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The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Please join us at the Bureau on Saturday, March 29th at 3pm for the North American launch of Take It Outside, an anthology of queer & trans desire edited by Cash Torn and Orlando Silver.This anthology is the first from the Australia-based international house Incision Press, which is dedicated to publishing words for the queer revolution.Five of the anthology´s contributing writers […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONSAbout the SeminarCLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar in the city, a six-week program exploring the transformative legacy of Amber Hollibaugh—a radical lesbian feminist, scholar, artist, and lifelong activist for queer survival economies.Facilitated by interdisciplinary […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division hosts a special evening celebrating the publication of Noble Deeds: Mythic Portraits of the Imperial Court. This NYC launch, hosted by drag historian Joe E. Jeffreys, will spotlight Ben Fink’s groundbreaking book, which vividly captures the pageantry and philanthropy of one of the oldest LGBTQ+ organizations.Join us at The LGBT Community Center, 208 13th St, […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Brave New Worlds:Telling our stories in a time of erasure and censorship.As queer writers, we have learned that embracing the diversity of our cultural experiences and identity informs the ways we write and the stories we tell. But these are dark days, and we need literature that can lift us up and give us hope. […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Historian, publisher, and poet David Messineo shares highlights from his recent research findings on “The First Century of the American Gay Rights Movement, 1924-2024” – the theme of the 2024 Sensations Magazine – and is joined by poets Alyta Adams, Joel Allegretti, Davidson Garrett, Steve Koenig, and others TBA, sharing their original poems published in the issue.A Q&A will follow the presentation. No […]
The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research presents Future Queer: an Introduction to José Muñoz at the BureauInstructor: Hannah Leffingwell“Queerness is not yet here,” José Esteban Muñoz declares. And yet, his work is animated by sympathetic, often exuberant explorations and nuanced analyses of queer performance and queer activism—from the evanescent installations of Felix Gonzales-Torres to the reparative performances of Nao Bustamante. […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONSAbout the SeminarCLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar in the city, a six-week program exploring the transformative legacy of Amber Hollibaugh—a radical lesbian feminist, scholar, artist, and lifelong activist for queer survival economies.Facilitated by interdisciplinary […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Celebrating the paperback launch of his Stonewall Award-winning novel Some Strange Music Draws Me In, Griffin Hansbury will read and talk with acclaimed author Eileen Myles. Topics may include: trans life across generations, growing up working class, Boston accents, queer pessimism, the 1980s, Patti Smith, escaping the suburbs, queer survival in MAGA families.To reserve a copy of Some Strange Music […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
This presentation draws on the work of the Martiniquan psychiatrist and decolonial thinker, Frantz Fanon, to explore a clinical case of psychosis through Fanonian themes of navigating a racialized, colonial world. The discussion highlights the significance of attending to the social unconscious in clinical practice, and raises questions about the role of the clinician.Abdel Aziz […]
We’ll be reading fiction and non-fiction — classic, contemporary, revealing and visionary. As a group we will decide what to read each month, focusing on lesbian authors and/or related topics. Co-founded by lesbian book lovers Judi Komaki and Piper Olsen.For our April 12th meeting, we’ll read Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend by Jackie Kay (Vintage, 2021, paperback, $16.95). […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
This is the last picture day event for the first year of Queerbook project. Everyone from the LGBTQIA+ community is welcome to have their portrait taken to be included in the project.Queerbook is a cyanotype print portrait series created by Daniel Cavanaugh. Reminiscent of school portraits, somewhere between documentation and representation, the series is attempts to offer the LGBTQIA+ community […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the publication of João Florêncio & Liz Rosenfeld’s new book Crossings: Creative Ecologies of Cruising. A creative dialogue between a queer artist and a queer academic reminiscing about and thinking with their cruising experiences, Crossings takes queer sex practices and cultures seriously as ways of knowing and world-making. The result is an erotic hybrid form hovering between scholarship and […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Join us for an exciting evening at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division as we celebrate Lonely Planet’s The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide: Interviews, Itineraries, & Inspiration from Insiders in 50 Proud Places Around the Globe written by queer, neurodivergent travel author Alicia Valenski. Alicia will be joined in conversation by Ed Salvato, an LGBTQ+ tourism industry author and educator […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
This event celebrates the release of Jackie Curtis Undressed, a memoir by Joey Preston, Jackie Curtis’s cousin and executor. In his new book, Preston shares a collection of stories and memories that paint an intimate portrait of his famous cousin—the legendary downtown performance artist and Warhol superstar, Jackie Curtis.In conversation with researcher Jenny Mohan, Preston will reflect on […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Launching a debut novel (Rabbis of the Garden State) and a debut book of poetry (It Wasn’t Easy to Reach You), both from Dan Meltz, who will be in conversation with Rob Byrnes.To reserve a copy of Rabbis of the Garden State (Rattling Good Yarns Press, May 6, 2025, paperback, $18.95) and/or It Wasn’t Easy to Reach You (Trail to Table, […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
An Award Winning New Stage and Film Project by Lesbian Writer, Director, Producer Ann P MeredithProduced by Swordfish Productions Pictures & TheatricalsWinner 1st Place Open Meadows Foundation Nancy Dean Lesbian Playwright and the Don and Bruce Brown Foundation’s Donna R Burnes AwardSCRIPTED PERFORMANCE – May 2nd, 2025, 7-8:30pmCast – Lisa Davis, Anne Marie Cicciu, & Ann Meredith This event will […]
The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space in room 210 of The Center. We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
