📣 Events: Week of JAN 12, 2025
volume iv • issue 2 ~ here's your rundown of queer, sapphic-friendly events happening in Los Angeles this week.
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If this newsletter is shortened or clipped in length, click ‘View in Browser’ at the top left of your window to expand it. Please note that many of these events may be subject to cancellation without notice. Make sure to check their pages for the most up-to-date information. Unless otherwise noted, Sapphic LA is not affiliated with any of the events listed.
January 12
↻ƒ Skin Tag | Comedy Open Mic
90039 • Skin Tag is a queer-run open mic established in 2021 and hosted by Cigi Farmer, Chelsea Morgan, Jessy Morner-Ritt and Taylor Ortega.
↻ƒ luv x basketball
90012 • queer pick up 🏀💞
↻ƒ Queer Run Club
90232 • Bringing the joy of running to different LA neighborhoods 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️👟 all skill levels 💖
↻ƒ Herstories: LGBTQ+ Women’s Group
Virtual • HERstories is a gathering place for all LGBTQ+ feminine-identified folx who seek strong community connection and great conversation. It’s a weekly, facilitated social group with open discussion. This group meets every Monday from 8pm-10:00pm on Zoom.
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January 13
ƒ 4 Tha Girlies: Beginner DJ Workshop
90026 • Join 4 Tha Girlies for there beginner DJ workshop and support there mission of getting femme and queer voices learning to DJ.
↻ƒ Sapphic Skate LA
90026 • Come skate and learn how to skate with other sapphics. (Skateboarding and rollerskating)
↻ƒ Pasadena Women’s Rugby Practice
91801 • Whether you’re a seasoned rugby player or a beginner who has never played rugby before, we welcome all women and nonbinary people (18+) to join us at our weekly rugby practices. We provide a queer inclusive and close knit community that supports each other as we work to develop our rugby skills, general fitness, and self-confidence.
Friend or Flame Lesbian Speed Dating
90046 • Did you just fall in love or find your new best friend? Come speed date with us.
f@g$ & d¥ke$ Comedy Open Mic
90013 • comedy only. save the singing for the shower pls. bring ya clown friends 🤡
🌈 Name a more sapphic calendar.
January 14
Sapphic Strap-on Sex with Sarah Tomchesson
Register for Address, DTLA • Strap-on sex contains multitudes: gender and power dynamics, visual and sensory delights, new penetrative possibilities. Learn how to find the gear that’s right for you, how to tap into the hot dynamics of the exchange, and gain practical tools for making the most of your strap-on extremity.
↻ƒ Neurodivergent Process Group
90266 • Join us for a supportive and inclusive gathering where you can connect with others who understand your journey!
🏆↻ƒ Free Queer Candlelit Yoga
90026 • Join us for a serene and grounding hour of Queer Candlelit Vinyasa Yoga, held in a cozy, sober, affirming space
🗺️ It’s giving Sapphic & the City and you need it.
January 15
↻ OUTCLOSE: Sapphic Dinner Connections
RSVP for address • Dinner with 4 LGBTQ+ strangers. Every Week. A place to belong shouldn’t be left to chance. Your table is intentionally matched for real connection.
ƒ Queer South Asian/Desi social meetup
90013 • Join us for our monthly social meetup to connect and engage with members of the Desi/South Asian queer community and allies.
↻ƒ Sapphic Skate LA
90026 • Come skate and learn how to skate with other sapphics. (Skateboarding and rollerskating)
ƒ LIFE Program Sign-Up Event
90602 • LIFE program participating as an exhibitor at LGBTQ Center to enroll low-income riders into the LIFE program.
Therapeutic Journaling workshop
90814 • Folx of all identities are welcome, age 18+. All journaling supplies will be provided. Guided journaling exercises begin at 7pm sharp.
🏆↻ƒ Dyke Soccer
Culver City • 👾 DM for our discord for schedule & locations! healing ur inner child one pickup game at a time. for gender-expansive dykes of all stripes
↻ƒ luv x basketball
90042 • queer pick up 🏀💞
↻ƒ Pasadena Women’s Rugby Practice
91801 • Whether you’re a seasoned rugby player or a beginner who has never played rugby before, we welcome all women and nonbinary people (18+) to join us at our weekly rugby practices. We provide a queer inclusive and close knit community that support each other as we work to develop our rugby skills, general fitness, and self-confidence.
Horse Girl Nation
90039 • Brigid Broderick is a gay comedian from Chicago. Her first solo show, “Horse Girl Nation,” is a fundraiser for lesbian horses to get them a special surgery that allows them to scissor and 69 at the same time. It will be a night overflowing with original music about gay guys, philanthropy, and even some stuff that is PG13. This show is produced by Alex Collyard and features musical accompaniment by the band, GOOF.
↻ƒ Favorite Cousin and The H.I.T. Presents: A BIPOC and Queer Improv Jam
90038 • Come jam with Favorite Cousin! You’ll warm up, do a mix-up of scenes with your new play cousins, and end with a big family showdown.
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