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Official Center Gala After Party
Catch a jaw-dropping performance by RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Symone at a top-secret location in DTLA.
Celebrate!
Join us on the evening of Saturday, May 18th, at the Shrine Expo Hall & Auditorium for the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s most important fundraising event of the year—our annual Gala. Learn more about our lifesaving work and celebrate with a constellation of the LGBTQ+ community’s brightest stars.
The Center Gala is sold out! Sponsorship opportunities are still available, please follow the “contact us” button below to enquire.
2024 Honorees
![Cynthia Erivo](https://gala.lalgbtcenter.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2024/04/Cynthia-Erivo-Mark-Seliger-1024x1024.jpg)
Cynthia Erivo
Schrader Award
![Mickalene Thomas](https://gala.lalgbtcenter.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2024/04/mickalene-thomas-3-1024x1024.jpg)
Mickalene Thomas
Vanguard Award
![MUNA](https://gala.lalgbtcenter.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2024/04/Uproxx_Muna_5-5_F-1024x1024.jpg)
MUNA
Leslie Jordan Award for Excellence in the Arts
![Joel Kim Booster](https://gala.lalgbtcenter.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2024/04/Joel-Kim-Booster-Credit-Disney-Maarten-de-Boer-1024x1024.jpg)
Joel Kim Booster
Host
Silent Auction
Win some amazing items and help us raise funds for the life-saving work of the Center. Bidding is open now, and will close the evening of May 18. From tickets to the fashion event of the summer, Vogue World: Paris, to a VIP Pride Package from LA’s Angel City FC, there’s something for everyone!
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Vogue World: Paris,
Enjoy 2 Tickets to Vogue World: Paris, the fashion event of the Summer, and 125,000 American Airlines AAdvantage Miles.
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Tom of Finland Package
Enjoy a special experience with a private tour of TOM House, the headquarters and museum of Tom of Finland Foundation.
![versace](https://gala.lalgbtcenter.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/versace.png)
Versace Barocco Athena Tote Bag and Endless Greca Sunglasses
This tote bag is crafted from jacquard Barocco canvas and features rigid top handles and a detachable crossbody strap.
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New York City Broadway Package with EDITION Times Square stay
Enjoy a two-night stay at the Times Square EDITION in New York City and two double-passes of Broadway tickets.
![JLo](https://gala.lalgbtcenter.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/jlo.png)
VIP JLo Concert Package for This is Me…Now Tour
Two premium reserved tickets for JLo's July 11 concert in Inglewood at the Kia Forum, and a lot more.
![SoCaLo](https://gala.lalgbtcenter.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/SoCaLo.png)
Private Dining Experience for 20
Claim an unforgettable experience with Celebrity Chef Susan Feniger as she prepares a meal for you and 19 of your friends.
![ACFC](https://gala.lalgbtcenter.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/AFC-1.png)
Angel City Football Club Package
Four premium tickets (including food/beer), a Sol Jersey signed by 2024 Angel City Football Club, and more.
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Luke Gilford Artwork: Joel, 2018
Gilford's photography and films have been exhibited around the world; including MoMA in New York and FOAM in Amsterdam.