RSVP to join us tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET as our monthly book club discusses “The End of Eddy,” an autobiographical novel about growing up gay in a working-class town in Picardy.
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Center Reads: “The End of Eddy” by Édouard Louis
⚠️ New York's voter registration deadline is this Friday! ⚠️
Visit gaycenter.org/vote to check your registration and get all the info you need to cast your vote this year. #RiseOut
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Get Out The Vote
We’re here to make sure you feel confident, informed and ready to vote this year. Join us for a #RiseOut webinar with College & Community Fellowship, Dominicanos USA and League Of Women Voters of NYS on October 7 at 1 p.m. ET to learn how you can vote safely, and how to get out the vote in your community. RSVP: gaycenter.org/out-to-vote.
Friday inspiration: "Let us be enraged by injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it." -Bayard Rustin
Artwork by Akasya Crosier
The 2020 Census ends soon. Its outcome will determine whether our communities are fully funded and fully represented in Congress—for the next 10 years!
Complete the Census, and remind your friends and family to fill theirs out, today: my2020census.gov.
This gift far exceeded what we could have hoped for. We will be proud to steward it in support of New York's LGBTQ community with Keith foremost in our minds for years to come, and we are so incredibly grateful to the Keith Haring Foundation and Sotheby's.
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Led by Rammellzee, Basquiat, and Warhol Works, Keith Haring Collection Sale Nets Impressive $4.6 M.
⭐ New York voters! ⭐
If you're voting by mail, remember to postmark your ballot at least a week before November 3. You can also drop your ballot off at a drop box, or your local Board of Elections site. For more info on voting by mail: gaycenter.org/vote.
"This is such a beautiful platform to help introduce more people to the joy of being in the water, and also a chance to build community within the community to make it feel safer and more welcoming. It's a baby step to get surf culture at large to reflect America in general, which is an extremely diverse and beautiful collection of people."
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Meet Benny’s Surf Club, New York’s queer, BIPOC surfing collective
The Center has been promoting the vote for decades—and this year, you can join us! Sign up for our #RiseOut text bank this Thursday, October 15 at 6 p.m. ET, and together we can ensure thousands of New Yorkers will be ready to vote this fall.
RSVP: gaycenter.org/advocacy/action-team-monthly. Image from The Center's National History Archive.
✨ Happening today! ✨
TGNC professionals, join us for a free career skills workshop at 6 p.m. ET, led by Apple. RSVP: gaycenter.org/career-development-with-apple.
In honor of National Coming Out Day, we're partnering with Jean Paul Gaultier to present a virtual conversation with notable LGBTQ+ community members in the fashion & beauty industry, including Benito Skinner, Gigi Goode, Ted Gibson and Violet Chachki. The conversation will be moderated by Andrew Gelwicks. Tune in today at 6:30 p.m. ET: gaycenter.org/jean-paul-gaultier.
Holiday Hours Notice: The Center is closed in observance of the federal holiday on Monday, October 12, 2020.
The Center's very own Glennda Testone is featured in this panel from NewFest about how the queer community is being impacted by COVID-19. Check it out!
Panel: LGBTQ Gathering Spaces in the Time of COVID
NewFest plans to premiere a video.
October 18 at 7:03 PM ·
The Atlantic writer Spencer Kornhaber moderates a conversation focusing on the ways community gathering spaces, historic sites, and queer-owned businesses have been affected by COVID, and the pandemic’s broader impact on the queer community, including its young people.
Moderator: Spencer Kornhaber
Panelists: Glennda Testone (Executive Director, The LGBT Community Center), Eric Vaughan (Manager of LGBTQ Programs, Office of Safety and Youth Development, NYC Department of Education), Andria Wilson (Executive Director, Inside Out)
Part of #NewFest2020 - info and tickets at newfest.org/festival!
NewFest plans to premiere a video.
October 18 at 7:03 PM ·
The Atlantic writer Spencer Kornhaber moderates a conversation focusing on the ways community gathering spaces, historic sites, and queer-owned businesses have been affected by COVID, and the pandemic’s broader impact on the queer community, including its young people.
Moderator: Spencer Kornhaber
Panelists: Glennda Testone (Executive Director, The LGBT Community Center), Eric Vaughan (Manager of LGBTQ Programs, Office of Safety and Youth Development, NYC Department of Education), Andria Wilson (Executive Director, Inside Out)
Part of #NewFest2020 - info and tickets at newfest.org/festival!
⚠️ Voting deadline alert! ⚠️
The deadline for New Yorkers to request an absentee ballot is 1 week away. Visit gaycenter.org/vote for instructions on how to request a ballot.
The Center is looking for the next generation of changemakers—is that you? If so, consider applying for the RiseOut Activist-in-Residence Fellowship! Visit gaycenter.org/advocacy/fellowship for more information.
Did you know that in 2016, only 57% of the voting-eligible population in New York cast their ballot? We can, and we will, do better this year. Make your pledge to vote: gaycenter.org/vote.
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Get Out The Vote
Making Juneteenth an official NYS holiday is an important, historic move. It is also just one of many, more fundamental changes that must happen in order to secure lasting justice and equity for Black New Yorkers.
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Juneteenth Is Now An Official NYS Public Holiday - BKLYNER
Today is the first day of NewFest, the New York LGBTQ Film Festival! Dive into the 100+ intersectional, local and international films available to watch now, plus virtual social events and conversations that will run through October 27.
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NewFest: The 32nd Annual New York LGBT Film Festival
Today is #Intersex Awareness Day! Remember to follow interACT, a strong advocate for intersex people and their rights.
PrEP Aware Week begins today! Learn all about PrEP, a pill that can lower your risk of getting HIV by over 99%, at gaycenter.org/prep.
SAT, NOV 14 AT 2:00 PM EST
The 2020 New Masculinities Festival
Michael Love Michael sat down with them. to talk about the double standards for Black and white artists, the activists who inspire them the most, and the importance of self-acceptance.
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Michael Love Michael Is the Nonbinary Musician Reclaiming Their Power
What nourishes you? How are you resting today? 🍂 🍎 🌒 Beautiful autumn reminder by yallaroza (IG)
Keith Haring's 1988 work, “Art Attack on AIDS,” appears on a special tote bag that you can claim with a donation to The Center. Show off your commitment to The Center with this limited-run piece!
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Support The Center and Receive a Special Keith Haring Tote
The Center is looking for the next generation of changemakers—is that you? If so, consider applying for the RiseOut Activist-in-Residence Fellowship! Applications are open until November 13. Visit gaycenter.org/advocacy/fellowship for more information.
Saidiya Hartman "has spent much of her writing life thinking about how Black people have resisted subjugation by means of 'productive, creative, life-saving deviations from the norm.'" via The New Yorker
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How Saidiya Hartman Retells the History of Black Life
On Wednesday, November 4, SCOTUS will hear arguments in the Fulton case. This case could provide private agencies that receive public funds a right to discriminate against LGBTQ people and others. RSVP to the Virtual Town Hall at 8 p.m. ET on that day for info, analysis and Q&A: OurDayInCourt.org
Coming up Monday, November 2 at 6 p.m. ET: Join The Center staff, volunteers, fellow advocates and friends for our final Get Out the Vote text bank! Help us reach our goal of contacting 50,000 New Yorkers about the importance of voting.
