The Center

Center Youth: Open Lab
2026-03-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-10 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-11 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-12 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Weekday drop-in hours in the Center Youth computer lab. Check your email, Facebook, work on that job search or college application! For youth age 13-22. Intake is required for all Youth programs. Contact youth@gaycenter.org if you'd like to join!

Center Youth: Clubhouse Connection
2026-03-05 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-03-12 16:00 - 17:30
Clubhouse Connection meets every Thursday from 4-5:30 pm EST. Join the Clubhouse Peer Coaches in exploration of important topics and fun activities. For ages 13-22, for more info please contact youth@gaycenter.org.

Center Support: ESL Conversational Program
2026-03-05 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-03-11 17:00 - 18:30
This interactive program is focused on spontaneous conversational, writing, reading, and listening activities designed to deliver ESL classes to the immigrant LGBTQIA+ communities where community members can connect and be themselves.

Center Youth: Gender X
2026-03-05 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-03-12 17:30 - 19:00
Let's learn all about how the cisgender binary is a construct created and enforced by white patriarchy! Also? Let's talk about fabulous TGNC artists, authors, actors and musicians, do fabulous crafts and activities and host fabulous TGNC guest speakers. Finally, let's just talk about ourselves and how fabulous (or not) we're feeling that day. Inviting all trans, gender questioning and gender non-conforming folks to join. For youth between ages 13-22. This group is open, but Intake is required for all Youth Programs. For more information please contact youth@gaycenter.org.

Center Youth: Queer Art
2026-03-06 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-03-13 16:00 - 17:30
Queer Art is an in-person storytelling group. In this group we will be exploring different queer artists and photographers and how they tell their story through art, while also telling your story through different mediums. This is a youth group for individuals ages 13-22. For more info please contact us youth@gaycenter.org

Center Youth: Rated Q
2026-03-06 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-03-13 17:30 - 19:00
A weekly queer film screening followed by discussion. Have suggestions for movies to watch? Let us know! For youth ages 13-22. Contact youth@gaycenter.org if you'd like to join!

Artists in Recovery (AA)
2026-03-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-15 18:00 - 19:00
Artists in Recovery (AA) meets on Sunday every week from 6-7pm.

Center Youth: Karaoke Korner
2026-03-09 16:00 - 17:30
Here it is: Whether you’ve got some serious pipes, or don’t think you can sing at all, we all have a blast in this weekly karaoke time! For ages 13-22. For more information contact youth@gaycenter.org.

Center Youth: Community Discussion
2026-03-09 17:30 - 19:00
Community Discussion meets every Monday from 5:30-7 p.m. EST. There is no limit to the discussion topics focusing on the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth. For Youth and Young adults ages 13-22. Email youth@gaycenter.org to join!

Center Support: Stories
2026-03-09 18:30 - 20:00
A support group for trans women from all backgrounds in which community members can share information on subjects relevant to their gender identity, medical care, legal protections, and survival strategies. This space provides a confidential and supportive environment to discuss a variety of topics, but most importantly, Stories is a place to make social connections with other trans women and build a deeper understanding of the community. An intake is required to attend this group. For more information, please visit https://gaycenter.org/center-support-social-groups/ or email socialgroups@gaycenter.org.

Center Support: LGBTQIA+ Immigrants United
2026-03-09 18:30 - 20:00
This support group is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ immigrants from diverse ethnicities and cultures to foster self-awareness, build positive educational networks, and cultivate a sense of unity.

Center Youth: Lights Out
2026-03-10 16:00 - 17:30
Discuss everything sex related, get accurate sexual health info and create safe sex kits to share in the community. For youth between ages 13-22. This group is open, but Intake is required for all Youth Programs. For more information, please contact youth@gaycenter.org.

Center Youth: Gaymers
2026-03-10 17:30 - 19:00
Do you consider yourself a "Gaymer"? Gaymers provides a space for people interested in playing various board, card and video games to get to know each other. Come play with us! For ages 13-22, for more info please contact youth@gaycenter.org.

Center Youth: Young People's Group
2026-03-11 16:00 - 17:30
Young People's Group meets every Wednesday from 4-5:30pm in person. A welcoming space for folx across all identities, with discussions tackling aspects of intersectional queer identities, body-image, pop-culture, media, literature and history. For youth between ages 13-22. This group is drop-in, but an intake is required for all Youth Programs. For more information please, contact youth@gaycenter.org.

Center Youth: So, Basically
2026-03-11 17:30 - 19:00
So, Basically meets every Wednesday from 5:30-7pm EST. Need help with adulting but don't know where to start? So, Basically is meant to provide youth with a foundation in skills and understanding of financial literacy, cooking, home up-keeping projects, filing your taxes and countless other tools that are necessary to navigate society as fully functioning young adults. For youth between ages 13-22. This group is open, but Intake is required for all Youth Programs. For more information please contact youth@gaycenter.org.

Center Support: Journeys
2026-03-11 18:00 - 19:30
This peer social group is a space where members will have the opportunity to process the emotional complexities that often accompany coming out, such as fear, hope, joy, relief, and uncertainty, in a space grounded in empathy, mutual respect, and peer support. To deepen connection and self-expression, we will incorporate art and writing activities that encourage reflection, creativity, and healing, fostering a sense of community, building self-confidence, and offering alternative ways to express thoughts and emotions that may be difficult to put into words.
﻿For more information, please visit gaycenter.org/center-support-social-groups or email socialgroups@gaycenter.org.

Center Support: ESoL Conversational Program
2026-03-12 17:00 - 18:30
The ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) program is a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming space created to support non-native English speakers from diverse cultural, racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identity backgrounds. These FREE interactive classes are divided into three cycles, thoughtfully designed for beginners, and focus on building foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Through engaging activities, group discussions, real-life conversations, and practical exercises, students will develop greater confidence in using English in everyday situations. To join, email socialgroups@gaycenter.org or visit gaycenter.org/center-support-social-groups.

Center Support: Thriving Together
2026-03-12 19:00 - 20:30
This is a peer social group dedicated to improving the quality of life of LGBTQIA+ individuals living with HIV. This group offers a safe, affirming, judgment-free, and supportive space to meet and connect with others who are navigating similar life experiences. Members will have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships, increase knowledge of HIV care, and work to reduce stigma and misinformation. We aim to promote health, empowerment, and community, encouraging open conversation and guidance, and with that, together we thrive.
