📣 Events: Week of APR 28, 2025

volume iii • issue 18 ~ here's your rundown of queer, sapphic-friendly events happening in Los Angeles this week.

Apr 28, 2025

ICYMI…we’re throwing a festival.

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April 28

↻ Herstories: LGBTQ+ Women's Group

HERstories is a gathering place for all LGBTQ+ feminine-identified folx who seek strong community connection and great conversation. It's a weekly, facilitated social group with open discussion. This group meets every Monday from 8pm-10:00pm on Zoom.

↻ luv x basketball

queer pick up 🏀💞

↻ Queer Run Club

Bringing the joy of running to different LA neighborhoods 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👟 all skill levels 💖

↻ Queer Crush Climbing

We aim to create safe and inclusive spaces for those who are diverse in their gender, romantic, and sexual orientations. We empower Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color of all abilities to seek healing, health, community, and connection with the land through the art and sport of climbing.

Roadcats Moto Club

Calling all LGBTQIA+ motorcycle riders and allies! Join our monthly meetup for a bike night with queer community 🏍️

Funny AF Girls

This is an amazing comedy show in LA! Come see Ne’ Izima (Beast Games, YouTube) live with hilarious ladies of LA.

Queer Grief Circle

An offering for the queer LA community. Grief circles offer an opportunity for people to witness and be witnessed in their personal grief.

Soundbath at The Japanese Garden, Clear Stream

Enjoy a relaxing soundbath at the Japanese Garden & Clear Stream. The soothing sounds ground you & wash away any heaviness as you align back to center. You’ll be able to enjoy a matcha latte or matcha tonic with lunch at the garden after sound bath experience.

April 29

↻ Women's Coming Out Workshop

A support space for feminine-identified folx to help you navigate your journey towards finding a healthier relationship with yourself.

↻ Pasadena Women's Rugby Practice

Whether you're a seasoned rugby player or a beginner who has never played rugby before, we welcome all women and nonbinary people (18+) to join us at our weekly rugby practices. We provide a queer inclusive and close knit community that support each other as we work to develop our rugby skills, general fitness, and self-confidence.

↻ Art Workshop

Join our creative art workshops for teens! Build skills, make friends, and boost confidence in a fun, inclusive environment!

↻ ACT III QUEER OPEN MIC

Get ready for a night of queer poetry & music at ACT III QUEER OPEN MIC

↻ Skin Tag | Comedy Open Mic

Skin Tag is a queer-run open mic established in 2021 and hosted by Cigi Farmer, Chelsea Morgan, Jessy Morner-Ritt and Taylor Ortega.

↻ DRILLED

DRILLED is a 4 week GoGo Bootcamp and Competition

LA LGBT Center's Movie Screening: Decade of Fire

Join us for a special screening and panel of "Decade of Fire" at the LA LGBT Center - it's gonna be a movie night to remember!

What is anticapitalism, anyway?

What is anticapitalism? A community-focused learning space to ask questions, be curious, and participate in conversation. We'll focus especially on anticapitalism as a daily practice.

Friend or Flame Speed Dating

Come speed date with us. Will you find a friend or flame?

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April 30

↻ Queer Catch LA

Join us for a no pressure, no commitment game of catch! We don’t play full-on games, we just play catch and sometimes bat and always talk queer life.

↻ Free Queer Candlelit Yoga

Join us for a serene and grounding hour of Queer Candlelit Vinyasa Yoga, held in a cozy, sober, affirming space.

↻ Rainbow Skate

LA's premier LGBTQ+ skate night!

↻ Cinema Therapy

Join us for Cinema Therapy every Wednesday at the Greater Whittier LGBTQ+ Center! Enjoy snacks and a community-chosen movie each week.

↻ Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

Join us Wednesdays 5–6pm. All are welcome!

↻ Reading Rainbow

Discover Reading Rainbow: an inclusive space to explore LGBTQIA+ literature, share favorites, and engage in meaningful community discussions

↻ Beginner Hip-Hop

Come learn how to dance hip-hop party grooves, foundation, and choreography!

