The City of West Hollywood recognizes April 21, 2025 through April 27, 2025 as Lesbian and Queer Women’s Visibility Week.  As part of Lesbian and Queer Women’s Visibility Week, the City will display the Lesbian Pride Flag in medians along Santa Monica Boulevard and West Hollywood City Hall. The globe lanterns above Santa Monica Boulevard will be lit in pink, orange, and white to reflect shades of the Lesbian Pride Flag.

On Sunday, April 27, 2025, the L-Project will host a Lesbian and Queer Women’s Visibility Week WeHo Mini Film Fest showcasing diverse stories and voices of lesbian and queer women, and non-binary people. The Mini Film Fest will take place at the City of West Hollywood’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m.; all films will be shown back-to-back beginning at 1 p.m., with a short intermission halfway through the program. The L-Project has a suggested donation of $10 for tickets, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For details about all films and screening times, as well as to access the ticket donation link, visit the L-Project website, www.thelproject.org.

For additional information, please visit www.weho.org/lgbtq.

Lesbian Visibility Week is an annual observance celebrated in the United States and Europe dedicated to increasing the awareness of lesbian identities and issues. The City of West Hollywood has celebrated Lesbian Visibility Day or Lesbian Visibility Week in different ways over the years with the intention of creating additional space and visibility for the lesbian communities in West Hollywood and the greater Los Angeles area. In the 1990s West Hollywood celebrated Lesbian Visibility Week annually in July and in more recent years, advocacy groups have celebrated Lesbian Visibility Week in the month of April, with events that have focused on educational programming and entertainment and activities for community members.

Since incorporation in 1984, the City of West Hollywood has become one of the most influential cities in the nation for its outspoken advocacy on LGBTQ issues. No other city of its size has had a greater impact on the national public policy discourse on fairness and inclusiveness for LGBTQ people. More than 40 percent of residents in West Hollywood identify as LGBTQ and four of the five members of the West Hollywood City Council are openly LGBTQ. The City has advocated for four decades for measures to support LGBTQ individuals and has been in the vanguard on efforts to gain and protect equality for all people on a state, national, and international level.

For more information about the City of West Hollywood’s Lesbian and Queer Women’s Visibility Week, please contact Moya Márquez, the City of West Hollywood’s Community Programs Coordinator, at mmarquez@weho.org or at (323) 848-6574. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing dial 711 or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY) or 1-800-735-2922 (voice) for California Relay Service (CRS) assistance.

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For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or slunn@weho.org.