Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
The McDonald/Wright building in Hollywood, California houses the Los Angeles LGBT Center
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| Formation | 1969 |
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| Founder | Morris Kight |
| Lorri Jean | |
| Website | www |
The Los Angeles LGBT Center (previously known as the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center) is the world's largest provider of programs and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Dedicated to building a better world for LGBT people, the organization's work spans four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy.
The Center was founded in 1969, in part by gay and lesbian rights activist Morris Kight. In 1998, they named their library the Judith Light Library after one of their benefactors, actress Judith Light. The current CEO is Lorri Jean.
On October 2, 2010, the Center became the recipient of a $13.3 million, five-year grant from the Federal United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration on Children, Youth and Families in order to create a model program for LGBTQ youth in foster care. It was the largest-ever grant by the federal government to an LGBT organization, and the only grant out of six total grants that did not go to a government agency or academic institution.
In 2016 Holly Woodlawn's estate founded the Holly Woodlawn Memorial Fund for Transgender Youth at the Center, to benefit some of the Center's programs, including Trans Pride L.A., Trans* Lounge, Transgender Economic Empowerment Project, and trans health care services. Woodlawn was transgender herself.
The L.A. LGBT Center operates facilities in seven Los Angeles, CA locations:
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