Events: Week of NOV 18, 2024
volume ii • issue 47 ~ here's your rundown of sapphic+ events happening in Los Angeles this week:
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Monday, November 18
BIPOC SUPPORT GROUP 🔁
Tailored for the BIPOC community and proudly standing as allies to the queer community, we've eradicated judgment and stigma from our doors. Join us as we rediscover the strength in unity, overcoming life's struggles together. Welcome back to a community where you belong.
luv x basketball 🔁
queer pick up 🏀💞
Stud Country 🔁
🏳️🌈 Queer Church of Line Dance 🏳️🌈
Queer Run Club 🔁
Bringing the joy of running to different LA neighborhoods 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👟 all skill levels 💖
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.
queer grief circle
Grief circles offer an opportunity for people to witness and be witnessed in their personal grief. This circle is part of a movement toward building community, shifting culture & holding space to discuss and be present with grief.
Reading Rainbow
A safe space for participants to engage with novels, essays, articles, graphic novels, and/or comics.
Trans Takeover
Essentials for running a non-profit organization. Jumpstart Your Non Profit Journey with this FLUX Masterclass today! These landmark courses are free but you must reserve your spot. FLUX Masterclasses continue to bring Industry insiders to share their skills, expertise and wisdom in these landmark workshops! Bamby Salcedo, President & CEO of the Nation’s largest Transgender Led Organization will share with you the T - including essential tips to make your dream a reality. Come broaden your knowledge and learn the skills you need to take you to the next level in this intimate hands-on workshops.
Gender Expansive Peer Support Group
Calling all gender expansive artists! Are you seeking community? Want to be celebrated for your individuality? Need help with current project goals? Join us every other week on Discord as we create a safe space to foster our creativity, share our feelings, and support one another.
Tuesday, November 19
OUTERSPACE Co-Working 🔁
Co-Work with GAYASSTROLOGY every Tuesday
RUN THE WORLD Co-Working 🔁
We have free parking, WiFi, plenty of outlets, comfortable seating, delicious food and drinks and if you need to take your headphones off & unplug, we have coloring books, games and of course we are always playing the best music videos to vibe out to! 💃🏻🕺🏻
Art Class & Workshop 🔁
Through hands-on instruction, come and experience what working with clay is all about. This immersive session will continue using hand-building techniques to create something exciting. Come join us and see what is in store!
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.
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.
That That Mic
That That Mic is a queer-run, all-inclusive weekly comedy open mic. Creating a safe space to try out new material and meet other comics.
Polyam Support
Polyam Support is a group for people who are in open relationships 👩❤️💋👩 or identify as polyamorous ❤️ We are a queer-centered 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ group that prioritizes relationship accountability, emotional responsibility, and providing fair access☺️If you're curious about this lifestyle 🤔 or have questions about your current relationship, this is a great opportunity to meet likeminded folks.
BabyGay Community Meet-Up
Come hang out with other BabyGays in our community meet-up, where you can make new friends and feel supported in a safe space!
Trans Day of Remembrance
We invite you to join us in solidarity as we remember those we’ve lost, uplift our community, and renew our commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive world for all.
Queersound
Queersound is excited to have Mofie join us on tour all the way from Colorado, alongside fantastic local acts b0dies and Jess Kallen. Come be a part of our vibrant community while discovering and supporting LGBTQ+ talent!
Kinky Speed Dating / Friending
Come make new friends, and explore new connections at our new monthly event. All genders, sexualities, gender expressions, ENM styles, etc. are encouraged to attend in our version of Los Angeles speed dating!! We welcome LGBTQIA+, trans and non-binary, queer, BIPOC, kinky, and polyamorous folks of all kinds.
Queer Trivia: Wicked Edition
Come test your queer knowledge with us over snacks and brews. Feel free to bring friends or come alone and we will place you on a team We will be playing for prizes, bragging rights, and the title of the biggest queer brain in all of LA! PS: RSVP early to be entered into our prize raffle and receive a clue to this month’s game.
