognizes the power of language to reflect our diverse experiences and to enhance our ability to develop critical judgment as lesbians evaluating our community and our world.

  • St. Felix was proudly founded in West Hollywood with the core values of inclusivity, community, quality, and excellence. These values inspire our award-winning California cuisine menu and cocktails, and our commitment to maintaining a safe space with exceptional service. We strive to embody these principles in everything we do!

  • The Stripper Co-op’s vision is to disrupt the status quo of the historically exploitative adult entertainment industry by giving stripper-workers collective power over working conditions, and control over profits. We do this by building community and solidarity with our unique pop-up strip shows in which we practice the ethos of camaraderie over competition and “sharing the bag,” ensuring equity and support for our members.

  • Puro Pinche Papi is a team of BIPOC cyclists that raise funds and awareness for the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. The Papis center and elevate BIPOC voices in the fight against HIV/AIDS because the virus continues to disproportionately impact Black and Brown communities.

  • THE LAVENDER EFFECT® is a nonprofit project of Community Partners Advancing the Future of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allied (LGBTQ+) Heritage & Culture. Our oral histories, educational workshops, guided tours, and exhibits reach a large audience to share authentic stories of LGBTQ+ people.

    Celebrating LGBTQ+ Heritage & Culture also helps to demystify our diverse communities, reduce shame, combat homophobia, and empower youth. Our vision encompasses the following goals: (I) Advancing society's understanding and appreciation of queer people; (II) Promoting Los Angeles as a world center for LGBTQ+ equality and culture; (III) Advancing the global campaign for full queer equality; (IV) Demystifying human sexuality and sexual identity; (V) Strengthening unity among all diverse people; (VI) Educating and inspiring future generations.

  • OUTWORDS captures, preserves, and shares the stories of LGBTQ+ elders, to build community and catalyze social change.

  • The Print Shop LA, founded by trans artist Mich Miller, is an accessible printmaking studio offering public and private workshops, open studio hours, internships, exhibitions, and residency programs. Committed to community engagement, PSLA provides resources and events to support and inspire creativity in printmaking and the LGBTQ+ community.

  • The SGV LGBTQ Center's mission is to promote a safe and inclusive San Gabriel Valley for people of all orientations and gender identities. We enrich the lives of LGBTQ+ SGV residents by fostering advocacy, education, and respect for individuals through encouraging cultural diversity, healthy living, and full achievement of our communities personal potential.

  • Tom of Finland Foundation is dedicated to protect, preserve, document and educate the public about erotic art and erotic artists. The Foundation shall continue to encourage the work of erotic visual artists regardless of race, creed, religion, gender, sexual identity, medium of expression or any other censoring criteria.

  • Trans/gressive Writers' Workshop (TWW) empowers transgender and gender nonconforming poets in Los Angeles through weekly workshops, public readings, and community collaborations. By fostering creativity, skill-sharing, and collective healing, TWW amplifies marginalized voices and harnesses the transformative power of poetry to challenge dominant narratives and manifest liberatory futures.

  • Whacking Los Angeles (WLA) is a community organization providing dance education, events, and brave spaces to honor and grow the legacy of Punking and Whaacking (spelled as so in order to incorporate the evolution of the dance culture "punking" to "whacking" to "waacking" from the 1970s to now). WLA empowers individuality and collective liberation of queer, multicultural Los Angelenos of all bodies and walks of life. WLA serves queer people of color by providing recreational community spaces, accessible fitness, movement therapy to facilitate body positivity, self discovery and an alternative form of healing.

  • Wilgefortis Press is primarily concerned with amplifying queer, disability and poverty issues. Our books focus on wellness, self-care and improving the world.

  • Founded in 1977, William Grant Still Arts Center is a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs offering summer camp, creative workshops, music and art classes for adults and youth, an exhibition space, concerts, and places for community meetings and the neighborhood to come together.

  • Yo! Yogi

    Yo! Yogi helps bring creative somatic movement to youth, their caregivers, and community change makers through active togetherness to access diverse, holistic, wellness.