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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

THE 33RD ANNUAL NEWFEST LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 15-26, 2021 (IN-PERSON)

Introducing the 2021 hybrid edition of The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival! The festival will feature a robust lineup of films, premieres, and panels, including in-person screenings here at The Center, as well as The SVA Theatre, Nitehawk Prospect Park, and The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

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CENTER BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
“LIE WITH ME” BY PHILIPPE BESSON
NOVEMBER 2, 2021, 7 P.M. ET (IN-PERSON)

In this “sexy, pure, and radiant story” (OUT Magazine), Philippe chances upon a young man outside a hotel in Bordeaux who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back at the relationship he’s never forgotten, a hidden affair with a boy named Thomas during their last year of high school. But they steal time to meet in secret, carrying on a passionate, world-altering affair.

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CENTER BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
“QUEER CITY: GAY LONDON FROM THE ROMANS TO THE PRESENT DAY” BY PETER ACKROYD
DECEMBER 7, 2021, 7 P.M. ET (IN-PERSON)

In “Queer City,” Peter Ackroyd looks at the metropolis (London) in a whole new way—through the history and experiences of its gay population. Ackroyd takes us right into this city, celebrating its diversity, thrills, and energy on the one hand, but reminding us of its very real terrors, dangers, and risks on the other.

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