The Curve Foundation collaborates with organizers across the nation for Lesbian Visibility Week

Lesbian Visibility Week (LVW), which is running now through April 27, is a nationally recognized celebration created by The Curve Foundation to honor lesbians and sapphics and their accomplishments. 

Local LVW events taking place this week will be hosted by Cinnamon Rivera, a well-known and active voice in the queer Latinx community, and Alex Banx, a well-known community voice in the queer Black community. 

“I'm personally excited about our BIPOC Lesbian Speed Mingling event happening on Lesbian Visibility Week this Friday,” said Banx. “The event sold out with more than a week to go, [so] the need was clearly there. A lot of people can be socially timid, so this is why we wanted to make it easy — take the pressure out. This isn't just about dating, this is about creating sustainable, long-lasting connections, whether they be friends, lovers, business partners, or whatever else happens.” 

On Friday, Lesbian Visibility Week will make its way through Long Beach. Adelita’s Revenge, a Latinx, queer-owned business located inside Viento y Agua, a Latinx and queer-owned coffee shop, will host the Lynx for Lez Speed Mingle night. 

On Saturday, LVW will host two events across L.A. and Long Beach. 

One will happen at KISO, downtown Los Angeles’s newest queer bar. The event, hosted by Cinnamon Rivera, will feature a line-up of poets, DJ’s, vendors and art on display. 

The event, which will happen from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., will also feature live performances by Irene Díaz, a Chicana singer-songwriter from East Los Angeles who gained popularity for her timeless love songs, and Nico Turner, a multi-instrumentalist and musician from Los Angeles, who’s known for hosting the L.A-famous Gay Asstrology parties.

The exciting line-up of poets will feature Karla Lamb who’s known as VinylOwl on Instagram, host Cinnamon Rivera and Verónica Reyes, who’s known as EastLosAngelesPoet on IG. 

That same day, LVW will also host the Queer Women in Sports Day panel at Watch Me Sports Bar at 3 p.m. The event is set to feature an exciting line-up of panelists such as Rachel Pearson, lead video editor and ESPN EQUAL Advisor for ESPN; Carmen Bona, president of business operations at Angel City Football Club; Evan Unrau, director of social and community impact at LA84; Julie Shaw, Ph.D., leadership and DEI consultant; and Jax D., owner of Watch Me! Sports Bar.