WOMEN'S SERVICES AT THE L.A. GAY & LESBIAN CENTER
 

Health Education and Prevention

  • Women receive free HIV & STD tests through the Center’s Sexual Health Program.
  • Specifically for women in recovery, the Center offers a variety of alcohol, tobacco and drug free events, including the Valentine’s Day Love Ball, a Super Bowl party, picnics, and more.

Health Services

  • The Center’s Audre Lorde Lesbian Health Program offers various cancer screenings and tests specifically for women, including clinical breast exams, Pap smears, as well as diagnostic mammograms and mammogram screenings.
  • For women and couples interested in starting families, the Audre Lorde Health Program also offers alternative insemination services.

Mental Health Services

  • Each month the Center’s Domestic Violence Program serves more lesbian domestic violence victims or those at-risk of domestic violence clients, than the combined total seen in all of California’s shelters each year.

Homeless Youth Services

  • Homeless young lesbians and bisexual women receive basic life-sustaining services at the Jeff Griffith Youth Center, which provides meals, showers, laundry facilities, clothes, counseling, HIV/AIDS testing, job skills training and a GED preparation program.
  • The Center’s 24-bed transitional living program provides a home for young lesbians and bisexual women with nowhere else to turn, helping them develop the skills and resources to live independently.

Learning Curve

  • Many women enroll in courses provided by the Center’s Learning Curve Program, which regularly offers classes in career development; performance & fine arts; intimacy & self-improvement; health & relaxation, and computer skills, to name a few.

Seniors Program

  • Many of the active members of the Center’s Seniors Program are women. The Seniors Program serves LGBT seniors, ages 50 and over, and offers many classes and workshops, including exercise, yoga, dance, language studies, art, and spirituality.

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Funds raised support a wide range of women’s programming at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, including women’s health, legal assistance, domestic violence prevention & education, and cultural programs designed especially for women.

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