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SUMMARY:HOMOCATS: Join The Party zine launch + reading (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Please join artist J. Morrison and special guests for the NYC launch of \n“HOMOCATS: Join The Party” at the Bureau! \nHOMOCATS are excited to release the thirteenth zine in the series. “Join The Party” is created as a call to action to protest the incoming administration\, while striving for community and togetherness in the difficult times we are living through. \nThe launch will also feature the updated HOMOCATS boxed set containing 12 zines from the series\, as well as a selection of screen-printed apparel. \nAll the zines are created with original physical art and collages\, and photocopied by hand by the artist. \nFriday\,  January 17th \nCheck in at 6:30pm \nReadings at 7:00pm \n  \nFeatured HOMOCATS zine readers: \nDehlia Hennessy Brown \nJorge Clar \nCarl Ferrero \nRobert Hammond \nDonnie Jochum \nLisa Levy \nDouglas A. Martin \nEva Mueller \nLloyd Mulvey \nGreg Newton \nXavier Smith \nChristopher Stout \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n\n\n  \nCreated by Brooklyn artist J. Morrison in 2010\, HOMOCATS is a visual art and zine publication connecting the modern popularity of the feline with social politics. \nOur mission aims to fight phobias\, propose equal rights\, combat cultural stereotypes\, question social norms\, resist T***pism\, and make the world a better place.
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SUMMARY:TELL: Having Fun! (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:TELL is a monthly queer storytelling show hosted and curated by Drae Campbell. It is the longest running event at the Bureau! 10 years and going. Each month there is a different theme and a different line up of queer artists who tell true stories from their lives on a theme. \nThe theme for January is Having Fun!\, featuring storytellers Kelli Dunham\, Frankie Vaughan\, and Nonye Brown-West. \n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nSuggested donation to benefit the storytellers and the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nDrae Campbellis the host and curator of TELL\, an award winning podcast that can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts. \nTheater: The Nosebleed (Lincoln Center Theater\, Woolly Mammoth Theater & National Tour\, Lortel Nominated)\, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater)\, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires (Teatro Circulo)\, My Old Man (Dixon Place)\, Storm Still (DirectorFest\, Drama League)\, La Cage Aux Folles (Barrington Stage Company).         \nFilm and TV:Senior Escort Service\, Blunderpuss\, It’s Very Common\, TOW. \nTV: Bull\, New Amsterdam. \nBFA\, The University Of The Arts   \nIg @draebiz and @tellqueerz   \n  \nKelli Dunham is the nonbinary ex-nun storytelling nurse author trauma-informed comedian so ubiquitous in modern Brooklyn and has appeared on Showtime\, BBC4’S Sunday Religion in Culture Program\, the Discovery Channel\, the Moth Mainstage and the occasional livestock auction. Kelli is the author of seven hilarious books about non-hilarious subjects and speaks frequently (also hilariously) to people with impossible jobs about using humor to combat vicarious trauma\, deal with stress\, and resolve conflict. But Kelli recently lost some business because of the upcoming political situation\, so invite Kelli to speak at your conference! \n\n\nPGN named Kelli one of “48 LGBT Creative People Of Influence” in 2024 and former NYC mayor Bill DeBlasio once called Kelli “a show off.” To Kelli’s face. \nKelli Dunham\, RN BSN\n  \nFrankie Vaughan is based in New York\, and making new work between here and Berlin. Frankie works with video\, sharing his familiar stories — including 3am ER visits\, odd jobs he’s worked\, and awkward sexual encounters. Using video as a visual language\, he draws on his own experiences — familiar\, platonic\, romantic\, and imaginary ones — formulating them to a concise topical material.  \nFrankie is currently earning his MFA in Visual Art and MA in Art History at Purchase College.\n \nNonye Brown-West is a New York-based Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe’s Rise column as a Comic to Watch\, as well as in NPR\, PBS\, Amazon Prime\, Sway In The Morning\, and the New York Comedy Festival.  \n 
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:OUTspoken: The Publishing Triangle’s Reading Series\, January Edition (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The Publishing Triangle presents its monthly OUTspoken Reading Series as host Rob Byrnes welcomes Michael Thomas Ford\, Donna Minkowitz\, Carsen Taite\, Shawn Stewart Ruff\, C. Winter Han\, Georgia Beers\, Gar McVey-Russell\, Anne Laughlin\, Chris Shirley\, and Rob Osler.\n \nJoin us in-person or watch the live-stream to hear from some of queer literature’s most dynamic established and up-and-coming voices. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/outspoken-january-2025/
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SUMMARY:The Best Bi Erotica of the Year: In-person book launch & reading (in person and live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Organized and edited by erotic author Christian Pan\, The Best Bi Erotica of the Year\, Volume One features exclusive and sensual stories by fifteen different authors from across the United States and Canada\, broadening our understanding of bisexuality and the possibilities within the erotic imagination. Join four of the anthology’s contributing authors as they read excerpts from their stories\, followed by a signing. Copies of The Best Bi Erotica of the Year and other titles by the authors will be available for purchase at the Bureau. \n\n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \n\n\nMaeve Blackhead is a poet\, painter\, and researcher. She lives in New York City. \nEskay Kabba finds the complexity of human nature and creates romantic and erotic love stories. Eskay pens erotic romance novels that celebrate the LGBTQ community\, people of color\, and interracial relationships. Find her at\nwww.eskaykabba.com \nCandice Leigh is a sex and intimacy coach\, somatic sex educator\, Erotic Blueprint coach\, Somatic Experiencing practitioner and writer in NYC. She uses experiential\, trauma informed modalities bridging neo-tantra\, sexuality coaching\, breathwork\, and talk therapy to encourage clients to courageously embrace their vulnerability\, body\, mind\, heart\, soul and eros.\nhttps://www.candiceleighcoaching.com/ \nChristian Pan writes erotic fiction that frequently explores bisexual identity and experience. He is the editor & organizer of The Best Bi Erotica of the Year\, Volume One\, and his books Reunion and Dirty Words are all available at the Bureau. For more information\, please go to linktr.ee/christianpan
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus Author Forum: Michelle Lerner (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus NYC presents Michelle Lerner (HLS ’98)\, author of Ring\, a new novel that contemplates loss and the sanctuary between hope and despair. Jonathan Vatner (’01)\, author of The Bridesmaids Union\, will join her in conversation. \n\n\nTo reserve a copy of Ring (Bancroft Press\, January 28\, 2025\, paperback\, $23.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Ring for Jan. 26 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n\n\n  \nMichelle Lerner is the author of the poetry chapbook Protection (Poetry Box\, 2021) and the novel Ring (Bancroft Press\, 2025)\, and her writing appears in VQR\, Shenandoah\, Lips\, Paterson Literary Review\, and many other journals and anthologies. \n  \nJonathan Vatner is the author of The Bridesmaids Union (St. Martin’s Press\, 2022) and Carnegie Hill (Thomas Dunne Books\, 2019). His fiction has earned praise from People\, Town & Country\, The New York Post\, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. He is the managing editor of Hue\, the magazine of the Fashion Institute of Technology\, and teaches fiction writing at New York University and the Hudson Valley Writers Center.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/hgs-caucus-author-michelle-lerner/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Giddy Up! Celebrating Cowboy Park by Eduardo Martínez-Leyva (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a dynamic evening at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division as we celebrate the debut poetry collection\, Cowboy Park\, by Eduardo Martínez-Leyva. Immerse yourself in poems that explore self-acceptance and self-discovery along the U.S.-Mexico border. The event will also feature readings by LGBTQ poets River 瑩瑩 Dandelion\, Seth Leeper\, and Francisco Márquez. