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On View: February 8 - June 30, 2024 Young Lesbians, On Selfhood produces a narrative that represents the history, ingenuity, joy, and creativity of multiple marginalized young Lesbians. The Lesbians in this project often feel like their lives are too mundane to be recorded and acknowledged in the larger tapestry of Lesbian history. This is […]
Exhibition On View: March 18-June 2, 2024The Center and All Out present “Better Together”, a photography project about the LGBT+ community in China, by Chinese photographer Shawn Zhang. With this collection of photos and stories, we want to provide insight into the lives of ordinary queer Chinese people. We hope you will feel inspired by […]
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 […]
DA & BDA: Recovering from Underearning, Fear of Success, & Vision Issues meets on Sunday every week from 10:15-11:30am. This event is in-person.
Conscious Contact: An 11th Step Focused AA Meeting meets every Sunday from 10:15-11:15am. This event is In-Person. This meeting centers on the 11th step in Alcoholics Anonymous.
Debtors Anonymous Literature Solutions meets every Sunday from 10:15am to 11:15am. In this meeting, there is no speaker. We read and share on the DA 12 & 12 literature. We believe the DA solution […]
AA Spiritual Workshop meets on Sunday every week from 11am-12:15pm. This event is in-person.
CA Serenity on Sunday meets on Sunday every week from 11am-12:30pm. This event is in-person.
CMA Sunday Solutions meets on Sunday every week from 11:15am-12:15pm. This event is in-person. Group suggested topics and round-robin sharing.
High Noon meets on Sunday every week from 12pm-1pm. This event is in-person. We are an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Seats are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis, with […]
CMA Outside the Lines meets on Sunday every week from 12:30-1:30pm. This event is in-person.
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 […]
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. This event is in-person.
NA Serenity on Sunday meets on Sunday every week from 2:15-3:15pm. This event is in-person.
Join queer authors Amy B. Scher and Mark Jason Williams for the launch of National Geographic’s first-ever LTBGTQIA+ inclusive travel book, OUT IN THE WORLD! Celebrate as they share their local faves and raves (featured in the book), discuss the ever-expanding opportunities for queer travel, and reveal their top picks from destinations in the guide—fun spots around the globe that […]
Queer Al-Anon meets on Sunday every week from 4-5pm. This event is in-person. This Queer Al-Anon meeting is open to all people. It’s an open discussion group with a focus on the 12 steps of Al-Anon, the literature, and the slogans.
CMA The Message meets on Sunday every week from 4:30-5:30pm. This event is in-person. (Open Speaker Only Meeting)
Complete Recovery Alanon Step Study meets on Sunday every week from 5:30-6:30pm. This event is in-person.
SCA Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol meets on Sunday every week from 5:45-6:45pm. This event is in-person.
AA Sunday at Six meets on Sunday every week from 6-7pm. This event is in-person. We are an open meeting of AA and we read and discuss a chapter of the big book every week.
CMA Sunday Step Meeting meets on Sunday every week from 6-7:15pm. This event is in-person.
The Common Journey Group of Drug Addicts Anonymous meets on Sundays every week from 6-7pm . This event is in-person. 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 […]
AA Living Today Step Meeting meets on Sunday every week from 6-7:00pm. This event is in-person.
Our group meets every Monday at 10AM. This group is in-person. We welcome any newcomers to Narcotics Anonymous to reach a new level of sobriety with weekly support.
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. 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 […]
Health, Opportunity, Motivation, and Education is a group where youth participants will explore different ways of taking care of their bodies and practicing self-care. For more information please contact youth@gaycenter.org
Body Positivi-LGBT meets on Mondays weekly from 4-5:30 PM. This event is in-person. This group is a place to explore body image and gain skills in caring for ourselves. Topics range from dating and body image to body neutrality vs. body positivity and more! Body Positivi-LGBT is for ages 13-22. An Intake is required to […]
This is an open invitation for folx to show up, rest and restore. We will have an opportunity to explore mindful movement, breathwork and meditation. Using these techniques, we aim to build community and cultivate healing justice. All identities and levels are welcome. Please bring a mat and comfortable clothes to move in. This is a […]
This interactive program is focused on spontaneous conversational, writing, reading, and listening activities. The program is designed to deliver ESL classes to the immigrant LGBTQIA+ communities and offer a space to learn English where community members can connect and be themselves. To join, email socialgroups@gaycenter.org.
