LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 EXECUTIVE TEAM LIST Lorri L. Jean CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Darrel Cummings CHIEF OF STAFF LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER 2018 SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM

Since 1969 the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed and Alan Acosta DIRECTOR OF celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. Today STRATEGIC INITIATIVES the Center’s nearly 700 employees provide services for more LGBT people Sharon-Franklin Brown DIRECTOR OF than any other organization in the world, offering programs, services and HUMAN RESOURCES global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services Kristin Flickinger and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. We are DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS an unstoppable force in the fight against bigotry and the struggle to build Dave Garcia DIRECTOR OF POLICY a better world; a world in which LGBT people can be healthy, equal and AND COMMUNITY BUILDING complete members of society. Learn more at lalgbtcenter.org. Mike Holtzman CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Bill McDermott CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MISSION STATEMENT Kari Pacheco CO-DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES The Los Angeles LGBT Center is building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal and complete members of society. 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS David J. Bailey We Value: CO-CHAIR Marki J. Knox, M.D. RESPECT CO-CHAIR

We provide a workplace and service environment where individuality is seen Tess Ayers as strength and all people are treated with fairness and dignity. SECRETARY Tyler Cassity EXCELLENCE TREASURER

We dedicate ourselves to the highest quality in all our programs and Karim Abay services, and seek employees and volunteers who have a passion for LuAnn Boylan helping others. Tad Brown Kin W. Cheng INCLUSIVENESS Carolyn A. Dye We believe in the need for different perspectives and commit ourselves to Susan Feniger Alfred Fraijo, Jr. representation from all members of our diverse community. Annie Goto Ian Harvie INNOVATION Michael Lombardo We vigorously support pioneering programs and advocacy to meet Carlos Medina community needs. Michael Mueller Loren S. Ostrow INTEGRITY Peter Paige We work together to advance the Center’s mission, and we honor and Jayzen Patria Frank D. Pond apply these values in what we do and say. Eric M. Shore Bruce Vilanch DEAR FRIENDS:

As the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s sleek new Anita identities. And in October, the Trump Administration May Rosenstein Campus buildings began to slowly rise announced a reversal of policy, deciding that visas to during 2018, it might have been easy to think that the unmarried partners of LGBT foreign diplomats and United organization would begin to enter a well-earned period Nations employees will be denied. of respite and reflection. After a decade of hard work by Other issues ramped up as the November election scores of Center staff and supporters to make this dream came into focus. With cries of “caravan” ringing in our come to life, it certainly would have been a reasonable ears at the end of the year, we witnessed thousands of expectation. LGBT people—many of them fleeing their home countries But this, of course, is not how the Center works. fearing for their lives—caught up in the humanitarian crisis at the border instigated by the President’s maximum And equally important, it is not how the world works. enforcement and family separation policies that targeted 2018 was a year of ongoing crises and disasters— all immigrants. hurricanes, regional conflicts, and political upheavals that deeply affected LGBT people in Southern California and These crises go the heart of the Center’s reason for throughout the world. being. The Center was there in 2018 to serve those who experience discrimination, need affordable health care For LGBT people, this often meant watching and waiting and housing, and seek comfort and community to make as events that would have a profound impact on our lives their lives more whole. And while providing these services unfolded. The President officially banned transgender is crucial, the Center also brought to the table the political people from serving in the U.S. military in March (after will and savvy to block the worst of the human indignities announcing it by presidential tweet in 2017). The ban is visited on our community and seek sensible policy now temporarily in place while the case works its way prescriptions on a host of issues. through the courts. Earlier in the year, the Department of Education confirmed that it will no longer investigate In the midst of one of the most challenging times for discrimination against transgender students who are transgender people in recent history, the Center was the banned from using restrooms that align with their gender lead agency among a coalition that opened the new Trans Wellness Center (TWC) in Koreatown, providing efforts throughout Southern California districts with comprehensive resources and services for transgender and vulnerable anti-LGBT representatives. The national midterm non-binary people under one roof. The 3,000-square-foot elections ushered in a “rainbow wave” of unprecedented TWC is the first-of-its-kind center in the United States. wins for LGBT candidates, as well as for a historic number of women and people of color, and we were proud to To counter Administration efforts to dismantle the public do our part. health safety net created by Obamacare wherever it could, the Center also stepped up its outreach for health With all this hard work, it may seem surprising that the services targeting at-risk and underserved populations Center had time to celebrate in 2018. But no amount of in our own community, including lesbians, seniors, and hard work could keep us from kicking off the celebration young gay and bisexual men of color. of our 50th Anniversary—which will be officially and ceremonially marked in 2019—at September’s Gala. At the end of the year, as the crisis at the border The persistence, power and—let’s just own it—glamor intensified, the Center worked with other groups, including of our beautiful and generous community was a sight to the San Diego LGBT Center, to assist in providing legal see. And now, as our iconic new Campus rises on Santa and other assistance to LGBT migrants caught in middle Monica Boulevard, we look out on a what will surely be of the Administration’s demonization of immigrants seeking a historic year. We can only imagine what the next 50 asylum. The Center worked with other LGBT groups years will bring! throughout the country to marshal support for the asylum seekers and our Legal Services Department began preparing to assist the LGBT migrants once they begin to apply for asylum.

Lorri L. Jean Marki J. Knox, MD David Bailey Meanwhile, throughout the year, thousands of volunteers CEO Board Co-Chair Board Co-Chair joined the fight for LGBT equality on a number of fronts, participating in phonebanks, protests, letter-writing campaigns and legislative visits. Throughout the fall, the Center’s Leadership LAB held get-out-the-vote canvassing MILESTONES

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Thousands of volunteers join the fight for LGBT equality, participating in phonebanks, protests, letter-writing, legislative visits, and voter canvassing For the first time ever, 2,300 cyclists, supported by 650 volunteer with the Center’s Resistance “roadies,” cross the line in downtown Los Angeles after their 545-mile Squad, Senior MOB Squad, journey, raising a record-breaking $16.6M for the Center’s HIV/AIDS- and Leadership LAB. related services and San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

The Village at Ed Gould Plaza celebrates 20 years as a community hub of arts, culture, and education. “This case is not about buying a wedding cake any more than the sit-ins at lunch counters during the Civil Rights movement were about getting a hamburger and a Coke.” – response to SCOTUS Masterpiece Cakeshop decision

A BEAM OF A TIME Ceremony marks historic moment in construction on the Center’s revolutionary Anita May Rosenstein Campus as final steel beam is hoisted into place.

89514 LA-LGBT Vanguard.indd 14 11/15/18 6:33 AM Luces, Cámara, Acción! 5th annual festival showcases the stories of the queer Latinx community through film and visual art.

RECLAIMING OUR POWER Second annual Black History Month community celebration features workshops, live 2 performances, art exhibit, resource fair, panel discussion A STAR-STUDDED EVENING with black LGBT elders, and 6 assembly by the Center’s 49th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards honor Youth Ambassadors Coalition. Held for the first time at Cal State LA, thousands of Ricky Martin, Greg Berlanti & Robbie Rogers, and LGBTQ youth and their allies from 150 cities and more Ariadne Getty with help from hosts Kelly Ripa and than 200 schools nationwide take part in Models of Mark Consuelos as well as presenters Max Greenfield, Pride, the largest free conference of its kind. Nick Robinson, and Nats and August Getty. UNIDOS NO DIVIDIOS. IMMIGRACION ES GET OUT! UN TEMA LGBT. LET ME SHOW YOU Thousands join us OUT SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Under the Stars for summer Special guest Minneapolis City Councilmember outdoor film series at iconic Andrea Jenkins joins capacity crowd at 20th Hollywood Forever featuring annual Trans Pride L.A. festival featuring Best in Show and Selena. Let Me Show You Something Beautiful art exhibit, workshops, and VarieTy show.

BY THE COMMUNITY. FOR THE COMMUNITY. First-of-its-kind Trans Wellness Center opens, Strategic partnership project providing comprehensive Thousands enjoy premier food and wine event launches connecting social media, resources and services for for LGBT people and their allies at its new home new media, and entertainment transgender and non-binary at historic Hollywood Forever. “outfluencers” to Center programs. people under one roof.

