Connie Norman was an activist and spokesperson with ACT UP/LA during the AIDS crisis. (photo courtesy of the Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center)

The city of West Hollywood presents a free community screening of the documentary film “AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman” as part of the city’s 40th Anniversary Cultural History Grant program, meant to highlight and celebrate the city of West Hollywood’s 40 years of cityhood.

The award-winning documentary film, “AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman” was released in 2021 and has been screened to great success in LGBTQ+ film festivals worldwide and diverse curated community screenings nationwide. The film documents the life and times of transgender and AIDS activist and LGBTQ+ community icon Connie Norman, the self-appointed “AIDS Diva” and a masterful spokesperson with ACT UP/LA in the late ’80s and early ’90s in Los Angeles and West Hollywood.

This special film screening event will take place at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theater at the Village at Ed Gould Plaza on Sept. 13, beginning at 6 p.m. with a reception, followed by the screening at 7 p.m.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion that will include a selection of Norman’s activist colleagues gathered live on stage. Panelists will include director Dante Alencastre, Peter Cashman, Torie Osborn and Robin Podolsky. The panel will be moderated by transgender activist/artist Jazzmun Crayton.

The screening and panel discussion is an official event of the city’s 40th Anniversary Cultural History Grants program. West Hollywood has always been a home for LGBTQ+ protest as well as celebration, and West Hollywood was a vital refuge for Norman and ACT UP/LA to belong, organize, learn, grow, demonstrate and create impact.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theater at the Village at Ed Gould Plaza is located at 1125 N. McCadden Place. The screening is free to attend, but advance registration is requested by visiting bit.ly/AIDSDiva-09-13-25.