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Queer Art: A Conversation Between Gemma Rolls-Bentley & Penny Arcade (in person & live-streaming)

Join iconic performance artist and playwright Penny Arcade in conversation with curator and writer Gemma Rolls-Bentley. The pair will discuss Gemma’s new book Queer Art: From Canvas to Club and the Spaces Between. The book is a celebration of the relationship between creativity and the LGBTQIA+ experience, featuring nearly 200 artworks from around the world that reflect the richness, […]

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

Dyke+ ArtHaus Visits The Bureau Closing Celebration (in-person only)

Join us in celebrating the closing of the longest-running group exhibition in the US featuring original works by Dyke Artists over 40: Dyke+ ArtHaus Visits The Bureau. Stop in to buy art made by a Dyke, write us a note with your thoughts on the exhibit, and grab a free commemorative poster. We’ll say a few […]

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

Christopher DiRaddo, Richard Mirabella, Kyle Dillon Hertz, Daniel Allen Cox, and Nathan Xie Read From Their Latest Work (in person and live-streaming)

Join Richard Mirabella, Kyle Dillon Hertz, Daniel Allen Cox, Nathan Xie, and Christopher DiRaddo for readings from their work. Richard Mirabella will be celebrating the paperback launch of Brother & Sister Enter the Forest, and Kyle Dillon Hertz will be celebrating the paperback launch of The Lookback Window. Copies of The Geography of Pluto by Christopher DiRaddo and I Felt the End Before It Came by Daniel […]

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

lesbian book club (in person only)

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 September 14th, we’ll be reading Anchee Min‘s Red Azalea (1993). Unfortunately, the book is no longer in print, […]

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

A Writer and a Publisher Walk Into a Bar (in person and live-streaming)

Elisabeth Nonas will discuss Grace Period with Firebrand Press Nancy Bereano.In Grace Period, just as 70-year-old writing professor Hannah Greene walks into her retirement party, she’s called to the ER because Grace, her wife of 25 years, has been in what turns out to be a fatal car accident. This was definitely not part of the plan the two had for their […]

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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 […]

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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 […]

Opening Reception: You Left a Mark on Me (in person only)

YOU LEFT A MARK ON MESEPTEMBER 19, 2024 – JANUARY 5, 2025Reception: Thursday, September 19, 6-8 PMThe Bureau of General Services—Queer Division presents You Left A Mark On Me, an exhibition highlighting […]

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

Clement Goldberg In Conversation With Torrey Peters (in person and live-streaming)

Join DOPAMINE Books author Clement Goldberg as they read from their debut novel, New Mistakes, and discuss cats, plants, aliens, love, sex and art with Detransition, Baby author Torrey Peters. Hosted by Publisher and author Michelle Tea.In New Mistakes, classic human follies of desire and ambition foreground a revelatory awakening the planet needs. UFOs, cat influencers, telepathic houseplants; sex and drugs and art. […]

(OPEN) The Bureau of General Services Queer Division

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.

TELL: Return (in person and live-streaming)

TELL is a monthly queer storytelling show hosted and curated by Drae Campbell. It is the longest running event at BGSQD. 10 years and going. Each month there is a different […]