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the world of Latinx literature and support the LGBTQ community. \nTo reserve a copy of Cowboy Park (Wisconsin University Press\, November 2024\, paperback\, $17.95)\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Cowboy Park for Jan. 30th event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nEduardo Martínez-Leyva was born in El Paso\, TX to Mexican immigrants. His work has appeared in Poetry Magazine\, The Boston Review\, The Adroit Journal\, Frontier Poetry\, The Hopkins Review\, Best New Poets\, and elsewhere. He’s received fellowships from CantoMundo\, The Frost Place\, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown\, the Lambda Literary Foundation\, a teaching fellowship from Columbia University\, where he earned his MFA\, and was the writer-in-residence at St. Albans School for Boys in Washington D.C. His debut poetry collection\, Cowboy Park\, was selected by Amaud Jamaul Johnson for the 2024 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry and is part of The Wisconsin Poetry Series published by the University of Wisconsin Press. \n  \nRiver 瑩瑩 Dandelion (he\, him\, keoi 佢) walks with his ancestors. He is a practitioner of ancestral medicine through writing\, teaching\, energy healing\, and creating ceremony. As a poet\, he writes to connect with the unseen and unspoken so we can feel and heal. River is the winner of the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Exceptional New LGBTQ Writers. He is the author of remembering (y)our light\, a debut chapbook on honoring matriarchs and ancestors across generations. \n  \nSeth Leeper is a queer poet. His work has appeared\, or is forthcoming in Foglifter\, Waxing\, Poet Lore\, Prairie Schooner\, OnlyPoems\, Salamander\, and Sycamore Review . He holds an M.S. in Special Education from Pace University and B.A. in Creative Writing and Fashion Journalism from San Francisco State University. He is a candidate in the Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program at Randolph College. His work has been nominated for Best New Poets\, Best of the Net\, and Pushcart awards. He teaches drop in and virtual workshops for Brooklyn Poets. \n  \nFrancisco Márquez is a poet from Maracaibo\, Venezuela\, born in Miami\, Florida. His work has been featured in the Y ale Review\, the Brooklyn Rail\, the Slowdown podcast\, and the Best American Poetry anthology. He has received support from the Tin House Writer’s Workshop\, The Poetry Project\, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown\, where he was a 2019-2020 Poetry Fellow . He lives in Brooklyn\, New York.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/cowboy-park/
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SUMMARY:(Re) Present (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:No\, Dear Magazine’s (Re)Present Reading Series seeks to pay homage to the New York City poets whose voices are now absent from our lives\, especially those voices whose indelible imprint has sustained a revolutionary poetics by connecting us to a history prior to\, and in opposition to\, mass gentrification and corporate takeover. By collaborating with local poets\, our intention is to represent and re-present those poets who are gone and honor how their voices continue to live on within the revolutionary spirit of New York City poetry. \nFeaturing readings by Kyle Carrero Lopez\, Joey De Jesus\, Marti Irving\, Omotara James\, and Kat Rejsek. \n\n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. All are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the event or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nKyle Carrero Lopez is the author of the chapbook Muscle Memory\, published by PANK Books in 2022. His recent poems appear in The Yale Review\, office magazine\, and Split this Rock\, and his debut full-length collection PARTY LINE is forthcoming from Graywolf Press in 2026. @kylecarrerolopez \n  \nJoey De Jesus is the author of HOAX Limited Artist Edition (Operating System\, 2022)\, and chapbooks: We Animate the Dream: A Poet’s Run for Public Office (Mount Analog Political Pamphlet Series II\, 2021) and NOCT- The Threshold of Madness (The Atlas Review\, 2019). Joey received the 2019-20 BRIC ArtFP Project Room Commission for HOAX and 2017 NYFA/NYSCA Fellowship in Poetry. Poems have appeared in Poem-A-Day\, Barrow Street\, Bettering American Poetry\, The Brooklyn Rail\, The Texas Review\, and elsewhere. Joey is senior co-editor at Apogee Journal and lives in Ridgewood where they ran for New York State Assembly District 38. @DeJesusSaves \n  \nMarti Irving is a poet and tinkerer living in Brooklyn with three black cats and one grey one. Their poems have appeared in American Chordata\, Bodega Mag\, Pigeon Pages\, and the Yale Review. \n  \nOmotara James is the author of the debut poetry collection\, Song of My Softening\, (Alice James Books\, 2024)\, featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and The Washington Post Book Club. Her work has received support from the Poetry Foundation\, the New York Foundation of the Arts\, the 92Y Unterberg Poetry Center\, Cave Canem Foundation\, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, Lambda Literary and the Academy of American Poets. She writes\, teaches andedits poetry in New York City. @omotarajames \n  \nKat Rejsek is a poet and filmmaker. They have an MFA and are the co-author of a chapbook called Aside from my everyday desires and also my more exceptional ones. Their work has also been featured in other small presses and publications. Kat works as an editor and lives in Brooklyn. @letsgetadog
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SUMMARY:OUTspoken: A tribute to Nikki Giovanni (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Black History Month\, The Publishing Triangle in collaboration with the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, presents a special OUTspoken Reading Series event celebrating the life of acclaimed Black lesbian poet\, commentator\, activist and educator\, Nikki Giovanni. \nPresenters will include JP Howard\, Reginald Harris\, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor\, a Drag Queen Story Hour reading by Harmonica Sunbeam\, Samiya Bashir\, Darrel Alejandro Holnes\, and UGBA (Nuyorican Poets Café slam team). The event will be hosted by Emanuel Xavier. \nJoin us in-person or watch the live-stream to hear some of our community’s most dynamic voices honor the legacy of one of our most acclaimed icons. \nThis event will take place in person in room 101 of The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center\, 208 W. 13th Street\, in collaboration with Bureau of General Services—Queer Division. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. All are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the event or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nEmanuel Xavier’s honors include the Marsha A. Gomez Cultural Heritage Award\, a New York City Council Citation\, a Gay City News Impact Award\, and a Silver Medal in the Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award category at the International Latino Book Awards for his book Love(ly) Child\, also a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. His work has appeared in Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology\, Poetry\, A Gathering of the Tribes\, and elsewhere. Emanuel Xavier is on the Board of The Publishing Triangle and is currently working on a memoir and a screenplay based on his 1999 cult novel\, Christ Like. \n  \nJP Howard is a poet\, educator\, curator\, and literary activist. Her debut poetry collection SAY/MIRROR (The Operating System) was a Lambda Literary finalist. She curates Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon. \nhttp://www.jp-howard.com \n  \nReginald Harris has been a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the Griot-Stadler prize. He won the 2012 Cave Canem / Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize for Autogeography. His work has appeared in numerous journals\, anthologies\, and online. Born in Annapolis\, Maryland\, and raised in Baltimore\, he lives in Brooklyn. \n  \nCheryl Boyce-Taylor is the author of seven collections of poetry which include Mama Phife Represents\, a verse memoir about the life of her son\, Hip Hop Legend\, Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor. Her most recent collection\, The Limitless Heart\, won the 2024 Firecracker Award for poetry. Cheryl is a graduate of The Stonecoast MFA program. \n  \nHarmonica Sunbeam\, The Comedy Queen\, has been delighting audiences at nightclubs\, cabarets\, fundraising events and supermarket openings throughout the United States and abroad for over 32 years. She is the North Jersey coordinator of Drag Queen Story Hour and since the inception of DQSH in the New York area\, Miss Sunbeam has been featured in the NY Times and interviewed for a now viral video on Buzzfeed. \n  \nSamiya Bashir is the author of three poetry collections\, most recently Field Theories\, winner of the Oregon Book Award. Her fourth\, I Hope This Helps\, is forthcoming from Nightboat Books in 2025. A sought-after editor\, Bashir currently serves as the June Jordan Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. \n  \nDarrel Alejandro Holnes is the author of Stepmotherland\, winner of an International Latino Book Award and the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize and Migrant Psalms\, winner of the Drinking Gourd Poetry Prize. Holnes is the winner of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry and the C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize. Holnes is also a recent nominee for the Best of the Net and an award-winning playwright\, screenwriter\, and director. \n  \nUGBA (oog ba) (pronoun inclusive) is a queer poet\, rapper\, playwright\, actor\, and activist based out of Brooklyn\, NY.  UGBA is a former member of the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group 2020-2023 cohort\, a 2022 MAP Grant recipient\, a 2020-2021 BAM Resident\, 2024 Nuyorican Poetry Slam member\, and former Artistic Director at NY Writers Coalition. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/outspoken-a-tribute-to-nikki-giovanni/
LOCATION:The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 101\, New York\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
