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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.
The Clubhouse Music Group meets every Thursday from 4-5:30pm. Calling all musicians, singers, performers, music producers, spoken word poets and performance artists/creatives. Professional musicians from Road Recovery will work with participants to discover their talents and develop their skills while working towards a community performance. No prior musical experience needed. For youth ages 13-22. To […]
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 listen to music followed by a group discussion. Journal prompts will aid discussion around healing, intimacy, relationships with others, and ourselves while in recovery.
Are radical Catholics in Opus Dei secretly funding a dark political agenda in the US and world? Join UK Financial Times Gareth Gore and cohosts Anne-christine d’Adesky and Jay W. Walker for another live podcast of Revisioning Democracy at the Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, on Thursday, October 10th at 5 pm EST.We’ll talk about Gore’s new book, Opus, […]
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 […]
Live and Let Live in Al-Anon meets on Thursday every week from 6-7pm.
Este grupo de discusión en Español está dirigido para todes las personas LGBTQIA+ latinxs en el que podrán compartir diferentes puntos de vista sobre los diversos temas que se viven en nuestra comunidad a través del debate, la reflexión y la motivación.
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
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
This social support group is a space for LGBTQIA+ community members on the APIDA umbrella, including East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islanders to come together and share their diverse LGBTQIA+ experiences and lives while building visibility among the community. For information on how to join, please visit gaycenter.org/social-groups or email socialgroups@gaycenter.org.
CMA en Español meets on Thursday every week from 6:45-7:45pm.
Recovery Dharma meets on Thursday every week from 7-8:15pm.
SMART Recovery meets on Thursday every week from 7-8:30pm.
Westwingers is an AA group that meets on Thursday every week from 7:15-8:15pm.
This support group allows community members, who are seeking community and social support, to openly discuss their experiences as trans, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, gender-expansive individuals. This social space provides an opportunity to share their ideas on various topics related to the self and the environments queer people find themselves in.Harmonies meets Thursdays from 7:30-9 p.m. […]
CMA Big Book Study Meeting meets on Thursday every week from 7:45-8:45pm.
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).
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.
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!
Vogue Basics is every Friday from 3-4pm EST. For youth ages 13-22. Intake is required. New to Voguing? Want to learn how to properly vogue, duck walk, and dip for ya life. For more information please contact youth@gaycenter.org
SNAP! is every Friday from 4-5:30pm EST. For youth ages 13-22. Intake is required. A safe place to practice vogueing, dancing, runway and extravagant queer self expression! Want to know more? For more information please contact youth@gaycenter.org
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
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 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 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 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.
Al-Anon Gay/Queer Men's Beginners meets on Friday every week from 6:30-7:45pm.
A secular, open discussion meeting of AA, with no prayers.
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 […]
Where There Was Fire and The Sea Elephants, novels by John Manuel Arias and Shastri Akella, share more than their publisher (Flatiron Books) and the DNA of being debut novels released in 2023. Set in international geographies (Costa Rica and India respectively), both stories look at the restorative power of community and queer resistance in the face of oppressive power.Join the […]
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.
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.
CMA Crystal Clear Beginners meets on Friday every week from 7:30-8:45pm.
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.
SRA Big Book Topic Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 10-11am.
The LGBT+ Male Figurative Drawing Group meets on Saturday every week from 10:30am-1:30pm. The LGBTQ+ Male Figurative Drawing Group is a collection of artists of all skill levels and backgrounds that gather every Saturday, from 10:30am-1:30pm, to draw the male form. We are no longer doing tickets through Eventbrite. Seats will be provided for $15 […]
OMD Group AA Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 11am-12pm.
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 October 12th, the lesbian book club will read Audre Lorde’s Sister Outsider.Purchase Sister Outsider from the Bureau before […]
ACOA Struggle for Intimacy meets on Saturday every week from 11am-12:30pm.
LGBTQ parents and families are invited to join us for an afternoon full of culture, flavor, and community celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. Whether you’re looking for an opportunity to represent your own heritage or want to support your neighbors, all are welcome. Join us for this a unique opportunity for to connect, with other queer families, share […]
Saturday Solutions meets every Saturday from 11:15am-12:15pm EST. Saturday Solutions is a one hour long closed meeting CMA topics meeting. Participants choose a topic card from which to share on, or a subject of the participants choice. For more information, visit www.nycma.org.
