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(Virtual) Center Support: Voices

This support group is a peer-facilitated space for Trans Masculine community members (Female to Male, Non-Binary, Transmasculine, Male of center, etc.). This group will provide a space for Trans Masculine people to listen to and support each other through their lives, form community, and social circles, and give an opportunity to share their experiences, challenges, […]

Center Care: LGBTQ+ Pro-Recovery

This support group is for individuals (ages 18+) in the LGBTQ+ community who are experiencing eating disorders. These free groups are led by queer therapists, and help create connection and a community where individuals feel seen, heard, supported, and valued. The Alliance for Eating Disorders' support groups are all confidential. Any topics that are discussed […]

NYCMA Monthly Anniversary Meeting

The NYCMA Anniversary Meeting is held the first Monday of every month (second Monday if the first falls on a holiday) from 7:30 PM to 8:30pm. Anyone celebrating an anniversary in the month prior to the Meeting is encouraged to share their experience, strength and hope, and receive a medallion presented by a person of […]

Put a little Gratitude in your Attitude AA

Put A Little Gratitude In Your Attitude meets every Monday from 8-9pm. Put a Little Gratitude in Your Attitude is a weekly, LGBTQIA+ friendly, inclusive OPEN Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Love and tolerance is our code. All are welcome. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help another alcoholic achieve sobriety. For more information, email […]

Center Youth: Open Lab

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: Karaoke Korner

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: Clubhouse Connection

Clubhouse Connection meets every Tuesday 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 Care: Recovery Skills

A group that explores the impact substance use has on various aspects of their lives. Clients will gain insight and focus on skills necessary to help them achieve their recovery goals. For youth ages 13-25. Intake required, for more information please contact recovery@gaycenter.org.

Center Youth: Gaymers

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.

LGBT Bar NY Weekly Walk-In Legal Clinic

The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York is pleased to provide a pro bono legal clinic devoted to serving the LGBTQ community of NYC. The clinic is staffed by volunteer attorneys who are available to provide free general guidance and legal referrals (not legal representation) on any number of legal issues, including housing, immigration, […]

Ben’s Friends

Ben's Friends is a fellowship of sober food & beverage people committed to their sobriety in an industry filled with drugs, alcohol & stress. Ben’s Friends is a community of chefs, bartenders, line cooks, servers, sommeliers, host and hostesses, GMs and owners who have found or are seeking sobriety. Our mission is to offer community, hope […]

CMA New York #1 Beginners

CMA New York #1 Beginners meets on Tuesday every week from 6:30-8pm. NY #1 Beginners meeting is a 90 minute speaker meeting, for those looking to recover from crystal meth addiction. This meeting focuses on solutions and is geared toward beginners in recovery. All are welcome.

CMA Long Term Sobriety

CMA Long Term Sobriety meets on Tuesday every week from 6:45-7:45pm.

Debtors Anonymous-Newfound Hope Group

Debtors Anonymous-Newfound Hope Group meets on Tuesday every week from 7-8pm. Debtors Anonymous is fellowship of individuals recovering from the effects of compulsive debting.

AA GMHC Annex II

GMHC ANNEX II meets every Tuesday from 7-8:00pm. GMHC ANNEX II is an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). A.A. is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The group discusses topics around living […]

Heroin Anonymous Depth and Weight Group

The Depth and Weight Group Beginner’s Meeting of Heroin Anonymous meets Tuesday every week from 7-8:15pm. Heroin Anonymous (HA) is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from heroin addiction. HA is based on the 12-Step program […]

Recovering From Religion Support Group

The primary focus of Recovering from Religion is to provide practical and personal support to individuals as they question and possibly choose to let go of their religious beliefs. This is a safe space. We value the experience and contribution of people from all cultures, sexualities, genders, spiritualities, ages, abilities and backgrounds. We do not […]

OA Big Book Meeting

OA Big Book Meeting meets on Wednesday every week from 12:15-1:15pm. Whatever problem you may have with food, you are welcome at this mtg. This is a literature meeting focusing on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. This is an open meeting; all are welcome.

(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.

Center Youth: Open Lab

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: Young People’s Group

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

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 […]

Queer ACA Wednesdays

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) is a 12-step program for people who grew up in alcoholic or other dysfunctional homes. This group is a welcoming space for LGBTQIA+ adult children of alcoholics or dysfunctional families who are looking for healing and serenity.

SCA Beginners Wednesday Meeting

SCA Beginners Wednesday Meeting meets on Wednesday every week from 6:30-7:30pm. Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCANY) is a 12-Step Recovery program for sexual compulsion, sex addiction, pornography addiction, and romantic obsession. It is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other to solve their common problem and help others recover […]

EMOTICON LOVER. A performative event. (in person only)

https://www.bgsqd.com/event/emoticon-lover/Celebrating the release of his zine EMOTICON LOVER, artist John Hanning invites the audience back to 1983—to remember, reflect, and honor those we’ve loved and lost.Rooted in memory and shaped by the legacy of AIDS candlelight marches, the evening offers space for remembrance, resistance, and connection. The event opens with spoken words by Camilo Godoy.Copies of the zine will […]

Bright Light Sandwich Making

At Bright Light, we believe in making volunteerism easy and impactful for young professionals. Our mission is to empower individuals by providing flexible, accessible, and well-organized volunteer opportunities that seamlessly fit into busy schedules. We are a community driven by the core values of empowerment, inclusivity, and collaboration—where everyone has the chance to shine their […]

Men’s Recovery Project

A weekly 12 Step Narcotics Anonymous open meeting for men seeking recovery and help with drugs and alcohol.

