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The Center is a safe and affirming community center for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers to access lifesaving services and make meaningful connections.
For more than 40 years The Center has been at the core of New York's LGBTQ+ community. As a direct service provider, a leading LGBTQ+ advocate, and an affirming safe space, The Center stands as a vital pillar of support, activism, and community building for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers.
3,933
Visitors Per Week
7,343
Community Reservations
2,419
Mental Health Services Provided
10,437
Youth Services Provided
14,856
Substance Use Recovery Services Provided
4,381
Services Provided to Immigrants
External Resources
Jill Biden Bids $35K for 'Heated Rivalry' Walk-On Role at Center Dinner
Read more in People Magazine
External Resources
The Center Celebrates TDOV with Art, Community, and Public Leaders
Read more in Gay City News
External Resources
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Celebrates The Center's LGBTQ+ Iftar
Read more in The New York Times
In 1986, I was a lonely 10-year-old brown butch kid in Little Rock, unsure why I should even exist. Growing up as the first-generation daughter of Catholic Filipino immigrants in Arkansas was tough. Fortunately, my journey brought me to New York and to The Center, where I felt, for the first time, the collective energy of a space meant to welcome me without judgment. Empowered by that acceptance, that kid from Arkansas is now a super gay, proud, silver-haired dyke on a bike, grateful to be part of such a resilient community. To the beautiful people of The Center, the basecamp for my chosen family, thank you for everything you do for us. You save lives.
(she/her)