In recognition of providing Gov. Brown signs new law supported by the life-enriching productions and Center to provide access to gender-affirming performances spanning two care for youth in the state’s foster care system. decades to LGBT people and their AB2119 allies, the Center’s Lily Tomlin/ Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center receives Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence from Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. COMPLETE

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On a cool November night, a few hun- direction of the country.” Those anti-LGBT actions included at- dred people gathered at the Los Angeles Within a few months of his inauguration, tempting to ban transgender people from LGBT Center’s Village at Ed Gould Plaza, Trump and his Administration had begun serving in the military, dropping federal coming together as a community still reeling to pursue policies that targeted some of guidelines protecting transgender students in the fear and uncertainty of what a Trump society’s most vulnerable people, actions in schools, rolling back protections for presidency would mean for the LGBT com- that confirmed many of the fears people felt incarcerated transgender people, and munity, our country, and our world. on that November evening a few months ending the Deferred Action for Childhood “I remember it vividly,” recalled U.S. earlier. Arrivals (DACA) program, which protected an estimated 800,000 young undocument- Congressman Adam Schiff, who represents “We see this in other societies that California’s 28th district which includes the ed immigrants including 36,000 LGBTQ are trending towards authoritarianism—the DREAMers from detention and deportation. Center and who spoke at the gathering most vulnerable populations are attacked the day after Trump’s election. “It was very first.” Schiff said. “It’s as bad as we feared “I know people have often heard an powerful to be there. I wanted to be with in many respects, and it’s worse than we elected official say, ‘This is the most im- the people who were gathered there to try might have imagined in many others. And portant midterm in a generation or in a to come to grips with what had just hap- we’ve seen how the Administration has tried lifetime.’ Today, it is inarguably true for so pened in the country. We were not going in so many ways to roll back hard-fought many reasons,” Schiff warned. “If we’re to take this lying down. We were going victories for the entire LGBT community.” successful in November, we can hold the to fight to take back our country and the Administration accountable. We can stop a lot of the damage that the President is “storm” focused on two priorities: continuing legislation. Trained by the Center’s Policy & doing. We can mitigate other damage that to care for our clients in an increasingly Community Building team, the group’s first he is inflicting until we are no longer forced hostile world and working to educate and action was making phone calls to voters to suffer his presence in the White House.” mobilize people of all parties to help create in key states to help protect the Affordable “The stakes are phenomenally high, a future of inclusion and kindness. Care Act. with so much riding on a single day in “The Center is the nation’s largest social “The response was amazing, with so November,” he added. “We just need to safety net for LGBT people, receiving more many people putting their hearts, energy, make sure we get every voter out to the than 42,000 visits a month from some and time into helping our community,” re- polls. This is a time when everyone is re- of the most vulnerable in our community, called Joey Hernández, the Center’s policy quired to be at their post. We have a job including homeless youth and seniors,” said and mobilization manager. “The passion to do. We need to stay focused on it and Jean. “We knew that the stakes for our and response we experienced in the early realize that we have the power to really community were incredibly high because days of this mobilization effort made it feel take back the country.” of the anti-LGBT ideologues in the new like the end stages of a major campaign The days and weeks following the 2016 Administration and Congress. Not only was instead of something that just started. We U.S. Presidential Election saw an uprising funding at risk for many of our health and knew we had to keep it going.” by an unprecedented coalition of people social services (and others like them around After the March campaign, the Center concerned about their collective fate, fear- the country), but roll-backs began almost launched the Resistance Squad, a volunteer- ful of what these new policies and actions immediately of our basic civil rights and based rapid response team also led by the would mean for families, their neighbors, protections. We needed a way for people Center’s Policy & Community Building team. and the nation atlarge. All of them were to stay informed and respond.” To date, more than 1,000 volunteers have looking for something to do. In January 2017, the Center launched participated in the squad’s various actions “In times when we feel dispirited, we 100 Days and Me, a community engage- and activities, which have grown from need to find strength in each other, said ment campaign to protect the well-being simply responding to attacks to working to Center CEO Lorri L. Jean. “We need to of LGBT people. Visitors to the campaign expand the rights of the LGBT community. remember that we are among those still website got information about federal leg- “They are all types of people and they working hard to build a more inclusive, islative and policy threats to LGBT people come from all different walks of life. They kinder, and better future, regardless of who during the first 100 days of the Trump are scraping and grabbing the bits of time may temporarily stand in our way. I’ve said Administration. They could also register to that they have to volunteer for us,” said it many times over the last year-and-ahalf, receive updates and take advantage of Hernández. resources and tools to take action. and I will keep on saying it: It’s our obliga- The Resistance Squad has held eight tion, our duty, to do much more than simply Looking to build on the momentum from phone banks, resulting in conversations with hunker down and weather the storm. We the first 100 days of activism, the Center’s voters from across the country on issues re- must BE the storm!” March Mobilization, held in March 2017, lated to immigration, health care, education, Taking shape in early 2017, the Center’s mobilized hundreds of staff, clients, and and foster care. The group has also held volunteers to help stem the tide of anti-LGBT letter-writing campaigns to office-hold- unregistered, whom we will also try to ers and policymakers, participated in register.” several resistance-related rallies through Since 2009, Leadership LAB staff coalition partnerships, and made 10 and more than 1,500 volunteers have visits to California legislators. canvassed regularly in Los Angeles “We have created a scenario County and around the country in neigh- where folks can just come in and make borhoods where most people remain the calls, write the letters, work a table unsupportive of LGBT rights. They en- for a couple of hours,” Hernández said. gage voters in personal conversations to “We really just want to have them be reduce transphobia and homophobia. able to engage in the work in the most “You certainly come across people direct ways possible.” who don’t align with your views and About 20 members of the Resistance values, but I think our presence is really Squad’s Leadership Council—formed important whether or not they change from what Hernández describes as their minds,” said volunteer Patrick “some of our rock-star volunteers”—have Sullivan after canvassing a Costa Mesa participated in a series of leadership neighborhood in August. “You do have development trainings and action people who say, ‘Oh wow, you really planning. Jason Black, a television made me want to vote and you helped development executive was looking for me realize the urgency—especially “a good way to manifest all the anxiety coming up in the midterms.’” and frustration people like me are feel- Fellow volunteer Cass Vitacco was ing about the current political climate.” drawn in by Leadership LAB’s “caring “You can do a small amount and approach” about everything from vol- be impactful because a lot of small unteer training to canvassing. amounts from a lot of people add up to “When talking to voters, it’s about something big,” said Black, a Resistance really taking time to have a meaningful Squad Leadership Council member. conversation that will actually change Also getting in on the action are their minds,” Vitacco said. “We don’t members of the Center’s Senior MOB just give them a flier and say, ‘Peace (Mobilization) Squad, comprised of out.’” nearly 50 seniors volunteering to pro- Difficult as it was to predict the tect and expand the rights of the LGBT results of the U.S. presidential election community. two years ago, it will be just as chal- “We owe it to the next generation lenging to predict what will happen in to say, ‘Look, this is an ongoing battle. the midterm elections. The biggest threat This is something that we can’t give up to voter turnout this November may be on,’” said member Dixie Devoe, who is the “shock-and-awe” syndrome that has undergoing training to become a lobby- fatigued so many, including the LGBT ist. “We have to be able to resist, stand and do it all over again because I firmly be- community. up for what you believe. Our little group, lieve that the younger generation is going to be the savior for the LGBT community.” “It’s pretty clear we all have a job to despite the fact that most of us are quite do as long as the values of this country old, we can still do something—and we The Center’s Leadership LAB (Learn are not reflected in the White House,” said are. We are making our little contribution.” Act Build) has been working to personally Schiff. “We must fight for what we believe In their monthly actions the squad has connect with voters—literally at their front in order to make sure that people through- written letters to elected officials to expand doors. During the summer, Leadership LAB out the country and the rest of the world the rights of LGBT immigrants in California, volunteers focused on neighborhoods in understand what America is all about even joined marches and rallies, and advocated Orange County by knocking on the doors if they don’t see it in evidence at 1600 for services and programs for LGBT older of infrequent voters and persuading them to Pennsylvania Avenue.” vote in November. adults. “What we dream, we can do,” Jean “Just because we’ve gotten older “Our goal is to talk to at least 2,000 added. “But, the process of realizing our doesn’t mean we don’t have anything to of those infrequent voters and get more dreams almost always includes victories contribute,” pointed out squad member Ed than 1,000 of them to actually vote,” said and setbacks, and a lot of hard work. De Hay. “We’re still alive and vibrant. I tell Leadership LAB Director Dave Fleischer. Change doesn’t happen on its own. We young people to never give up and to keep “We are going to talk to many other vot- must seek to extinguish fear and inspire fighting. If you’re knocked down, get up ers. They might live with someone who is hope.” FROM THE CENTER UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP HELPS TEACHERS CREATE LESSON PLANS TO TEACH LGBT HISTORY (PUBLISHED IN VANGUARD, SEPTEMBER 2018)