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SUMMARY:Jill Johnston in Motion: Clare Croft In Conversation with Ksenia Soboleva (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Clare Croft reads from her new book\, Jill Johnston in Motion\, which focuses on the dance critic turned lesbian provocateur Jill Johnston. Following the reading Croft will be in conversation with Ksenia Soboleva. In conjunction with “Archives Onstage: The Essential Jill Johnston” at NYU Skirball. \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Jill Johnston in Motion (Duke University Press\, October 29\, 2024\, paperback\, $27.95) and/or The Essential Jill Johnston Reader\, edited by Clare Croft (Duke University Press\, October 29\, 2024\, paperback\, $27.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Jill Johnston in Motion and/or Essential Jill Johnston for Feb. 6 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is encouraged\, but not required. \nPlease register here.\n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nClare Croft is a writer\, a dance historian and theorist\, a dramaturg and curator\, and someone who dances. She is the author of Jill Johnston in Motion: Dance\, Writing\, and Lesbian Life and the editor of The Essential Jill Johnston Reader\, both published by Duke University Press. She is also the editor of Queer Dance: Meanings and Makings; the founder and curator of the EXPLODE queer dance festival; and the author of Dancers as Diplomats: American Choreography in Cultural Exchange. Clare’s dance criticism has appeared in The Washington Post\, the Austin American-Statesman\, and The Brooklyn Rail. She is Associate Professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan\, and holds a PhD in Performance as Public Practice from the University of Texas-Austin. \n  \nDr. Ksenia M. Soboleva is a New York based writer and art historian specializing in queer art and culture. She holds a PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts\, NYU\, with a dissertation titled “Fragments: Art\, AIDS\, and Lesbian Identity in the United States.” Her writings have appeared in The Brooklyn Rail\, BOMB Magazine\, Artforum\, frieze\, Hyperallergic\, as well as various monographs and exhibition catalogues. She has curated exhibitions at Baxter St. Camera Club\, Candice Madey Gallery\, and La MaMa Galleria. Soboleva was the 2020-2021 Vilcek Curatorial Fellow at the Guggenheim Museum\, and the 2022-2024 Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Gender and LGBTQ+ History at the New York Historical Society. Currently\, she is working on a book project titled “Friendship as a Way of Art: Queer Identity and Visual Citation\,” and co-editing the first monograph on TRIAL BALLOON\, a 1990s gallery and project space that highlighted lesbian artists. She teaches at the New School and NYU. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/jill-johnston-in-motion-clare-croft/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
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SUMMARY:lesbian book club: February edition (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be reading fiction and non-fiction — classic\, contemporary\, revealing and visionary. As a group we will decide what to read each month\, focusing on lesbian authors and/or related topics. Co-founded by lesbian book lovers Judi Komaki and Piper Olsen. \n\n\nFor our February 8th meeting\, we’ll discuss Freshwater\, by Akwaeke Emezi (Grove Press\, 2018\, paperback\, $18). To reserve a copy\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Freshwater for me” in the subject line. \nAnd for our March 8th meeting\, we’ll read Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (1993). Digital and print editions of the book can be found on Leslie Feinberg’s website. Print editions are also available at the Bureau (see below). \nFrom Feinberg’s website: https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/: \n“The 20th Anniversary Author’s Edition of Stone Butch Blues is available in multiple formats: \n“Click this link to automatically download your free PDF copy:\nStone-Butch-Blues-by-Leslie-Feinberg.pdf (886745 downloads) \n“The at-cost print edition of Stone Butch Blues is once more available through Lulu.com – and at a slightly lower cost because of format re-design.” \nAnd the Bureau sells at-cost print copies of Stone Butch Blues ($14–this covers printing\, $12.21\, plus shipping). To reserve a copy\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Stone Butch Blues” in the subject line. \n\n\nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/lesbian-book-club-february-8-2025/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
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SUMMARY:The Sexual Evolution: The Inherent Queerness of Animals (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:In The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex\, Gender\, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships\, biologist Nathan H. Lents argues persuasively that many of our supposedly modern ideas about gender and human sexuality are\, in fact\, deeply rooted in our animal ancestors. In this presentation\, Lents will show how diverse sexual behavior is not a new development\, is not unique to humans\, and is most definitely not the product of modern progressive culture. Instead\, it’s the product of millions of years of evolutionary experimentation throughout the animal kingdom. One of the greatest truths that biology has revealed is that Diversity Wins. \nAuthor Nathan H. Lents will be joined in conversation by Bureau co-founder Greg Newton. \nTo reserve a copy of The Sexual Evolution (Mariner Books\, February 4\, 2025\, hardcover\, $32) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Sexual Evolution for Feb. 8 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nNathan H. Lents\, Ph.D. is Professor of Biology at John Jay College (CUNY). His research lab studies human genome evolution and he is the author of three popular science books: Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals\, Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches\, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes\, and The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex\, Gender\, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships (2025).
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-sexual-evolution/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250209T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Blossoms (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:A place to talk about growing up\, puberty\, and related topics for 8-12 year old queer/trans kids and their friends. \nWe’ll play some games to get to know each other\, read some Cory Silverberg books\, and discuss topics of interest to the kids. \nWant to help facilitate discussion? \nGet in touch. Let’s do this together: ellenbaxt@yahoo.com \nPlease register here\nWheelchair accessible. \nDonation or book purchase encouraged! \nThis is an adult queer space and there may be images with sexual content on view. \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is encouraged\, but not required. \nRegister here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekUufKML3x_aah1BX0pY8_NxGGYMPDeXQ5FJTldXqY5zjEZw/viewform
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/rainbow-blossoms-in-person-only/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
CREATED:20250117T172000Z
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SUMMARY:Fuckin' Transplants Issue 4 Release Party and Open Mic (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Have feelings about Valentine’s Day? WE DO TOO. Come share them with friends at the release party for issue 4 of Fuckin Transplants\, a mostly T4T smut zine! Bring your valentine\, meet a valentine\, or tell us all about valentines past\, we can’t wait to see you at the Bureau! 208 w 13th st\, Room 210. \nThis is an open mic for poetry and prose only\, on the themes of love\, lust\, heartbreak\, or smut! Notes\, app ramblings\, journal entries\, AO3 posts\, text that made you swoon\, + more are all welcome. Interested readers can sign up for ~5-7 minute spots from 6:30-7:15\, the event will officially start at 7:30 pm. \n  \nSupporting the zine launch there will be readings from: \nJordyn\, Kelby Clark\, Maya Cordero\, Veronica Rowan\, + Venus Solomon \n  \nComedic interludes by: \nBlair Brennan and MG \n  \nAnd zine and art tabling by: \nCatherine Jánszky\, DISCOUNT GUILLOTINE\, and Jordyn. \n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nAbout:  \nFuckin’ Transplants is a semi-autobiographical\, T4T\, lesbian smut zine written by lifelong Brooklynite\, long-time Butch Top\, and former teenage slash fanfic writer L’or. It was born out of their realization that there are (almost?) no butch/femme T4T stories out there! What a travesty! We exist\, and are hot. You’ll hear at least one smutty story at the event. \n This event is a fundraiser for trans folks facing all sorts of financial need\, and all proceeds are redistributed. To donate you can venmo L’or directly @DitmasParkSlope.  \n  
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/fuckin-transplants/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
