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WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWe are looking for an ambassador to represent not only the title of Mr/Miss Black Pride International but also BLACK PRIDE. The ambassador must demonstrate the […]
Presented in partnership with Feminist Press we present Queer Then and Now: The David R. Kessler Lectures 2002 – 2020. Founded in 1992, the David R. Kessler lectures represent the foreground of queer studies in the US, featuring legendary thinkers such as Cherríe Moraga, Samuel Delaney, Barbara Smith, Judith Butler, and more. Queer Then and Now collects the speeches […]
Please join us for the kick off to the 2023 - 2024 season of our long running Second Tuesday lecture series. This month features a conversation with Ed Cahill in conversation with Charles Kaiser. To. RSVP please email rmorales@gaycenter.orgABOUT DISORDERLY MENRoger Moorhouse is a Wall Street banker and Westchester family man with a preciously guarded […]
Join us for a special celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month! Learn about Latinx culture through storytelling with Drag Story Hour and a special performance by Mazarte Dance Company. Snacks will be provided.Schedule11:30 a.m.: Doors Open12:00-12:45 p.m.: Storytelling12:45-1 p.m.: Art Making/Snack Break1-1:45 p.m.: Dance Performance & Interactive Component1:45-2: p.m.: Time for photos/close out.ABOUT MAZARTE DANCE COMPANY […]
The NY Queer Zine Fair brings together queer artists, zine makers, collectives, and publishers to share and discuss their art and process. Exhibitors also have their work for sale, ranging from handmade zines to small-run publications. NYQZF strives to be a place where diverse genders, backgrounds, experiences, and identities are represented. The first NYQZF, […]
Sweet Green100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade TofuT-MinusThese Games We PlayA BED FOR THREE or THE EXTRAORDINARY AND SURPRISING COMPLEXITY OF BEDROOM FURNITUREIt Had to Be YouFor tickets, visit newfest.org/events/shortsdramaqueens.
Join NewFest and the American LGBTQ+ Museum as we commemorate the pioneering organizer Urvashi Vaid alongside additional leaders & activists from the 80s and 90s via the 30th anniversary of the 1993 March on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights. We’re honored to present the New York Premiere of the short documentary THERE ARE THINGS TO […]
Best friends Laila and Roshni have been evicted by their landlord and are now in search of a new place to live. As trans women in India, they face roadblocks all along their journey. But despite societal prejudices and countless obstacles, Laila and Roshni have each other. They share a friendship built on resilience that […]
The House of Womxn’s all-white board has an inclusivity issue, one they’ll have to address in order to attend an elite international women’s conference. When a junior member is tasked with satisfying the “diversity checklist,” she invites a group of queer and BIPOC women to create a panel for the forum. Forced into cohabitation, […]
The relationship of two longtime friends is challenged during a weekend escapade in Noah Schamus’ auspicious feature debut. Leo (Bobbi Salvör Menuez) navigates the world of casting calls and the limited options offered to trans masc actors; but despite these challenges, Leo has a clear purpose. In contrast, his cis straight friend Eleonor has no […]
Join us for our annual Queer Scare Festival, a reading of new short plays!For more information, contact villageplaywrights@gmail.com or visit https://sites.google.com/site/villageplaywrights. Suggested donation of $15 at the door or in advance through PayPal on our website.
As part of the collaborative exhibition between Lambda Legal and the American LGBTQ+ Museum titled Queer Justice: 50 Years of Lambda Legal at the Forefront of LGBTQ+ Justice, we invite you to a panel conversation exploring the critical roles organizations like ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and Visual AIDS in the context of […]
Join Center Families for our first ever Kid Flicks Film Program! In partnership with New York City International Children’s Film Festival (NYCIFF) we will be showing a series of short films inspiring the viewer to let their imagination take the wheel. Snacks will be provided.About Kid Flix Short Film Program Kid Flicks programs are curated […]
Join us for a vigil to come together in solidarity and hope, to lift up the lives we have lost to hate violence, and celebrate our powerful community through cultural practices and healing work. This vigil will feature words and art from our transgender brothers and sisters along with reflections from The Center.Register at https://gaycenter.org/tdor/.
Center Families is hosting a Winter Wonderland Carnival! Join us for an afternoon of holiday fun where families can come together to make art, ornaments, holiday cards, and much more! There will be games and treats for the whole family to enjoy.Center Families is a series of free play days on the third Saturday of […]
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).
