Events in Los Angeles County Monday to mark World AIDS Day will include an evening of reflection in Lincoln Heights, a gathering in West Hollywood and a commemorative event aimed at the Latino community in East Hollywood.

The 32nd annual Noche de las Memorias in Lincoln Park will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m and include family testimonials, music, prayer and the unveiling of newly inscribed names at The AIDS Monument during a candlelight ceremony.

The event will highlight "the urgent need to restore HIV testing, prevention and education services after recent federal funding cuts," organizers said.

The first World AIDS Day gathering at STORIES: The AIDS Monument will honor lives lost to AIDS-related illnesses and uplift the voices of those living with HIV and AIDS.

The program beginning at 5:

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