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SUMMARY:How Pornographers Conspired to Kill Romance (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The die-off of romance among the younger generations (Millennials and Gen-Z) is palpable. But what if I told you that the trends we are witnessing with young people today began under their parents’ (Gen X and Boomer) and even their grandparents’ (Silent) generations? Drs. Sabrina Strings and Serene Khader will discuss the little-known crusade during the mid-20th century movement era (~1950s-1980) to undo romance as a backlash to feminism. Initiated by white male media moguls\, men were advised against commitment unless to the “highest” type of woman. Later\, many Black male entertainers would ally themselves to the cause—an unexpected consequence of racial integration. Together\, their efforts resulted in an explosion of men who are wary of serious relationships with women\, especially women who are neither rich nor white\, the so-called “fuckboys.” This scintillating conversation will center research done for Dr. Strings’ latest book\, The End of Love: Racism\, Sexism and the Death of Romance\, and find connections to Dr. Khader’s new book Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop. \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Sabrina String’s The End of Love: Racism\, Sexism\, and the Death of Romance (Beacon Press\, January 21\, 2025\, paperback\, $18.95) and/or Serene Khader’s Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop (Beacon Press\, October 29\, 2024\, hardcover\, $28.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of End of Love and/or Faux Feminism for Feb. 14 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n  \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nDr. Sabrina Strings is Professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. Her research examines race\, gender\, and embodiment in science\, media\, and medicine. She has been featured in dozens of venues\, including BBC News\, NPR\, Huffington Post\, NowThis!\, Essence\, Vogue\, The Washington Post\, TIME\, and The New York Times. She is the author of the award-winning book Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (NYU 2019). Her second book\, The End of Love: Racism\, Sexism & the Death of Romance was released with Beacon Press (2024). Find her on the Netflix docuseries The Black Beauty Effect\, and the CNN Original Series TV on the Edge: Moments that Shaped Our Culture\, now streaming on HBO Max. Follow her latest moves on Twitter @Sastrings\, and IG @YoginiBlack. \n  \nDr. Serene Khader holds the Jay Newman Chair in Philosophy of Culture at Brooklyn College and is Professor of Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her new book\, Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop (Beacon 2024)\, sets out to explain what makes white feminism wrong\, why it’s so easy to end up supporting it\, and what feminists might believe in instead. She argues that faux feminisms are rooted in the misunderstanding that feminism is about individual freedom\, rather than opposition to group-based hierarchy. It has been called “a page-turner” by “Chandra Talpade Mohanty\, “well-researched\, compellingly written\, and passionately argued\,” by Kirkus reviews\, and “a marvelous and essential read” by Rafia Zakaria.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/how-pornographers-conspired-to-kill-romance/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
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SUMMARY:TELL: Greatness (in person & live streaming)
DESCRIPTION:TELL is a monthly queer storytelling show hosted and curated by Drae Campbell. It is the longest running event at the Bureau! 10 years and going. Each month there is a different theme and a different line up of queer artists who tell true stories from their lives on a theme. \nThe theme for February is Greatness\, featuring storytellers Kate McDonough\, Glenn Marla\, and Mariel Reyes. \n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nSuggested donation to benefit the storytellers and the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nDrae Campbell is the host and curator of TELL\, an award winning podcast that can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts. \nTheater: The Nosebleed (Lincoln Center Theater\, Woolly Mammoth Theater & National Tour\, Lortel Nominated)\, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater)\, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires (Teatro Circulo)\, My Old Man (Dixon Place)\, Storm Still (DirectorFest\, Drama League)\, La Cage Aux Folles (Barrington Stage Company).         \nFilm and TV:Senior Escort Service\, Blunderpuss\, It’s Very Common\, TOW. \nTV: Bull\, New Amsterdam. \nBFA\, The University Of The Arts   \nIg @draebiz and @tellqueerz   \n\n  \nKate McDonough is a queer non binary trans writer\, organizer and performance artist. Their work explores the politics of place v. space and finding radical queer joy in the midst of an apocalypse. Originally from the Bronx\, Kate has been an organizer in New York City and State for over a decade and believes that imagination is a cornerstone for radical change \nKate is the co-host of Joy in the Soft Apocalypse\, a bi monthly literary salon at The Word is Change bookstore\, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. \n  \nGlenn Marla is a mostly Hudson Valley and very often Brooklyn based theater artist\, puppet maker and art therapist.\nGlenn’s performance work focuses on themes of body liberation\, gender\, queerness\, fat\, and shifting cycles of trauma.\nGlenn’s sun and moon are in aquarius with leo rising. \n  \nMariel Reyes is an Queer Afrolatinx performance artist & producer\, with works based out of some of your favorite experimental theater spaces in NYC (Dixon Place\, Brooklyn Arts Exchange) She has also appeared on screen in the film “Appropriate Behaviour” which premiered at Sundance in 2014 and the award winning web series “The Feels.” 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/tell-greatness/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
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SUMMARY:OUTspoken: The Publishing Triangle’s Reading Series\, February Edition (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The Publishing Triangle presents its monthly OUTspoken Reading Series as host Rob Byrnes welcomes Tom Cardamone\, Kathleen Warnock\, Jerry Wheeler\, Dale Corvino\, Frederick Smith\, Daniel Meltz\, and Bruce Whitacre. \nJoin us in-person or watch the live-stream to hear from some of queer literature’s most dynamic established and up-and-coming voices. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/outspoken-february-2025/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213443
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SUMMARY:Shawn Stewart Ruff in Conversation with Jacqueline Woodson (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Lambda-Award winning novelist Shawn Stewart Ruff will read from his latest fiction\, Days Running – an ‘intimate and compelling narrative’ situated in the ‘intersection of race\, queerness and trauma’ (Steven Reigns) – and engage in conversation with acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson about queer\, Black storytelling\, and more. \nAbout Days Running : \nIt’s a snowy winter in 1970s Cincinnati. Cliffy Douglas – gay\, Black and brainy – is trying to make it through his senior year\, dodging his volatile father\, half-raising his baby siblings\, and running around with his secret boyfriend\, whose dizzying physical attraction runs as hot as his temper. \nWhen a single\, deliberate act of violence lands Cliffy in the hospital\, his world is flung into chaos and his carefully planned-for future is threatened. In DAYS RUNNING (DOPAMINE Press; On-sale 2/25/25)\, award-winning novelist Shawn Stewart Ruff returns to literary territory he has claimed and perfected\, bringing us into the jagged world of one queer teenager fighting to outrun the danger at his heels and seize his life as his own \nPraise for DAYS RUNNING: \n“With an intimate and compelling narrative\, DAYS RUNNING delves into the intersection of race\, queerness\, and trauma.”\n– Steven Reigns\, A Quilt for David \n“I loved this beautiful and haunting novel\, about escape\, survival\, and justice\, in a novel both timely and timeless.”\n– Carley Moore\, Panpocalypse \n“A passionate\, bold\, and gripping story. Ruff fearlessly topples the monoliths of masculinity.”\n– James Hannaham\, Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Days Running (Dopamine/Semiotext(e)\, February 25\, 2025\, paperback\, $17.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Days Running for Feb. 28 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n\n\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nShawn Stewart Ruff is the author of three novels\, including Finlater\, 2008 winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction and a finalist for the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award. He is also the editor of the landmark Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African American Writers (1996). \nJacqueline Woodson is an American writer of books for adults\, children\, and adolescents. She is best known for her National Book Award-Winning memoir Brown Girl Dreaming\, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles After Tupac and D Foster\, Feathers\, and Show Way. Her picture books The Day You Begin and The Year We Learned to Fly were NY Times Bestsellers. After serving as the Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017\, she was named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress for 2018–19. She was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2020. Later that same year\, she was named a MacArthur Fellow.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/shawn-stewart-ruff-in-conversation-with-jacqueline-woodson/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T210000
