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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. The City has advocated for more than three 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 a list of LGBTQ social service providers, please visit https://www.weho.org/services/human-services/lgbt-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-services
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The City of West Hollywood and its Transgender Advisory Board recognize November as Transgender Awareness Month. Since its incorporation in 1984, the City of West Hollywood has led the region in the pursuit and implementation of progressive policies, fostering an environment of acceptance in which diversity is celebrated.
For November 2025, our celebrations include:
Street Lanterns: The City’s lanterns over Santa Monica Boulevard between Hancock Avenue and N. Robertson Boulevard will be lit in pink, white, and blue, which are the colors of the Trans Pride flag, in homage to the community. West Hollywood City Hall will also be lit with the same colors.
Pride Flags: Trans Pride flags will be flown on the City’s medians where flags are currently displayed. Additionally, Trans Pride flags will be displayed on the rooftop of City Hall and at Plummer Park.
Transgender Day of Remembrance: On Friday, November 21, 2024, at 6:00PM, the City of West Hollywood will host an in-person Transgender Day of Remembrance Ceremony at the City’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard.
The event will have a small reception with light snacks and soft drinks at 6PM. At 6:30PM, the ceremony will begin.
The Ceremony will be hosted by Jazzmun Crayton and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, former Medical Director of the Center for Trans Youth Health and Development at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Musical performances will be provided by the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles and LZ Love.
The evening will also include a reading of names to honor and memorialize people who have been murdered as a result of anti-transgender violence. The ceremony will also be broadcast live on WeHoTV and streamed on the City’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/wehotv.
Parking & Seating Directions
Limited parking is available at the 5-story parking structure adjacent to the City Council Chambers. Those parking in that structure and attending the screening will have their parking validated.
Visit www.metro.net and www.weho.org/transit for car-free options.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is part of the City’s annual recognition of Transgender Awareness Month, recognized throughout the United States each November. Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity to look forward to the future and recommit to ending discrimination and transphobia by amplifying the visibility and voices of the transgender community. This event is free, and will also be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/wehotv if you can’t make it in person!
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The City of West Hollywood is one of the first municipalities to form a Transgender Advisory Board (TAB) which addresses matters of advocacy on behalf of transgender people in the areas of education, community awareness, and empowerment, and makes recommendations to the West Hollywood City Council. The City of West Hollywood Transgender Advisory Board meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 6pm. For more information: https://www.weho.org/city-government/boards-commissions/advisory-boards/transgender-advisory-board
Through its Transgender Advisory Board, the City of West Hollywood regularly co-sponsors programming, which includes a job fair organized by the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Transgender Economic Empowerment Project in order to connect transgender women and men with employment resources and opportunities. The City also recognizes Transgender Awareness Month each November.
As part of its support of the transgender community, the City of West Hollywood has a Transgender Resource Guide available on the City’s website, which provides information about a variety of resources including legal, health, and social services, available in the Greater Los Angeles area to enhance and improve the well-being of transgender people. There is also specific information for transgender service members and veterans with legal questions.
Pride Flags in the City of West Hollywood
The City of West Hollywood proudly displays flags symbols of LGBTQ pride in the City’s medians, at West Hollywood City Hall, and at some City facilities. LGBTQ flags displayed on a continuous basis in the City include the Rainbow Flag, the Transgender Pride Flag, and the Progress Flag. In addition, the City’s official flag features the City’s rainbow logo as its main image.
In the late 1970s, Gilbert Baker created the Rainbow Flag as a symbol of hope “for all races, all genders and all ages.” He called it “the rainbow of humanity” and the flag’s colors represent elements in all of us: Sex, Life, Healing, Sunlight, Nature, Magic, Spirit, and Serenity. Learn more here. The Lambda flag, with the Greek letter “L” is one of many variations on the Rainbow Flag that has become known worldwide, and this is the flag displayed in the City’s medians in the Rainbow District. The Transgender Flag was then created by American trans woman Monica Helms in 1999. Most recently, the Progress Flag was created by Daniel Quasar to include a background of six rainbow stripes with a hoist of five stripes representing trans and non-binary individuals and stripes representing marginalized POC communities and representing those living with AIDS and the stigma and prejudice surrounding them, and those who have been lost to the disease. The Progress Flag is displayed in adherence to the Progress Initiative’s Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License in attribution to Quasar Digital Designs by Daniel Quasar. Details are available here.