The Cuties community is a special place for queer and trans folks looking to form genuine connection, or, as Chief Executive Sasha Jones endearingly puts it, “the tenderqueers” — a.k.a., the “playful community of artists, poets and lovers who are uninspired with the typical WeHo crowd.”
Cuties’ popular bricks-and-mortar East Hollywood coffee shop may have been lost in 2020 but the community that was cultivated around the space has remained intact.
On the agenda this summer: themed poetry nights (June’s theme is joy), guided outdoor sound baths, Zoom drawing hangouts and a movie night series in partnership with arts nonprofit the Queer 26 featuring “The Watermelon Woman” and “The Handmaiden.”
Also in the mix are queer family picnic meetups (dog parents and those looking to get info about expanding their queer, trans and gender nonconforming families are welcome), weekly co-working dates in Long Beach, with another weekly co-working meetup launching in the Arts District later this month, and the June 16 Nite Market, with more than 20 vendors and music performances at Plant Chica in West Adams.
Website: hicuties.com
Instagram: @cutiesla
Where: Throughout L.A. and Long Beach