RSVP: gaycenter.org/every-vote-counts.
Cada jueves a las 7 p.m. ET, compartimos preguntas, preocupaciones, obstáculos, orgullos y experiencias que vienen con ser transmasculino y latino. Para inscribirse o aprender más, póngase en contacto con Kylie Madhav, kmadhav@gaycenter.org.
We're coming together as a community soon after Election Day to discuss the results we have, the results we're waiting for and actions we can all take together. Join us Thursday, November 5 at 7 p.m. ET for a special town hall.
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Post-Election Town Hall
Open enrollment has begun! Unsure what health insurance options are right for you, or how to fill out your insurance application? We're here to help. Email enroll@gaycenter.org for free, one-on-one assistance, and visit gaycenter.org/health#insurance to learn more.
This Saturday, from 2-9:30 p.m. ET, you're invited to the 2020 New Masculinities Festival. Witness a variety of performances and dialogue breathing new life into what masculinity means for all of us. Get your tickets today! via Man Question
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The New Masculinities Festival
Holiday Hours Notice: The Center is closed in observance of the federal holiday on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
We're one day closer to the application deadline for the RiseOut Activist-in-Residence Fellowship. Did you know that this program seeks to specifically and intentionally support Black LGBTQ New Yorkers as fellows this year?
Apply before the deadline this Friday, November 13, and keep an eye out for more facts about the program throughout the week!
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RiseOut: Activist-in-Residence Fellowship Program
RSVP for tomorrow's Second Tuesday event! Eric Cervini, author of “The Deviant’s War,” and Hugh Ryan, author of “When Brooklyn Was Queer,” will discuss Frank Kameny's history and the systematic persecution of gay federal employees. gaycenter.org/the-deviants-war
Applications for the RiseOut Activist-in-Residence Fellowship close this Friday, November 13. We're counting down to the deadline with daily facts about the opportunity. First up: Did you know that activists will receive a stipend of $15,000 to support their work over the course of 12 months?
Visit gaycenter.org/advocacy/fellowship to learn more & apply.
The Center provides non-judgmental, affirming support for families navigating a child’s coming out process and developing identity. For more information, please email foreverfamilies@gaycenter.org, or call 646.358.1703.
Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET: join us to recognize TDoR. We will have performances from the Youth Pride Chorus, remarks from Kalki Subramaniam and Andrea Jenkins, community shares and live support by Center staff throughout the event. Free RSVP: gaycenter.org/tdor.
Join DBGM and the James Beard Foundation for "I Am Not Alone @ The Table," a cooking show and panel discussion, tomorrow at 12 p.m. ET. This virtual forum is a DBGM tradition that gathers LGBTQ+ people of color in one place to feel that sense of belonging to a community, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to force many of us into greater isolation. Register: cooking4holiday.eventbrite.com
Join us this Thursday for a virtual version of our annual Women's Event, featuring a panel discussion on the impact of the 2020 election season and the future for LBTQ women with Alicia Garza, Cecilia Gentili, Urvashi Vaid and LaLa B Holston-Zannell. We'll also honor the WNBA Players Association for their activism on and off the court.
Save your spot today! Register at gaycenter.org/womensevent.
"I'm a firm believer of everyone being represented at the table, and it is not to say that the current LGBTQ allies can't speak up for us, or speak for me, but it's better to have someone from the community at the table."
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LGBTQ people of color keep breaking election barriers. And it ‘feels amazing.’
We're honored to have been able to spotlight the incredible work of several TGNC Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian people & people of color the past few months. They deserve to be celebrated and recognized. Give them a follow and support them year-round! #TransAwarenessWeek
“What I would like to see is a setting of the tone at the federal level for what states and cities across the nation should be doing in terms of reallocating funding from a punishment economy to an economy that’s built on care.”
– Alicia Garza at The Center's Women's Event. You can hear from her and all of our fantastic panelists in this article from Forbes!
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Activists Discuss Their Hopes For The Future At The NYC LGBT Center Women’s Event
Join us to hear from acclaimed YA writers Aiden Thomas and Leah Johnson on Tuesday, December 8 at 6:30 p.m. ET! They'll be talking about the release of Thomas’ debut novel “Cemetery Boys,” queer pop culture and more.
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Second Tuesday: Cemetery Boys
TUE, DEC 1 AT 6:30 PM EST
Visions of HIV: How We See HIV and AIDS in the Media
TUE, DEC 8 AT 6:30 PM EST
Second Tuesday: "Cemetery Boys"
Holiday Hours Notice: The Center will be closed in observance of the federal holiday starting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, reopening on Monday, November 30.
TUE, DEC 1 AT 7:00 PM EST
Center Reads "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman
Tune in on Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation with community members about how HIV and AIDS is represented in the media and art, and how that impacts their work.
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Visions of HIV: How We See HIV/AIDS In The Media
Two especially popular queer YA books of the past year are Leah Johnson’s “You Should See Me in a Crown” and Aiden Thomas’ “Cemetery Boys." We're excited to host these authors in conversation about their recent works on Tuesday, December 8. Don't miss it! RSVP at https://gaycenter.org/second-tuesday/.
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Second Tuesday: Leah Johnson in Conversation With Aiden Thomas
Happy Holidays from The Center. Thank you for helping us move toward a better future for everyone. ❤️
Join us and the National AIDS Memorial at 1 p.m. ET on December 1, World AIDS Day, for a national conversation with powerful voices about health justice, social activism, remembrance, hope and resilience. Learn more about World AIDS Day 2020–A National Conversation. Click here to get updates: https://bit.ly/35rSllV.
"Quaranzine," made by Pearl Wong for a Q-Wave - Building Queer & Trans API Community Since 2004 zinemaking workshop, shines a light on the way we may go through changes in our relationships during COVID, and the things we can discover about ourselves and our loved ones because of those changes.
What does LGBTQ love and community look like to you? Share your thoughts and visions with The Center's LGBTQuarantine Archive Project, and take part in queer history-making: gaycenter.org/lgbtquarantine. #lgbtquarantine #lgbtcenternycarchive
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In Quarantine with My Parents and My Partner
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"I recently came out to my dad. It's been surprisingly weird to be out to both my parents. After coming out, I thought everything would be a snap. I was wrong. I've always thought of the coming out process like a "before" and "after" makeover set. Frankly, I am shocked and annoyed that there is this...
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"I realize I have a lot of residual fear (of inadvertent exposure & oversharing) to unlearn when I'm around my parents. But it feels nice when I bring myself to be truthful of what is going on in my life."
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"It's been harder than I thought it would be. Mostly because I'm still learning how to talk to my parents. But I'm grateful to discover, in quarantine of all places, that my relationship with my parents continues to grow. And that I can be honest with them, and they're okay with almost anything I sa...
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Learn about the importance of medicine recycling, and the process behind it, with AID FOR AIDS International. Their HIV Medicine Recycling Program is the largest one in the United States. Over the last 24 years, AFA has collected and redistributed close to $160 million in medication to over 20,000 people around the world.
