2025 ENDANGERED LATINX LANDMARKS 

The Silver Platter, established as a gay bar by 1963 in Los Angeles' Westlake neighborhood, is the oldest extant Latinx LGBTQ+ nightlife space in the city and a rare Borderlands space where immigrant, queer, and trans Latinx communities have built belonging, cultural expression, and resistance. It has been a site of activism, mutual aid, and survival through decades of homophobia, transphobia, and white-dominated gay spaces. Today, redevelopment, discriminatory preservation criteria, and gentrification threaten its location, while rising rents and immigration enforcement endanger its community.

"The Silver Platter has served as a gathering spot for immigrant men from Mexico and Central America and later as a vital hub for transgender Latinas. Today it remains a cherished space for LGBTQIA+ Latinas, immigrants, and a diverse mix of patrons—yet it now faces heartbreaking news from its landlord."

— Andrew Salimian, Director of Advocacy, Los Angeles Conservancy