Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
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The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center provides a broad array of services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Its clinic and on-site pharmacy offers free and low-cost health, mental health, HIV/AIDS medical care and HIV/STD testing and prevention, although there are no direct mental health services for youth.
The Center also offers legal, social, cultural, and educational services, with unique programs for seniors, families and youth, including a 24-bed transitional living program for homeless youth.
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[edit] History and organizational structure
Founded in 1971, in part by gay and lesbian rights activist Morris Kight, the LAGLC was the first of many LGBT community centers to be established around the world to the present day. Today, it is one of the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) organizations in the world[citation needed] and continues to be a strong leader and partner with GLBT organizations across the globe. The LAGLC is often claimed to be the oldest LGBT organization worldwide, but that spot is taken by COC Nederland in Amsterdam, which was founded in 1946.
In 1998, they named their library after one of their benefactors, actress Judith Light.
The current CEO is Lorri Jean.
On October 2, 2010, the LAGLC became the recipient of a landmark $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[1].
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[edit] References
- ^ "L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center wins $13M grant to help foster youths". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. October 2, 2010. http://sdgln.com/news/2010/10/01/la-gay-lesbian-center-wins-13m-grant-help-foster-youths.
[edit] External links
- Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center — official website
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