A dozen teachers from the L.A. Unified and humane society through transforming at Cleveland High School. “I loved seeing School District spent a week of their summer public schooling. all of the archives in person. It makes me at ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives LGBT historical events researched by the emotional thinking about it. As a member researching LGBT history to incorporate into teachers included the Compton’s Cafeteria of the LGBT community, it was especially future lesson plans. riot in San Francisco, Black Cat raid in Los poignant for me to see historical documents The educators explored the archives— Angeles, and founding of the Mattachine and records of all the stories and all the the largest repository of LGBT materials in Society. The teachers are now busy devel- events that people who have come before the world—as part of the LGBTQ History: oping lesson plans that will be available us have gone through.” OUT Curriculum Cohort, held in partnership online to other teachers this fall. The goal of the cohort is to incorporate with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, ONE “It was exciting and humbling and left the stories of traditionally marginalized Archives Foundation, and UCLA Center X, me feeling connected to something much Americans, including LGBT people, in which seeks to create a more just, equitable, larger,” said Hala Billsi, a humanities teacher order to create more inclusive history cours- es in classrooms. This edict stems from the Cafeteria riot, one of the first recorded passage of California’s FAIR Education Act There’s still a lack LGBT-related riots in U.S. history. The in 2011 that requires the inclusion of the po- of information, 1967 uprising preceded the better- known litical, economic, and social contributions Stonewall Riots by two years and was led of LGBT people, people with disabilities, lack of access, by queer and trans people of color. and people o f diverse ethnic and cultural and stigma. To have “I had known about Compton’s groups. teachers who are Cafeteria riot before, but the ONE Archives Passing the FAIR Education Act, with the really helped in creating context with what support of the Center, was considered a invested actually else was happening around the world at major triumph. But it was only the beginning go into the archives that time that was influencing and impact- as implementation remains a daunting chal- and dig through ing the LGBT movement,” Gutierrez said. lenge due to the time required to update “They bring history to life through photos textbooks. and bring it out for and artifacts. This is our history. If we don’t “We heard a lot of teachers didn’t other teachers, write our own history and create our own have a lot of source material to use in the students, and all lesson plans about the people we want to classroom,” said Krystal Torres-Covarrubias, learn about, no one else will.” the Center’s education policy manager and educators to use is Billsi said the cohort’s work is especially facilitator of the cohort. “They said they’d what is so important.” invaluable to the lone teacher who wants to like to implement the FAIR Act, but textbooks implement these lessons but hasn’t had the hadn’t been approved.” plan is about queer people of color at resources or support up until now. the forefront of the LGBT movement as a The Center partnered with ONE “There’s still a lack of information, lack way to highlight their stories,” said cohort Archives and UCLA Center X last year for of access, and stigma,” she said. “To have participant Andrew Gutierrez. a two-day symposium. It grew into the one- teachers who are invested actually go into week cohort this year that also included The lessons developed by teachers in the archives and dig through and bring presentations by LGBT historians about the cohort will be edited by UCLA Center it out for other teachers, students, and all each decade of the LGBT movement. X, and then become available in October educators to use is what is so important.” as part of the Center’s annual launch of Teachers in the cohort committed to In addition to California schools, the OUT for Safe Schools, a program created creating one lesson based on an event lesson plans will be available to all OUT to encourage school staff, including teach- that was included in the OUT For Safe for Safe Schools partners throughout the ers and administrators, to publicly identify Schools LGBT History Calendar produced U.S., including Chicago Public Schools, as supportive LGBT allies on campus. by the Center for the LAUSD. The calendar Massachusetts State Department of includes Coming Out Day; the repeal of Billsi’s lesson focuses on black lesbian Education, and District of Columbia Public Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell; Transgender Day of poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde sign- Schools. ing a contract with The Crossing Press in Remembrance; the legalization of same- “I hope this serves as a model for 1982 to publish her landmark book Sister sex marriage in Massachusetts in 2004; textbook companies to go to the archives Outsider: Essays and Speeches. It is cele- Harvey Milk Day; the 1969 Stonewall themselves and include information from the brated as a historic piece of literature that Riots; World AIDS Day; and homosexual- archives,” Torres-Covarrubias said. “We explores the intersections of race, sexuality, ity being removed from the list of mental are using resources from ONE Archives gender, poverty, and politics. disorders in 1973. that most people don’t know about or don’t “As a queer teacher of color, my lesson Gutierrez is focusing on the Compton’s know how to tap into.” LET’S GET PHYSICAL (PUBLISHED ON LGBTNEWSNOW.ORG)

Lauren Peterson had already spent an hour active, we’re improving our own health and participation in health and wellness activities taking part in a juggling class before heading forming community.” in general during the past year. downstairs to the Center’s Advocate & Gochis Kenny Navran, one of the students in “We know the more active you are, Galleries at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza to Peterson’s class, had been wanting to learn and the more engaged you are in the com- teach more than a dozen of her fellow seniors tap dancing for 25 years. He’s thrilled to munity around you, the more it helps you how to tap dance. finally be doing it. live longer and be more vibrant,” she says. “I turned 60 two days ago,” Peterson, “It’s a pretty good workout—I never sweat “Getting out, moving, connecting with other pictured left, tells the beginners tap class as anymore at my age,” he says. “This class is people, learning, and laughing is what we they do warm-up stretches to Cher’s power turning into one of my major exercise routines need to do as we get older.” ballad You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me. of the week. It’s not just fun, it’s good for you Pollock has seen first-hand how being She then teaches the group some basic physically and mentally. It requires a lot of less sedentary has resulted in some of the tap steps. By the end of the hour, most have thought to do the steps correctly and in time.” Center’s seniors having less feelings of caught on and are able to complete a routine Meanwhile, Larry Rubenstein, who teach- depression and anxiety. set to Frank Sinatra’s The Best is Yet to Come. es a computer class at the Center, couldn’t “One senior came up to me who had The tap class is among more than 100 resist taking up juggling. never done line dancing before and told different health and fitness classes, activities, “I think our bodies are ready to close me that he’d found his groove for the first and events offered each month at the Center down after 50,” he says. “You have to force time in his life,” she says. for LGBT seniors. In addition to beginning tap yourself to stay active to keep yourself going.” The line dancing class is instructed by dancing lessons and juggling, recent classes senior volunteer Matthew Dubois, who en- include chair yoga, country line dancing, ball- Phyllis Rose-Child has also been taking the juggling class which she says has helped thusiastically teaches the cowboy cha-cha, room dancing, hiking, and Qi Gong, which is country western waltz, and other dances. a holistic system of coordinated body posture her maintain her policy of leaving the house and movement, breathing, and meditation. at least once a day “Learning line dance requires a part of your brain you don’t normally use,” Dubois “There are actually too many activities to “It is a quality of life issue,” she says. “I love coming here because there are so many explains. “It forces you to stretch your brain do,” Peterson jokes as she packs up her music which is really good for seniors, like learn- after class. “It’s like, ‘When do we fit tap class different things to do and to learn and it challenges me every time. It doesn’t matter ing a new language but easier. It’s fun and in? We have to do it after chair yoga and we you can do it with a big old cowboy flair. don’t want to interfere with juggling.’” if I’m perfect at it or not. There are so many activities. I’m totally amazed that all of this is When I dance I feel like the music transports She adds: “it’s important for seniors to stay offered for free.” me and I go to another place, one that is active for our quality of life. We want to be gentler and kinder. I see the same thing able to be mobile. We want to be able to Kiera Pollock, the Center’s director of with my students. They smile so much during do things that are fun. We’re getting up, we’re Senior Services, has noticed an increase in class.” GET ‘PREP’D AF’ (PUBLISHED ON LGBTNEWSNOW.ORG)

