Saturday, Oct. 24, late night TV funny lady Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately) will host the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s 38th Anniversary Gala and Auction at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
The event should be laugh packed with the outspoken Handler and equally outspoken honorees Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine) and Miss Coco Peru aka Clinton Leupp, (trick, Girls Will Be Girls)
Handler is one of the LGBT community’s greatest straight allies. She is an opponent of Prop. 8 and was the Grand Marshal at this year’s L.A. Pride parade. Amber Riley, co-star of Glee, will also perform.
Sykes, also a Prop 8 opponent, will receive the Center’s Rand Schrader Distinguished Achievement Award. Drag performer Miss Coco Peru will receive the Center’s Board of Directors Award for his commitment to HIV/AIDS causes and the LGBT community. The Center’s Corporate Vision Award will be presented to American Airlines.
“We’re proud to recognize such fantastic honorees and grateful for their support, as well as Chelsea’s, in making this an evening people won’t forget,” Center Chief Executive Officer Lorri L. Jean said. “Best of all, this year’s event is entirely underwritten by our generous corporate sponsors, so all ticket and auction proceeds will directly support Center services and programs.”
Since 1971 the Center has provided a variety of services for the LGBT community including: free HIV/AIDS care and medications for those most in need; housing, food, clothing and support for homeless LGBT youth; support and advocacy services for LGBT seniors and LGBT-parented families; low-cost counseling and addiction-recovery services; legal services; health education and HIV prevention programs; transgender services; a cultural arts program.
Find more information on the center's website and the page for the gala.
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