Where everyone is celebrated for who they are. The Center is the heart and home of NYC’s LGBT community, providing programs for health, wellness and community connection.
As the foundation for connection, The Center is where we celebrate the invaluable contributions the LGBT community has made to arts and culture throughout history.
We provide the only outpatient substance use treatment program specifically for the LGBT community and licensed by the NY State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment.
From mental health to physical health, HIV and AIDS prevention and support to gender identity, The Center is here to help you enhance your quality of life, and to support you in addressing life’s challenges.
Whether you’re looking to strengthen your connection to each other or explore starting a family, you’ll find services and programs created to support and guide you at The Center.
Here, you’ll always be among friends and supporters. For LGBTQ youth ages 13–21, we provide a safe environment where you can connect with others who share your experience—and prepare for your future!
Access a wide range of general, NYC and professional resources so that you can find the LGBT-specific support and service options you need to lead the happy, healthy, connected life you deserve.
The Center is the cornerstone of our LGBT community in New York City. Each year, more than 400 community groups come here to meet and make connections, find support systems and to take advantage of our many resources. Want to know what The Center has for you? View Today’s Events to the left or visit our complete calendar to learn more about upcoming events and community groups. See you at The Center!
Upcoming Art & Cultural EventsThe Center is your cultural home base, and has been at the heart of New York City’s LGBT community since our earliest days. From our long-running Second Tuesday lecture series to premieres, panels and performances, we attract notable public figures from the arts, politics and academia to create, connect and celebrate with you.Check out our upcoming events
RiseOutEvery day, The Center works towards a vision of justice and equity for all LGBTQ New Yorkers that recognizes, responds to and celebrates the many intersections of our identities. Find out more about our advocacy work, and how you can get involved, at gaycenter.org/advocacy.LEARN MORE & GET INVOLVED
Stonewall Forever50 years ago the Stonewall riots ignited the fight for LGBTQ equality. Be a part of that legacy and join a living monument to Stonewall by sharing your story at stonewallforever.org today. VISIT THE SITE
The Center wants to better understand how our work benefits and impacts the lives of New York City community members, what our programming may lack and how we can improve. We are conducting an online survey to assess unmet needs among the community and to identify additional programs or activities that might improve community members’ lives and help us fulfill our mission.