RSVP for the webinar on December 2 at 3 p.m. ET:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcuGqrzsuE9KfNZZXyoe6dVLRFYb7UVwd
A few songs by LGBTQ+ artists that we'll be dancing to this weekend. 💃 Check out this sweet list by them.: http://ms.spr.ly/6188pOjvq
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12 New Songs By LGBTQ+ Artists: Lil Nas X, Rina Sawayama, and More
Licensed social worker and disability consultant Vilissa Thompson, LMSW, brings to light the lack of diversity in disability storytelling, the racism that exists in the disability community itself. Check out her work here: https://www.vilissathompson.com
Read article by PopSugar Fitness: https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/interview-disability-rights-vilissa-thompson-ableism-47639340/
#DisabilityTooWhite
The NYC AIDS Memorial debuted an outdoor, touch-free installation "Hear Me" on December 1, for World AIDS Day.
Every night at 7 p.m., the monument will broadcast poetry, speeches, music, and readings of related historical texts. Each morning at 10 a.m. — a recording featuring the names of over 2,000 New Yorkers who have died of AIDS-related illnesses.
You can expect performances by Kia LaBeija (goodnight_kia), who will read one of her poems; artist David Wojnarowicz, represented by his recording of ACT-UP demonstrations in 1989; and Vito Russo, of the landmark speech “Why We Fight” (1988).
For more information, please visit nycaidsmemorial.org or follow them NYC AIDS Memorial.
#worldaidsday #nycaidsmemorial
TUE, FEB 2, 2021 AT 7:00 PM EST
Center Reads: "The Great Believers" by Rebecca Makkai
TUE, JAN 12, 2021 AT 6:30 PM EST
Second Tuesday: Emily Hashimoto and Christina Quintana (CQ)
TUE, JAN 5, 2021 AT 7:00 PM EST
Center Reads: "Jonny Appleseed" By Joshua Whitehead
Did you know that The Center provides counseling for people impacted by a loved one's substance use?
Participants can learn how to support a loved one’s recovery, address their own emotional stress, and learn strategies for encouraging recovery and positive growth while practicing self-care.
To learn more or schedule an intake, contact recovery@gaycenter.org.
Join us for our COVID- 19 Virtual Town Hall this Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET.
NYC Langone Health Vaccine Center and The Center, and in collaboration with Encore Community Services, Translatinx Network, and Voces Latinas, this is a panel about the patient experience and clinical research process that is currently taking place for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Register via Zoom: gaycenter.zoom.us/j/96158031616
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Participe en nuestra Reunión Virtual sobre la vacuna contra COVID-19 este Miércoles, 16 de diciembre de 2020, 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET.
NYU Langone Health Vaccine Center y The Center, en colaboración con Encore Community Services, Translatinx Network, y Voces Latinas, presentan una reunión virtual sobre la experiencia del paciente y el proceso del ensayo clínico durante la investigación de una vacuna contra COVID-19.
Inscríbase por Zoom: gaycenter.zoom.us/j/96340864693
Queer/Art was launched in 2009 to support a generation of LGBTQ+ artists that lost mentors to the AIDS Crisis of the 1980s.
The Curator behind QUEER | ART Mentorship Annual Exhibition: Arcanum is Anthony wash.Rosado – a queer Afro-Boricua storyteller and cultural curator merging anthropological literature, visual art, interactive installation, and immersive performance; to gift TLGBQ+ and BIPoC story-sharing methods.
QUEER | ART aims to create a diverse and vibrant community through the support of LGBTQ+ art and artists across generations and disciplines. The exhibit is on view Oct. 29, 2020 - January 7, 2021.
To view the virtual gallery, visit queer-art.org/arcanum.
#afrolatinx #queerart #qamARCANUM
This piece "Untitled prose/short story, April 25, 2020: A chance encounter years from now" envisions a connected future forged through our shared struggles in 2020, written by Meghann Garmany and edited by Ernest Mingo. The Center's LGBTQuarantine Archive Project aims to foster such optimism for the future and empathy for each other.
Do you have images, art, or other creative works that show LGBTQ love and community? Take part in queer history-making by adding them to the Archive Project: gaycenter.org/lgbtquarantine.
#lgbtquarantine #lgbtcenternycarchive
Trans rights are human rights. Happy Human Rights Day!
Uplifting artwork by plantbasedprintss on Instagram. You can contact her for commissions at plantbaseprintss@gmail.com!
#humanrightsday2020 #transisbeautiful #translivesmatter #lgbtq #transliberation #blacktranslivesmatter
"The state should hurry up and end a police practice that targets transgender women of color, City Council members say." #WalkingWhileTrans
Read more here: http://ms.spr.ly/6181prcEh New York Daily News
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NYC Council to push repeal of police practice targeting transgender women of color
Ready to perfect your English-language skills? Sign up for weekly classes, set to begin in January!
Please contact Veronica Cordido at vclanguages@gmail.com to join.
Learn more: gaycenter.org/esl-advanced.
Through a practice of textiles and foot erotica, Queer|Art|Mentorship Literature Fellow Sarah Zapata engages elements of control and performativity to create immersive fantasies. Sarah Zapata makes work with meditative, mechanical means, her current work deals with the multiple facets of her complex identity: a Texan living in Brooklyn, a lesbian raised as an evangelical Christian, a first generation American of Latin American descent, a contemporary artist inspired by ancient civilizations, an artist challenging the history of craft as “women’s work” within the realm of art.
Please join us for a studio visit and conversation exploring Zapata's work and writing she has been developing throughout the past year. This event is part of the 2019-2020 Queer|Art|Mentorship Annual Exhibition, curated by current Fellow @Anthonywash.Rosado and titled ARCANUM, open from October 29, 2020, through January 7, 2021.
Event Details:
Sarah Zapata: An instep along the self edge
December 17, 2020
5:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m EST.
RSVP today: queer-art.org/arcanum-special-events-rsvp
#qamARCANUM #queerart
"Finding Purpose" by George Stanley Nsamba reflects on the experience of producing a film about the lives of teens born with HIV in Uganda and the pervasive stigma that surrounded the project. George Stanley Nsamba is a filmmaker, spoken word artist, and human rights activist.
"Finding Purpose" is part of TRANSMISSIONS presented by Visual AIDS –a program of six videos considering the impact of HIV and AIDS beyond the United States. #daywithoutart
Watch here: dwa.visualaids.org/Watch-TRANSMISSIONS
The Center is always here. So many are counting on us—and we're counting on you. Learn how to bring hope to our community at gaycenter.org/holiday.
"It is critical that here in New York City, and across the country, we design a fair and equitable vaccination program that ensures that no one is left behind. Lives depend on it."