DA Writers and Creatives Prosperity Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 11:15am-12:15pm.
Priceless Gift of Serenity - Women’s Al Anon Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 12-1:15pm. Al Anon is a fellowship of individuals recovering from the effects of someone else’s drinking. This meeting welcomes all who people who identity as women.
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.
Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous meets in-person every Saturday from 2-3pm. We are a Twelve-Step fellowship of individuals who support each other in recovering from internet and technology addiction. This includes addiction to social media, smartphones, streaming video or audio content, games, news, pornography, dating apps, online research, online shopping, or any other digital activity that […]
New York Prime Timers is an intergenerational social organization for gay and bisexual men over 40 years of age and for younger men who appreciate them. Prime Timers General Meeting meets every second Saturday from 2-4pm. These gatherings offer an opportunity to meet other members and present informative and enjoyable speakers and programs. Past events […]
Join Jarrod Campbell and Matthew Lansburgh for a reading from their story collections and a discussion about the importance of representing queerness in fiction, why this need for honest, varied representation has brought us here and where these bold portrayals will take us. This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, room 210 of […]
The Queer ACA meeting is every Saturday from 4-5pm EST. Queer ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholic and Dysfunctional Families). All Welcome. For more information, you may contact queeracanyc@gmail.com
Learn how to dance tango in a queer inclusive space! Beginner class 4:30-5:30pm, Practice hour 5:30-6:30pm, Intermediate class 6:30-7:30pm. Free with suggested donation. Email qpdnyc@gmail.com to register.
AA Women Together-Closed Discussion meets on Saturday every week from 6-7pm. Lesbian meeting/All women welcome
NA Serenity on Saturday meets on Saturday every week from 6-7:30pm.
Identity House Walk In Center meets on Saturday every week from 6-8pm. Meet with two Identity House peer counselors trained to listen to your experience in order to help you identify your needs. After speaking with them will receive mental health referrals. For more information, please reach out to info@identityhouse.org.
Join us for the inaugural session of our new Dungeons & Dykes campaign, where inclusivity, diversity, and epic storytelling take center stage! Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or a first-time player, all are welcome to embark on this magical quest with us. Engage in a daring one-shot with preset characters full of romance, action, intrigue, and of course, Queerness! Part of the ticket […]
Youth Enjoying Sobriety meets on Saturday every week from 7-8:15pm.
Recovery Dharma meets on Saturday every week from 7-8:15pm.
AA LAex meets on Saturday every week from 7:45-8:45pm. The LAeX meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 alcoholism. After the meeting many of us fellowship […]
SIR - CMA Topic Meeting meets every Saturday from 8-9pm EST. Sex positive identity, right relationships. Crystal Meth anonymous topic meeting. This meeting's focus is on the shaping of sane and sound ideals for our future sex lives, as outlined in step 4, page 69 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. This is a […]
Conscious Contact: An 11th Step Focused AA Meeting meets every Sunday from 10:15-11:15am. This meeting centers on the 11th step in Alcoholics Anonymous.
DA & BDA: Recovering from Underearning, Fear of Success, & Vision Issues meets on Sunday every week from 10:15-11:30am.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), a program based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience and mutual support, are recovering from the disease of food addiction.
CA Serenity on Sunday meets on Sunday every week from 11am-12pm.
CMA Sunday Solutions meets on Sunday every week from 11:15am-12:15pm. Group suggested topics and round-robin sharing.
High Noon meets on Sunday every week from 12pm-1pm. We are an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Seats are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis, with a strict capacity limit of 120. Email high.noon.sundays@gmail.com for more information.
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. The PPVR Library is committed to acquiring, maintaining, and making accessible a collection of literary, artistic, and intellectual works by, for, and about LGBTQ+ people. […]
CMA Outside the Lines meets on Sunday every week from 12:30-1:30pm.
An intake is required to attend this group. For information on how to complete an Intake with The Center, please call the main desk at 212-620-7310. Recovery Peer Support Meeting meets every Sunday from 1-2pm EST. This event is In-Person. A meeting that our recovery peer (Jacob Hardt) will have to support our clients in […]
We are a non-profit, inclusive, diverse, public speaking club that is dedicated to helping members become better speakers & leaders in a supportive environment. We are open to public and we welcome them to participate in our meetings as members.
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.