“In communities of color, there is so ble to protect themselves against the spread as a spokesperson for PrEP’d AF to raise much stigma around sex, being gay, and of HIV, expands upon the success of the awareness for PrEP and to help dispel stig- HIV that people are scared to even talk Center’s attention-grabbing F*ck w/out Fear ma and misconceptions that may be pre- about PrEP—and many more don’t even HIV prevention campaign. venting people from taking advantage of know about it,” says Milan Christopher, the “That campaign was a throwback to the this important opportunity to stop the spread openly gay music artist, actor, model, and rallying, rebellious spirit on which the Center of HIV,” says Center Chief of Staff Darrel face of the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s new was founded, using authentic language that Cummings. “Communities of color continue PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) awareness breaks through the clutter of prevention mes- to be the hardest hit by new HIV infections, and education campaign. sages and commands attention,” says the making the awareness and accessibility of With Christopher’s help, the PrEP’d Center’s Associate Director of Community PrEP an ever more urgent priority.” AF campaign will reach those most at-risk Health Programs Brian Toynes. Christopher recently helped launch for HIV. According to the U.S. Centers for Ever since F*ck w/out Fear launched PrEP’d AF at an event held in collaboration Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in early 2017, the Center has seen a 130 with B.A.S.H. L.A.’s STARBOY Sundays par- minority communities, especially African- percent increase in the number of young ty at RAGE nightclub in West Hollywood. American/ Black men who have sex with gay and bisexual men who have accessed “We have got to get rid of this disease,” men, are particularly at-risk for new HIV PrEP. But, there’s still plenty of work to be he told the crowd. “PrEP is here, and PrEP infections. When used as prescribed, PrEP done. will help us get rid of it!” is a safe and effective once-daily medicine that has been proven to reduce the risk of According to a study from AIDS Project PrEP is covered by most insurance HIV infection by up to 99 percent. Los Angeles (APLA) Health, those most at risk plans and, for those who are uninsured, for new HIV infections—gay and bisexual the Center can help make it affordable “I’m proud to be a part of this campaign youth of color and transgender women—are through patient assistance programs. To because I want PrEP to be something we the least likely to know about PrEP. In fact, the renew a three-month prescription for PrEP, can talk about in the open so, ultimately, study found that less than 10 percent of Latino clients need to return to their provider for we can stop the spread of HIV and save and African-American/ Black youth are using HIV and STI screenings. Although PrEP has lives,” says Christopher, who is sharing his PrEP. Among those who do know about PrEP, been proven to be 99 percent effective at personal experience with PrEP as part of misconceptions about its safety and efficacy, preventing HIV, it offers no protection from the campaign. as well as stigma from the community, have other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The new campaign, which encourages impacted its use. Condoms remain the best protection for the community to be as prepared as possi- “We are so pleased to have Milan most STIs. BY THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY: TRANS WELLNESS CENTER OPENS (PUBLISHED ON LGBTNEWSNOW.ORG)

The Trans Wellness Center (TWC). which fighting for our rights and it was about time ity and applauded the “tireless exertions and opened in April, is the first-of-its-kind first facility to have our own center,” said TWC Program tireless concern of dedicated individuals” who that brings together comprehensive services Manager Mariana Marroquin. “The health have made it happen. and resources for transgender and non-binary and well-being of trans and non-binary people Perez called the opening “the culmination people under one roof. goes beyond learning how to use a condom of thousands of days of visioning, deliberating, and getting tested. How are you going to get “It’s not only historic for our city, it’s historic debating, planning, and negotiating – a lot of tested if you are hungry? How are you not go- for our nation,” Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO negotiating..” ing to engage in survivor sex work if you cannot Lorri L. Jean said during an April 24 press get a job where you are respected for who you TWC’s services are guided by an conference at the 3,000-square-foot space are? How are you going to take medication if eight-member Community Advisory Board near the city’s Koreatown and Wilshire Center you feel that your life doesn’t matter? How are (CAB) made up of people who identify as trans neighborhoods. you going to leave an abusive relationship if or non-binary. The board works together to “People always feel most comfortable you are going to end up homeless?” ensure TWC truly reflects what the community going to a place where people are like them,” needs. TWC is a community-based partnership Jean added. “That’s what going to happen between the Los Angeles LGBT Center, which “I’m excited because we are finally taking here at the Trans Wellness Center. It’s run by is leading the management and operations back the power from a society that doesn’t transgender people and it’s a space that’s support, and five other local community organi- really have time for us and sees us a lot of times been created by transgender people.” zations: APAIT (Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention as third and fourth class citizens,” CAB member TWC will offer HIV testing and care, men- Team); Bienestar; Children’s Hospital Los Thea Eskey said after the press conference. tal health services, sexual health education, Angeles; Friends Community Center; and CAB member Kery Ramirez added: “I don’t hormone therapy and transition resources, TransLatin@ Coalition. think in the United States there’s a center like employment services, cultural competency The ambitious new facility has been made this one where it’s managed and operated by trainings, youth services, healthcare and bene- possible by a $1 million annual grant for three professional trans individuals who are going to fit enrollment, peer mentoring, and workshops.. to five years from the L.A. County Department provide services for trans people like me. This There are also general legal services lending of Public Health. is another advancement in our community. This support with such issues as immigration, dis- defines who we are. We’re resilient and we’re crimination, and name changes, among others. Mario Perez, director of the Division of HIV strong and we know how to work together.” and STD Programs for the County, reflected “We have been telling our stories, edu- on the 10-year journey to make TWC a real- cating ourselves, marching along with others STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES & CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 2018 CORPORATE GIVING

