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Models of Pride is the world’s largest FREE event for LGBTQ+ youth & allies 24 and younger, as well as parents & professionals. This year’s event will include an opening session, workshops, resources, and entertainment – all free!
This year’s Models of Pride will have a limited capacity of attendance. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and will be closed when the event reaches capacity. If event pre-registration reaches capacity, on-site registration on the day of the event may not be offered so we encourage you to pre-register early!
Benefits to registering in advance include receiving important pre-event information and being entered into a pre-registration prize drawings!
We are committed to making Models of Pride as inclusive and accessible as possible. Please assist us by using respectful language and not making assumptions. For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, please email [email protected] at least three weeks prior to the conference.
The Parents & Professional Institute (PPI) at Models of Pride offers family members, caregivers, educators, professionals, and all other adult supporters of LGBTQ+ youth an unparalleled opportunity to learn, network, and develop community with others on a similar journey. The day will include tailored workshops, discussions, resources, and exclusive programming.
- Ally: A person or organization that actively aligns and uses their resources to support individuals and communities. In this context, someone who is straight and/or cisgender, is committed to the well-being and autonomy of LGBTQ+ youth, and actively works to support them.
- Asexual: A person who experiences little to no primary romantic, emotional, and/or sexual attraction. This is the “A” sometimes seen in the LGBTQA+ acronym.
- Bisexual: A person who is attracted to people of two or more genders, not necessarily their own.
- Cisgender: An adjective used to describe a person whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth in ways we might traditionally or stereotypically expect. “Cis” meaning “same” in Latin.
- Gay: A term used to describe a person attracted to someone of the same gender. For example: a man who is attracted to another man; this term may also be used by women attracted to other women.
- Genderqueer (also gender queer): An umbrella term used to describe a gender identity which exists outside of or beyond the binary of man/boy or woman/girl.
- Heterosexual: Feeling romantic, emotional, and/or sexual attraction to a person(s) of another gender; sometimes referred to as being “straight.”
- Lesbian: A term used to describe a woman who is attracted to another woman.
- Non-Binary: A gender identity term used to describe people who understand their gender to exist outside of the gender binary. Some folks who are non-binary consider themselves to be transgender, other people do not.
- Pansexual.: A sexual orientation characterized by the potential to experience attraction to a person regardless of gender identity.
- Pronouns: A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, in this case someone’s name. Common pronouns include she/her/hers/ella, he/him/his/él, and they/them/theirs/elle. Pronouns are not specific to someone’s gender identity or expression. A person’s pronouns may change, they may use multiple sets of pronouns, or they may simply use their name.
- Queer: A self-identification, sometimes used as an umbrella term, that indicates not fitting cultural norms around SOGIE. Historically, this was a derogatory term used to refer to LGBTQ+ people. It is now a term of empowerment that some LGBTQ+ people are reclaiming and embracing, making it an in-group/out-group word. The “Q” in LGBTQ+ often stands for Queer.
- Questioning: A person who is exploring or questioning one or more aspects of their SOGIE. The “Q” in LGBTQ+ sometimes stands for Questioning.
- SOGIE: An acronym that stands for sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
- Transgender: An adjective used to describe a person whose sex assigned at birth does not align with their gender identity along the SOGIE binaries in a way society might not traditionally expect (e.g. a person assigned female at birth whose gender identity is man).
In the past, youth workshop topics have included Activism, Allyship, Arts & Culture, Coming Out/Families, Education/Careers, Gender (i.e. Queer, Trans, etc.), Health, People of Color Community & Experiences, Self-Empowerment, Sexual Orientations (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Pan, etc.), and Spirituality/Faith.
In the past, workshop topics for the Parent & Professional Institute (PPI) have included Allyship, Child Welfare/System(s) of Care/Juvenile Justice, Dating & Healthy Relationships, K-12 Education Spaces, Faith & Spirituality, Legal Rights, Mental Health, Caregiver Support/Resources, Health, Support Trans/Gender-Expansive Youth, Support for LGBTQ+ Youth 13 and Under, and Racial Justice.
Models of Pride is a once-a-year event, but we understand that sometimes folks are unable to stay for its entirety. We encourage you to stay as long as you can but you are free to leave whenever you are ready.
Models of Pride was created in 1993 by the Gay and Lesbian Education Commission of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) as a means of providing a safe and positive environment where LGBTQ+ youth could network with each other and expose themselves to new ideas and information. Friends of Project 10, Inc. took over the sponsorship and major funding for this conference in 1998 when the LAUSD abolished all education commissions. For 30 years, the conference programming has included a wide variety of workshops covering such topics as dating, coming out, student activism, cultural and faith experiences, health and mental health, creative expression, and much more.
After a successful transition in 2010, the Los Angeles LGBT Center has grown Models of Pride from less than 500 youth in attendance to over 1,500. The Center proudly continues the Models of Pride tradition that for so many years has been a life changing experience for thousands of youth. And, as times change for the better, Models of Pride continues to adjust to meet the ever-changing needs of LGBTQ+ youth.
Limited free event parking will be available on-site on a first come first served basis. Parking is located at 1153 N Las Palmas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Additional paid parking will be available at the following lots:
- AVA Hollywood at La Pietra Place, 6677 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038 – 2 min walk to event entrance.
- 959 Seward St, Los Angeles, CA 90038 – 8 min walk to the event entrance.
Models of Pride is proud to coincide with UAHW 2025 in partnership with LA vs. Hate and CA vs. Hate. United Against Hate Week (October 19-25, 2025) is a call for local civic action to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of our neighborhoods, towns, and cities.
United Against Hate Week emerged from a United Against Hate poster campaign created by Bay Area Cities in response to white supremacist rallies in Berkeley and San Francisco in 2017.
The original 13 communities were convened in 2018 by Not In Our Town, a national anti-hate organization and partner in the LA vs Hate campaign, and committed to an annual week of action and awareness.
Since its inception, United Against Hate Week has spread to over 200+ communities including all of Los Angeles County, faith-based groups, LGBTQ, and human rights organizations, and is beginning to take off throughout California and in communities across the U.S.
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