Read more by Gotham Gazette http://ms.spr.ly/6182pV6q0
#racialequity #coronavirus #vaccine @MarkLevineNYC @uche_blackstock
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New York Must Not Exacerbate Disparities Again: Key Considerations for Equity in Covid Vaccination
féi hernandez (b.1993 Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico) is an Inglewood-raised immigrant trans non-binary visual artist, writer, and healer. féi is an Advisory Board Member of Gender Justice Los Angeles and was one of the artists for Forward Together’s 2019 Trans Day of Resilience Campaign. They are a Co-Founder of @ingfellowship which provides mentorship to Inglewood youth working on projects to counteract gentrification and was also a femmetor for the 2019-2020 Seeds of Liberación (SOL) leadership development program for young transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGI) people in Los Angeles. They are a certified Reiki and Akashic Records practitioner who utilizes a decolonial approach to ancestral energetic healing. féi collects Pokémon plushies.
Follow their work: @fei.hernandez
Visit their website: www.feihernandez.com
Go purchase their latest published work, HOOD CRIATURA – a full-length poetry collection, available on their website!
Title: Projection or Protection
Photography by: @sambrano
#feihernandez #transnonbinary #immigrant #lgbt #transisbeautiful
Join the upcoming English level A2 course at The Center! This is the second level of English in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The goal for this course is for students to attain beginners fluency in English.
Classes will take place Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., January 13-April 28, 2021.
Please contact Veronica Cordido at vclanguages@gmail.com if you would like to join this cohort.
Watch: Our dedicated Center staff, and young people like Dennise, continue to show up and work together to support their communities.
RiseOut works to mobilize people across New York State to work as change agents, ensuring that the diverse concerns of LGBTQ community members are heard. Find out how you can participate in RiseOut, so that we are all equipped to be strong advocates for LGBTQ New Yorkers.
Head to gaycenter.org/advocacy/riseout to find out how to take action now!
#riseout #advocacy #gaycenter #lgbt
Lucía Egaña Rojas challenges gendered representations of HIV and AIDS, investigating what Lina Meruane has termed “female disappearance syndrome”—the erasure of women living with HIV from conversations about the epidemic.
"Female Disappearance Syndrome" is part of TRANSMISSIONS presented by Visual AIDS –a program of six videos considering the impact of HIV and AIDS beyond the United States. The videos will only be up until Dec. 31, 2020, so if you haven't seen them, go check them out! #daywithoutart
Watch here: dwa.visualaids.org/Watch-TRANSMISSIONS
Maricielo I, from the series Virgenes de la Puerta, 2014 ©️ Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek
The series Virgenes de la Puerta focuses on the transgender women of Lima, Peru who continue to be cast aside by the political and religious administrations for well over 500 years.
Learn more and attend "Fatherland: Culture, Violence, and the Peruvian Landscape" RSVP at gaycenter.org/fatherland.
Holiday Hours: The Center will be closed in observance of the federal holiday starting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, reopening on Monday, December 28.
Queer|Art|Mentorship Visual Art Fellow Felicita “Felli” Maynard shares an intimate short film introducing male impersonator Jean Loren Feliz, a fictional character inspired by 1920s drag kings such as Florence Hines, Gladys Bentley, and Storme Delarverie. The piece strips the everyday life of Jean to its core as we are welcomed to their home and how they live. Felicita “Felli” Maynard is a first-generation #Afrolatinx genderqueer interdisciplinary artist, storyteller, and educator. They use analog and wet plate photography to explore their identity as a descendant of the African diaspora.
This piece is part of the 2019-2020 Queer|Art|Mentorship Annual Exhibition curated by @anthonywash.rosado, which will be on view through January 7, 2021.
Event Details:
Felicita “Felli” Maynard: Primp
January 7, 2021
5-6 p.m. ET
RSVP here: queer-art.org/arcanum-special-events-rsvp
#qamARCANUM #QueerArt
The end of 2020 has left us all to reflect on how we can be better to ourselves, our community, and our planet earth. Digital artist @artistnatalie (Instagram) leaves us to reflect on a lot, as this year comes to a close.
Visit redbubble.com/people/natalieweinberg/explore to purchase one of her designs printed on stickers, phone cases, and more.
What does this digital drawing make you think of? Comment below!
#2020 #QueerArtSpolight
We're excited to welcome the new year with the upcoming book discussion group on the novel “Jonny Appleseed” by Joshua Whitehead. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 7 p.m ET. Don't miss it!
RSVP at gaycenter.org/jonny-appleseed
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Center Reads: "Jonny Appleseed" by Joshua Whitehead
Join our statewide advocacy initiative #RISEOUT that represents a shared vision of #justice and #equity for the future of the #LGBTQ community in New York State. Take action today!
https://gaycenter.org/advocacy/
Now is the chance to double your impact. A pair of generous donors have offered to match all gifts made before midnight December 31, up to $50,000!
Bring hope to the LGBTQ community and donate now at gaycenter.org/holiday.
Don't miss our first Center Reads event of 2021 with Joshua Whitehead discussing his book "Jonny Appleseed"– a unique, shattering vision of Indigenous life, full of grit, glitter, and dreams. Attend this virutal event tomorrow January 5, at 7 p.m. ET! #centerreads #lgbt #queerauthors
RSVP https://gaycenter.org/jonny-appleseed/
World Braille Day is a reminder of the importance of accessibility and independence for people who are blind or visually impaired. This day spreads awareness about braille and other accessible forms of communication.
Everyone deserves (and is legally entitled to) the same accommodations and service, regardless of ability. Let’s remember that and do our part to make our workplaces more accessible for everyone.
Check out The New York Times article exploring how Americans With Disabilities Act shaped modern life for people with disabilities. https://nyti.ms/2ZJrK1S
#worldbrailleday #braille #disabledqueer #accessilbility #lgbt
Happy New Year–it's finally 2021! We are very happy this year has come to an end.
The Center hopes your new year is safe, healthy, and full of love.
#2020isover #lgbtcenternyc #happynewyear #hello2021
Holiday Hours: The Center will be closed in observance of the holiday on Friday, January 1, 2021.
A new HIVE Mind session is beginning this January! This is a space for people to get social and emotional support with other individuals living with HIV. Discussion topics include sex, dating and relationships, managing healthcare, coping with feelings of anxiety or depression, and more.
Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m. ET | Starting January 25
Contact centersupport@gaycenter.org to join the group.
Have you registered for our upcoming Second Tuesday virtual event on Jan. 12, 2021?
Join Emily Hashimoto as she sits in conversation with CQ to discuss Hashimoto’s debut novel, “A World Between” (Feminist Press). Narrated in sparkling prose, “A World Between” perfectly captures the wonder and confusion of growing up and growing closer as it follows two strikingly different but interconnected women who navigate family, friendship, and their own fraught history.
Head to gaycenter.org/world-between to register!
#secondtuesdays
In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico’s funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico’s little sister.
Did the story grab your attention? Join The Center’s monthly book discussion group as we discuss the novel “The Great Believers” by Rebecca Makkai - Author this February.
To RSVP, visit gaycenter.org/the-great-believers.
Brenda Zarit Sifuentes Andrade, 36 | Transgender | Murdered | 2018 ©️ Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek
Join us for a talk with artists Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek about their "Fatherland" series, a body of work that documents the sites of violent hate crimes throughout Peru’s cities, deserts, the Andes, and deep within the jungles of the Amazon.
Fatherland: Culture, Violence, and the Peruvian Landscape will take place Friday, January 22 at 6:30 P.M. ET.