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SUMMARY:(Postponed) The Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar: Queer Economies of Care: Community\, Desire\, and the Politics of Necessity (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Please note that the first meeting of the seminar will take place on\nMarch 12th\, NOT March 5th.\nNO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS\nAbout the Seminar\nCLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar in the city\, a six-week program exploring the transformative legacy of Amber Hollibaugh—a radical lesbian feminist\, scholar\, artist\, and lifelong activist for queer survival economies. \nFacilitated by interdisciplinary artist and educator Gili Rappaport\, this seminar invites participants to dive into themes of queer survival\, care\, and community resilience in the face of economic hardship\, criminalization\, and marginalization. Participants will engage with foundational texts\, recorded dialogues\, and contributions from local artists and activists while contributing to a living archive honoring queer histories and futures. \nThe Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar (2024) relaunches CLAGS’ public education series\, Seminars in the City\, originally held in July 1998. \nThe Amber Hollibaugh Seminar is co-sponsored by the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (@bgsqd) and Barnard Center for Research on Women. \n\nWhy Join?\nThis seminar is more than a class—it’s a space to build community\, a book club to reflect on queer survival strategies\, and an homage to Amber’s vision of community care and radical solidarity. Participants will explore the intersections of class\, desire\, and kinship through a rich syllabus of readings\, discussions\, and creative work. \nWhether you’re an organizer\, artist\, body worker\, visionary\, builder\, or community member\, this seminar offers a unique opportunity to learn\, share\, and contribute to an archive of queer care and resistance. \nSchedule\nDates: March 12 – April 16\, 2025\nTime: Wednesdays\, 6–9 PM\nLocation: Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (208 West 13th Street\, NYC) \nPlease note: The April 16th meeting will NOT take place at the Bureau. We will post the location for that date as soon as we have that confirmed. \nThis is an in-person experience. Unfortunately\, we cannot accommodate remote participants at this time. \nWhat to Expect\nEach week focuses on a key theme: \n\nWeek 1: Queer Survival Economies — Honoring Amber Hollibaugh’s Legacy\nWeek 2: Public Space\, Gentrification\, and Queer Displacement\nWeek 3: Oral Histories and Resilient Queer Spaces\nWeek 4: Queer Desire and Class as Radical Resistance\nWeek 5: Trans and BIPOC Narratives on Survival and Criminalization\nWeek 6: Community-Based Economies and Mutual Aid\n\nReading list (excerpts provided free of charge\, available through the CLAGS archive) \n\nAmber Hollibaugh\, My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home\nAudre Lorde\, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name\nGloria Anzaldúa\, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza\nbell hooks\, Belonging: A Culture of Place\nAlexis Pauline Gumbs\, M Archive: After the End of the World\nJosé Esteban Muñoz\, Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity\nVivek Shraya\, I’m Afraid of Men\nGayle Rubin\, Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice\nTourmaline\, Black Trans Feminism is the Future\nEric A. Stanley and Nat Smith (Eds.)\, Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex\nSylvia Rivera\, Queens in Exile\, The Forgotten Ones\nDean Spade\, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)\nAdrienne Maree Brown\, Pleasure Activism\nAlexis Pauline Gumbs\, Dub: Finding Ceremony\n\nParticipation Details \n\nOpen to NYC publics\, free of charge\nWe encourage applications from first-time students\, people from underrepresented communities\, and interests that reflect the city’s diversity of cultures\, aesthetics\, and creative practices. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible space for all participants. If you need any accommodations to fully participate in the seminar\, please note this in the application form.\n20 spots available—apply soon!\nParticipants will have the option to contribute to a collaborative publication and CLAGS archive project\n\nNO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS\nAbout Amber Hollibaugh\nAmber Hollibaugh was a legendary radical/lesbian/feminist/scholar/artist. A lifelong political activist and organizer\, she was on the founding board of Queers for Economic Justice and served as QEJ’s Executive Director from 2011-2014. She established Queer Survival Economies (QSE)\, a project at the Barnard Center for Research on Women addressing the intersections of sexuality\, poverty\, homelessness\, labor\, and the criminalization of survival. Hollibaugh was the Founding Director of the Lesbian AIDS Project at GMHC\, the first effort of its kind to organize with and for lesbians living with HIV. Amber also served as the Director for Aging Initiatives at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. She fought for class and poverty issues to be addressed by an otherwise very bourgeois LGBTQ movement. Amber was a fierce advocate for transnational solidarity and movement building around sexuality\, bodily autonomy and pleasure. Her publications included the book My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home\, and she directed and co-produced the documentary film The Heart of the Matter. Her works have been translated into several languages\, and she worked very closely with activists in China and India. \nImage credit: Joaquin Golez @othereros
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/queer-economies-of-care-1/
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SUMMARY:CANCELED: Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis Colloquium with Gila Ashtor: Erotophobia: Laplanche\, Queer Theory & Psychoanalysis (registration required)
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. \n\nIn contemporary psychoanalysis\, it has become popular to accuse the clinical field of hating sex\, hating pleasure\, and being generally – both in its theory and in its techniques – hostile and averse to sex and sexuality. Although this isn’t a particularly new argument – French psychoanalysis has been accusing American psychoanalysis of this in one form or another for the past seventy-five years – the argument has taken on new momentum with the popularization of queer theory. In this presentation\, I will draw on the work of Jean Laplanche to challenge this popular argument by showing that it depends on a simplistic version of queer theory that totally misrecognizes its radical potential. In so doing\, I will demonstrate that to the extent we are afraid of sexuality it may have less to do with sensational\, exotic or shattering sex\, but sexuality in relation to otherness\, desire that thrusts and propels us toward others in ways we can’t comprehend and can’t quite escape. I elaborate Laplanche’s account of “enlarged sexuality” to elaborate “erotophobia” as the denial of enlarged sexuality.\n  \nThe Manhattan Institute is a NY State approved provider of continuing education hours for: LCSW\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC and Licensed Psychologists. \nFor in-person attendance you will receive an E-ticket through Eventbrite. \nTICKETS: $50.00 \n  \nplease RSVP here to attend in person\nStudents at other Institutes can purchase tickets for $25.00\n(Proof of student status required) \nMIP candidates can attend for free. \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of\nThe LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n  \nStudents also have the option of attending virtually: \nplease RSVP here to attend via Zoom\n  \n  \nGila Ashtor\, PhD\, LP is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychoanalysis at Columbia University. She is also on the Faculty at New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy\, and at IPTAR. She is the author of three books\, Homo Psyche: On Queer Theory and Erotophobia (Fordham UP\, 2021)\, Exigent Psychoanalysis: The Interventions of Jean Laplanche (Routledge\, 2021)\, and Aural History (Punctum\, 2020). Her primary areas of academic and clinical expertise include identity\, dissociative disorders\, trauma and sexuality. She is in private practice in New York City.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/mip-colloquium-with-gila-ashtor/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:lesbian book club: March edition (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be reading fiction and non-fiction — classic\, contemporary\, revealing and visionary. As a group we will decide what to read each month\, focusing on lesbian authors and/or related topics. Co-founded by lesbian book lovers Judi Komaki and Piper Olsen. \n\n\nFor our March 8th meeting\, we’ll read Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (1993). Digital and print editions of the book can be found on Leslie Feinberg’s website. Print editions are also available at the Bureau (see below). \nFrom Feinberg’s website: https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/: \n“The 20th Anniversary Author’s Edition of Stone Butch Blues is available in multiple formats: \n“Click this link to automatically download your free PDF copy:\nStone-Butch-Blues-by-Leslie-Feinberg.pdf (886745 downloads) \n“The at-cost print edition of Stone Butch Blues is once more available through Lulu.com – and at a slightly lower cost because of format re-design.” \nAnd the Bureau sells at-cost print copies of Stone Butch Blues ($14–this covers printing\, $12.21\, plus shipping). To reserve a copy\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Stone Butch Blues” in the subject line. \n\n\nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/lesbian-book-club-march-edition/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Costello\, author of The Good War\, in Conversation with Kate Rounds (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Costello will read from her feminist noir/queer-coming-of-age novel The Good War and chat with journalist Kate Rounds about writing and life. Stick around afterward for a reception with snacks provided by Red Table. \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Elizabeth Costello’s The Good War (Regal House Publishing\, January 28\, 2025\, paperback\, $21.