Identity House Peer Counseling Walk-in Clinic

Looking for a supportive space to talk about what you're going through? Identity House Walk In Center meets on Wednesday every week, offering a free, confidential peer counseling clinic. Trained volunteer peer counselors are available to listen and support you in exploring your experiences and identifying your needs. After your session, you may receive referrals […]

(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.

Center Youth: Open Lab

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!

Youth Recovery: Recovery Writing Circle

The goal of this group is to infuse a writing practice to explore recovery processes. Each participant will have 20 minutes to journal quietly as we collectively share space and […]

Center Youth: Gender X

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 […]

Men’s Over 50 Discussion Group

For gay men, finding community outside of the usual avenues is a challenge. However, when you are 50+ this exercise becomes exponentially more complex. Many of us, post pandemic, compounded by phone addiction has created an epidemic of isolation. This group is attempting to create a safe place for men 50+ to share their fears […]

Pride Toastmasters

We are the only LGBT Toastmasters club on the East Coast. Learn new skills to enhance self-confidence and personal growth in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Membership is $120 for six months. Free to attend as a guest up to three times. For additional information please reach out via email contact@pridetoastmasters.com or DM on Instagram @pridetoastmasters

(OPEN) Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library

Housed within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center of Manhattan (The Center), the Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library is the only LGBTQ+ dedicated, free, circulating library in New York. […]

Blossoming Together: TransFemmes in Tech

Data Pride NYC hosts quarterly in-person gatherings for LGBTQ+ data professionals in New York City, with each session featuring a unique theme. Our upcoming event, TransFemmes in Tech, will be a two-hour celebration centering the voices and experiences of TransFemmes working in data and tech. The evening will include a discussion circle and a brief […]

CMA SOBER TALK

SOBER TALK meets on Thursday every week from 6:30-7:30pm. Sober Talk is a solution focused meeting created to have an open space to talk about our other parallel addictions that resurface when trying to control Crystal Meth (alcohol, sex, compulsive shopping, social media, overeating, etc.). Weekly speakers and popcorn format. For more information go to nycma.org 

CMA en Español

CMA en Español meets on Thursday every week from 6:45-7:45pm.

Recovery Dharma

Recovery Dharma meets on Thursday every week from 7-8:15pm.

AA Thursday Westwingers

Westwingers is an AA group that meets on Thursday every week from 7:15-8:15pm.

G.O.D (Gift of Desperation) Group of NA

G.O.D (Gift of Desperation) Group of NA meets every Thursday from 8-9pm EST. This is a space for Agnostics, Atheists, and Free-Thinkers. For more information, you may contact Gif0desperation@gmail.com (0 is a zero, not letter O).

(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.

Center Youth: Open Lab

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 […]

Center Youth: Queer Art

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 […]

Center Youth: Club Disco – Waacking 101

A drop-in group for youth ages 13-22 to engage in queer-affirming social dance, disco, and the Punking/Waacking dance style. Learn to pose, punk, whack, and tell your story fabulously. For […]

Center Youth: Rated Q

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!

SCA Sober Topics

SCA Sober Topics meets on Friday every week from 6:15-7:15pm. Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCANY) is a 12-Step Recovery program for sexual compulsion, sex addiction, pornography addiction, and romantic obsession. It is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others […]

Recovery in OA

Recovery in OA meets on Friday every week from 6:30-7:30pm. Whatever problem you may have with food, you are welcome at this meeting. We focus on the breakthroughs members have discovered in their journey through relapse. This is a closed meeting, not open for research, case study, educational etc. purposes.

Queer and Kind Group of AA

Queer and Kind Group of AA on Friday every week from 6:30-7:30pm. Queer and Kind Group of AA is a Queer/Trans special interest meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.

AA Learned and Humbled

AA Learned and Humbled meets on Friday every week from 7-8:15pm. Learned and Humbled is an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). A.A. is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other in order that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from […]

Marijuana Anonymous

MA Fearless Fridays meets every Friday from 7:30-8:30pm. Marijuana Anonymous 12 step meeting with rotating format, focused on literature, writing, mediation, and queer inclusive topics.

T.R.A.N.S. Group of AA

T.R.A.N.S. Group of AA meets on Friday every week from 7:30-8:30pm. Transgender/GNC Recovering Alcoholics Navigating Sobriety (T.R.A.N.S.) is a closed AA meeting for those who are agender, genderqueer, intersex, nonbinary, gender questioning, transsexual, transgender, two spirit, or any other identity that falls under the TGNC 'umbrella.' We have literature and chips to celebrate sobriety milestones.

CMA New Tooles

Weekly on Fridays from 8-9pm. CMA meeting which encourages the discussion of all mind-altering substances, including Crystal Meth. Everyone who has the desire to stop using mind-altering substances is welcome at this meeting.