Natural Form: A figure drawing experience

Natural Form is more than a nude drawing workshop. It’s a curated experience designed to awaken the eye, loosen the hand, and invite inspiration.

Rally & Press Conference to Stand with Andry

Join the Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Coalition as we call for justice for Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay Venezuelan asylum seeker illegally deported.

Speed Dating | Lesbian Matches

Dating Is Hard. We want to make it easier. At this event, we'll match you with 7-11 of the most compatible people in the venue. 21+

Storyectomy* Family Pride Submissions

We’re The Crow, a comedy club and community space located in Santa Monica with an exciting upcoming program: Storyectomy* Family Pride — a free storytelling and comedy class for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, funded by the City of Santa Monica. Sign ups to participate close April 30th can be found at this link!

May 1

↻ Queer Yoga

With Love Projects joins us in creating space for queer and trans folks to move, breathe, and unwind.

↻ Parent + Baby Meet Up

Stay out of isolation & bring baby to this laid back hangout where parents and carers of all kinds are welcomed & celebrated.

↻ Dyke Soccer

👾 DM for our discord for schedule & locations! healing ur inner child one pickup game at a time. for gender-expansive dykes of all stripes

↻ luv x basketball

queer pick up 🏀💞

↻ Pasadena Women's Rugby Practice

↻ Stud Country

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Church of Line Dance 🏳️‍🌈

Queer + Kinky Crafting

You don’t have to be kinky! You can come and craft with an open mind and heart wanting to learn about both spaces. We will be crafting with a different theme each month! If you don't feel like crafting, there are board games, darts, cornhole, and foosball available to interact with your fellow Kinksters!

May 2

↻ TOXICA

Latin Party for Queer Womxn + Friends in Los Angeles. Every Friday Night Dinner & Dance Party

↻ Pop My Cherry Fridays

Queer ladies night

↻ Lotería Libre

Join us for Lotería Nights at the Greater Whittier LGBTQ+ Community Center! This fun and interactive support group meets every Friday!

NO PHONES ALLOWED

No Phones Allowed is returning for round two—and you know what that means: zero distractions, 100% presence, and all the good vibes. Join us for another unforgettable queer dance party where phones stay in your pocket and the community comes alive on the dance floor.

Sapphic Munch!

A munch is a non-keenk space for kinky folks to mix and mingle. Join us at Bar Franca in downtown LA to dance, make some new friends, and learn about upcoming keenk events! All sapphic and queer enbies, women, and femmes are welcome.

Test Kitchen

Queer night in KTown with open decks.

'Listen Close to Your Sweet Voice' - Spring '25 Exhibition

A three day celebration of art, humanity, and queerness, May 2-4. Friday & Saturday, 7-10pm, Sunday 1-6pm.

ENTRANCE: A Kink Experience For Newbies

A Facilitative Experience for Newbies: it’s not the next step, it’s the first step. And it’s the first step that counts.

Lesbian Speed Dating

LGBTQ Speed Dating Party! <3

The Spider’s Web Sapphic Rope Jam

The Spider’s Web hosts a monthly rope jam to explore and celebrate our kinky selves, our relationship with womanhood and femininity, and bondage. This is a trans-inclusive space for rope enthusiasts of any skill level & role who identify as women, nonbinary, genderqueer and intersex persons with a connection to womankind.

May 3

👾 Afrofuturism, Freedom Dreaming + Collective Action

Join us for rich discussion, collective storytelling, and moments of creative reflection. This is our second event precluding NEGRITUDE Fest.

↻ LA Queer Yoga

A weekly queer yoga experience, with hangouts after! Opportunities for free spots available in each class.

↻ Sugar Saturdays

Saturday Night! 🏳️‍🌈 Best Lesbian Night in the LBC!

↻ QUEER VALLEY BRUNCH

THE QUEER VALLEY BRUNCH (818) Brought to you by Dj Les Ortiz. Located at SVF’s newest LESBIAN owned Mexican Restaurant.

↻ Free Queer Yin Yoga

Join us for Free Queer Yin Yoga, a space for deep rest. This gentle, meditative practice invites you to slow down, release tension.