Meditation in Practice (Narcotics Anonymous Meeting) meets on Sunday every week from 1:15-2:15pm.
Come meet new friends!
NA Serenity on Sunday meets on Sunday every week from 2:15-3:15pm.
Salsa Dance Classes for Queer folx and Allies by Queer folx and Allies every Sunday Afternoon (NY Style On2)2:30pm - Beginners Class.4:00pm - Advanced Beginners Class.If you have any questions, please message us on Instagram: PrideSalsa
A book launch in kind with National Coming Out Day. Christopher Bram is the acclaimed author of twelve books, including the novel that became the Academy-Award-winning movie, Gods and Monsters. He teaches at the Gallatin School of New York University. Christopher and Robert Raasch will read from Robert’s much-awaited debut novel, The Summer Between. Set in New York City’s vibrant Greenwich […]
Come celebrate the long-awaited re-opening of the Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library at The Center with a panel discussion, light refreshments, and some hidden gems from the library’s collection!Panel discussion at 3pm with Emily Drabinski (immediate past-president of the American Library Association), Hal Schrieve (NYPL librarian, author, and activist), and Dr. Gabrielle Williams (New School Professor […]
Complete Recovery Alanon Step Study meets on Sunday every week from 5:30-6:30pm.
SCA Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol meets on Sunday every week from 5:45-6:45pm.
Artists in Recovery (AA) meets on Sunday every week from 6-7pm.
AA Sunday at Six meets on Sunday every week from 6-7pm. We are an open meeting of AA and we read and discuss a chapter of the big book every week.
The Common Journey Group of Drug Addicts Anonymous meets on Sundays every week from 6-7pm. Drug Addicts Anonymous (DAA) is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to try to solve their common problem and help others to recover from drug addiction by using the Twelve Steps as […]
AA Living Today Step Meeting meets on Sunday every week from 6-7:00pm.
CMA Sunday Step Meeting meets on Sunday every week from 6-7:15pm.
GreySheeters Anonymous 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 compulsive eating. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop eating.
CMA Relapse Prevention meets on Monday every week from 6-7:15pm.
Codependents Anonymous (CODA) meets on Monday, every week from 6-7:30pm.
Italian Conversation group meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from 6:30pm-8pm EST. This group is an open group that meets to speak Italian with each other exclusively. You may contact Joseph Brooks at 917-421-0514 for more information.
LGBTQIA+ Friends of AFG meets on Monday from 6:30-7:45pm.
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, […]
An intake is required to attend this group. For information on how to complete an Intake with The Center, please call the main desk at 212-620-7310. Stories meets every Monday, from 6:30-8 p.m. ET (In Person) A support group for trans women from all backgrounds in which community members can share information on subjects relevant […]
The Lesbian and Gay All Welcome Step Meeting of Debtors Anonymous meet every Monday from 7:30-9pm EST.
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 […]
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!
The Youth Peer Support Group meets every Tuesday from 3-4pm EST. This event is in-person. A process group where youth can receive support from their peers in a welcoming space. Topics range from: social isolation, difficulty adapting to changing circumstances, home or school conflicts, issues with friendships or partners, etc… For ages 13-22, for more […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, […]
This virtual group is for transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people who are looking for support in reducing or eliminating their substance use. The group will be facilitated by Center […]
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, […]
An intake is required to attend this group. For information on how to complete an Intake with The Center, please call the main desk at 212-620-7310. Inmigrantes LGBTQIA+ meets the […]
SCA Internet/Porn/Apps meets on Tuesday every week from 6:30-7:30pm.
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.
Identity House Walk In Center meets on Tuesday every week from 6:30-8:30pm. Meet with two Identity House peer counselors trained to listen to your experience in order to help you identify your needs. After speaking with them will receive mental health referrals. For more information, please reach out to info@identityhouse.org.
CMA Long Term Sobriety meets on Tuesday every week from 6:45-7:45pm.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Young People's Step AA meets on Tuesday every week from 7:15-8:15pm.
AA Tuesday Westwingers meets on Tuesday every week from 8-9pm.
Sirens Women's Motorcycle Club meets every third Tuesday from 8-10pm. The Sirens Women’s MC of NYC is an association of women motorcycle enthusiasts who emphasize safety, solidarity, support and friendship, organize and participate in charitable and community activities, support and participate in LGBTQ+ Pride events and women’s health initiatives, and strive to improve public acceptance […]