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Kenneth Koontz Thomas Grimm Mary Howard Harold Koopowitz Michelle Grondine Spencer Howard G Paul Kowal Eva Gross Yun Hsu Joe Krause Gavin Grozier Justina Huddleston Jacklynn Kriessel Ethan Grumbach Cullin Iannucci Bernd Kroeber Mark Grumet Steve Iglehart Iryna Kucherenko Ryan Guiboa Colin Irwin Brianna Labuskes Ariadna Gutierrez-Arambula Jennifer Iversen Susan Lambert Paula Haifley Robert Jack Carol Lande Catherine Halfon Lauren Jackson Joe Landolph James Hall Donna Jackson Robert Lanphear Constance Hall Gregory Jacobs Jose Lara Cristina Halstead Gregory Jacobs Liv Larsen Charles Hamilton Aubrey James Brian Larson Kathy Hanks Marian Jamieson Andrea Lawler Kevin Hannant David Jenkins Nancy Lee Jonathan Hanousek Caren Jensen Kameron Lennox Deborah Hansen Dajuan Johnson Josh Levine Kevin Harney Curtis Johnson Crispin Leyser Lauren Harrington David Jones Arthur Leyvas Mesha Harris Meaghan Jones Ron Lieber Paula Harris S Dwayne Jones Beth Lilley Joel Harrison Jessi Jones John Lippsett Carol Harrison Romerdahl Leslie Kalman Dylan Littlefield Joel Hart Kristie Kanner Raymond Liu Hilah Loewenstein Mary McIlwain Patricia Nguyen Fran Javier Lopez Arvizu Rachelle McKellop Keith Nygard Christina Lorentz Edward McKitrick Paul O’Byrne Chris Loveall Joseph McMahon Gretchen Oehlschlager Richard Loveland Jerrod McMains Carolyn Oill Andrew Lowy William McMaster Manuel Olguin Phillip Lu Timothy McMullan Christian Olguin Michael Lupetin Andrew McPherson Jerry Oliver Nick Ly Erich Meager Anne Oliver Katherine Macey William Meinweiser Lorne Oliver Maura Madden Valerie Mellon Erin O’Malley Brian Mahan Larry Mercer Stephanie Oneill Lesley Main Naomi Metz Derek Opperman Arthur Mainster Alejandro Meza Tatiana Overly Carl Mallory Jeff Middleton Jeffrey Owen William Malone Shannon Middleton Michael Owens Adam Maloney Jordan Miles Gayle Paperno Sheila Manalo Bryan Millard Harel Papikian Jeff Mandon Angela Miller Lynda Parker Keith Manheck Mina Mireles David Parker Adica Manis Philip Moak Ron Parks Jamie Manne Francois Mombaers Timothy Paul Steven Manuel Chad Monk Steven Payne Christian Marcoe Gilberto Montero Jade Payton C. Marquardt Adrian Montes Luis Pereira Roberto Marquez Andrew Moreno Mark Perry Laura Martella Matilda Morrison Michael Pesta John Martin Michael Moss Lauren Peterson Eduardo Martinez Beverly Moyer Jeffrey Peterson Brenda Mata Ty Mulholland James Phillips Margaret Mathies Apolonio Munoz Russell Piatt Michelle Matos David Murphy Joseph Piazza Richard Matteson Claire Musica Katharina Pick Christopher Matthews Michael Nagle Philip Pierce Evan May Nicholas Nagler Leonard Pihinzo Lisa Mayberry Navid Nakhjavani Ariel Pittman Tj McCall Scott Nancarrow Wesley Po Benjamin McCampbell John Nangle Austin Ponce Meghan McCauley Tony Nasser Eduardo Ponce Robert McConnell Rebel Neary Mark Poston Janet McCreery Paolo Neviani Chitchon Pratontep Eric McDonald Vincent Nevills Nicholas Price Kevin McElroy Mariana Newman George Price John McGuinness Donna Newton Brian Prinjinski Austin Pritzkat Michael Rozales Lorena Sikorski Janis Purins Rachel Ruane Stacey Silverman Janet Queneau Nicholas Ruiz Gerald Simon Monica Quinn Bruce Russell Julia Sinquimani Janice Quinn-Jutras Gregory Russell Patrick Sirois Lynn Rabin Mark Ryniker Blair Slavin Christopher Ragsdale Joseph Sacks Ingrid Slizewski Anna Rahe Ken Saft Pamela Small Rosa Ramirez Steven Salas Sandra Small Esteban Ramirez Esperanza Salinas Thomas Smith Alexis Ramos Flower Aurora Salit Thomas Smith Elizabeth Razzano J Michelle Sample Corbin Smith David Reaves Jaime Sanchez Chris Snodgrass Leo Reece Elisabeth Sandberg Jeff Snyder Lawrence Reh Ana Santiago Olena Soltys Daniel Reich Edward Santos Cindy Sordo Caroline Reichelt Molly Savard Andrew Spears Charlene Renhult Alan Schack Brent Spencer Luke Renner Theodore Schelling Michael Spettel Elyse Resch Laurie Schenden George Splane Rachel Resnik Jens Schmidt Richard Sprowles Andrew Reville Corey Scholibo Steven Stanford Stuart Rice Kevin Scholl Tim Starks Dennis Richardson Paul Schubert Paul Steel Kameron Riley Paul Schumacher Greg Steele Serge Riou Thomas Schwaninger Michael Stephen Susan Rishik Jeffrey Schwarz Darin Stephens Patricia Riva Jude Schwendenwien John Stevens Edwin Rivera Keitha Scott Marc Stevens Allain Rochel Mark Sears George Stewart Jonathan Rock Terry Seddon Benjamin Stilp Rodolfo Rodriguez Patrick Seitz Connor Stone Umberto Roffi Roger Senders Jonathan Sturtevant Taylor Roggow Christopher Severance Timothy Suba Adriana Romo Mark Shafa Jamie Sullivan Ana Rosales Beibei Sheng Ricardo Tan Rebecca Rosen Robert Sherwood Scott Taylor Susan Rosenberg Matthew Shields Lee Te Christopher Rosendahl Mark Shinohara Marcia Teasdale Howard Rosenfelder Christina Shiring Leo Tee Leslie Ross Aaron Shoemaker Ralph Terracciano Gregory Ross Anne Shull Lisa Terrana Regan Rothery Merle Siebert Lan Thiem Scott Roy David Sikes Ray Thivierge Kevin Thomas Steven Weisner Andrew Thomas Raymond Wells Allison Thompson Michael Weng Douglas Thomson Garrett Werner Leann Thornton Robyn Westbrook Camille Thornton Kayla Westergard-Dobson Jacob Tobia Charles Whelan Mara Tocchini Ramona White Aly Todd Weston White Elise Tookmanian Alan Whittaker Maximilian Traber Tim Wildman Danielle Trefz Gregory Wilis Adriana Trejo Kenya Williams Ruslan Trocin Suzanne Willis Kathy Tu Joseph Wills Richard Tucci Barry Wilson Spencer Turnbull Matthew Winks Jennifer Tyron David Winternheimer Rosaura Unangst Wes Witcher Richard Underhill Jason Wojciechowski Andrew Ur Gary Wood James Van Beek Claire Wood Peter Van Roden Don Woodford John Vance Larry Workman Vanessa Vandawalker Mary Woten Sam Vaudrey Nadir Wright Michael Vega Bryan Wuest Beatriz Villarreal Kenny Wyland Richard Viner Mark Wyrick Brandon Vineyard Kiwon Yang Kelley Vitollo Moises Zamora Rick Vonk Alexis Zarret Irene Vukovich Blagg Jeremy Zeller Natalie Wallace Herbert Zwonechek Steve Walters Julie Wang Matthew Waterson Amy Watkins Eoin Waxel David Weber Janet Weber Ali Webster Kathryn Weeks Mia Weier Los Angeles Gabrielle Dunn Beth Lilley Women’s Network Mae Edwards Helena Lipstadt Tasheana Ejikeme Helena Lipstadt The Los Angeles Women’s Network Trishawn Ellis Rosemary Locklear (LAWN) is a diverse membership group which supports the Center’s Kerry English Tamara Luciano vital services for women and girls. Jackie Eppinger Alejandra Lumbreras Marie Fairman Liz Lundy Suzanne Abate Liz Ferree Jenny Machida Nina Abiera Riley Ferrell Candice Mack Margie Alexander Kimberly Fisher Victoria Mariscal Arlene Allen Kaya Foster Meghan McCarron Jacqueline Amaral Sarah Freeark Dora Mendoza Shelly Anderson Barbara Friend Beatrice Mercado Jenny Armstrong Evonne Gallardo Maudisa Meroe Brittany Ashley Katherine Garcia Kristen Merola Caila Ball-Dionne Sue Gavin Peyton Migliano Audrey Baricovich Megan Gilbert Jennifer Miller Eleanor Barrett Erin Gilmore Tisha Morris Arbel Bedak Gay Gipson Ann-Sophie Morrissette Trish Bendix Chanel Glover Carla Murillo Patricia Bessen Amanda Goad Olivia Negron Anne Block Loree Gold Holly Nichols Nicole Blum Karen Graham Taya Norris Lisa Boffo Verity Grover Kim Olpin Amy Bond Monica Guevara Sibyl O’Malley Kyra Borromeo Nicole Gurley Cindy Ordonez Pat Branch Lisa Harman Terri Parker Veronica Bregman Rachel Harris Courtney Parks Claudia Brick Briana Harris Kristin Patterson Dawn Bridgewater Elaine Hui Amanda Petersen Valerie Burchby Melissa Jobe Mary Ann Pianka Susan Burns Mira Joleigh Rejane Pierre Lili Cairl Kay Kalousek Rachel Podolsky Debbie Canada Shannon Keating Anne Powell Wendy Carter Tonya Kong Maricela Rangel Maria Claver Fatemah Koochack-defouli Danea Rebolini Elena Cram Samantha Koopersmith Karen Reed Megan Crawford Cheryl Koos Genevieve Reed Samantha Crook Rachelle La Pointe Lyssa Reynolds Maryam Dabboussi Elizabeth Lachman Julie Rhoton Jill Darling Katherine Larkin Marquita Robinson Christina De Leon Lindsey Lawrence Doris Rodriguez Teresa Dickey Hannah Levin Natasha Roland Geraldine Domingo Pamela Liceralde Julia Romano Marina Rota Alexis Roth Monique Rowles Kathy Scheidemen Tina Shaw Martha Simmering Beth Singer Sabrina Skau Deborah Smith Denise Smith Patricia Steffen Lynn Sternberger Haleigh Stopa Stefanie Taylor Tresa Tearpak Reona Toney Jennifer Trembley Celeste Trujillo Anna Tseliuba Kathi Turner Kathi Turner Suzanne Verreault Diann Viox Amy Walmann Margaret Wappler Zakia Warner Jennifer Weinraub Holly Whatley Janet Wilson Tami Woldman Mary Yarber Catherine Zimmerman