ZINE Workshop

The PVP Zine is a monthly series for queer creatives to collaborate, express themselves, and amplify LGBTQ+ voices through art and writing.

"The Constellations Project" Youth Art Workshop

The Constellations Project is a queer intergenerational storytelling project. No artistic background or "talent" is required! Open to ages 13-19.

Q CON 2025 - Southern California's Only LGBTQ+ Comic Convention

Get ready for Q CON 2025, the ultimate LGBTQIA+ Comic Convention in SoCal - a celebration of diversity, creativity, and representation!

Queer Latinxs in Tech Los Angeles - May Cafecito!

Join us on Saturday, May 3rd for our Queer Latinxs in Tech Cafecito!

Queer Slavic LA

Join us for the Queer Slavic LA Picnic on Saturday, May 3rd — a chill afternoon of good vibes, and community! Open to all Slavic & Russian-speaking queer folks (and friends!) — ALL Slavic cultures are welcome! 🤗

Queerventures Hike

A fun hike for those that identify as queer as well as allies.

Tienes

The category is: BACK TO SCHOOL! Bish, dress up like it’s your first day of school—we about to do this! The sun is shining, and all our beautiful Black queer bodies are welcome. We can’t wait to take y’all around the world through music—making stops on each island! Class is back in session, y’all!

Whose Song Is It Anyway: CHRONICALLY ONLINE

Your doom scrolling might finally pay off! Join us for a night full of trivia, games, and karaoke based on our theme: CHRONICALLY ONLINE! This month we have a special guest host: Sarah D. Come to play or just to watch! Free entry. Participants are eligible for a prize.

BBGRL – Grand Launch

Join BBGRL & Friends for a night of neon, connection, sapphic & queer joy. Step into the future of queer nightlife.

Poetry Slam

Come support your local poets at our first collaborative SLAM POETRY COMPETITION! Whether you’re attending as a guest or entering to compete, join us for a night of prizes, music, community, and poetry ⭐️

Queens of the House (A Queer Ladies Party)

A monthly party by ladies for ladies every 1st Saturday of the month. Mix, mingle and dance to the sounds of Ander in a safe space

Queer (T)rinket 4 (T)rinket Swap & Crafternoon

The T4T Queer Trinket Swap & Craft is a relaxed afternoon of trading small treasures, making art, and connecting with queer community. Bring trinkets to swap, a craft to work on, and come hang out under the sun!

RUMBERXS - Cinco De Mayo Brunch!

A Cinco De Mayo Brunch with special mariachi performance by Deyra Barrera featured in Kendrick Lamar Album, drag show, burlesque & more!

Speed Dating for Lesbian Singles

Speed dating for lesbian singles in LA. 21+

The Constellations Queer Youth Art Workshop

The Constellations Project is a Queer, intergenerational art and storytelling project. Open to ages 13 - 24 years old. In these workshops, participants will collaborate with a queer working artist, connect with the stories of local queer elders, and have the opportunity to exhibit their work in two art exhibitions in 2025. (No artistic background or "talent" is required!)

Toxic Thots: A Queer Comedy Show

An evil standup comedy show at LA’s best drag bar with performers you’ve seen on TV and maybe the TV on the internet cuz that counts too.

Virtual Black Lesbian Speed Dating

Virtual • Virtual speed dating event curated for Black Monogamous Lesbians to meet with intentions to date.

May 4

↻ Dyke Soccer

👾 DM for our discord for schedule & locations! healing ur inner child one pickup game at a time. for gender-expansive dykes of all stripes

↻ Pasadena Women's Pick Up Soccer

This group serves women and non-binary people who want to learn to play excruciatingly slow, non-competitive, friendly soccer. We have players of all ages, (although you must be 18+ plus to join).

↻ Stud Country: Line Dance

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Church of Line Dance 🏳️‍🌈

Queer Spirit: Soul On Earth

We've created this affirming Queer Spirit space specifically to address the soul-level challenges many of us are feeling in this difficult time on our planet. You will gain soul strength and clarity in a powerfully affirming lesbian and queer-centered environment.