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On View: February 8 - June 30, 2024 Young Lesbians, On Selfhood produces a narrative that represents the history, ingenuity, joy, and creativity of multiple marginalized young Lesbians. The Lesbians in this project often feel like their lives are too mundane to be recorded and acknowledged in the larger tapestry of Lesbian history. This is […]
Exhibition On View: March 18-June 2, 2024The Center and All Out present “Better Together”, a photography project about the LGBT+ community in China, by Chinese photographer Shawn Zhang. With this collection of photos and stories, we want to provide insight into the lives of ordinary queer Chinese people. We hope you will feel inspired by […]
The Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library book discussion group sponsored by The LGBT Center in NYC meets in person and/or via Zoom (in person encouraged) on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm (except when noted).
Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Center April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2 Friday, May 3, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Whitney How do contemporary artists push boundaries, explore new materials, and invent new concepts? This series of art appreciation workshops will examine how artists experiment with materials, processes, and ideas, inspired by artwork […]
“We, the Collective” is a short-form documentary that explores the contemporary Black and brown LGBTQ+ nightlife ecosystem in New York City as a means of social and economic mobility for patrons, nightlife organizers, and activists.As the film highlights specific individuals who have found themselves at the intersection of the nightlife scene and the reclaiming of space, […]
The Center is proud to present a lecture and conversation with Elyssa Goodman, the author of Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City.About Glitter and ConcreteFrom journalist and drag historian Elyssa Maxx Goodman, an intimate, evocative history of drag in New York City exploring its dynamic role, from the Jazz […]
Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. at the CenterApril 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2Friday, May 3, 6-7:30 p.m. at the WhitneyHow do contemporary artists push boundaries, explore new materials, and invent new concepts? This series of art appreciation workshops will examine how artists experiment with materials, processes, and ideas, inspired by artwork on view in the Whitney Biennial […]
Our Staging Pride 2024 cohort proudly presents, Definitely on Your Gaydar, directed by Amy Ackerman and Kevin Smith Kirkwood! Come support our amazing students as they put on a queer cabaret extravaganza featuring original and devised works, scenes written by iconic queer playwrights, and a show stopping number from Kinky Boots!Register
Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. at the CenterApril 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2Friday, May 3, 6-7:30 p.m. at the WhitneyHow do contemporary artists push boundaries, explore new materials, and invent new concepts? This series of art appreciation workshops will examine how artists experiment with materials, processes, and ideas, inspired by artwork on view in the Whitney Biennial […]
12:30-1:00Bold Strokes Books ShowcaseModerated by Anne ShadeMorgan Adams Melissa Brayden Mary P. Burns Maggie Fortuna 1:00-1:30 University Press of KentuckyJonathan CorcoranSerkan Görkemli1:30-2:00Nan CampbellJessica Max SteinSarah SaraiBruce Whitacre2:00pm Felice Picano 3:00pm Torrey Peters
RSVP encouragedThe Rainbow Book Fair is back! For our 12th Fair, the theme is “Count Us In!” We’ll be facing crucial Presidential and Congressional elections in 2024, and too often LGBT people have been counted out as a political and cultural force. This year, we’re saying Count Us In! As usual, we’ll be spotlighting major […]
3:00-4:15The Male Muse at 50+ The Male Muse, A Gay Anthology, edited by Ian Young and published by Crossing Press in 1973, was the first openly gay anthology of poetry ever published. Other veiled, covert anthologies had been released, but nothing like The Male Muse, a bombshell […]
Fire Ensemble is an intergenerational choir community dedicated to using song and ritual as tools for collective liberation centering BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ folx.Join The Fire Ensemble, a pop-up choir community, for our 10-week Spring Session starting March 11 from 6-8 p.m. at The Shed. For the first sessions, we will meet weekly The Shed followed by a 3-week […]
As part of 2024 Lesbian Visibility Week, Young Lesbians, On Selfhood is hosting an Open Mic Night on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.Performers are invited to share songs, group performances of all kinds, drag, dance, poetry, or prose on a first-come-first-serve basis. There will also be pre-selected featured performers who will create […]
As part of The Center's Lesbian Visibility Week programming, join us for a screening of Episode 3 of The Lesbian Bar Project and panel discussion following the screening with prominent figures within NYC lesbian nightlife.Please join us after the screening for a discussion with co-directors and founders of The Lesbian Bar Project, Erica Rose and […]
Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. at the CenterApril 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2Friday, May 3, 6-7:30 p.m. at the WhitneyHow do contemporary artists push boundaries, explore new materials, and invent new concepts? This series of art appreciation workshops will examine how artists experiment with materials, processes, and ideas, inspired by artwork on view in the Whitney Biennial […]
Fire Ensemble is an intergenerational choir community dedicated to using song and ritual as tools for collective liberation centering BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ folx.Join The Fire Ensemble, a pop-up choir community, for our 10-week Spring Session starting March 11 from 6-8 p.m. at The Shed. For the first sessions, we will meet weekly The Shed followed by a 3-week […]
Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. at the CenterApril 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2Friday, May 3, 6-7:30 p.m. at the WhitneyHow do contemporary artists push boundaries, explore new materials, and invent new concepts? This series of art appreciation workshops will examine how artists experiment with materials, processes, and ideas, inspired by artwork on view in the Whitney Biennial […]