Young Professionals Adam Faison Mina Mireles Council Fernando Febres Joshua Modrell Evan Fong Cory Mohn The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Young Patrick Fourroux Timothy Morzenti Professionals Council (YPC) cultivates Sean Paul Franget Richard Munday and empowers future generations of LGBT leaders and allies by fostering a Daniel Garcia Humphrey Muthoni culture of service, advocacy, diversity Zachary Gassoumis Nicholas Nagler and community. Scott Gizicki Sam Naimi Justine Gonzalez Donna Newton Jake Adams Preston Green Brandon Oates Noah Adler Jeffrey Gurrola Donesh Olyaie Michael Aguilera Orkhan Hajiyev Anil Ori Spencer Allegaert David Halegua Jessica Orozco Daniel Allender Darrell Hawkins Liam Oznowich Ryan Alvarez Andres Helt Jason Pang David Amos Valerie Hillsmith Daniel Paress Samantha Ayson Aaron Holloway Matthew Penalosa Karin Barrera Alex Jasiulek Noah Perez-Silverman Zachary Beebee Amy Jasper D.J. Pick Benjamin Beneski Thomas Johnson Cody Plumlee Brandon Berg Jimmy Joy Sam Poliquin Andrew Beyda Kristen Keese Christian Polsinelli Megan Bloomer Devin Kelly Karl Puchlik Justin Boone Chris Kilpatrick Mickey Quinn David Campbell Emily Kiresich Kevin Randolph Jose Cazanova Ric Klinger Christopher Records Eastyn Cazin Samuel Lambert Daniel Resnic Kyle Chakos Tommy Lee Robert Retzlaff Lia Chua David Lopes Andres Rigal Ewan Cleland Daniel Lynch Carlos Rivas Ryan Connors Tim Lyons Ivan Robles Eduardo Consigliere Matthew Macdonald Louis Romeo Davin Costa Robbie Martin Jared Ross Simon Court Tony Martin Nathan Runkle Stefanie Cowan Antonio Marziale Mason Saavedra Caleb Crowley Louis Matthews Lillian Safarian Skye Daley Brandon McBrien Curtis Salamino Jarryd Davis Jonathan McCurley Shefali Samant Kenny Day Tyler McDaid Charlie Sanders Tyler Delong Nicholas Mendoza Jonathan Sandler Alyssa Dudek Joseph Mertel Farzaneh Savoji Jonathan Edewards James Michalski Anthony Sbardellati Moses Erving Leighann Miko Robert Schacht Brian Fagan Marco Miranda Steven Schmulenson Brian Sheehan Jeff Sheng Anthony Shepard Cory Sher Eric Shetzen Brandon Shypkowski Becky Silverstein William Smith Kyle Smith Jonathan Smith Cindy Sordo Kevin Spencer Sarah Spiegelman Nathaniel Stephenson Erik Storholm Brian Stratford Ashwin Suresh Nicholas Traver Jesse Turtz Charles Tyler Andrew Ur Kristopher Valentine Charles Van Roden Harrison White Mynxii White Jory White Peter Wilson Laurie Wolff Henry Woodward Paul Xanthos Matthew Yazge Scott Yeilding Bo Zhao Named Funds Ed Slough Robert Emslie Bracken and George Thomas Barry Solof, M.D. and David Salyer Applegate R. David Bradshaw $3,000,000 AND UP Stephen R. Warner and Vincent A. Turano Paul Brewer Duke Comegy’s Leadership Joyce L. Briscoe and Shirley A. Hill Endowment Fund CIRCLE OF LIFE MEMBERS Alex Brod Donald Beavis Charitable Trust for Youth Bruce M. Abrams, Esq. Mark R. Brower Lane Adams and Richard Savage Josh Brown $1,500,000 David Adelman Leo Brown Gil Garfield Fund for the Creative & Leon J. Alexander Tad Brown and Jonathan Daillak Performing Arts Kenneth M. Alford Richard M. Bryant John McDonald and Robert Wright Bernard F. Alfs Bernard Buchanan, M.D. Charitable Trust Claire N. Alger Jordan N. Budd Elenore Alickman and Lisa Gates Orin L. Burgess and Robert J. Brehler $1,000,000 Pat Allen Sue Burnside Michael Becker Charitable Trust Denise C. Alpine and Katherine Wolfe Edward J. Butorac and Paul R. Kaiser Bill Shaw/Dennis Lynch Endowed Arlen H. Andelson and Michele W. Denis R. Cagna and Carlos Medina Chair for Youth Andelson James B. Cain and Tom Teves James M. Andre and Paul A. Kellogg Robert J. Campbell and Webb Huang $500,000 Anonymous Ken Carmichael Michael D. Arden Martin Burley Fund for Gary A. Carnow and Barry I. Soroka L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Tess Ayers and Jane A. Anderson Eleazar Carrasco, M.D. Gwendolyn H. Baba Martin and Wilma Burley Youth Fund Wayne Case W. Lee L. Bailey, M.D. Kerry Castillo J. Douglas Elliot Fund Paris Barclay and Christopher Mason James J. Castranova Julian Alexander Smariga Fund Amanda Barge and John Barge Ronald A. Cavallo M. Richard Sousa/Geri Pranger Fund David M. Barrett and Mark Peters Tommy Chambers and Todd Kusy Lewis S. Baskerville John Chaney $100,000 Greg Basser and Kiera O’Neill Steven Chapman R. David Bradshaw Fund for Youth David E. Beaulieu Tek Chong Gary S. Meade/John Dentinger Fund David L. Beckerman and David D. Wexler John Christofferson Neil Beecher Bill Shaw/Dennis Lynch Fund James T. Clarkson for Ed Gould Plaza Stuart H. Bell and Allen Bell Pamela A. Clifford and J. Lorrie Webb Ernie Benson Helen J. Cohen Robert J. Bentley and Gary A. Rado Ruben Colazzo David M. Benz Richard B. Colbert and Kenny Taylor Circle of Life Victoria Berck and Joan Denson Ron Comer and Darryl Ingram (As of December 31, 2018) Rhona J. Berens and Jennifer Berens Ken Coon and Michael L. Miller In recognition of their commitment to Robert P. Bergstein and Raul C. Cobian Andrae Corrigan and Tigerlily Rosen the ongoing work of the Los Angeles Stacy A. Berlin, Psy.D. and Theresa A. Clive R. Costley LGBT Center, we honor the Founders and Fitzgerald, D.C. Angela M. Courtin Members of the Circle of Life. In planning Arthur H. Bernstein The Honorable Scott R. Crawford their estates, these men and women have David Beugen joined together to create a living legacy Alva L. Crist Neil A. Big of hope for coming generations of LGBT Luis Cruz people. Founders have made commitments Scott W. Binder and Jeffrey S. Seeger David B. Cruz and Steven B. Greene of $1,000,000 or more. William H. Bingham Bryan L. Dahlgren Steven M. Boggs and Thomas L. De Vries Bruce Davidson and Quang Nguyen CIRCLE OF LIFE FOUNDERS Michelle C. Bonilla Rick Davis and Barry Ward Michael Becker David M. Booher and Steven Milam Gil Dawson and Philip Zurfluh Gary Booher John S. Cambouris and Zachary Cambouris Jennifer L. Dawson LuAnn Boylan John S. McDonald and Robert W. Wright Peter Day J. Lynne Boylan Christine A. Dean and Rose C. Veniegas, Alan J. Paull Danny W. Bozarth Ph.D. William H. Shaw Don Bozick Daryl Dean and David Woodward James Thomas Deighton Joseph T. Garcia Adele and Jennifer Hoppe-House Kenneth Delalcazar David H. Gardner Michael Horn, M.D. Brian C. Dent