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ARTS & CULTURAL PROGRAMS

The 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.

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For avid arts and culture enthusiasts, learn more about volunteering at Center arts and culture events. The Center’s arts and cultural programming is made possible with support from The Kors Le Pere Foundation.

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Upcoming Events and Programs

THEIR WILDEST DREAMS COLORING BOOK
BY DOMINIC BRADLEY

Part of Dominic’s (they/them) 2021 RiseOut Fellowship project focused on the support of BIPOC LGBTQ New Yorkers through innovative mental health supports.

This adult coloring book features images of BIPOC LGBTQ New Yorkers alongside personalized mental health affirmations.

FREE TO DOWNLOAD

HOKAGAY
MONDAYS, 4-5 P.M. ET
(OPEN TO YOUTH AGES 13-21)

Let’s discover and discuss queer representation in anime in an affirming space. Ranging from popular titles to those you’ll newly discover.

This drop-in group is open to youth ages 13-21. Come watch with us!

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JESSE PALLOTTA:
A LOVE LETTER TO MARSHA
ON VIEW MAY 25–AUGUST 24, 2022
CENTER LOBBY

The Center is proud to welcome Jesse Pallotta’s sculpture “A Love Letter to Marsha.” This sculpture is of transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson.

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“A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY” BOOK LAUNCH:
BRIAN KENNEDY AND KATIE HENRY IN CONVERSATION
MAY 31, 2022, 6:30 P.M. ET

Join us for a book launch for Brian Kennedy’s debut novel “A Little Bit Country.” Kennedy will sit with fellow author Katie Henry (“Gideon Green in Black and White”). Together they will speak about family, friendship, and (queer) love in their novels.

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“GOD HAS AIDS”
PRESENTED BY VISUAL AIDS
JUNE 8, 2022, 7 P.M. ET

The Center in partnership with Visual AIDS presents the US premiere of “God Has AIDS” (2021, Brazil) as part of BROADCAST, a free summer screening series featuring contemporary artists’ responses to the ongoing AIDS crisis through the medium of video.

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SECOND TUESDAY PRESENTS “ASYLUM”
WITH EDAFE OKPORO AND ADAM ELI
JUNE 14, 2022, 7 P.M. ET

Our Second Tuesday concludes this season with a special Pride Month presentation and launch of Edafe Okporo’s memoir “Asylum: A Memoir and Manifesto.” Join us in person and in conversation with Adam Eli and Edafe Okporo as we discuss immigration justice and global gay rights activism.

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CENTER STAGE AND INFRASOUND PRESENTS: LAVENDER NIGHTS
JUNE 18, 2022, 7 P.M. ET

Lavender Nights is a celebration of queer history and culture through the art of cabaret and art song. This production will be a musical tour of pivotal moments in cabaret’s history, experienced through a queer lens.

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“OUR BONES GLOW IN THE DARK”
PRESENTED BY VISUAL AIDS
JULY 9, 2022, 7 P.M. ET

The Center in partnership with Visual AIDS presents “Our Bones Glow in the Dark” Curated. These short videos are curated by Louie Ortiz-Fonseca as part of BROADCAST, a free summer screening series featuring contemporary artists’ responses to the ongoing AIDS crisis through the medium of video.

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