How a police raid sparked L.A.'s Black Cat protests — which predated Stonewall and birthed The Advocate
Angelenos rose up against police brutality at a gay bar in Los Angeles's Silver Lake neighborhood.
December 26, 2025
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Bromance Alert: Justin Trudeau, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Hike Together
The two politicians strolled through the hills of Los Angeles's Griffith Park on Saturday morning.Â
February 12, 2018
L.A. Mayor Backs National Monument Status for Stonewall
This status "would honor LGBT history," Mayor Eric Garcetti tells President Obama.
March 21, 2016
Los Angeles Mayor Highlights City's Role in LGBTQ History
In kicking off the city's Pride festivities, Mayor Eric Garcetti also spoke with The Advocate about efforts to address homelessness and stand up to the Trump administration.
June 9, 2019
L.A. Bans Official Travel to North Carolina, Mississippi
"We have seen both of these states pass legislation that betray the basic rights to equal protection and self-expression that all Americans are guaranteed by the Constitution," says Mayor Eric Garcetti.
April 16, 2016
Black Lives Matter Continues Protest at L.A. City Hall, Seeks Police Chief's Ouster
The protesters object to a police commission ruling that an officer did not violate department policy in the fatal shooting of a woman last year.
August 9, 2016
Mayor Garcetti to LGBT People: 'We Are That Light' That Fights the Darkness
The Los Angeles mayor gave an empowering speech at a Pride reception: "Who cares who's in the White House? I care who's in this house."
June 8, 2017
Could a Gay Republican Be L.A.'s Next Mayor?
Los Angeles's demographics will make it very hard for Kevin James.
February 4, 2013
Major Cities to Retain N.C. Travel Bans After HB 2's 'Compromise' Repeal
Mayors and City Council members in Los Angeles and elsewhere condemn the compromise.Â
April 4, 2017
L.A. Pride Honored Stonewall, But Don’t Forget, Black Cat Was First
The West Coast celebration remembered Los Angeles's own place in the history and future of the LGBTQ movement.
June 10, 2019
Kristin Crowley Is Los Angeles's First Out, First Woman Fire Chief
Crowley was confirmed unanimously by the L.A. City Council this week.
March 3, 2022
Tim Cook, Tammy Baldwin on Democratic VP List Shared by WikiLeaks
Hillary Clinton may have considered a gay or lesbian running mate, if the hacked email is credible.
October 18, 2016
Another Black Man Has Died in the Home of Democratic Donor Ed Buck
Community leaders were outraged when the L.A. County District Attorney refused to prosecute Buck last year. Now another young man is dead.
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January 7, 2019
Stars Help L.A. LGBT Center Open Campus for Youth and Seniors
Lily Tomlin, Kathy Griffin, and others helped celebrate the opening of the Anita May Rosenstein Campus.
April 8, 2019
No Charges Against Political Donor Accused of Drugging Man to Death
Ed Buck, who has been accused of forcibly drugging young men, will not be charged in the death of a sex worker who overdosed in his home.
July 28, 2018
Waiting for Obama
Reminders are everywhere that we lack a president who knows what to say when times get tough.
July 4, 2018
Armed Man Headed for L.A. Pride Arrested
The man had several assault rifles and a substance used in explosives, police say.
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June 12, 2016
Fear and Pride in Los Angeles
Pride took on an air of mourning after the shooting at an Orlando gay bar.
June 13, 2016
Viola Davis, Natalie Portman Inspire at L.A. March
Davis, a sexual assault survivor, says she speaks for the women who can't, and Portman says the anti-sexual violence movement "is the opposite of puritanical."
January 20, 2018