Wednesday, November 20
Rainbow Skate/DISCO Night 🔁
LA's premier LGBTQ+ skate night!
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
Q[W]ERK 🔁
Get ready to embrace your quirks and uniqueness at Q[W]ERK events. A pop up experience created with [InnerG] centered around inclusion.
Queer & Trans Open Mic 🔁
Queer and trans open mic focused on creating community
Vogue Nights 🔁
Every Wednesday Night
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.
Beats n Babes Open Decks & DJ Workshop
This is an inclusive DJ workshop for underrepresented artists from the LGBTQ+ community to sharpen their DJ skills, learn new skills from one another, and meet other queer DJs!
Beyond the Binary
Every month, there will be a Wednesday dedicated to a movie night, a listening circle, an activity, and a celebration bringing awareness to a particular identity, depending on that month's LGBTQIA+ visibility day. This space serves as a gathering for diverse identities in the queer and trans spectrum, especially for: Lesbian, transgender, bisexual, pansexual, gender non-conforming, non-binary, queer, intersex, asexual, and aromantic communities.
Vintage Pride Walking Group
The Vintage Pride "Senior" Walking Group extends a warm welcome to individuals aged 55 and above. Come join us for a delightful morning stroll under the Pomona sunrise, where we not only enjoy the physical activity but also foster community connections through socializing.
Trans Day of Remembrance
We gather to honor and remember the lives of transgender individuals lost to violence and discrimination.
Starting the Ripple
A community forum; in this time of uncertainty, we have each other. Let’s mobilize to create a plan navigating the next four years.
Queerious Second Season Premiere
Get ready for a fabulous night at BlaqhausNoho as we kick off the second season of Queerious with a bang!
Open Mic Night
Welcome to Open Mic Night for Comedians, Musicians, and Poets at Be Nice Have Fun! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a first-timer, this event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your talent in front of a live audience.
Thursday, November 21
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 🏀💞
Stud Country 🔁
🏳️🌈 Queer Church of Line Dance 🏳️🌈
OPEN STUDIO & CO-WORK THURSDAYS 🔁
Co-Work Thursdays is perfect for musicians, producers, photographers, actors, filmmakers, artists, and creative professionals to connect!
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.
Queer Racquet Society 🔁
🌈 A queer racquet club in Los Angeles for players of all levels 🌈 🎾 Every Thursday at 7 pm at different courts around LA
Queer Friendsgiving: Zine Party 🔁
Every Thursday is Queer Art Hang, a workshop series exclusively for the LGBTQ+ community. This Thursday, join us for a special Queer Friendsgiving Zine Party! We’ll be making and swapping zines and we’d love for you to join us!
LA Kinky Weirdos Munch
LA Kinky Weirdos is a BDSM social group for people located in the LA County area. We connect with each other on Discord, where we have over 400, hand verified people who live within the LA county area. While our discord is exclusive to locals, our munches are open to everyone!
Skin Tag
Skin Tag is a queer-run open mic established in 2021 at the now defunct Airliner (RIP icon) by Carly Kane, Holmes, Jessy Morner-Ritt, Molly Kearney and Taylor Ortega. Jessy and Taylor are thrilled to announce its bi-weekly relaunch at Baby Battista with local legends Cigi Farmer and Chelsea Morgan.
QSA Monthly Social Meetup
Join us for our monthly QSA Social meetup, where we come together to celebrate and connect with each other. QSA events primarily cater to the LGBTQIA+ Desi/South Asian community, but we also warmly welcome allies.
A BIPOC and Queer Improv Jam
Come jam with Favorite Cousin! You’ll warm up, do a mix-up of scenes with your new play cousins, and end with a big family showdown.
The Gay Agenda Pop-Up
Community is needed more than ever right now. At the end of the day, The Gay Agenda (TGA) was created so queer artists would have a stage. We are incredibly thankful for our growing community and all of the support we have received thus far. We would like to emphasize that The Gay Agenda is a safe space for all LGBTQ+ individuals. Come make a friend, maybe meet a cutie, and find solidarity in this time.
