📣 Events: Week of MAY 19, 2025
volume iii • issue 21 ~ here's your rundown of queer, sapphic-friendly events happening in Los Angeles this week.
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May 19
↻ 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 💖
A Magical MisCast Cabaret
A night of talented wizards singing & raising funds for an important cause, as performers mix up their acts in A Magical MisCast Cabaret!
May 20
↻ 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.
↻ Sapphic Skate LA
Come skate and learn how to skate with other sapphics. (Skateboarding and rollerskating)
↻ LGBTQIA+ Support Group
Connect, share, and find community.
Bootleg Line Dance Class
Come have a beer, cider, or NA beverage and dance with us at our Bootleg Line Dance Class from 8:00pm-10:30pm at Boomtown Brewery in Little Tokyo! Lessons: 8:30 & 9:00 🌈 See y’all there!
LGBTQ+ Equality and the 2025 Landscape
In this UCLA Luskin Lecture, LGBTQ+ rights leader Tony Hoang will share the high points of the fight for full lived equality and identify how to defend against efforts to dismantle the progress.
Beats n Babes - Open Decks & DJ Workshop
Beats n Babes is an event series and DJ collective with the mission of creating more queer spaces within the EDM scene.
Queer Roast for the Straight Host
3 queer comedians, 3 victim hosts, and one evil Master of Ceremonies running it all. Who knows, show up and even YOU might get roasted!
Rainbow Reels
A night of short films by LGBTQ+ filmmakers! Support local filmmakers and enjoy a night of short films and community!
Out for Business: LGBTQ Networking
LGBTQ Networking Mixer at the Center of West Hollywood.
May 21
↻ 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!
Sketch & Kvetch
A bi-monthly sketch and mingle night!
BIPOC Silent Book Club
A chill hangout where you can read, socialize, make new friends, & enjoy a chill dinner/snack/non-alcoholic drink.
Yoga w/Trippy Hippie
Wellness classes are open to all, with a special focus on creating a safe, inclusive space for the LGBT community. Join us!
The Gay Agenda: A Queer Songwriter Showcase
Come join us for a night of queer music for FREE! 21+
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May 22
↻ 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
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.
↻ Stud Country
🏳️🌈 Queer Church of Line Dance 🏳️🌈
↻ Sapphic Skate LA
Come skate and learn how to skate with other sapphics. (Skateboarding and rollerskating)
↻ Queer Art Hang: Rubber Block Printmaking
Every Thursday we have a Queer Art Hang night! This Thursday we’ll be doing rubber carved printmaking!
Introvert Night
Bring your sketchbook! Bring your ouid! Come in sweatpants! Grab your plushie! QTBIPOCS TO THE FRONT AAAAaahhhhh 🗣️
QUEER GREENHOUSE ART AND COMEDY SHOWCASE!
Queer Art. Trans Joy. Unapologetic Laughter.
QTBIPOC Open Mic Contest: SoundSplore Edition
Join a community of local musicians and perform your best original song to win! The QTBIPOC Open Mic Contest exists to hightlight and feature up-and-coming queer and minoritized musicians!
Firmly Rooted Sapphic Yoga
A monthly gathering that empowers the sapphic community w/breath & embodiment, and a safe space to get grounded in queer joy!
LGBTQI Pride Social Group
Come hang out with us at our LGBTQI Pride Social Group where we can celebrate, connect, and have a fabulous time together!
May 23
↻ Fangirl Central Co-Work
Come co-work every Friday at a queer, Latina, and woman-owned café in WeHo! Everyone welcome!
↻ TOXICA
Latin Party for Queer Womxn + Friends in Los Angeles. Every Friday Night Dinner & Dance Party
↻ Lotería Libre
Join us for Lotería Nights at the Greater Whittier LGBTQ+ Community Center! This fun and interactive support group meets every Friday!
↻ Pop My Cherry Fridays
Queer ladies night
Friends, Family, Allies
FFA creates a safe space for loved ones of the queer community, offering support, resources, and connection with LGBTQIA+ allies.
A Fantastic Woman Film Screening
This Academy Award winner follows the struggles for acceptance and respect of a trans woman after the sudden death of her partner.
Taboo Film Night
Join us for a night of boundary-pushing horror films curated by Femme Filth Fest & Bloodletter — because the future of film is filthy.
2025 WeHo Pride Arts Festival
A free weekend of theatre, poetry, art, etc - part of City of West Hollywood’s WeHo Pride.
WRITING ON RAVING
Communicator Series presents an evening of autotextual inquiry, sonic assemblage, and immersive exchange to celebrate the release of WRITING ON RAVING, an anthology of fugitive encounters and ephemeral intimacies from the Brooklyn underground rave scene and beyond.
Bootleg Boogie Drag Night Line Dance Party!
Get your looks ready for May's Bootleg Boogie Drag Night! Drag performances, line dance lessons, and partner dancing sets throughout the night. See you there!
May 24
Tea over Tea
A day time, non alcoholic event to meet new friends and build community
↻ 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.
Gaymer Night
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the world of gaming with our inclusive and vibrant Gaymer Night event! Designed for LGBTQ+ gamer
Meditation
Practice meditation and connection with other trans, GNC, NB, genderqueer, and other gender expansive folx. Hybrid Zoom option available.
Echo Park Pride
Celebrating Queer joy, creativity, and community
Free Roller Skating Dance Session!
Join us for a fun roller skating dance session!
Futch
Your house party away from home
Los Angeles Spoonie Collective Garden Social
Come make friends among the flowers!
WAM BAM! Queer Day Club
Get ready to party at WAM BAM! Queer Day Club, where you can bee yourself and bee free ! Festival Style Setup, Music , Queer Vendors & PLUR
Queer + Trans Clothes Swap
Masks required! Purifiers on site 🥳
Queermunity Bowling & Games
QTBIPOC Bowling & Games in collaboration with LB Center's BIPOC group. 11am- 2pm. Family friendly.
Queer Asian Pottery Night
Join us for a special Queer community workshop in celebration of AAPI Month. This pottery workshop centers queer Asian creativity, joy, and connection.
✍🏾 Margin Scribes: A QTBIPOC Writers' Collective
We provide a supportive space for writers at all levels to cultivate creativity, accountability, and community through shared storytelling.
May 25
↻ 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: Beginner Line Dance
🏳️🌈 Queer Church of Line Dance 🏳️🌈
Ballin’ Brodies LA
A hoop club for Black and POC studs and masc women in LA.
Club Gay Gardens
Garden with us! Learn about plants native to southern California, how to care for them, and meet other cuties.
Rooted Connections: "My Last Nerve!"
Join us for this community circle. We are tired of the tyranny and want to meet and find ways we can take care of ourselves and each other.
Go Play!
An LGBTQ+ event to unleash your inner child with activities including freeze tag, friendship bracelets and more!
West Side Trans Meetup
Join us for drinks, mocktails, and food on the west side, meet other trans people.
Fairy Flirt Tea Party
Let’s dress up as fairies, share in a vegan potluck, play some cute games, and vibe.
The Annual Queer Vegan Night Market
Join us for the return of Queer Vegan Night Market!
Joy Who Lived Workshop
Workshop for trans/non-binary/gender non-conforming aspiring TV writers.
“The Incredibly True Adventure of 2 Girls in Love” Showing
The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives will be showing The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) directed by Maria Maggenti.
The Klituation Day Party
The Klituation is hitting L.A. for the first time! A femme, queer, BIPOC-powered day party you don’t wanna miss!