RSVP at gaycenter.org/fatherland or go to the Arts & Culture link in the bio!
This week was a lot to process. We just wanted to remind you that The Center is here for anyone who needs support.
Visit gaycenter.org/covid-19-resources to learn more about our remote services available.
Artwork by Sweden-based Illustrator Andrea Pippins, originally from Maryland, VA.
#QueerArtSpotlight #blackartistsmatter #lgbt #lgbtcenternyc #takesometime #breathe
"Several LGBTQ+ #activists and writers recounted their experiences while engaging or being adjacent to past #protests, along with the #police presence they encountered."
Take some time to breathe today. The Center is here for anyone who needs support.
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Police Response to Coup Attempt Highlights Double Standard With BLM Protests
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Second Tuesday Presents Queering Lockdowns: NYC After the Pandemic
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Second Tuesday Presents: Bryan Washington in Conversation with Pamela Sneed
Thank you JPMorgan Chase & Co. for this generous support of The Center and other amazing LGBTQ orgs! We are so excited to be able to expand our career planning and economic advancement programming for our community.
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JPMorgan Chase is donating $5 million to these LGBTQ+ causes
Jia Hurd (they/she) is a Black, nonbinary femme from the South Bronx. They are a mental health advocate, suicide attempt survivor, creative, social worker, and community organizer.
Jia currently leads a COVID-19 response mental health project that has served 500+ QBIPoC across the USA and around the world, without any cost to the individual. Their goal is to expand the project so that they can offer QTBIPOC mental health retreats and support groups specifically for those suffering from schizophrenia.
In addition, they were also a Semi-finalist for the 2021 RiseOut Activist-in-Residence Fellowship. Learn more: gaycenter.org/advocacy/fellowship
#lgbtcenternyc #riseoutfellowship #mentalhealth #nonbinary #femme #southbronx
Don't forget to RSVP to our upcoming discussion Fatherland: Culture, Violence, and the Peruvian Landscape happening January 22 at 6:30 P.M. ET.
RSVP here: http://gaycenter.org/fatherland
©️ Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek
Happy New Year advocates! As we prepare for a new year of LGBTQ advocacy, we acknowledge that recent events have underscored the importance of advocacy, and why we continue to fight for equity and fairness for all.
Our next RiseOut Action Team meeting will focus on how you can get involved and fight for LGBTQ rights this year by helping to build momentum toward progressive change as a volunteer.
Join us at the next meeting on January 21 at 6 p.m. ET. You’ll get the inside scoop on how we plan to make an impact in 2021 and all the ways you can take part.
To register, go to gaycenter.org/action-team-meeting.
#RiseOut #lgbt #advocacy
Holiday Hours: The Center will be closed in observance of the holiday on Monday, January 18, 2021.
Make sure to follow them.'s "In Bloom" series. Columnist Eva Reign writes: “Our stories need to be told for us and by us. We are more than a statistic. We are more than a tragic trope. We are more than a trend of the summer. We are alive.”
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Jasmine Hearn (they/she) is from the occupied land of the Karankawa and Atapake people, now known as Houston, TX. A performer, director, choreographer, organizer, teaching artist, and a 2017 Bessie award winning performer, they are currently a company member with Urban Bush Women, a 2019 Jerome Foundation Jerome Hill Fellow, and a part of the collective, Skeleton Architecture.
They plan to develop a shared practice format, grounded in movement and expression, which will be flexible and responsive in having the capacity to be shared in physical and digital spaces.
Jasmine was a Semi-finalist for the 2021 RiseOut Activist-in-Residence Fellowship. Learn more: gaycenter.org/advocacy/fellowship
#lgbtcenternyc #riseoutfellowship #karankawa #atapake
A new HIVE Mind session is beginning next week, January 25, 2021!
This is a space for people to get social and emotional support with other individuals living with HIV. Discussion topics include sex, dating and relationships, managing healthcare, coping with feelings of anxiety or depression, and more.
To join, contact centersupport@gaycenter.org.
The exhibit, “Not Another Second,” shot in 2019 by a German photographer, Thormaehlen Photography, profiles 12 older adults who identify as L.G.B.T.+ (the “Q” is deliberately missing because the word “queer” was often used as a pejorative term against the people profiled), through a series of portraits and video interviews.
Article by The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/lgbt-elderly-discrimination-photography.html
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The Stories of Those Who Lost Decades in the Closet
We are like plants: we need water, sun, and love.
Check out the boots on that sun! Illustrated by the talented Colombian graphic designer Sebastian Santafe @sebassantafe. For commissions or questions, you can email him at sebastiansantafe3@gmail.com.
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Somos como plantas: necesitamos agua, sol, y cariño.
Mirá las botas que tiene ese sol! Ilustrado por el talentoso diseñador grafico Colombiano, Sebastian Santafe @sebassantafe. Para comisiones o preguntas, mande sus correos a sebastiansantafe3@gmail.com
#thursdaythoughts #selfcare #sol #agua #sunshine #lgbt #colombianartists #QueerArtSpotlight #lgbt #artistas #diseño
Have you seen The New York State LGBT Health & Human Services Network's Queer Health Emergency Resources Explorer? This new site functions as a guide to NY State resources for LGBQ, TGNC & BIPOC health and human services. Check it out by visiting lgbtqexplorer.org!
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The New York State LGBT Health & Human Services Network
January 25 at 4:42 PM ·
(Qu)H.E.R.E. - The Queer Health Emergency Resources Explorer: A guide to NY State resources for LGBQ, TGNC & BIPOC health and human services. https://lgbtqexplorer.org/
The last year has been so challenging for everyone. The pandemic and its effects have disproportionately harmed LGBTQ+ folks, limiting the ability to get access to critical services. Over the next two weeks, we will be sharing the stories of folks who have come face to face with these challenges and the organizations they turned to for help.
Pamela Sneed’s new book Funeral Diva is a collection of poems and essays about surviving the twin crises of the ’80s and ’90s: the AIDS pandemic, and losing many Black lesbians to cancer in the same era. It asks us to reckon with the ways in which death and suffering, particularly concerning Black people, is in our collective memory—and literally all around us today.
Learn more as she discusses this book, art, and activism with TheBody.com.
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The ‘Funeral Diva’ Pamela Sneed Remembers AIDS, Art, and Activism in New Book
Join Bryan Washington and Pamela Sneed as they discuss Washington’s debut novel, “Memorial.”
Memorial is a rom-com with teeth. It’s a classic set-up – a will they stay together? – that Bryan then transforms into a deep, enduring, transcendent story tackling issues of class, race, identity, and queerness. It’s full of wit and humor, big romantic moments and small sexy ones. It’s an expansive story that crosses the globe, yet is powered by intimate life dramas that become universal, featuring characters who aren’t typically the stars.
Don't miss this engaging discussion on February 11, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
RSVP by going to gaycenter.org/memorial.
#QueerAuthors #Memorial
The Black Queen Screen Tests by Jerome A. Parker is an ALL-BLACK, virtual, workshop production of "The Black Queens, or House of Dinah" built to elevate the theatricality and explore the “live”. This endeavor was created and entirely run by a 20+ team of BLACK creative artists, artisans, and technicians.
