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LA GAYLA

Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles

The 10th year of wayOUT. This year LA celebrates the legacy and impact of The Knights & Orchids Society, a Black trans-led organization in Montgomery, Alabama. Drag, a live auction and a room full of people who came to give. The total goes up on stage at the end of the night.

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Poster: wayOUT LA Gayla 2026. Pink orchids on a gold knight's helmet. Tickets now on sale. Sat. Nov 14, 5:30 PM, Avalon.
The LA Gayla 2026 poster
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What happens at a Gayla

Loud. Camp. Generous.

Guests raise bid paddles during the 2025 live auction
The live auction · LA 2025
A performer on stage in a shower of confetti at a wayOUT Gayla
The show · Gayla
The 2025 check presentation for Sweet Evening Breeze
The total goes up · LA 2025

Auction and check photos by Kit Karzen.

Past events

Ten years of nights out.

2025

  • Nov 20Masquerade BallSeattle
  • Nov 15LA GaylaAvalon Hollywood · $115,000+ for Sweet Evening BreezeLos Angeles
  • Sep 28Bombo Drag BrunchSeattle

2024

  • Nov 16LA Gayla$199,898 for Outright VermontLos Angeles
  • Nov 8NYC GaylaNew York

2023

  • Nov 18Seattle GaylaSeattle
  • Nov 10LA GaylaLos Angeles
  • Oct 13NYC GaylaNew York
  • Sep 10Drag BingoNew York
  • Sep 2Scavenger HuntLos Angeles
  • Jun 15LA x Mother DiscoLos Angeles
  • Jun 3Ilegal Mezcal x wayOUTNational
  • Jun 3Foundation ClassSeattle
  • May 7Drag BingoNew York

2017

Where it started
  • Jul 13The first GaylaGoal: $20,000. Raised: over $100,000, for Magic City Acceptance Center.Bay Area

LA Gayla. November 14. Be in the room.

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