Since 1971 the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center has been building the health, advocating for the rights and enriching the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
The Center's wide array of services includes: free HIV/AIDS care and medications for those most in need; housing, food, clothing and support for homeless LGBT youth; support and advocacy services for LGBT seniors and LGBT-parented families.
The Center also offers low-cost counseling and addiction-recovery services; legal services; health education and HIV prevention programs; transgender services; a cultural arts program and much more.
Today a three-judge panel of the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Justice Vaughn Walker’s August 2010 ruling that found California’s Prop 8 unconstitutional, after finding that supporters of Prop 8 do have standing to defend the measure in court.
The judges also ruled against supporters of Prop 8 who argued that Justice Walker should have recused himself from the trial because he is gay.
The curtain rises on Hollywood Rush on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m., but the RUSH really begins the previous evening, when a Hollywood miracle is set in motion.
Top actors, writers and directors from the silver screen, the small screen and the stage will come together to writing, produce and stage six hilarious short plays—all in the space of one day!
When sizzling Hollywood talent RUSH to save young lives, anything can happen!
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what it will be like when some of L.A.’s hottest talent joins forces for this adrenaline-pumping creative adventure!
Missing a Leg But Not Determination to Finish AIDS/LifeCycle
Like many who contemplate registering for AIDS/LifeCycle, Dana Woodward wondered if, physically, she would be able to bike all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Unlike most, her concern went beyond physical stamina and fitness. Woodward has multiple birth defects and had to have her right leg amputated shortly after birth. Though she wears a prosthesis, she still needs crutches to walk.
So the 44-year-old Vancouver, Wash., woman had a lot of reasons to think she couldn’t ride 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles. She decided to do it anyway.
Woodward will ride a customized three-wheeled bike operated by a hand crank—a bike that’s helping her recapture the feeling of freedom she has associated with biking since the age of 4. That’s when she was given a Wild Rider, a six-wheeled child’s toy operated by hand crank.
As an adult, Woodward longed to recapture that feeling—but none of the bikes available gave her enough balance to ride. Until now.
With new technological innovations in biking, Woodward is ready to ride.
You can do all of the above and so much more through Learning Curve, the Center's adult education program designed to help elevate the lives of LGBT people.