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of The Good War for March 8 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nElizabeth Costello is a writer living in Portland\, Oregon. She works (remotely) as an editor for UC Berkeley and co-founded the ekphraestival\, a generative exchange among visual artists and poets that culminates in readings and exhibitions in April\, national poetry month. Her debut novel\, The Good War\, is out now from Regal House and was described by Publishers Weekly as “dark and intense…lyrical…Moody and atmospheric\, this gritty tale is worth a look.” \n  \nKate Rounds is the author of the novel Catboad Road\, published by Bywater Books. She’s a veteran journalist and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. She lives in Jersey City without a cat. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/elizabeth-costello/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T180000
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SUMMARY:The Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar: Queer Economies of Care: Community\, Desire\, and the Politics of Necessity (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS\nAbout the Seminar\nCLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar in the city\, a six-week program exploring the transformative legacy of Amber Hollibaugh—a radical lesbian feminist\, scholar\, artist\, and lifelong activist for queer survival economies. \nFacilitated by interdisciplinary artist and educator Gili Rappaport\, this seminar invites participants to dive into themes of queer survival\, care\, and community resilience in the face of economic hardship\, criminalization\, and marginalization. Participants will engage with foundational texts\, recorded dialogues\, and contributions from local artists and activists while contributing to a living archive honoring queer histories and futures. \nThe Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar (2024) relaunches CLAGS’ public education series\, Seminars in the City\, originally held in July 1998. \nThe Amber Hollibaugh Seminar is co-sponsored by the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (@bgsqd) and Barnard Center for Research on Women. \n\nWhy Join?\nThis seminar is more than a class—it’s a space to build community\, a book club to reflect on queer survival strategies\, and an homage to Amber’s vision of community care and radical solidarity. Participants will explore the intersections of class\, desire\, and kinship through a rich syllabus of readings\, discussions\, and creative work. \nWhether you’re an organizer\, artist\, body worker\, visionary\, builder\, or community member\, this seminar offers a unique opportunity to learn\, share\, and contribute to an archive of queer care and resistance. \nSchedule\nDates: March 12 – April 16\, 2025\nTime: Wednesdays\, 6–9 PM\nLocation: Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (208 West 13th Street\, NYC) \nPlease note: The April 16th meeting will NOT take place at the Bureau. We will post the location for that date as soon as we have that confirmed. \nThis is an in-person experience. Unfortunately\, we cannot accommodate remote participants at this time. \nWhat to Expect\nEach week focuses on a key theme: \n\nWeek 1: Queer Survival Economies — Honoring Amber Hollibaugh’s Legacy\nWeek 2: Public Space\, Gentrification\, and Queer Displacement\nWeek 3: Oral Histories and Resilient Queer Spaces\nWeek 4: Queer Desire and Class as Radical Resistance\nWeek 5: Trans and BIPOC Narratives on Survival and Criminalization\nWeek 6: Community-Based Economies and Mutual Aid\n\nReading list (excerpts provided free of charge\, available through the CLAGS archive) \n\nAmber Hollibaugh\, My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home\nAudre Lorde\, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name\nGloria Anzaldúa\, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza\nbell hooks\, Belonging: A Culture of Place\nAlexis Pauline Gumbs\, M Archive: After the End of the World\nJosé Esteban Muñoz\, Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity\nVivek Shraya\, I’m Afraid of Men\nGayle Rubin\, Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice\nTourmaline\, Black Trans Feminism is the Future\nEric A. Stanley and Nat Smith (Eds.)\, Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex\nSylvia Rivera\, Queens in Exile\, The Forgotten Ones\nDean Spade\, Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships\, Hook Up\, and Raise Hell Together\nAdrienne Maree Brown\, Pleasure Activism\nAlexis Pauline Gumbs\, Dub: Finding Ceremony\n\nParticipation Details \n\nOpen to NYC publics\, free of charge\nWe encourage applications from first-time students\, people from underrepresented communities\, and interests that reflect the city’s diversity of cultures\, aesthetics\, and creative practices. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible space for all participants. If you need any accommodations to fully participate in the seminar\, please note this in the application form.\n20 spots available—apply soon!\nParticipants will have the option to contribute to a collaborative publication and CLAGS archive project\n\nNO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS\nAbout Amber Hollibaugh\nAmber Hollibaugh was a legendary radical/lesbian/feminist/scholar/artist. A lifelong political activist and organizer\, she was on the founding board of Queers for Economic Justice and served as QEJ’s Executive Director from 2011-2014. She established Queer Survival Economies (QSE)\, a project at the Barnard Center for Research on Women addressing the intersections of sexuality\, poverty\, homelessness\, labor\, and the criminalization of survival. Hollibaugh was the Founding Director of the Lesbian AIDS Project at GMHC\, the first effort of its kind to organize with and for lesbians living with HIV. Amber also served as the Director for Aging Initiatives at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. She fought for class and poverty issues to be addressed by an otherwise very bourgeois LGBTQ movement. Amber was a fierce advocate for transnational solidarity and movement building around sexuality\, bodily autonomy and pleasure. Her publications included the book My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home\, and she directed and co-produced the documentary film The Heart of the Matter. Her works have been translated into several languages\, and she worked very closely with activists in China and India. \nImage credit: Joaquin Golez @othereros
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/queer-economies-of-care-2/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:OUTspoken: The Publishing Triangle’s Reading Series\, March Edition (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The Publishing Triangle presents its monthly OUTspoken Reading Series as host Rob Byrnes welcomes Shawn Stewart Ruff\, Christian Gullette\, Elizabeth Costello\, Lucian Childs\, Barry Brennessel\, Sarah Sarai\, and Stephen Greco. \n\nJoin us in-person or watch the live-stream to hear from some of queer literature’s most dynamic established and up-and-coming voices. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/outspoken-march-2025/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:TELL: LUCK (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:TELL is a monthly queer storytelling show hosted and curated by Drae Campbell. It is the longest running event at the Bureau! 10 years and going. Each month there is a different theme and a different line up of queer artists who tell true stories from their lives on a theme. \nThe theme for March is Luck\, featuring storytellers Tanya Marquardt and Kei Williams. \n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nSuggested donation to benefit the storytellers and the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nDrae Campbellis the host and curator of TELL\, an award winning podcast that can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts. \nTheater: The Nosebleed (Lincoln Center Theater\, Woolly Mammoth Theater & National Tour\, Lortel Nominated)\, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater)\, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires (Teatro Circulo)\, My Old Man (Dixon Place)\, Storm Still (DirectorFest\, Drama League)\, La Cage Aux Folles (Barrington Stage Company).         \nFilm and TV:Senior Escort Service\, Blunderpuss\, It’s Very Common\, TOW. \nTV: Bull\, New Amsterdam. \nBFA\, The University Of The Arts   \nIg @draebiz and @tellqueerz   \n\n\n  \nTanya Marquardt is a writer and performer in Lenapehoking/Brooklyn. Their book Stray: Memoir of a Runaway was named a Best Queer & History Bio by The Advocate and Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep\, Tanya’s play about being a sleep talker\, toured internationally and inspired an NPR Invisibila. This year they will publish a piece on The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Feminist Press\, and write about recconecting with Magyar queer archives and folkdance in upcoming anthology Do Trans People Dream of Electric Sheep; their play HOUSE\, a transfeminist retelling of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is in development.  \n\n\n\nBorn in Upstate NY\, Kei Williams (they/them) is a queer transmasculine organizer\, artist\, and historian. Kei currently serves as NEW Pride Agenda’s Interim Executive Director. In 2021\, Kei was selected as a Community Fellow through the Mellon Initiative for Emerging Scholars at The New School\, where they co-teach a Media Theory course\, and was honored with the Black Voices for Black Justice Award (2022) as a leader in the fight for racial and gender justice. \nAs a founding member of Black Lives Matter NYC and part of Movement Netlab\, Kei has helped to shape powerful campaigns and developed practical tools to scale up movements grounded in abolition\, democracy\, and love. Kei joined Black Gotham Experience in November 2016\, a visual storytelling project elevating the impact of the African Diaspora by remembering together through walks\, talks\, and artistic commissions. Their work has been featured at The Shed\, Lincoln Center\, New Museum\, and the NYC Landmarks Department. \nOutside of work and walking\, Kei is a homebody\, kept company by their dog Spartacus and their dozen inherited plants. Follow Kei at @blackboikei on Twitter and IG. 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/tell-luck/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar: Queer Economies of Care: Community\, Desire\, and the Politics of Necessity (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS\nAbout the Seminar\nCLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar in the city\, a six-week program exploring the transformative legacy of Amber Hollibaugh—a radical lesbian feminist\, scholar\, artist\, and lifelong activist for queer survival economies. \nFacilitated by interdisciplinary artist and educator Gili Rappaport\, this seminar invites participants to dive into themes of queer survival\, care\, and community resilience in the face of economic hardship\, criminalization\, and marginalization. Participants will engage with foundational texts\, recorded dialogues\, and contributions from local artists and activists while contributing to a living archive honoring queer histories and futures. \nThe Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar (2024) relaunches CLAGS’ public education series\, Seminars in the City\, originally held in July 1998. \nThe Amber Hollibaugh Seminar is co-sponsored by the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (@bgsqd) and Barnard Center for Research on Women. \n\nWhy Join?\nThis seminar is more than a class—it’s a space to build community\, a book club to reflect on queer survival strategies\, and an homage to Amber’s vision of community care and radical solidarity. Participants will explore the intersections of class\, desire\, and kinship through a rich syllabus of readings\, discussions\, and creative work. \nWhether you’re an organizer\, artist\, body worker\, visionary\, builder\, or community member\, this seminar offers a unique opportunity to learn\, share\, and contribute to an archive of queer care and resistance. \nSchedule\nDates: March 5 – April 9\, 2025\nTime: Wednesdays\, 6–9 PM\nLocation: Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (208 West 13th Street\, NYC) \nPlease note: The April 16th meeting will NOT take place at the Bureau. We will post the location for that date as soon as we have that confirmed. \nThis is an in-person experience. Unfortunately\, we cannot accommodate remote participants at this time. \nWhat to Expect\nEach week focuses on a key theme: \n\nWeek 1: Queer Survival Economies — Honoring Amber Hollibaugh’s Legacy\nWeek 2: Public Space\, Gentrification\, and Queer Displacement\nWeek 3: Oral Histories and Resilient Queer Spaces\nWeek 4: Queer Desire and Class as Radical Resistance\nWeek 5: Trans and BIPOC Narratives on Survival and Criminalization\nWeek 6: Community-Based Economies and Mutual Aid\n\nReading list (excerpts provided free of charge\, available through the CLAGS archive) \n\nAmber Hollibaugh\, My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home\nAudre Lorde\, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name\nGloria Anzaldúa\, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza\nbell hooks\, Belonging: A Culture of Place\nAlexis Pauline Gumbs\, M Archive: After the End of the World\nJosé Esteban Muñoz\, Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity\nVivek Shraya\, I’m Afraid of Men\nGayle Rubin\, Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice\nTourmaline\, Black Trans Feminism is the Future\nEric A. Stanley and Nat Smith (Eds.)\, Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex\nSylvia Rivera\, Queens in Exile\, The Forgotten Ones\nDean Spade\, Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships\, Hook Up\, and Raise Hell Together\nAdrienne Maree Brown\, Pleasure Activism\nAlexis Pauline Gumbs\, Dub: Finding Ceremony\n\nParticipation Details \n\nOpen to NYC publics\, free of charge\nWe encourage applications from first-time students\, people from underrepresented communities\, and interests that reflect the city’s diversity of cultures\, aesthetics\, and creative practices. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible space for all participants. If you need any accommodations to fully participate in the seminar\, please note this in the application form.\n20 spots available—apply soon!\nParticipants will have the option to contribute to a collaborative publication and CLAGS archive project\n\nNO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS\nAbout Amber Hollibaugh\nAmber Hollibaugh was a legendary radical/lesbian/feminist/scholar/artist. A lifelong political activist and organizer\, she was on the founding board of Queers for Economic Justice and served as QEJ’s Executive Director from 2011-2014. She established Queer Survival Economies (QSE)\, a project at the Barnard Center for Research on Women addressing the intersections of sexuality\, poverty\, homelessness\, labor\, and the criminalization of survival. Hollibaugh was the Founding Director of the Lesbian AIDS Project at GMHC\, the first effort of its kind to organize with and for lesbians living with HIV. Amber also served as the Director for Aging Initiatives at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. She fought for class and poverty issues to be addressed by an otherwise very bourgeois LGBTQ movement. Amber was a fierce advocate for transnational solidarity and movement building around sexuality\, bodily autonomy and pleasure. Her publications included the book My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home\, and she directed and co-produced the documentary film The Heart of the Matter. Her works have been translated into several languages\, and she worked very closely with activists in China and India. \nImage credit: Joaquin Golez @othereros
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SUMMARY:Julian's Debut: A Reading and An Interview (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Brian Alessandro’s new novel\, Julian’s Debut—his fifth book and third novel—explores the ethical gray area that comes with writing memoirs. What right do writers have to the private lives of friends\, family\, lovers\, and acquaintances when writing memoirs? \nBrian will read from Julian’s Debut and discuss its themes\, inspirations\, and plot with the award-winning author of 2022’s Greenland\, David Santos Donaldson. Copies of Julian’s Debut will also be sold and autographed during the event. \nTo reserve a copy of Julian’s Debut (Rebel Satori Press\, March 18\, 2025\, paperback\, $21.95)\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Julian’s Debut for March 20th event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n  \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nJulian’s Debut synopsis:  \nJulian Sorrento is a giver. Throughout much of his life he served his large\, dysfunctional family at the expense of his own needs and desires. Drawing from his experiences as his family’s crutch\, therapist\, and bank\, as well as his career as a clinical social worker of homeless youths\, Julian writes a New Yorker article titled My Mighty Meekness\, about altruism\, sacrifice\, and how putting others first could be pleasurable and rewarding\, which is published to a surprising amount of attention. \nFollowing the article’s publication\, Julian’s family comes after him with a righteous fury. They claim he has exaggerated and distorted facts\, making himself look like a victim and a hero and them the villains. His agent encourages him to expand the article into a book and portions of the article are also optioned by The Darlington Brothers\, independent filmmakers\, who hire Julian to adapt the work into a cable series for HBO (now MAX). They are interested exclusively in his anthropologist aunt who inadvertently incited a small civil war in Northeastern India\, her husband\, who builds bombs for Raytheon\, and their son who punishes them both by inviting homeless people to live with them. \nAs Julian meets with each member of his family to hear their grievances\, he also seeks—or sometimes makes up whole cloth—additional damning secrets about them to include in his memoir. Throughout the interminable filial reckoning\, Julian leaves his job with social services\, and develops the cable series with the assistance of Raul\, his ex-fiancé\, who makes vague allusions to sabotaging the media empire he works for as a programmer. \n  \n“An inventive\, wildly entertaining novel\, which revolves around the hazards of writing a memoir about one’s family.  