Patricia A. Gasior and Trisha Yamato Michaeljohn Horne and Tom E. Jones Martin L. DeWitt Oscar R. Gaspar Scott D. Hunt Diane Digenova Lisa L. Gates and Elenore J. Alickman John Hurter Mark Dizik, Ph.D. and John R. Oden Alvan R. Gendein, M.D. Robert G. Jacobsen Stephen H. Dolainski Phillip Gerson Kenneth W. Jamison Patrick L. Dominguez Russ Gething Peter Jandula-Hudson and Michael V. Ann M. Donahue Raymond C. Geyer and John B. Welch Hudson Patrick T. Doonan and Paul Thompson Thomas A. Giancoli II Daniel J. Jbara Arlene Drake, Ph.D. Irene Girgis Lorri L. Jean and Gina M. Calvelli Paul E. Drooks Garrett N. Glaser and Bill Schneider Frank M. Johnson Matthew E. DuBois Frances L. Glenn Jack A. Jones George A. V. Dunning and Robert M. Leslie Glick Thomas Jones Marino Alexandra Glickman and Gayle Whittemore Robert K. Jurkowski and Steven C. Carnine M. Max Eckert and Robert Amarante Terry S. Gock, M.D. Denny B. Kagasoff Jennifer D. Ehrman and Faith Ehrman John T. Golden David A. Kale David Eidenberg, Psy.D. and Sam Watters Robert Gomez Eugene Kapaloski Robert P. Elliott George A. Gonzalez and Michael Laurence M. Kaplan Melinda Elmer Schidlowski Teri Kaplan and Barbara Marx Travis Emery Eric A. Gordon Barry Karas and Bruce Green Keith William Endersen Ronald L. Gordon Fred S. Karger Michael H. Epstein and Scott E. Schwimer Stanley S. Gordon, M.D. Hilmar S. Karlsson and Jose G. Camacho William J. Escalera and Francisco George Bob Gotham and Mike Manuel Laura A. Karpman and Nora Kroll- Ray Espino Andrea K. Goto and Kelly P. Lynch Rosenbaum Christopher M. Evans John Green and Chris Spry Jonathan A. Kaufman and John Rail Kathryn E. Falberg and Monique Predovich Rose I. Greene Keith G. Kauhanen, M.D. and Jim Petrone William Dirk Farasey Raymond B. Gregory and Eric Ornelas Adam Z. Kawalek, M.D. William D. Farnum and J. A. Benitez Harold Gunn and Kelly Strader Steven J. Kay Julian Cervantes Farrar Kennth P. Hahn and Louis Mangual James S. Keagy Daniel E. Fast, M.D. and Thomas E. O’Brien James P. Haley Kevin M. Kennard William G. Feaster G. Scott Halloran and Peter J. Rusch Jim Key Edward A. Feilbert Clark Hallren and Kenneth R. Wilson Chad Kiengsiri Gary Felgemaker and Jim Hill Will Halm, Esq. and Marcellin Simard, M.D. Robert H. King Robert J. Ficklin Nicolas Hamatake and Kenneth Mariash Danielle F. Knight Stephen D. Fields and Sims Brannon Roy Hamilton Marki J. Knox, M.D. and Suzanne C. Brown Lillene Fifield Robert W. Hanna, Ph.D. Neil Koenigsberg Richard E. Fiock and Diego Castrejon The Honorable Dean Hansell Kevin Kolanowski Christopher Q. Fink Holly Hanson and Sophie Hanson Alexander Koleszar Jeffrey A. Fischer and James G. Van Beek Karen Harbaugh Dino Koutsolioutsos Wendy Fischler Rodger F. Hargear Barbara Kroll and Ruth Spielman Mike Fish Steven R. Hawkins and Charles Snell Linda Lack Ph.D. Robin Fish Peter A. Hayashida and Michael Olman Andrea Laguni Alan Fisher, M.D. Randall J. Hayden Brad D. Lamm and Scott G. Sanders Van Fletcher and Charles S. Paul Robert Mark Hemphill and Scott Schrader Elisa Laris Suzanne Flores Alan Heppel and Michael Lyons Charles A. Larson, Esq. Dulce M Flores Alan S. Hergott and Curtis F. Shepard John T. Latimer and Benjamin Squire Gabriel Flores, Ed.D. Librada Hernandez and Mary R. Power Jim Lawrence Anna M. Flynn Ron Hills and John R. Sealy, M.D. Bernard “Marc” Leger and Neil Williamson Tomas Fuller and William D. Kelly, M.D. Ramon Hinman Carol E. Leifer and Lori J. Wolf David W. Gajda and Jose Malagon Ron Hitchcock Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis Mark Galanty Todd K. Holland and Scotch E. Loring Ralph Renard Lewis Frank Galassi Kevin T. Holliday and John F. Dilazzaro Scott E. Lewis Gilbert T. Galvan Mike J. Holtzman Ron Lieber Andrew Z. Linsky Frederick O. Nelson Joel Safranek James Lipsett, M.D. Charles Nicholson Robert M. Saltzman Robert Loos and John Ventantonio Nicholas E. Nicoletti Dakota Sands, M.S.W. Ralph J. Lopez Kenneth Norman Arlene Sanford and Devra Lieb Robert A. Loving Barth Z. Norton and Tim Ferguson Dennis H. Sapire, Ph.D. and Tarwin Cary A. Lowe and Allan Ames Terrence K. O’Brien Onketpon Arthur E. Macbeth Quentin O’Brien and Kenneth G. Blakeley Steven T. Schleier Thomas E. Madigan Michael Oard and Ron Attrell Neil Schram, M.D. and David Taylor Fred Madjar and Arthur E. Dennis Dennis R. Odums James A. Schultz and Mitchell Matsey Susan M. Maher and Carolyn D. Norman Jay Olson Robert D. Schwartz, M.D. and Herluf Sunne Mahood Dan Ortiz Kanstrup Richard M. Manion and William R. Coleman Loren Ostrow, Esq. and Brian Newkirk Neil Scuram Que Mars Vicki Pacifico Brad W. Seiling Fred C. Martin, M.D. George Y. Pao and George A. Schulman Lowell R. Selvin and Gilbert C. Winebar Eric Marvel Peter Parisi Elliott R. Sernel and Larry Falconio Ronald H. Matsen-Wing, M.D. and Bruce James Parker Alan M. Shafer and David J. Doyle Matsen-Wing Rick Parks William H. Shaw Ella Matthes Spero Pastos W. Donald Shaw Roy M. Maule Russell L. Patrick Paul J. Sheehan and Larry Sprenger Stephen Seiferheld May and Edward B. Alan J. Paull S. Shepherd Casson Kenneth Pavlick Robert “Cal” Shively Mark McAlister Michael Love Peace Cindy Shopoff and William Shopoff Barry McCabe Rob Peralta Eric M. Shore and Charles F. Paul Norman C. McClelland Mark S. Perzely Elvira Silva Garrett McClure Brent M. Petersen Paul Simon William J. McDermott James A. Phillips and Gerald Orcholski Lisa Simonetti and Robin Jenkins Edward F. McKitrick Patricia D. Phillips Susan A. Simons Gary S. Meade and Rummel Bautista Barbara Pierce, Ph.D. Nellie A. Sims Bill Melamed Jr. Philip Pierce, Ph.D. Karen Siteman Jeff Melnick Brenda R. Potter Jeffrey Skorneck Mark M. Meltzer Mark Z. Powell, M.D. and Ike Mendoza Ed Slough Norman Merino Bernard S. Prosise Stephanie B. Small Paul J. Merrill Lynn A. Rabin Barbara E. Smallwood and Maura W. B. Messinger Michael W. Rabkin and Chan B. Tom Geoghegan Sharen Metz Jim Rayton Julian A. Smariga David Meyers Medel Reyes Christopher A. Smith and James K. William Mir John H. Richette Zimmerman Marcy Miranda Curtis Ringness and Barry Ralph Donald H. Smith and Arturo Puertos, M.D. David B. Mixner Thomas G. Rogillio II Steven C. Smith David Mizener and Arturo Carrillo David L. Rose George D. Smith