Jason Anthony Rodriguez Take a Good Luck / Meet Me in the Moon Wednesday, January 10, at 8 p.m., and Thursday, January 11, at 7 p.m. Vogue artist and Pose star Jason Anthony Rodriguez will present a new group work with music by Maya Margarita. Taking a direct look into one’s queerness through the […]
Jason Anthony Rodriguez Take a Good Luck / Meet Me in the Moon Wednesday, January 10, at 8 p.m., and Thursday, January 11, at 7 p.m. Vogue artist and Pose star Jason Anthony Rodriguez will present a new group work with music by Maya Margarita. Taking a direct look into one’s queerness through the […]
Joey Kipp with Pioneers Go East Collective Tracing Lorraine Thursday and Friday, January 11 and 12, at 8 p.m. Joey Kipp’s Tracing Lorraine is a theatrical performance that pulls forth the common thread of personal memory and erasure in a trilogy of works by African American playwright Lorraine Hansberry to imagine her humanistic vision […]
Joey Kipp with Pioneers Go East CollectiveTracing LorraineThursday and Friday, January 11 and 12, at 8 p.m.Joey Kipp’s Tracing Lorraine is a theatrical performance that pulls forth the common thread of personal memory and erasure in a trilogy of works by African American playwright Lorraine Hansberry to imagine her humanistic vision for a contemporary audience. […]
FILM SCREENINGSSaturday, January 13, 3-6:30 p.m.Out-Front! Fest presents a selection of short films which include:Interdisciplinary artist Fana Fraser will present a new short film, originally commissioned by TBA21-Academy (Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary) for TBA21 on st_age.A new film by Omega X & Danni. Danni and Omega are trans and non-binary artists and parents of two kids. […]
Ogemdi UdeHearSaturday and Sunday, January 13 and 14, at 7 p.m.In Hear, choreographer Ogemdi Ude pulls from a bereft archive of video and sound bites in an attempt to materialize and present the profile of someone lost. The solo, originally a part of a trilogy, is of Ude’s ongoing practice in deriving coping rituals in […]
Christopher Unpezverde NúñezYO OBSOLETESunday, January 14, at 7 p.m., and Monday, January 15, at 8 p.m.Childhood memories intertwined with intergenerational trauma. Escapism from reality to worlds of fantasy and symbolism. Parallels between the mystical and embodied experiences. YO OBSOLETE meditates on imagination as a survival mechanism. The performance navigates through altered states of consciousness, reaching […]
Christopher Unpezverde NúñezYO OBSOLETESunday, January 14, at 7 p.m., and Monday, January 15, at 8 p.m.Childhood memories intertwined with intergenerational trauma. Escapism from reality to worlds of fantasy and symbolism. Parallels between the mystical and embodied experiences. YO OBSOLETE meditates on imagination as a survival mechanism. The performance navigates through altered states of consciousness, reaching […]
It’s time for QUOtets, our annual concert of chamber music in an intimate cabaret setting. Hear the musicians of QUO perform music of their choice from duets and trios to quartets and even a cello duodectet — that’s 12! The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in the West Village hosts this year. Space […]
Sunday, Feb 4, TIMETKFREE ADMISSIONCELEBRATION 2 is the second of 3 celebratory launches of @Q_art+. @Q_art+ is a queer Black Indigenous People of Color artist collective hosting art events around New York City. We showcase drawings, paintings, photography, 2D, 3D art, that tell our BIPOC stories. We strive to create a safe, welcoming, and respectful space. […]
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).
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 […]
On View: February 8-May 26, 2024Masking is highly encouraged.Young Lesbians, On Selfhood produces a narrative that represents the history, ingenuity, joy, and creativity of multiply 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 […]
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.$10 Suggested DonationThe Center is proud to bring in the new year with a new Second Tuesday Lecture Series featuring the trail-blazing activist and author Raquel Willis. Willis will sit in conversation with Jordyn Jay to discuss her groundbreaking memoir The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation. This […]
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).
(Doors @ 6:30pm)$10 Suggested DonationThe Center is proud to present a special reading of a selection of essays from activist and writer Mark S. King.ABOUT MY FABULOUS DISEASEMy Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor is an anthology spanning four decades – in turns emotional, biting and hilarious – from activist and writer Mark S. […]
NewFest at The Center is back for the year kicking off with “Trans Justice: Then, Now, and Forever” a nonfiction shorts screening + conversation. Runtime: 57 mins screening followed by Q&A conversation).Featured Short Films/descriptions:COMPTON’S ‘22Dir. Drew de Pinto, USA, 2023, 17 minThree years before Stonewall, trans sex workers and drag queens rioted against police violence […]
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 […]
Free with RSVPPrecipice is an NYC pre-party that moves to the rhythms of the night. It’s a place to joyfully think with queer and trans artists, DJs, and night-life makers and shakers about the things that alter minds: sex, music, dance, drugs, performance, lights and fog. Precipice embraces queer sexual freedom through a night of electronic music, performance, conversation, and dancing.Hosted […]
In honor of Trans Day of Visibility, The Center invites you to a one-of-a-kind experience at our TDoV Market, celebrating Trans creatives and small business owners.Shop handmade crafts, original art, clothing, jewelry, and more, all created by members of our TGNC community.RSVP today!Register
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
3:00-3:30Jöyce ShowcaseJoyce MillerEileen DoverMarlee Alcina Miller3:30-4:00Riverdale Avenue Books ShowcaseModerated by Lori PerkinsMike ColemanDavid Valentin (discusses what Riverdale Avenue Books is looking for to publish)5:15-5:45 Jeza BelleJeffrey RoundAnne ShadeChocolate Waters
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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).
