And Transgender Heritage Month

Queer Lens: A History of Photography

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Since the mid-19th century, photography has served as a powerful tool for examining concepts of gender, sexuality, and self-expression. As a transformative force, its capacity to reproduce images has played a pivotal role in the gradual proliferation of homosocial, homoerotic, and homosexual imagery. Despite periods of severe homophobia, when many queer photographs were suppressed or destroyed, this exhibition brings together a variety of evidence to explore the medium’s profound role in shaping and affirming the vibrant tapestry of the LGBTQ+ community.
Website Link
getty.edu/exhibitions
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0790007, -118.4751191

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310-440-7300
Event ID
10389212
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Drag Queen Bingo show “Roxy’s Got Balls”

Event Type
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
“Roxy’s Got Balls!” Drag Queen BINGO is LIVE & FREE at Tiny’s Hi-Dive in Los Angeles …10 Games/Prizes; Fun Chill Environment; Delicious Drinks/Food; BAD BINGOS and Bingo Babe Roxy Wood. No tickets required, arrive early seating is limited.
Website Link
roxysgotballs.com
Event Date
-
Event Location

Tiny’s Hi-Dive
12012 W Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90064
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0295316, -118.4494128

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket pries
Event ID
10388998
Event Main Image

Inter|Section

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Inter|Section features Greater Los Angeles Area Artists John DeCastro and Jynx Prado, whose work emphasizes expressions of queer and cultural identities. Each of these artists shares their unique ideas of the personal in relation to interpersonal heritage norms and the ritual of co-existence in a larger society.
Website Link
bostoncourtpasadena.org/exhibits/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Boston Court Pasadena
70 North Mentor Avenue
Pasadena, 91106
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1470267, -118.1306005

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Event ID
10386297
Event Main Image

JOHN ELGIN WOOLF: MASTER OF THE HOLLYWOOD REGENCY

Event Type
Family Activity
Culture & Community
Tours
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/1gHL9DLox6Im2IKgmuFEPGhTT
Event Date
-
Event Location

Online, self-guided walking tour
West Hollywood
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0907087, -118.3703284

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10388384
Event Main Image

HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

Event Type
Family Activity
Culture & Community
Music
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Hollywood Fringe Festival is not just an annual, open-access, community-derived event. It celebrates freedom of expression and collaboration in our vibrant performing arts community. During the Hollywood Fringe, the arts infiltrate the Hollywood neighborhood, transforming it into a hub of creativity and diversity. Your participation is crucial in making this event a success. Visit the website for a complete listing of all events and participate in this impactful celebration.
Website Link
hollywoodfringe.org
Event Date
Event Location

Multiple venues, check the website for details
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for the ticket prices
Event ID
10389191
Event Main Image

STUART TIMMONS WEST HOLLYWOOD LGBTQ HISTORY TOUR

Event Type
Tours
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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10388323
Event Main Image

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

Event Type
Culture & Community
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

Streaming
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10388593
Event Main Image

#Last Dance

Event Type
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
A show within a show where things get real once the makeup comes off. When queens are brought together for a memorial, the truth comes out about how they ended up in Los Angeles, how they feel about drag, each other, and themselves. It’s BOYS IN THE BAND meets TORCH SONG TRILOGY with a little PARIS IS BURNING thrown in! #LastDance makes audiences rethink what is behind the wigs, makeup, and heels, and discover they are people like them. June 4 – 7:00 pm June 11 – 10:30 pm June 18 – 1:00 pm June 23 – 7:30 pm June 24 – 8:30 pm
Website Link
hollywoodfringe.org/projects/4184
Event Date
-
Event Location

Asylum@McCadden
1187 N. McCadden Pl.
Los Angeles, 90038
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0925528, -118.3378126

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Event ID
10389023
Event Main Image

Bird Circuit

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Bird Circuit explores themes of personal expression and identity through the rich symbolism of birds utilizing a queer-coded lens. The exhibition takes inspiration from the historical network of mid-20th-century bars in cities like New York and Los Angeles, where venues with bird-inspired names covertly signaled safety and solidarity as queer communal spaces at a time when self-expression was a dangerous pursuit.  
Website Link
vojislavradovanovic.com/single-post/bird-circuit-solo-exhibition
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery
California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0663797, -118.1684782

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10386214
Event Main Image

Persona: Exploring Self-Portraiture

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Persona: Exploring Self-Portraiture” is an upcoming exhibition at Forest Lawn Museum that features the work of more than 20 contemporary artists and historical self-portraits. The exhibition probes the limits of self-portraiture and examines the concept of visually representing the self. “Persona” features paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, fused glass, textile art, illustrations, and more!
Website Link
forestlawn.com/exhibits/persona-exploring-self
Event Date
-
Event Location

Forest Lawn Museum
1712 S. Glendale Ave
Glendale, 91205
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1246616, -118.2515589

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10386241
Event Main Image
And Transgender Heritage Month