This absurd musical, which taps into the art of drag, mixes lip-syncing and live moments of dance and music to tell an intergenerational BLACK, QUEER story of self-reliance, resilience and survival.
Act One of The Black Queen Screen Tests streams TONIGHT at 7 p.m. ET! Tickets start at $10.
To purchase tickets and support this production, go to thetanknyc.org/theblackqueens. Presented by The Tank.
In partnership with Dirty Laundry Theatre and The Tank, The Center presents a special panel discussion with the director of and actors in the upcoming production of "Borders," written by Nimrod Danishman and directed by Michael R. Piazza. Borders tells the story of two gay men who meet on Grindr.
Boaz lives in Israel, and George in Lebanon. During the course of their virtual relationship they examine the meaning of borders—real and imagined, physical and not—and how isolation and companionship manifest in modern time.
To learn more and RSVP, visit gaycenter.org/borders.
Join The New Pride Agenda and Equality NY on Thursday, January 28 @ 7:30 PM ET for their next Virtual Town Hall: “Surviving + Thriving in 2021: A Discussion of State Budget and Legislative Priorities and Advocacy”.
In this free, virtual event, NPA’s Cynthia Dames and EQNY’s Cathy Marino-Thomas will be in discussion with Cristina Herrera of Translatina Network, Trevon Mayers of The LGBT Center, Teri Wilhelm of Albany Damien Center, and Jason Cianciotto of GMHC about the proposed state budget and LGBTQIA priorities and advocacy strategies for the new year.
Register today: tinyurl.com/yxucm2ke
Victory! Today, NYS lawmakers voted to repeal the #WalkingWhileTrans ban and seal prior convictions related to its enforcement.
This statute had long been used to target, harass, coerce, and arrest cisgender and transgender women of color as well as gender-expansive people for how they dress, or for simply existing in public spaces. Its repeal is a significant step toward ensuring our community’s protection and safety.
Thank you to the many brave community advocates like @TS_Candii who have long led the charge for change, and to Senator Brad Hoylman & Assemblywoman Amy R. Paulin for championing this effort.
Full statement: gaycenter.org/walking-while-trans.
Black trans women and femmes have not only been at the epicenter of the struggle against racial patriarchy — even while being exiled from and unthought of by feminism — but also there’s an analysis, a study of racial patriarchy that is made available to us through the 1970s political formations: an archive of zines and political grammar (fag, non-men, street queen, etc.) that continues and that is essential to and indispensable for the struggle against racial patriarchy and carceral violence in the present tense.
Read more via Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/black-trans-feminist-thought-can-set-us-free/
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Black Trans Feminist Thought Can Set Us Free
Ashton Attzs is a 22-year-old queer, black, London based-artist. Their paintings and illustrations are a vehicle to empower the everyday person. From the dreamy blues to the cotton-candy pinks popping against their charmingly distinctive, racially, and gender-diverse animated characters. Their work is bold, joyful, and unapologetic both in style and message.
To date, Attzs has been commissioned by the likes of Instagram, Tate, Tottenham Hotspur, and Universal Music Group to name but a few.
In 2018, Attzs won the coveted Evening Standard Art Prize: for their painting of transgender swimmers, “Don’t Stay In Ya Lane”.
To follow their work, go to @attzs_.
#QueerArtSpotlight #BlackHistoryMonth #queerblackjoy
WED, FEB 24 AT 6:30 PM EST
Borders: Queering the Middle (East)
TUE, APR 6 AT 7:00 PM EDT
Center Reads: "Days Without End" by Sebastian Barry
WED, MAR 24 AT 6:30 PM EDT
When Dogs Heal: The Healing Power of Dogs Within the HIV Community.
Join us for the upcoming RiseOut Action Team Meeting: Influencing Federal Legislation next Thursday, February 18 at 6 p.m. ET.
What happens in New York State influences how other state governments and the federal government take action—or don’t—to support the LGBTQ community.
We’ll take a deeper look at what’s currently happening with LGBTQ-affirming legislation at various levels of government, and how you can get involved to advance LGBTQ rights not only in New York but also across the country.
To register, go to gaycenter.org/action-team-monthly.
#RiseOut
"In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist."
– Angela Davis
Artwork by @la.amarillista.
#ArtistSpotlight #AngelaDavis #BlackHistoryMonth
Blair Imani is a critically-acclaimed historian, outspoken advocate, and activist, and dynamic public speaker. The author of two historical books: Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018) and Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and The Black American Dream (2020), she centers women and girls, global Black communities, and the LGBTQ community.
She takes education further on Patreon and provides publicly accessible weekly lessons on Instagram. Blair has appeared on Fox News and MSNBC, presented at colleges and universities, spoken at conferences around the world, and delivered powerful talks for organizations and brands including TEDx and GLAAD.
Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
More than one million people in the United States have HIV, and thousands will die from AIDS-related complications this year alone. Since our founding, The Center has been fully committed to providing HIV and AIDS services to our community.
To learn more about getting tested and our HIV/AIDS programs and services, visit gaycenter.org/hiv-aids.
#NBHAAD #StopHIVTogether
Check out this fantastic Black literature collection by @TheRoot that includes short stories, debut novels, and untold stories in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth.
https://www.theroot.com/pageturners-manifesting-black-joy-across-all-genres-1846190995fa
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PageTurners: Manifesting Black Joy Across All Genres
The Center is currently assessing how we communicate and fundraise—and we want to hear your opinion!
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts by completing our supporter survey: surveymonkey.com/r/RDGGTZ9.
Buenas noticias! El periodo de Inscripción Abierta para seguro de salud se cierra 31 de Marzo, 2021.
Los Navegantes de El Centro le pueden ayudar con la solicitud!
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The future is Black, trans, gender non-conforming, queer, and beyond all the binaries and boundaries that oppression tries to box us into. Join The Movement for Black Lives to dream and manifest our #TGNCI futures—a beautiful one in which all #Black people thrive, shine, and love, free from violence, harm, and hate.
They'll be featuring the movement impact, stories, and creations of Black TGNCI visionaries. To stay informed and learn more, go to m4bl.org/black-futures-month.
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BLACK FUTURES MONTH - M4BL
Good news! Open Enrollment Period for uninsured New Yorkers has been extended through March 31, 2021.
Please contact our Patient Navigation team for insurance enrollment assistance.
https://gaycenter.org/health-insurance/
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Sending everyone a virtual embrace. For now, let's close our eyes and breathe.
"Individuals Embrace", 1979, Leonard Fink, Leonard Fink Photographs Collection.
#tbt #lgbtcenternycarchive #virtualhugs
Don't miss tonight's #SecondTuesday with Bryan Washington and Pamela Sneed discussing his book, #Memorial. Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET!
To RSVP, go to gaycenter.org/memorial.
Holiday Hours: The Center will be closed in observance of the holiday on Monday, February 15, 2021.
"For all the misses and mistakes Hollywood’s made over the years, relying on clichés and transition-focused storylines, they now seem to be listening. In 9-1-1: Lone Star, audiences can see Smith play a fireman who is also trans." 🏳️⚧ 🏳️🌈
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February 16 at 1:05 PM ·
On this week's LGBTQ&A Podcast, '9-1-1: Lone Star's Brian Michael Smith talks about being the first Black transmasculine series regular in television history. "They allow my character to just be who he is, while also at other times exploring his trans experience and giving room for that as well."
