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Trailblazers in Conversation with Tony Valenzuela

Join us in conversation with Tony Valenzuela, the Executive Director of One Institute, to discuss the history of LGBTQ+ activism in Los Angeles, why our histories matter, and how to support the next generation of storytellers.

Founded in 1952, One Institute (formerly ONE Archives Foundation) is the oldest active LGBTQ+ organization in the country and is dedicated to telling LGBTQ+ history and stories through education, arts, and social justice programs. This Pride Month, we'll be chatting with Tony about the rich history of LGBTQ+ history and activism in Los Angeles County, the treasures in the One Institute archives, and the role that our histories play in shaping our futures.

Tony Valenzuela is the Executive Director of One Institute. Prior to joining One Institute, Tony was the Executive Director of the Foundation for The AIDS Monument (FAM), a nonprofit dedicated to installing a world class monument in West Hollywood Park to memorialize lost loved ones and educate about the historic achievements of HIV/AIDS activist communities. Before FAM, he served as the Executive Director of Lambda Literary, the nation’s premier queer literary arts nonprofit. A leading activist and thought leader in HIV/AIDS communities since the 1990s, Tony was listed among the OUT100, the country’s most influential LGBTQ+ leaders, for this work.

Born in Los Angeles but raised in Guadalajara, Mexico and Southern California, Tony and his husband live in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, where they care for a small menagerie of rescue dogs and cats.

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