Community Discussion meets every Monday from 5:30-7pm EST. This event is In-Person. There is no limit to the discussion topics focusing on the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth. For Youth and Young adults ages 13-22. For more information please contact Youth@gaycenter.org. Complete pre-registration for Center Youth Programming here: https://www.tfaforms.com/4952556
CMA Relapse Prevention meets on Monday every week from 6-7:15pm. This event is in-person.
Codependents Anonymous (CODA) meets on Monday, every week from 6-7:30pm. This event is in-person.
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 […]
LGBTQIA+ Friends of AFG meets on Monday from 6:30-7:45pm. This event is in-person.
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 […]
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, […]
LGBTQIA+ & Disability Pride meets every Monday, from 7-8 p.m. ET (Hybrid) with alternating In-Person & Virtual sessions; *Every month will start with an In-Person week* This hybrid support group […]
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 […]
LGBTQIA+ & Disability Pride meets every Monday, from 11 am- 12:30 p.m. ET (Hybrid) with alternating In-Person & Virtual sessions; *Every month will start with an In-Person week*This hybrid support […]
ACT UP is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. Visit actupny.com for more information.
The Lesbian and Gay All Welcome Step Meeting of Debtors Anonymous meet every Monday from 7:30-9pm EST. This event is In-Person.
Put A Little Gratitude In Your Attitude meets every Monday from 8-9pm. This event is in-person. 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. […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 first and third Tuesday of every month, from 6-7:30 p.m. ET (In-Person) This support group is a space for meeting, information, and solidarity for LGBTQ+ […]
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 LGBTQ+ community of New York. The only gala hosted at The Center’s historic, landmarked location on West 13th Street, it is a unique opportunity […]
Sirens Women's Motorcycle Club meets every third Tuesday from 8-10pm. This event is in-person. 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 […]
Weekly one-hour Speaker / Discussion Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Includes reading from NA Literature “Spiritual Principle A Day.” This event is in-person.
OA Big Book Meeting meets on Wednesday every week from 12:15-1:15pm. This event is in-person. 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 […]
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 […]
Young Masc meets every Wednesday from 3-4pm EST. This event is In-Person. If you’re a young man who wants to talk about coming out, relationships, safer sex and more with […]
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!
Young Femmes meets every Wednesday from 4-5:30 pm EST. This event is In-Person. This is a shout out to all young women who want to talk about things like relationships, safer sex, coming out, body image, etc. with other women. For youth between ages 13-22. This group is open, but Intake is required for all […]
So, Basically meets every Wednesday from 5:30-7pm EST. This event is In Person. 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 […]
Business Debtors Anonymous - BDA meets on Wednesday every week from 6-7:00pm EST. This event is in-person.
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.
Al-Anon: Literature Study meets on Wednesday, every week from 6:30-7:45pm. This event is In-Person.
SCA Beginners Wednesday Meeting meets on Wednesday every week from 6:30-7:30pm. This event is in-person. 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 […]
This interactive program is focused on spontaneous conversational, writing, reading, and listening activities. The program is designed to deliver ESL classes to the immigrant LGBTQIA+ communities and offer a space to learn English where community members can connect and be themselves.
CMA Solutions in Recovery meets on Wednesday every week from 6:45-7:45pm. This event is in-person.
CLA Decluttering Group meets on Wednesday every week from 7-8:30pm. This event is in-person.
"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 […]
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!
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 […]
The Clubhouse Music Group meets every Thursday from 4-5:30pm. This event is In-Person. Calling all musicians, singers, performers, music producers, spoken word poets and performance artists/creatives. Professional musicians from Road […]
La Mariposa es un colectivo cerrado de 10 semanas y el grupo se reunirá en persona. Invitamos jóvenes LGBTQ+ y personas aliadas (edades 13-22) de habla hispana a participar. Nuestro objetivo […]
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 […]
Live and Let Live in Al-Anon meets on Thursday every week from 6-7pm. This event is in-person.
Cycle for the Cause 2024 Kickoff Party! Celebrate the upcoming event, make new friends, and learn more about Cycle for the Cause.Cycle for the Cause is The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center’s annual three-day bike ride from Boston to New York City that raises millions to fund the fight against AIDS.Just like you, we […]
On View: February 8-May 26, 2024Young Lesbians, On Selfhood produces a narrative that represents the history, ingenuity, joy, and creativity of multiply marginalized young Lesbians. The Lesbians in this project often feel like their lives are too mundane to be recorded and acknowledged in the larger tapestry of Lesbian history. This is a ‘real time’ community-centered […]
Pride Toastmasters meets weekly on Thursdays in-person from 6-7:30pm. 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 $78 for six months. Free to attend as a guest. For more information and a zoom meeting link, […]
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.
