LA Gay & Lesbian Center, McDonald/Wright building in Hollywood, California
The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center is a clinic serving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Los Angeles. Its clinic and on-site pharmacy offers free and low-cost health, mental health, HIV/AIDS medical care and HIV/STD testing and prevention. [1]
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The Center also offers legal, social, cultural, mental health, and educational services, with unique programs for seniors, families and youth, including a 24-bed transitional living program for homeless LGBT youth. [1]
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The Center was founded in 1971, in part by gay and lesbian rights activist Morris Kight. [2] In 1998, they named their library after one of their benefactors, actress Judith Light. [3] The current CEO is Lorri Jean.[4]
On October 2, 2010, the LAGLC became the recipient of a $13.3 million, five-year grant from the Federal United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration on Children, Youth and Families in order to create a model program for LGBTQ youth in foster care. It was the largest-ever grant by the federal government to an LGBT organization, and the only grant out of six total grants that did not go to a government agency or academic institution.[5][6]
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