The Center offices will be closed on Monday, October 14. The building will be open from 5:00-9:00 p.m. for regularly scheduled groups and meetings.
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The New York Rainbow Book Fair is America’s longest-running LGBT book fair and the largest LGBT book event in the country. It has grown every year since its beginning in 2009. It brings together thoughtful, interesting people of all ages, from early teens to those in their 70s and 80s, from a spectrum of countries, ethnicities, gender […]
12:30-1:00Bold Strokes Books ShowcaseModerated by Anne ShadeMorgan Adams Melissa Brayden Mary P. Burns Maggie Fortuna 1:00-1:30 University Press of KentuckyJonathan CorcoranSerkan Görkemli1:30-2:00Nan CampbellJessica Max SteinSarah SaraiBruce Whitacre2:00pm Felice Picano 3:00pm Torrey Peters
Poets Out Loud meets the third Saturday of every month to read, write and celebrate queer poetry. We'll spend the first half of this meeting writing new work, and the second half will be open an open mic space. Bring your authentic selves, your best (or worst!) poems, and a love for the written word. […]
3:00-4:15The Male Muse at 50+ The Male Muse, A Gay Anthology, edited by Ian Young and published by Crossing Press in 1973, was the first openly gay anthology of poetry ever published. Other veiled, covert anthologies had been released, but nothing like The Male Muse, a bombshell […]
We've been told for years that no one is going to want to read books anymore, but the enormous market for queer books of all kinds has proved otherwise. For many authors, though, the hardest part is not the writing — it’s getting their books in front of readers. In this panel, publishers at a […]
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 the Bureau for a conversation with authors I. Augustus Durham and Brittnay L. Proctor to discuss Durham’s new book, Stay Black and Die: On Melancholy and Genius (Duke University Press, 2023). Examining the works of Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, Marvin Gaye, Octavia E. Butler, and Kendrick Lamar, Stay Black and Die chronicles the relationship between black “mothers” and “sons” to argue for […]
3:00-3:30Jöyce ShowcaseJoyce MillerEileen DoverMarlee Alcina Miller3:30-4:00Riverdale Avenue Books ShowcaseModerated by Lori PerkinsMike ColemanDavid Valentin (discusses what Riverdale Avenue Books is looking for to publish)5:15-5:45 Jeza BelleJeffrey RoundAnne ShadeChocolate Waters
The Queer ACA meeting is every Saturday from 4-5pm EST. This event is in-person. 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! Advanced Beginner class 4:30-5:30pm, Practice hour 5:30-6:30pm, Beginner 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. This event is in-person. Lesbian meeting/All women welcome
NA Serenity on Saturday meets on Saturday every week from 6-7:30pm. This event is in-person.