Please see https://www.fuerzafest.org/about for more information!FUERZAfest Opening Celebration 6:00 PM | Doors Open | Music by DJ Pocket7:00 PM | Program Starts | Special Dance Performance choreographed by Carlos Falú
The Queens' English: The Young Readers' LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial PhrasesThis playful, richly illustrated visual dictionary is the perfect book for anyone who has ever wondered about the origin of phrases like “boi,” “drag,” or “demisexual,” the history of the word “queer,” and the wonderfully diverse, wide-ranging histories that have contributed to LGBTQIA+ […]
Dyke+ ArtHaus Visits the Bureau (May 17-Sep 8, 2024)Opening Reception: Friday, May 17, 6-8 PMDyke+ ArtHaus, based in Philadelphia, is a community-driven space for Dyke artists of all persuasions, centering those 40 and over. Invited to visit the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division for the summer, D+AH put out an Open Call for U.S.-based Dyke/Lesbian- identified artists, […]
Join queer authors Amy B. Scher and Mark Jason Williams for the launch of National Geographic’s first-ever LTBGTQIA+ inclusive travel book, OUT IN THE WORLD! Celebrate as they share their local faves and raves (featured in the book), discuss the ever-expanding opportunities for queer travel, and reveal their top picks from destinations in the guide—fun spots around the globe that […]
On View: February 8-May 26, 2024Young Lesbians, On Selfhood produces a narrative that represents the history, ingenuity, joy, and creativity of multiply 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 a ‘real time’ community-centered […]
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).
SURVEY SAYS....It's time to play Chosen Family Feud. We are raising money for Cycle for the Cause, Family Feud style. Four teams will battle it out head to head to be the Chosen Family SuperStars!
LOCATION: 14th Street Passage WestEvery June, New York City erupts with the excitement of Pride as life-long residents and visitors alike pay homage to the LGBT movement and the vast […]
Please welcome filmmaker Pierre Guillet and the cast for a screening of the award-winning film, Bristol Fashion, in which a young transgender woman escapes her troubled home to find solace in a dilapidated boatyard. ABOUT BRISTOL FASHIONChristina is a young trans woman who’s running — from her past and home. When she buys a broken-down boat for that purpose, she gets more than she bargained for in […]
lil BLK invites you into a deeply personal exploration of Black and queer identity through the lens of NIC Kay’s lived experiences. This live experimental solo performance delves into moments of pain, loss, and the quest for healing. Set against the backdrop of a twenty-year shift in public attitude toward the LGBTQ community, everchanging queer cultures, […]
Location: 208 W 13 St New York, NYJoin The Center for a free afternoon of sounds and delicious eats—curating fully immersive experiences featuring Black vendors and touch points inspired by Black queer culture.12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Brunch: Imagining Black Queer Futures | Room 101When our community comes together, we create spaces that foster healing, joy, authenticity, […]
Join Juno Rosenhaus, co-curator and founder of the Dyke+ ArtHaus, for an in-person tour of the over 60 artworks by Dyke Artists 40 and elder in the Dyke+ ArtHaus Visits the Bureau exhibition. Learn about the Dyke+ ArtHaus, the exhibiting artists, and where this exhibition sits in the lineage of Dyke Art Shows. Curator Tours will occur on the […]
Come celebrate diversity and inclusion at our Pride Exhibition in honor of World Refugee Day! Join us at The NYC LGBT Community Center 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY, USA for a day filled with art, music, and community.This exhibition provides an invaluable opportunity for the public to engage in meaningful conversations, celebrate diversity, and support the integration of […]
Join Other Countries in partnership with The LGBT Community Center for a Summer Solstice reading this #pridemonth! Celebrating Black queer expression, the evening will include featured writers and a 3- to 4-minute per person open mic (sign-up required!) Sign-up for the open mic before 6 p.m. Please arrive early as it is first come, first serve. About […]
SYNOPSISHaving once lived in fear of losing her job for who she loved, Arden Eversmeyer recognized the importance of reclaiming the words “old” and “lesbian” with pride rather than shame. In 1998, after losing her partner of three decades and realizing that many of her Houston peers would die before telling their truth, Arden purchased […]
The Center is honored to welcome home the Salsa Soul Sisters (or the African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change), who from 1987 onward met within our very walls, creating a revolutionary safe space and supportive community for creative lesbians of color to explore and speak their truths. Please join us in celebrating their legacy […]
Ro & Nana are Two Twos! These two Black, masc, lesbians from London are bringing their real, raw, and unfiltered podcast across the pond for a special live show at The Center!Two Twos is all about creating a safe space where Black, Brown, and Queer voices are heard and celebrated. This isn’t just a podcast; it’s […]
The 10th Annual NY Queer Zine Fair brings together queer artists, zine makers, collectives and publishers to share and discuss their art and process. Every exhibitor also has their work for sale, ranging from hand made zines to small-run publications. NYQZF strives to be a place where diverse genders, backgrounds, experiences and identities are represented.The […]