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 meets on Thursday every week from 6:45-7:45pm. This event is in-person.
SMART Recovery meets on Thursday every week from 7-8:30pm. This event is in-person.
This peer-support group seeks to improve the quality of life of LGBTQIA+ people living with HIV offering an opportunity to meet and connect with others who are going through similar experiences. This group will provide a safe and supportive environment promoting awareness and guidance on how to live a healthy life, reducing HIV stigma, and […]
Recovery Dharma meets on Thursday every week from 7-8:15pm. This event is in-person.
To celebrate the launch of author R/B Mertz’s first poetry collection, CU T (called an “astonishing debut” by CAConrad, “visceral and cutting, vulnerable and brave” by Craig Santos Perez), we will hear from […]
Westwingers is an AA group that meets on Thursday every week from 7:15-8:15pm. This event is in-person.
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 ideas on various topics related to the self and the environments queer people find themselves in.Harmonies meets from 7:30-9 p.m. ET on the first and […]
CMA Big Book Study Meeting meets on Thursday every week from 7:45-8:45pm. This event is in-person.
Pulse Check AA Meeting meets on Thursday every week from 7:45-9:00pm. This event is in-person.
G.O.D (Gift of Desperation) Group of NA meets every Thursday from 8-9pm EST. This event is In-Person. 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 […]
Vogue Basics is every Friday from 3-4pm EST. This event is In-Person. For youth ages 13-22. Intake is required. New to Voguing? Want to learn how to properly vogue, duck […]
SNAP! is every Friday from 4-5:30pm EST. This event is In-Person. For youth ages 13-22. Intake is required. A safe place to practice vogueing, dancing, runway and extravagant queer self […]
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 […]
SCA Sober Topics meets on Friday every week from 6:15-7:15pm. This event is in-person. 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 […]
Recovery in OA meets on Friday every week from 6:30-7:30pm. This event is in-person. 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.
Al-Anon Gay/Queer Men's Beginners meets on Friday every week from 6:30-7:45pm. This event is in-person.
Queer and Kind Group of AA on Friday every week from 6:30-7:30pm. This event is in-person. Queer and Kind Group of AA is a Queer/Trans special interest meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.
AA Learned and Humbled meets on Friday every week from 7-8:15pm. This event is in-person. 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 […]
Join us for celebrating Taylor Tracy’s debut middle grade novel in verse, MURRAY OUT OF WATER, out from Quill Tree Books, HarperCollins Children’s publishing, with a short reading and conversation with acclaimed queer middle […]
CMA Crystal Clear Beginners meets on Friday every week from 7:30-8:45pm. This event is in-person.
T.R.A.N.S. Group of AA meets on Friday every week from 7:30-8:30pm. This event is in-person. 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 […]
MA Fearless Fridays meets every Friday from 7:30-8:30pm. This event is In-Person. Marijuana Anonymous 12 step meeting with rotating format, focused on literature, writing, mediation, and queer inclusive topics.
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. This event is in-person.
The LGBT+ Male Figurative Drawing Group meets on Saturday every week from 10:30am-1:30pm. This event is in-person. 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 […]
OMD Group AA Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 11am-12pm. This event is in-person.
ACOA Struggle for Intimacy meets on Saturday every week from 11am-12:30pm. This event is in-person.
Saturday Solutions meets every Saturday from 11:15am-12:15pm EST. This event is in-person. 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 Writer's Group Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 11:15am-12:15pm. This event is in-person.
Priceless Gift of Serenity - Women’s Al Anon Meeting meets on Saturday every week from 12-1:15pm. This event is in-person. 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 […]
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 […]
Serkan Görkemli will read from his debut fiction Sweet Tooth and Other Stories, followed by a conversation with author Javier Fuentes (Countries of Origin). The short-story collection was called “a stellar debut” (Scott Alexander […]
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.
Identity House Walk In Center meets on Saturday every week from 6-8pm. This event is in-person. 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.
Youth Enjoying Sobriety meets on Saturday every week from 7-8:15pm. This event is in-person.
AA LAex meets on Saturday every week from 7:45-8:45pm. This event is in-person.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 […]
SIR - CMA Topic Meeting meets every Saturday from 8-9pm EST. This event is In-Person. 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 […]