8th Annual LGBTQ+ Community Iftar

Since 2016, The LGBT Community Center has worked to be a safe and affirming space for all LGBTQ+ people, including Queer Muslims. In 2017, the Annual LGBTQ+ Community Iftar was co-founded by leaders of Caribbean Equality Project, Tarab NYC, SALGA NYC, and Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity, in partnership with the LGBT Community Center and the Commission on Human Rights. The event was originally established in response to the Trump administration’s ban on individuals from predominantly Muslim countries.

Now in its eighth year, the dinner was founded to provide a safe and brave space for queer LGBTQ+ Muslims and allies to break fast during Ramadan with gender-neutral prayer, education, storytelling, culturally responsive entertainment, and delicious food.

An annual celebration of Ramadan, specifically a partaking of the meal commemorating the end of a day of fasting in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This event is held annually to uplift, hold a safe space for, and celebrate the intersections of identities and religious observation/practices found throughout the greater LGBTQ+ Muslim Communities. The event will feature iftar (a large shared meal signifying the breaking of fast), remarks and contributions from community partners, performances, resource sharing, and more. Open to the public.