Listen on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/3dhLWiL
Alberto, Navigation Coordinator at Latino Commission on AIDS wants you to know that no matter where you’re from, you can safely get the care you need.
Find services in Spanish from The New York State LGBT Health & Human Services Network at lgbtqexplorer.org
https://youtu.be/Pj_w-mm-Jpk
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"The moment of truth had come; it was time to create a new me, on my own terms." — Precious Brady Davis
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Activist Precious Brady-Davis Reclaims Her Identity as a Black, Trans Woman in New Memoir
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"When the world demanded that I be meek and small in silence, I chose to wield my voice."
One step closer: The House has again passed the Equality Act! Now the bill moves to the Senate, which MUST vote to protect all LGBTQ people from discrimination and pass it along to the President—whose signature will enact first-of-its-kind comprehensive federal nondiscrimination protections for all LGBTQ Americans.
Keep the pressure on Senators—email them now: https://freedomforallamericans.org/contact-partners.
Today we honor the legacy of Sylvia Rivera —an American LGBTQ+ activist known for her work in trans rights. She was a well-known community worker in New York City and joined the Gay Activists Alliance in 1970. She, with fellow activist Marsha P. Johnson, founded STAR which offered advocacy and helps to homeless queer youth in addition to fighting for the Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Act.
She is a well-remembered member of the community, not only in New York, but worldwide.
Artwork by @andi.porretta.
#SylviaRivera #ArtSpotlight #TheHundredWomenProject
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It would also substantially expand the areas to which those discrimination protections apply.
The bill has been introduced multiple times before and previously passed the House in 2019. However, the law's impact would be different in practical terms now than it was then.
Read more by NPR.
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/969591569/house-to-vote-on-equality-act-heres-what-the-law-would-do
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House Passes The Equality Act: Here's What It Would Do
Join us for our upcoming #CenterReads monthly book discussion group to talk about “How We Fight for Our Lives” by Saeed Jones—a stunning coming-of-age memoir about a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Don't miss this event, next Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 7 p.m. ET!
To register, please visit gaycenter.org/how-we-fight.
Prepare for this book discussion by supporting our friends at the Bureau of General Services-Queer Division— a local, queer cultural center and bookstore. Visit bgsqd.com/store.
#lgbt #QueerAuthors
The Center presents a unique conversation about the positive impact that dogs have within the HIV community, in this powerful presentation of the new book “When Dogs Heal: The Healing Power of Dogs Within the HIV Community.”
“When Dogs Heal” is a photographic project that tells the stories of people who believe that the best medicine sometimes comes in the form of a four-legged friend.
Details: Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 6:30 p.m. ET.
To learn more and register, visit gaycenter.org/dogs-heal.
My name is Jazz Justine, I am a trans nonbinary (he/they) Black Boricua from the Bronx. I am currently studying to become a public youth librarian. I want to create a space in the library where underserved youth dealing with intersectional issues such as racism, poverty, misogyny, ableism, homophobia & transphobia can exist safely as themselves.
My undergrad degree is in fine art and that whole experience made me feel like my artwork wasn’t good, after I graduated I stopped creating for a long time feeling worn out. I began teaching myself digital illustration in 2018 and have been able to reclaim my creativity.
My primary artistic focus is fat Black femmes; It took me a very long time to love my own fat body, seeing other fat Black people (typically femmes) be confident and loving themselves out loud allowed me to see my own beauty and apply that love and appreciation inward.
Follow him and his artwork on Instagram:@thtblklibrarian.
#QueerPortraits #BlackHistoryMonth
Metanoia is an archival examination of community-based responses to the ongoing AIDS crisis. The exhibition highlights the contributions of Black cis and trans women and cis and trans women of color impacted by HIV, many of whom have had experiences within the criminal justice system.
We hope the powerful stories that have emerged from the LGBT Center National History Archive's holdings as well as those of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries serve as an inspiration to learn more, and initiate others’ transformations.
#LGBTCenterNYCArchives #metanoiaexhibit
Learn more here: https://metanoia.onearchives.org/
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Metanoia Online
Depictions of queer life in art and literature have a tendency to be immersed in the spectacular. They present diverse existences as a collection of only exceptional moments – primarily centering trauma – with none of the texture of everyday life. For audiences, this creates narrow interpretations of LGBTQIA+ lives that are not dynamic and on a continuum.
In "Memorial", American author Bryan Washington succeeds in demythologising queer life. He offers a narrative that gleams with not only the mundanity of daily life but also its surprising absurdity.
Read full book review via New Frame.
https://www.newframe.com/book-review-quietly-ordinary-queer-lives/twi
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Book Review | Quietly ordinary queer lives
My Story Matters is a closed,10-week group promoting safety, acceptance, support, and healing for all-gender survivors of sexual abuse ages 18+ who want to share their story and find a community. This group will be held in English.
The group starts on Thursday, March 18th, and will be held on Thursdays from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
To register, please reach out to centersupport@gaycenter.org to schedule an intake. Capacity is limited.
Reserve your spot today!
Lawmakers need to take action now to reduce the harm that LGBTQ and all marginalized New Yorkers are facing during the pandemic.
Sign the petition and help pass the progressive laws that our communities need!
#RiseOut
gaycenter.org/lgbtq-action
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Petition: Help Ensure LGBTQ Equity and Justice in NY
TUE, APR 20 AT 6:30 PM EDT
Center Stage: Exploring Narratives Of People Living With HIV in Theater
The Center presents an opportunity for LGBTQ+ artists, curators, and other professionals that identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or person of color (BIPOC) to turn their idea into an online exhibition that reflects LGBTQ+ communities of color with honor and dignity.
Participating artists will be provided a $150 honorarium for their participation. For questions regarding the exhibition, please email rmorales@gaycenter.org with “Art Exhibit” in the subject line, followed by your name.
The proposal dead has been EXTENDED: March 31, 2021! Apply today gaycenter.org/different-strokes-different-folks.
"The most obvious change being the pandemic, but discussions concerning the dynamics of race, oppression, and belonging have again bubbled to the surface. This is where Bubble T fits in – a queer Asian diasporic nightlife collective aptly named after the beverage, that symbolizes a connective thread across a disparate multiethnic community."
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How Uniting the Queer Asians Through Nightlife Became a Global Movement
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February 24 at 9:00 AM ·
From New York to Sydney, Arthur Tam looks at the nightlife spaces that are uplifting and unifying the queer Asian diaspora all over the world
Join us next week for our #SecondTuesday event–Queering Lockdowns: NYC After The Pandemic. Writers Jeremiah Moss (@vanishingny) and Jen Jack Gieseking sit in conversation about the future of NYC’s queer spaces after the COVID-19 lockdown.
What has happened in the past? How will spots where LGBTQ people gather be different after 2021?
Register for this Second Tuesday event by visiting gaycenter.org/queering-lockdowns.
Read more about our #SecondTuesday guest tonight, writer Jack Gieseking.
