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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Monday from 3-4pm EST. 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 info please contact youth@gaycenter.org.
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 Recovery staff and will hold space for both harm reduction and abstinence based approaches to substance use support. This group will be run drop-in style; […]
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, […]
Fashion Centered is a one-of-a-kind, invitation-only dinner that brings together top leaders in fashion, design and the arts to raise funds for The Center’s most vital programs and services for […]
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 […]
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.
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.
Este grupo de apoyo es un espacio de reunión, información y solidaridad para personas LGBTQ+ migrantes en Español, donde se podrán intercambiar experiencias, estrechar lazos de solidaridad y conocer recursos que les permitan responder a los retos propios del proceso migratorio. En este grupo social se promoverá la educación, información y guía para personas inmigrantes […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 focused on listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. To join, email socialgroups@gaycenter.org.
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 […]
This open discussion group is for LGBTQIA+ community members who are grieving, mourning, and navigating loss and life transitions. Members are welcome to speak about any stages of loss and transition they are experiencing in a supportive and non-judgmental environment while connecting with others, sharing memories and experiences, and discussing coping strategies. For more information, […]
"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 is something being worked out as we move back to being in person post COVID lockdown). Alanon is a 12-Step Recovery program for those with […]
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!
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 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 focused on listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. To join, email socialgroups@gaycenter.org.
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.
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 […]
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 que se viven en nuestra comunidad. Para más información, envie un correo electrónico a socialgroups@gaycenter.org o visite gaycenter.org/center-support-social-groupRegister
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
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. […]
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 […]
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
Conversation with Mark Salzwedel, gay novelistMark Salzwedel is a gay Brooklynite with 8 published short stories, and two published novels, including the sci-fi thriller THE LEVER and the epic magical realism novel THE MIRACULOUS LIFE OF RUPERT ROCKET. In conversation with Paul Hagen, a gay journalist, you will hear how the publishing process works, how ideas turn into science fiction and […]
Four teams will battle it out to be the ultimate Chosen Family Feud champion, all while raising money for Cycle for the Cause and The Center. There will be three games of Family Feud, lip sync smackdowns, fun prizes, and of course, a few performances from your host, Freeda Lay. Thursday, June 5th at 7:00 pm in […]
Westwingers is an AA group that meets on Thursday every week from 7:15-8:15pm.
Harmonies meets Thursdays from 7:30-9 p.m. ET (Hybrid); meets in-person the first and third Thursday of every month. This support group allows community members who are seeking community and social support to openly discuss their experiences as trans, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and gender-expansive individuals. This social space provides an opportunity to share their ideas on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for community, fun, and singing! These chummy classes teach caregivers how to interact musically with our little ones, ages 0 through 3. Through musical games our children learn skills that prepare them for their first instruments. Classes are 35 minutes.
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 $20 […]
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.
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 […]
The Bureau is pleased to welcome writers Alden Jones, Zoë Sprankle, Andrew Ellis Evans, Nicole Shawan Junior, and Raluca Albu for a discussion about what it means to be queer and moving through the world, […]
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 […]
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 […]