Lesbian

Prism Comics Q-Con

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Celebrate LGBTQ+ comics, graphic novels, and gaming at Southern California’s only LGBTQ+ comic convention. Cosplay is encouraged. Show your cosplay pride. Enter the Q Con Costume Contest for fun and prizes. There will be portfolio review sessions for aspiring comic creators. This is a family-friendly event.
Website Link
qconprism.org
Event Date
-
Event Location

Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90046
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0913439, -118.3508336

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free, register at website
Contact Phone
562-256-0198
Event ID
136451
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Keith Haring: Radiant Vision

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Long Beach Museum of Art is honored to exhibit this prolific artist in Long Beach for the first time. Haring’s guiding principle was that art should belong to everyone, which in turn is the driving force of this exhibition. It has appeared in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, and the northern cities of Monza and Parma, Italy, offering powerful examples of how Haring fought for change, using art as a platform for activism.

 

Adults – $12, Seniors/ Seniors – $10, Members/Youth – Free
Website Link
hlbma.org/upcoming-exhibitions
Event Date
-
Event Location

Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90803
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7634664, -118.1647638

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$10 – $12
Contact Phone
562.439.2119
Event ID
10322397
Event Main Image

Pride Poets

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Pride Poets will write custom poems celebrating love and the LGBTQ+ community. Pride Poets brings together talented poets from the LGBTQ+ community to write and share their work, paying tribute to their experiences, capturing their stories, and spreading love.
Website Link
wehopride.com
Event Date
-
Event Location

Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0914637, -118.350834

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free, no RSVP required
Event ID
136453
Event Main Image

Rainbow Family Day Picnic

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Music
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join us for our annual Rainbow Family Day Picnic to celebrate WeHo Pride. Bring the kids, pets and your picnic blankets and baskets. We will have art, food, music, and vendors.
Website Link
wehopride.com/events
Event Date
-
Event Location

West Hollywood Park
West Hollywood Park, 647 N San Vicente Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
United States

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323-969-8302
Event ID
136348
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Mickalene Thomas: All About Love

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This will be the first major international tour of pioneering artist Mickalene Thomas’s work. Marking its debut at The Broad with over 80 works from the last 20 years, the exhibition highlights how Thomas has mastered and innovated within several disciplines, from mixed-media painting and collage to installation and photography.

 

May 25 – September 29 Tuesdays – Sundays, check the website for times $22, Reserve a timed entry ticket at the website
Website Link
thebroad.org/art
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Broad
221 S. Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0544669, -118.2505609

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$22,
Event ID
10322271
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Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles’ LGBTQ+ Collections

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
ONE Archive at USC Libraries and LA as Subject are excited to announce the debut of Hidden Histories: Discovering Los Angeles’ LGBTQ+ Collections. Hidden Histories aims to create a centralized resource of LGBTQ+ archival material for researchers and community members.  A generous grant from the California State funds this project Library.
Website Link
scalar.usc.edu/works/one-hidden-histories
Event Date
-
Event Location

United States

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322089
Event Main Image

Artist Talk: JoeyTerrill

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
 Artist and retired Director of Global Advocacy & Partnerships for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Joey Terrill, speaks about his life’s work as an artist and activist focusing on issues facing queer Chicano communities in Los Angeles and beyond.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/search?speakers=Joey%20Terrill
Event Date
Event Location

Hammer Museum – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322435
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STUART TIMMONS WEST HOLLYWOOD LGBTQ HISTORY TOUR

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Acclaimed author/historian Stuart Timmons was in the process of writing his West Hollywood LGBTQ History Tour, the final in a trio of walking tours, when he suffered a debilitating stroke in 2008. The tour remained incomplete until the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division funded its completion to help finish his research, bringing it to a rousing completion as both a self-guided walking tour and a special in-person event with performance artists as tour guides. In 2021, through a special grant, the tour was recorded as a collection of short films.
Website Link
bit.ly/WeHoLGBTQTour
Event Date
Event Location

Live Streaming
Los Angeles, CA
United States

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322204
Event Main Image

STEPPING STONES

Event Type
Culture & Community
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This project joins LGBTQ+ seniors and young performing artists, in various disciplines, to explore how the gay community has been built by creating paths and interconnectedness.
Website Link
newstages.org
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321944
Event Main Image

JOHN ELGIN WOOLF: MASTER OF THE HOLLYWOOD REGENCY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Architect John Elgin Woolf’s work defined luxury living for Hollywood’s famous. He became a master of the Hollywood Regency style, creating glamorous homes for figures including Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Mae West, and John Wayne. Take this self-guided architectural trail curated by filmmaker and journalist Matt Tyrnauer.
Website Link
drive.google.com/file/d/1gHL9DLox6Im2IKgmuFEPGhTT53XOYFPP/view
Event Date
Event Location

Online as a self-guided walking tour
Los Angeles, CA
United States

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322174
Event Main Image
Lesbian