Jack interviewed dozens of queer women and trans people who came out between 1983 and 2005. He also spent countless hours digging through the Lesbian Herstory Archives, a queer women’s archive in Brooklyn and noted down every advertisement and mention of queer parties, restaurants, services, and events.
Read more via Atlas Obscura.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lgbtq-bars-in-new-york
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This Project Maps 25 Years of New York's Lesbian Nightlife
Learn about Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Women's Equal Pay Day, and how oversimplified & limited data about AAPI women can hinder needed policy change. Read via The 19th News.
http://ms.spr.ly/6183VHGo7
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On AAPI Women’s Equal Pay Day, the numbers only tell part of real story
Learn about Leonard Fink and his iconic photography in Huck, and take a look at The Center's online exhibition of his work: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/leonard-fink/bgJSrrRlzv8TKg.
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An uplifting portrait of gay liberation in ‘70s New York
TUE, APR 13 AT 6:30 PM EDT
Second Tuesday: Robert Jones, Jr. in conversation with Donja R. Love.
TUE, MAR 30 AT 7:00 PM EDT
LIVE VIRTUAL Q&A AROUND THE NEW DOCUMENTARY “WOJNAROWICZ: F**K YOU F*GGOT F**KER”
Join us for our #SecondTuesday–Queering Lockdowns: NYC After The Pandemic.
Writers Jeremiah Moss and Jen Jack Gieseking sit in conversation about the future of NYC’s #queer spaces–tonight at 7 p.m. ET!
RSVP here: www.gaycenter.org/queering-lockdowns
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Second Tuesday presents Queering Lockdowns: NYC after the Pandemic
The fight to protect and support women continues. All March we are taking time to celebrate women and to reflect on our past, and examine the path forward.
We are stronger together.
Uplifting artwork by @plantbasedprintss (Instagram).
#WomensHistoryMonth #QueerArtSpotlight
¡Buenas noticias! El periodo de Inscripción Abierta para seguro de salud se cierra 15 de mayo, 2021.
Los Navegantes de El Centro le pueden ayudar con la solicitud.
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Good news! Open Enrollment Period for uninsured New Yorkers has been extended through May 15, 2021.
Please contact our Patient Navigation team for insurance enrollment assistance.
https://gaycenter.org/health-insurance/
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“SOPHIE created a body of work that frantically tore apart sound and gender, where enhancement and exaggeration created the most authentic presentation.”
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SOPHIE Gave Us a Roadmap for Trans Existence
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The visionary producer’s unflinching vision pushed the boundaries of pop music and showed me that self-acceptance was possible.
Whether resolving a dispute in your workplace or simply navigating differing opinions on a work project, conflict mediation skills are an important part of any professional toolkit. Come learn some basic strategies and tools for effective mediation with Center Works' special guest Aaron Foley of the Black Media Initiative and Rolodex Global.
Join us this Friday, March 19, at 12 p.m. ET.
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Center Works presents: Conflict Mediation with Aaron Foley
Whether resolving a dispute in your workplace or simply navigating differing opinions on a work project, conflict mediation skills are an important part of any professional toolkit. Come learn some basic strategies and tools for effective mediation with Center Works' special guest Aaron Foley of the Black Media Initiative and Rolodex Global.
Join us next Friday, March 19, at 12 p.m. ET.
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Center Works presents: Conflict Mediation with Aaron Foley
Happy first day of spring! Today we celebrate the National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD)–a national mobilization effort designed to encourage American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians across the U.S. and Territorial Areas to get educated, get tested, get involved in the prevention, and get treated for HIV.
#NNHAAD
TUE, JUN 8 AT 6:30 PM EDT
Second Tuesday: Sarah Schulman in conversation with Steven Thrasher
We stand with our partner organizations, community groups, friends, family, and individuals across the country who have long been dedicated to uplifting, protecting, and advancing justice for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. We echo their calls to invest directly in community services and enact restorative justice measures to put an end to the abhorrent violence targeted at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Read the full statement at gaycenter.org/response-to-anti-aapi-violence.
Whether resolving a dispute in your workplace or simply navigating differing opinions on a work project, conflict mediation skills are an important part of any professional toolkit.
Come learn some basic strategies and tools for effective mediation with Center Works' special guest Aaron Foley of the Black Media Initiative and Rolodex Global.
Join us tomorrow, March 19, at 12 p.m. ET.
RSVP here: gaycenter.org/conflict-mediation.
The Center in partnership with National Queer Theater invites you to take part in a conversation on HIV narratives in theater. Together with The Center’s Manager of Community Partnerships Richard Morales, playwrights Donja R. Love and Victor I. Cazares discuss the importance of having characters on stage living with HIV that reflect the lived experiences of BIPOC queer artists living with HIV.
Join us April 20, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. ET. RSVP here: gaycenter.org/center-stage
#NationalQueerTheater
Calling all filmmakers! Submissions for #NEWFEST2021 are officially open! NewFest's collection of narratives, documentaries, and shorts portrays diverse and compelling stories from across the LGBTQ spectrum. To learn more, visit gaycenter.org/newfest.
Submissions can be made at filmfreeway.com/newfest.
Robert Jones, Jr., author of the instant New York Times best-selling novel “The Prophets,” joins us for a special Second Tuesday to discuss his debut novel with acclaimed playwright Donja Love.
“The Prophets” is described as a stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence.
With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr. fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them. As tensions build and the weight of centuries culminates in a climactic reckoning, “The Prophets” masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 6:30 p.m. ET. To register, visit gaycenter.org/robert-jonesjr
#SecondTuesday
¡Todavia tiene tiempo! El periodo de Inscripción Abierta para #seguro de salud se ha extendido hasta el 31 de diciembre, 2021!
No saben donde empezar? Los Navegantes de El Centro le pueden ayudar con la solicitud.
Visiten gaycenter.org/health-insurance para mas informacion.
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There's still time! Open Enrollment Period for uninsured New Yorkers has been extended through December 31, 2021!
Please contact our Patient Navigation team for insurance enrollment assistance.
https://gaycenter.org/health-insurance/
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Join The Center’s monthly book discussion group as we discuss the 2019 fictionalized biography of Tennessee Williams.
What keeps two people together and what breaks them apart? Can we save someone else if we can’t save ourselves? “Leading Men” seamlessly weaves fact and fiction to navigate the tensions between public figures and their private lives.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 7 p.m. ET.
To RSVP, visit gaycenter.org/leading-men
#CenterReads
"You may not understand me today. You may not understand me tomorrow, but I hope that in the future there can be some meeting of us together."
via ELLE
https://www.elle.com/beauty/a35902425/richie-shazam-raquel-willis-conversation-shine-true/
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Raquel Willis and Richie Shazam On Allowing Queer and Trans Folk To Imagine Their Futures
Whether you’re a young professional, an entrepreneur, or a freelancing consultant, the presence you create online and the digital tools you choose can be a make-or-break choice for your career.
Come learn the basics you need to know about social media and digital marketing from special guest Michael Peggs founder of Marccx Media and member of Rolodex.
TODAY at 12 p.m. ET! To register, visit gaycenter.org/michael-peggs.
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