and Leston C. Buell Anil Mohin, M.D. & John A. Scholz Marion Rosenberg Zachary D. Smith and Virginia L. Thorson William P. Moore Michael A. Ross Barry S. Solof, M.D. and David A. Salyer Tony Moore and Jerry Gaudlitz Amy A. Ross Mason A. Sommers, Ph.D. Enrique S. Moreno Gregory A. Ross and John P. Schuning Alan Spano Ben Morisch Anita May Rosenstein Richard Stanley Gordon S. Morris Sheila F. Roth Frank D. Stasio Zach Mullaney Stephanie Roth Jack Stellato Michael D. Mullen Joel Rothschild John F. Stephens Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese Van-Martin Rowe and Barry Storch Dennis Strum Alice J. Myers Jim Rudolph and Gonzalo Herrara-Rudolph Timothy L. Sulka Robert G. Nankin, M.D. Marilyn A. Ruebling Jim Sutton Peter M. Nardi, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Chernin John H. Ruggles Bert Swartz and Glenn Wagner Kenneth L. Navran Jeffrey W. Russell Richard Tadeo Randall Neece and Joe Timko Larry R. Ryan, M.D. and Jay Singer Charles J. Taylor Benjamin E. Teller, M.D. and Benjamin Britt Edward S. Gould Jeff Griffith Hannah Theile, Ph.D. and Kenna Love Dennis J. Lynch Frederick T. Guckenberger Sara J. Thomas Gordon D. Strube Carl R. Gustafson James Thommes, M.D. Lon Weyland Jack Hale Daniel Tietz Robert H. Halff James C. Torrance, Jr. and Ian G. de Freitas CIRCLE OF LIFE MEMORIAM Scott Hamilton Kevin Trudgeon and Stuart Ross Jonathan Ahearn Edwin A. Handler Kevin Tvedt Raymond Aleman and George Cooper James Hanshumaker Alberto Uribe Howard J. Amsterdam Gordon Hanson Ron C. Vacchina Steven M. Apfelbaum Kermit E. Hartley Gary P. Venet Ray Barker Ronald L. Hawkins, Ph.D. The Verdon Haight Trust Robert F. Barron Thomas M. Herrera Bruce Vilanch Sheila S. Becker Blain D. Hightower Stephen Gerard Volz Ester F. Bentley R. Scott Hitt, M.D. Park W. Wagers, M.D. Richard Berger M. Dale Holland Lee Wallace Frances Block Martin J. Holmes Kevin D. Walter Joseph Block, M.D. Steven L. Hughes James L. Watson and Ike Llioputaife Richard M. Bobb Richard L. Jackman Conrad E. Webb, Jr. and Gilles C. Wheeler John-Kelly Bray Marc Janvier Tad R. Webster Martin D. Burley Gary Kalkin Len Wechsler Wilma E. Burley Robert K. Keagy Dan S. Weinstein Albert Busendorfer Carl E. Kelly, Ph.D Gary Weinstein Jerome C. Byrne Marshall L. Kendzy James D. Weinstein Luke W. Chang Frank G. Ker Steven J. Weissman, Esq. and Daniel H. Robert L. Clark Daniel S. Kerr Bowers, M.D. Jeff E. Cohen James A. Kimball Wes Wheadon, O.D. Michael P. Colefax William Kitchen Robert A. White Edward V. Costanzo Fred Klemz John B. Whitley Raymond D. Cox Karl Kleinz James C. Whitten William R. Dawson Steven R. Kolzak Christopher Wienke Paul E. Des Marais Robert Krasnow, M.D. Gregory H. Willenborg Ernest R. Dewsnap Gabe W. Kruks Doris Williams Paul E. Diener Lucille Lemmon Frank H. Williams E.H. Duncan Donovan Joseph A. Levy Scott E. Williams and Peter Ray Bud Douglas Charles H. Lewis Beverly Winters Patrick K. Doyle Lionel B. Levin, M.D. and Gale Lee Reynolds David R. Wood J. Douglas Elliott, Ph.D. Ernest Lieblich Kenneth Wright Darryl Farrar Lawrence Linn Richard L. Wulfsberg, M.D. Michael Filerman John J. Lipsky Steve Yeager Michael R. Filippone J.D. Lydick Harriet Zaretsky Paul Findlay John L. Lyons Mary Zeiser Art Flores Royd J. Mahowald Chris Zeller Walter Franks Harry R. Major Mark A. Zellers Gregory Ganci Edward J. Mausser Jr. Peter E. Geissler Theodore L. McEvoy, Ph.D. CIRCLE OF LIFE Walter Goldstein C. Pete McKenney FOUNDERS MEMORIAM James S. Gordon Robert McQueen Clarence E. Anderson Robert C. Gould Michael P. McShane Donald Beavis Shirley H. Gould John E. Milbauer Lubelle Boice Donald Grandy Brian J. Miller, Ph.D. Kennith H. Burns William Graysen, Esq Daniel A. Moeller Duke Comegys, Founder of Circle of Life Jered E. Green Ralph E. Moore Gilbert Garfield Thomas E. Greenan Ralph Moritz Emily L. Gochis Michael Greenstein Samuel H. Morris Ronald Morrison Thomas C. Towse Donald H. Moseley Edward L. Troth Alan Needham Philo W. Van Wagoner Owen D. Neighbour Richard P. Wagner, M.D. James B. Newton George R. Walker Florian Novak Leroy S. Walker Robert P. O’Connor Robert B. Ward Paul Odebrecht Earl David Wasserman Rodney Page Donald E. Watson John L. Parks Dorothy J. Watson James L. Peatross Eric D. Weber Frank J. Pfizenmayer Jay G. Wehrfritz, M.D. Charles R. Pollock Frederick R. Weisman David H. Presser James L. Welch James Prideaux Alex B. Wexler Reid T. Rasmussen, M.D. Orlin Wheeler Kevin P. Reilly Charles L. White Daniel H. Renberg Robert S. White Vern Richards Kenneth L. Wiederhold W. J. Richardson Bernard Paul Wiesen and Don Roberts Victor Robinson George R. Wilcox Eric Rofes William G. Wilkins Michael Rogers Donald L. Williams Robert B. Sampliner Christopher John Williams Keith Schaeffer Ethel Wisner Henry Louis Schlarman Stuart A. Zinn Grenville M. Scott Bert Sexton Charles Shackelford Arthur W. Shepherd Angel Silva Bob R. Smith M. Richard Sousa and Geri Pranger Ruth W. Spiegel Robert Stacey, M.D. Edma C. Stage Irving Stein Jean Stephenson James M. Stern Clay Stevens David W. Streets Harry E. Strider Richard A. Stulgaitis Ken Stump John Stuteville Henry G. Supka David Susky Linda Swenson Swen Swenson Aaron Tallent Robert N. Tenney Deborah A. Thompson Mark Thompson and Malcolm Boyd Richard Tirrell Government & Public Support The programs and services of the Los Angeles LGBT Center are also made possible in part because of generous grants from:

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES • Department of HIV and STD Program • Department of Mental Health • Department of Public Health • Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority • Probation Department

OTHER AGENCY GRANTS Children’s Wellness Foundation Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gilead Foundation L.A. Care Health Plan Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles United Way of Greater Los Angeles University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Duke University The People Concern University of Pittsburgh McDonald/Wright Building 1625 N. Schrader Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The Village at Ed Gould Plaza 1125 N. McCadden Place Los Angeles, CA 90038

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