That Astrology Comedy Show
Every month, we have the privedge of bringing you LA's best comedians with the current season's zodiac sign. We laugh, we have drinks, then we have tarot and birth chart readings for anyone who wants to learn more about their chart! Tao is the longest running female-run comedy venue in Los Angeles, and we are a woman & queer-run show who try to make laughs available to all.
Friday, November 22
TOXICA 🔁
The ONLY weekly LATIN PARTY in Los Angeles for QUEER WOMXN + FRIENDS 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Pop My Cherry Fridays 🔁
Queer ladies night
A Happy Trans-Giving
Join us for a fabulous celebration of trans joy and gratitude at Fem Queen Hour Present: A Happy Trans-Giving!
Women & Allies in Tech: Networking at the Brewery
Join us for a unique gathering where women and members of underrepresented communities from all walks of life come together to connect, share, and explore in a welcoming environment on the Westside. Meet and network with other women and allies who are working in tech or looking to break into the field. Grab your favorite drink—beer or not—at the brewery and feel free to ask the bartender for a beer tasting.
Queer and Disabled Showcase
This showcase presents 3 femme, queer, and disabled artists. In a world that holds no space for disabled artists we must make this space ourselves for the sake of our community.
Saturday, November 23
fwb ✂️ scissor saturday
DISCOUNT CODE: SAPPHICLA (For ‘Public’ tickets). Calling all women, femmes, and enbys for a saucy sapphic evening. Arrive 8-9. Doors lock at 9, followed by a consent speech and ice breakers. Optional play can start after that. We'll start to wrap up at 1 with everyone out the door by 1:30A. Whether you're femme, butch, or fetch; experienced, curious, or just here for the sapphic hang, we look forward to hosting you at the clubhouse.
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! 🏳️🌈
Heal and Restore 🔁
Get ready to rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul! This event is all about finding inner peace and restoring your energy. There wIll be a 90 minute guided yin flow with a trauma informed instructor. You can expect a very gentle and slow paced yoga where each pose can be held 3-8 minutes.
Movie Night: BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER
Come join us at Broadwater Theater for a movie night with The Queer 26! We're watching BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER, dir. by Jamie Babbitt and featuring Natasha Lyonne Clea Duvall, and RuPaul. The film will be followed by a short group discussion in a safe, queer environment.
Journal Club
For this month only we are doing a pre Thanksgiving check in via instagram live! There will be some breath work exercises and of course, journal prompts! I’m hoping to help everyone ground before traveling or seeing lots of friends and family. 🦃🫶🏼
Gaymer Night
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the world of gaming with our inclusive and vibrant Gaymer Night event! Designed for LGBTQ+ gamers.
What's Good, Noho?
What's Good, Noho? Is a super inclusive, mostly queer comedy show where comics do three minutes on recent headlines, california specific drama, and local Noho Hilarity and then give you some of their standard material as well. We have familiar faces from TV and local ledgens you've never heard of. Come thru early to a hang and play cards or stay late for Karaoke at 9! Good times all night.
Sunday, November 24
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).
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
They Move: A Queer Body Inclusive Movement Offering
Come join Auntie's LA for our classic Sunday Stroll in collaboration with The Ruby Fruit. All levels of ability are welcome, just bring your authentic self and get ready to move, caffinate, and connect with others in a supportive environment. Come as you are and let's stroll together!
KINKFEST LONG BEACH
😈 NOT READY TO HIBERNATE BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS? 😈 well don't break out your winter coat just yet! come out to long beach and get sweaty with us for kinkfest-- a communal day gathering for the hottest queers, dolls, pups, dykes, and daddies.
Stitch & Bitch
A queer space to knit & crochet
Roadcats Moto Club
Calling all LGBTQIA+ motorcycle riders and allies! Ride out to Good Day Cafe in the LBC for coffee and queer community 🏍️
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