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        45 pics from LA LGBT Center's 'senior prom' that have us SOBBING happy tears
      We can't get enough of seeing our elders living their best queer lives!
 
        Jorden Doyle for the Los Angeles LGBT Center
    
By Nikki Aye  August 08 2024 / 12:30 PM  
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Nikki Aye is a photojournalist and the digital photo editor for equalpride’s full family of publications. As a lifelong activist, Nikki is passionate about telling the important stories shaping our queer historical narrative.
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Jorden Doyle for the Los Angeles LGBT Center
In early July, the LA LGBT Center hosted its annual Senior Prom, with more than 300 attendees aged 50 and older. For some, it was a chance to enjoy this moment as their authentic selves; for others who couldn't enjoy their prom, it was a chance to relive it without fear or discrimination they experienced in their youth. 
  
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In early July, the LA LGBT Center hosted its annual Senior Prom, with more than 300 attendees aged 50 and older. For some, it was a chance to enjoy this moment as their authentic selves; for others who couldn't enjoy their prom, it was a chance to relive it without fear or discrimination they experienced in their youth.

Jorden Doyle for the Los Angeles LGBT Center

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