Gay

VITAM PICTURARUM – PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
An LGBTQ+ photography exhibition that explores the quotidian – framing a snippet of everyday life of and through our queer lens. Expounding on existential issues, tribalism, creativity, love, joy, and more, from the humdrum to the fantastical. With a presentation of over 30 local and international artists. Curated by Amina Cruz, Antonio Zaragoza, and Ruben Esparza. The opening reception will take place on June 14 and feature a DJ and literary performance by West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng.

 

Check the website for times
Website Link
wehopride.com
Event Date
Event Location

Plummer Park – Long Hall
7377 Santa Monica
West Hollywood, CA 90069
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0914637, -118.350834

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free, No RSVP Required
Event ID
10322058
Event Main Image

DAYS OF RAGE, MULTIMEDIA EXHIBIT ON ACTIVIST POSTERS

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Days of Rage is a web exhibition that enlivens historical activist posters through analysis and storytelling. Grounded in the experiences of activists and graphic designers, the exhibition positions LGBTQ+ graphic design as embodied in community realities and histories, producing subjective reflections on the interdependence of design and activism.  
Website Link
daysofrage.onearchives.org
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322235
Event Main Image

PRIDE AT THE FOWLER – ARCHIVING GAY HISTORY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Virtual Screening Room to view The Beauty President, a presentation by Barnette, followed by a conversation moderated by the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s May Hong HaDuong. The conversation will focus on contemporaray art’s capacity to breathe new life into archival content; how to deal with what is missing, and the limits of existing archives, and the power of images to undo the lies of history.
Website Link
fowler.ucla.edu/events/pride-at-the-fowler-archiving-gay-history
Event Date
Event Location

Fowler Museum – Online
CA 90095
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.070264, -118.4440562

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
3108253237
Event ID
10321975
Event Main Image

SECRET LIVES, STORIES, MUSIC, AND ORIGINAL WRITINGS BY LGBTQ+ SENIORS

Event Type
Culture & Community
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Secret Lives explores the stories of the remarkable seniors in the Los Angeles LGBT Center Senior Services program and many historical figures who had to keep secrets to maintain their careers, families, and place in society.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=EGZ7zv0NH8s
Event Date
Event Location

Live Streaming
Los Angeles, CA
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322005
Event Main Image

WeHo Pride Arts Festival

Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Each year, the City of West Hollywood celebrates the artistic contributions of the LGBTQ+ community with its vibrant Arts Festival. This year’s event will begin with two art exhibits, a Vogue ball, a poetry happening, and a Transmasculine comedy show, along with additional arts grant programs, Prism Comics Q-Con, a free concert from GMCLA, and interactive typewriter poetry from Pride Poets.
Website Link
wehopride.com
Event Date
Event Location

Various locations
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321623
Event Main Image

DAYS OF RAGE, MULTIMEDIA EXHIBIT ON ACTIVIST POSTERS

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Days of Rage is a web exhibition that enlivens historical activist posters through analysis and storytelling. Grounded in the experiences of activists and graphic designers, the exhibition positions LGBTQ+ graphic design as embodied in community realities and histories, producing subjective reflections on the interdependence of design and activism.  
Website Link
daysofrage.onearchives.org
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming – One Archives at the USC libraries
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.821.2771
Event ID
10317656
Event Main Image

WeHo Pride Arts Festival

Event Type
Dance
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Music
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This series activates West Hollywood with two art exhibits, a Vogue ball, a poetry happening, and a transmasculine comedy show, along with other arts grant programs, Prism Comics Q-Con (LGBTQ+ Comic-Con), a free concert from GMCLA, and interactive typewriter poetry by Pride Poets.
Website Link
wehopride.com
Event Date
-
Event Location

WeHo Pride Street Fair Celebration Stage
Santa Monica Blvd. at La Peer Dr.
West Hollywood
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.082991, -118.3867347

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321920
Event Main Image

Pride is Universal

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Music
Culture & Community
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Each year, LA Pride teams up with Universal Studios Hollywood to wrap up Pride celebrations with a bang. The Pride is Universal party is a Hollywood theme park take-over that begins at 4:00 p.m. Mix and mingle with regular park guests during regular operating hours. When the park closes to the public at 10:00 p.m., stay for the Pride-only after-hours and party with music, performers, and more surprises.
Website Link
lapride.org/2024-tickets-page
Event Date
-
Event Location

Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1378678, -118.3528631

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
800-864-8377
Event ID
136386
Event Main Image

CATALINA ISLAND PRIDE MONTH

Event Type
Dance
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Music
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Catalina Island invites the LGBTQ+ community and allies throughout Southern California to join in celebrating the annual Catalina Pride. The main event will take place at the Wrigley Stage in the center of Avalon, and it will include live entertainment and a pride march supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
Website Link
lovecatalina.com/pride
Event Date
-
Event Location

Wrigley Stage
Crescent Ave
Avalon, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.3440754, -118.3259733

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Event ID
10321922
Event Main Image

The Studies – Untitled Flags

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Rubén Esparza’s Untitled (flag) series challenges the symbolic meaning of the American flag and questions the sociopolitical history that has made it recognizable globally. A symbol of the American dream for some, and capitalist imperialism for others, the history of the American flag is fraught and complicated.

 

Check the website for times May 22 – September 16
Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/location/west-hollywood-library
Event Date
-
Event Location

West Hollywood Library
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0816776, -118.384269

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.652.5340
Event ID
10322334
Event Main Image
Gay