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DA & BDA: Recovering from Underearning, Fear of Success, & Vision Issues meets on Sunday every week from 10:15-11:30am.
Boys Do Cry is a men's meeting of SLAA meeting every Sunday at 10am. Each week a speaker qualifies on their experience with a single step and shares are limited in focus to that step. This is a safe space for men to speak on their experience with sex, love, and intimacy.
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.
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.
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 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.
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 6:30-8pm 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.
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!
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.
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.
In partnership with Vibrant Health, Center Youth will host 4 yoga workshops for young adults ages 13-22 conducted by Exhale to Inhale. For more information please contact youth@gaycenter.org.Register
Ace Sutherland (they/them) holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from SUNY Buffalo State and a Master of Public Administration from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany. With a decade of experience in community organizing, Ace has demonstrated leadership in civic mobilization, program management, and advocacy. A strong […]
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.
This support group is a safe space for members who identify under the Bi+ umbrella, including those who identify as bisexual, pansexual, queer, sexually fluid, or are questioning their sexuality. The group will support members’ explorations of their sexuality and identity in a peer environment. Please contact socialgroups@gaycenter.org for information on how to join or […]
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.
We all have bodies - let’s get together and talk about how we feel about them! Topics range from body image, body neutrality vs. body positivity, our relationship with our body and more! No matter how you feel about your body, this group is a place to explore body image and gain skills in caring […]
Este grupo de apoyo entre pares en español, contribuye a mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas LGBTQIA+ que viven con VIH, mediante intervenciones de prevención y promoción de la salud a través de las experiencias personales y aprendizaje. Envie un correo electrónico a socialgroups@gaycenter.org para más información o visite gaycenter.org/center-support-social-groups.
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
A monthly support group for any Trans/NB/GNC person to explore how faith and spirituality uniquely exist in our lives, as well as discuss struggles to spiritual access. This group will be hosted by a Christian-based non-profit LGBTQ organization and facilitated by Trans individuals. No faith/spiritual background needed and all religious backgrounds welcome and encouraged
Weekly one-hour Speaker / Discussion Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Includes reading from NA Literature “Spiritual Principle A Day.”
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.
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!
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.
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 […]
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.
Business Debtors Anonymous - BDA meets on Wednesday every week from 6-7:00pm EST.
MY ROMANTIC IDEAL WALKTHROUGHWednesday, May 28th, 6-8 PMExplore the queer photography exhibition curated by Slava Mogutin with an international group of artists including Benjamin Fredrickson, Brian Kenny, Francis Schichtel, Gerardo Vizmanos, Gio black Peter, Jan Wandrag, Lukasz Leja, Miguel Villalobos, Quil Lemons, Robert Flynt, Ross Collab, Scott Hug, Stanley Stellar, and Victor Jeffreys II. This event will take place in person at […]
The ESL class is a welcoming and affirming space for non-native English speakers from diverse cultural, racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identity backgrounds. This interactive program is designed for beginners […]
Al-Anon: Literature Study meets on Wednesday, every week from 6:30-7:45pm.
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 […]
"Miracle on 5th" Beginners Alanon Meeting meets on Thursday every week from 12:15 - 1:45pm. This event is a Hybrid meeting, that both meets in person and on Zoom (*This […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The ESL class is a welcoming and affirming space for non-native English speakers from diverse cultural, racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identity backgrounds. This interactive program is designed for beginners […]
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 […]
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 […]
Este grupo de discusión híbrido en Español está dirigido para todes las personas LGBTQ+ latinxs 18+ en el cual se podrá compartir diferentes puntos de vista sobre los diversos temas […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Westwingers is an AA group that meets on Thursday every week from 7:15-8:15pm.
This support group allows members to seek community and social support, to openly discuss their experiences as trans, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and gender-expansive individuals providing an opportunity to share their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
CMA Crystal Clear Beginners meets on Friday every week from 7:30-8:45pm.
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 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
OMD Group AA Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 11am-12pm.
ACOA Struggle for Intimacy meets on Saturday every week from 11am-12:30pm.
DA Writers and Creatives Prosperity Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 11:15am-12:15pm.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Fashion Drawing Group at The CenterThe focus of this session is simply to enjoy an afternoon drawing from a live model with emphasis on illustrating fashion. Artists of all levels […]
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 […]
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. $20 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. Email qpdnyc@gmail.com to register.
AA Women Together-Closed Discussion meets on Saturday every week from 6-7pm. Lesbian meeting/All women welcome
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 […]
Join us for a series of tabletop RPG events supporting the Lesbian Herstory Archives + the Trans Legal Defense and Education Fund! For session specific info and to purchase tickets, […]
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 […]
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 […]