The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

04/23/2025

The immigration landscape is constantly changing, but we're here to help you navigate it! On Monday, April 28 at 6 p.m., join our immigration town hall to learn more about your rights, legal resources, and how these changes may affect you or your community. Thank you to Immigration Equality for partnering with us on this event!

To RSVP, visit https://gaycenter.org/immigrationtownhall

04/23/2025

Meet our 2025 Activist-In-Residence Fellows! 🌟 After receiving over 100 applications, we selected six amazing activists to be this year's fellows. Learn about their plans to transform the LGBTQ+ community. Stay tuned for updates on their projects, future fellowship events, and opportunities to participate!

To learn more about the Activist-in-Residence Fellowship, visit gaycenter.org/fellowship 🔗

04/22/2025

Did you know that The Center hosts events specifically for BIPOC LGBTQ+ community members? Up next in our Center The Culture series are our AAPI Food Market on May 17 and our Juneteenth Block Party on June 14. 🎉

If you'd like to be a vendor for either of these events, submit your applications at gaycenter.org/vendors. To RSVP to our AAPI Food Market, visit gaycenter.org/aapifoodmarket. To RSVP for our Juneteenth Block Party, visit gaycenter.org/Juneteenth2025. Check our events calendar to stay up to date on all of our events! 🗓️

These events are created to center BIPOC LGBTQ+ community members, but are open to all.

04/21/2025

Happy Le***an Visibility Week! 🧡🤍🩷 Today, we raised the le***an flag to honor the first day of Le***an Visibility Week 2025! Our CEO, Dr. Carla Smith, shared a message: “From one le***an to another, enjoy, celebrate, and be visible!”

Tomorrow is the official National Le***an Flag Raising organized by The Curve Foundation (), so be sure to visit The Center and take photos with our flag! Don’t forget to tag us and ***anvisibilityweekusa 📸

To learn more about Le***an Visibility Week at The Center, visit gaycenter.org/LVW 🔗

***anVisibilityWeek

04/17/2025

Another Center Dinner in the books! Last week more than 700 LGBTQ+ New Yorkers and allies joined us as we honored Kesha, Ruth Jacks, and Susie Scher and heard remarks from Commander Emily “Hawking” Shilling, board president Allyn Shaw, and our CEO, Dr. Carla Smith. See clips of their speeches and more in our Center Dinner Highlight! 

We’re so grateful to our supporters, donors, corporate sponsors, and community partners who help us continue to fight for the LGBTQ+ community!

To donate, visit gaycenter.org/donate to donate. Check out the full photo album at gaycenter.org/photos!

04/16/2025

An upcoming opportunity to be a vendor at The Center is our AAPI Food Market! 🥘✨

On May 17, be a part of our annual event celebrating the AAPI LGBTQ+ community! We're calling on AAPI food and beverage business owners to showcase their culinary talent at our annual market! Join us as we uplift AAPI LGBTQ+ community members, their cultures, and their contributions!

To apply, visit gaycenter.org/vendors!

04/14/2025

In honor of Le***an Visibility Week (Apr 21–26), we are co-hosting a Le***an day of Visibility Forum with Masculine Identified Le***ans of Color Collective, HarlemYES, and SAGE. Join us for an intergenerational conversation with Jam, Dr. Marjorie Hill, and Dr. Carla Smith, moderated by Pat Martin. The forum also includes a brunch and mixer, as well as live entertainment from Gwendolyne Lee, Intercessor Mime and DJ Mary Mac.

To RSVP, visit https://gaycenter.org/LVDforum

04/09/2025

Last week, we honored Transgender Day of Visibility by celebrating transgender and gender-conforming small business owners! 🏳️‍⚧️

Our vendors showcased their incredible talent and creativity. set the vibe with a perfect DJ set! ✨🎶

Photos by .photos 📸

🌟Check out & support our incredible vendors:

Allulilly




lilyl.a.c._

Kasey Sanchez Art

dyed


end.illustration

04/07/2025

Le***an Visibility Week (April 21-26) is just around the corner! 🧡🤍🩷 We're celebrating the contributions and achievements of le***ans in our community.

To learn more, visit gaycenter.org/LVDbrunch 🔗

Le***an Visibility Week exists to support and uplift the experiences, perspectives, and needs of le***an women and nonbinary people.

04/05/2025

On April 17 at 4 p.m., join The Center Youth's Clubhouse for our first Sobrie-tea Party event! 🫖☕️🌸

Enjoy some delicious tea and tea snacks in a fun, sober environment while we get creative with games, letter writing to our past and future selves, button making, and meditation. This event is for youth aged 13–22.

Optional dress code: tea party attire in pastels

To RSVP, visit gaycenter.org/sobrieteaparty

04/02/2025

Today The Center announced our agreement to voluntarily recognize The Center Workers United, which is affiliated with the communications workers of America (CWA), Local 1180.

04/01/2025

In honor of Le***an Visibility Week 2025, The Center is hosting The Rose Room 🌹—a burlesque event featuring stunning performances from Medianoche, Witch Tulips, Miss Frankie Eleanor, Mercy Masala, Miss Poison Ivory, Filthy Mari Chino, Ruby Moonrouge with Kalon Wilde as the host and music from DJ Hi-Jinx.

Join us on April 24th from 6–9 p.m.! To RSVP, visit https://gaycenter.org/roseroom

***anVisibilityWeek

03/31/2025

In honor of Transgender Visibility Day, Cornelius Wiggins (they/them)—the youth community engagement coordinator at the NYC LGBT Community Center—shed light on the experiences of homeless transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) youth in NYC. Cornelius helped build The Coalition for Radical Advocacy and Empowerment—a network of organizations and youth dedicated to reshaping support systems for trans and LGBTQ+ youth.

To learn more and join The Coalition For Radical Empowerment (CRAE), visit gaycenter.org/coalitions

Read the full article: https://gaycitynews.com/struggles-strength-transgender-youth-nyc/

In New York City, an estimated 500 to 1,000 transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) youth experience homelessness on any given night. Yet, despite their

03/31/2025

Happy Women’s History Month! ✨ In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women’s history and contributions to The Center—curated by Luis, one of The Center’s Archivists!

Today is the last day of Women's History Month and it is also Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV). We're highlighting author, social worker, activist, and counselor Rosalyne Blumenstein. Blumenstein was the former director of The Center's Gender Identity Project which started in 1989. The Gender Identity Project supported and uplifted trans people in New York seeking support services.

For research appointments, visit gaycenter.org/research

Image Descriptions:

Image 1: Rosalyne Blumenstein, director of The Center’s Gender Identity Project—Circa 1989.

Image 2: Rosalyne Blumenstein at a Gender Identity Project Meeting at The Center—Circa 1989.