What a cast of characters Brian Alessandro has brought to life\, through sparkling dialogue and vivid\, often comical scenes.  I enjoyed ‘Julian’s Debut’ immensely!” \n– Bill Hayes\, author of Insomniac City: New York\, Oliver Sacks\, and Me \n  \n“By turns comic\, wrenching\, appalling\, bewildered\, shrewd\, never nice\, and always alive\, Julian’s Debut is a powder keg of a book that explodes and explodes.” \n—Paul Lisicky\, author of Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell \n  \nBrian Alessandro has written for Interview Magazine\, Newsday\, PANK (co-founded by Roxanne Gay)\, Huffington Post\, Galerie (Wes Anderson’s cult film streaming app) Lambda Literary\, The Gay & Lesbian Review\, Kirkus Reviews\, and The Florida Review\, and has recently co-adapted Edmund White’s A Boy’s Own Story into a graphic novel for Top Shelf Productions. Additionally\, Brian co-edited Fever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs\, an anthology of essays and interviews about Burroughs for Rebel Satori Press. Brian is also the co-founder and editor in chief of the literary journal\, The New Engagement. His first novel\, The Unmentionable Mann\, was published in 2015 by Cairn Press and his first feature film\, Afghan Hound\, was produced by Maryea Media in 2011\, and is streaming on Plex\, Tubi\, and Amazon. Julian’s Debut\, his fifth book\, will be published by Rebel Satori Press in March 2025. Brian also has a feature film and a limited series in development with an Academy Award-winning producer. \n  \nDavid Santos Donaldson was raised in Nassau\, Bahamas\, and has lived in India\, Spain\, and the United States. He attended Wesleyan University and the Drama Division of the Juilliard School\, and his plays have been commissioned by the Public Theater. He was a finalist for the Urban Stages Emerging Playwright Award and has worked as the Artistic Director for the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts in Nassau\, Bahamas. Donaldson is currently a practicing psychotherapist\, and divides his time between Brooklyn\, New York\, and Seville\, Spain. Greenland is his first novel. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/julians-debut/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar: Queer Economies of Care: Community\, Desire\, and the Politics of Necessity (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS\nAbout the Seminar\nCLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies and the Barnard Center for Research on Women are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar in the city\, a six-week program exploring the transformative legacy of Amber Hollibaugh—a radical lesbian feminist\, scholar\, artist\, and lifelong activist for queer survival economies. \nFacilitated by interdisciplinary artist and educator Gili Rappaport\, this seminar invites participants to dive into themes of queer survival\, care\, and community resilience in the face of economic hardship\, criminalization\, and marginalization. Participants will engage with foundational texts\, recorded dialogues\, and contributions from local artists and activists while contributing to a living archive honoring queer histories and futures. \nThe Inaugural Amber Hollibaugh Seminar (2024) relaunches CLAGS’ public education series\, Seminars in the City\, originally held in July 1998. \nThe Amber Hollibaugh Seminar is co-sponsored by the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (@bgsqd) and Barnard Center for Research on Women. \n\nWhy Join?\nThis seminar is more than a class—it’s a space to build community\, a book club to reflect on queer survival strategies\, and an homage to Amber’s vision of community care and radical solidarity. Participants will explore the intersections of class\, desire\, and kinship through a rich syllabus of readings\, discussions\, and creative work. \nWhether you’re an organizer\, artist\, body worker\, visionary\, builder\, or community member\, this seminar offers a unique opportunity to learn\, share\, and contribute to an archive of queer care and resistance. \nSchedule\nDates: March 12 – April 16\, 2025\nTime: Wednesdays\, 6–9 PM\nLocation: Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (208 West 13th Street\, NYC) \nPlease note: The April 16th meeting will NOT take place at the Bureau. We will post the location for that date as soon as we have that confirmed. \nThis is an in-person experience. Unfortunately\, we cannot accommodate remote participants at this time. \nWhat to Expect\nEach week focuses on a key theme: \n\nWeek 1: Queer Survival Economies — Honoring Amber Hollibaugh’s Legacy\nWeek 2: Public Space\, Gentrification\, and Queer Displacement\nWeek 3: Oral Histories and Resilient Queer Spaces\nWeek 4: Queer Desire and Class as Radical Resistance\nWeek 5: Trans and BIPOC Narratives on Survival and Criminalization\nWeek 6: Community-Based Economies and Mutual Aid\n\nReading list (excerpts provided free of charge\, available through the CLAGS archive) \n\nAmber Hollibaugh\, My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home\nAudre Lorde\, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name\nGloria Anzaldúa\, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza\nbell hooks\, Belonging: A Culture of Place\nAlexis Pauline Gumbs\, M Archive: After the End of the World\nJosé Esteban Muñoz\, Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity\nVivek Shraya\, I’m Afraid of Men\nGayle Rubin\, Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha\, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice\nTourmaline\, Black Trans Feminism is the Future\nEric A. Stanley and Nat Smith (Eds.)\, Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex\nSylvia Rivera\, Queens in Exile\, The Forgotten Ones\nDean Spade\, Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships\, Hook Up\, and Raise Hell Together\nAdrienne Maree Brown\, Pleasure Activism\nAlexis Pauline Gumbs\, Dub: Finding Ceremony\n\nParticipation Details \n\nOpen to NYC publics\, free of charge\nWe encourage applications from first-time students\, people from underrepresented communities\, and interests that reflect the city’s diversity of cultures\, aesthetics\, and creative practices. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible space for all participants. If you need any accommodations to fully participate in the seminar\, please note this in the application form.\n20 spots available—apply soon!\nParticipants will have the option to contribute to a collaborative publication and CLAGS archive project\n\nNO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS\nAbout Amber Hollibaugh\nAmber Hollibaugh was a legendary radical/lesbian/feminist/scholar/artist. A lifelong political activist and organizer\, she was on the founding board of Queers for Economic Justice and served as QEJ’s Executive Director from 2011-2014. She established Queer Survival Economies (QSE)\, a project at the Barnard Center for Research on Women addressing the intersections of sexuality\, poverty\, homelessness\, labor\, and the criminalization of survival. Hollibaugh was the Founding Director of the Lesbian AIDS Project at GMHC\, the first effort of its kind to organize with and for lesbians living with HIV. Amber also served as the Director for Aging Initiatives at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. She fought for class and poverty issues to be addressed by an otherwise very bourgeois LGBTQ movement. Amber was a fierce advocate for transnational solidarity and movement building around sexuality\, bodily autonomy and pleasure. Her publications included the book My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home\, and she directed and co-produced the documentary film The Heart of the Matter. Her works have been translated into several languages\, and she worked very closely with activists in China and India. \nImage credit: Joaquin Golez @othereros
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SUMMARY:Radical Love as the World Burns\, or Polyamory For Dummies (in person & live streaming)
DESCRIPTION:How do we build love and community when our world and communities are being violently pulled apart? Join queer feminist sex activist relationship coach and author of Polyamory for Dummies\, Jaime Grant\, writer-comedian-nurse Kelli Dunham\, and activist chronic illness advocate JD Davids for a conversation that goes beyond relationship logistics and into the radical possibilities of polyamory as a survival strategy. \nToo often\, polyamory is framed as a lifestyle choice for the privileged—but what if it’s actually a blueprint for collective care? How do we move beyond individualism and scarcity models of love to build networks of support\, abundance\, and resilience? This conversation will explore the ways polyamory intersects with mutual aid\, disability justice\, caregiving\, and the fight against systemic oppression. \nDoesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned polyamorous organizer\, a burnt-out activist seeking new models of connection\, or just someone trying to figure out how to get your polycule to agree on a group chat app\, you have something to contribute to this discussion. \nBring your questions\, your stories\, and your radical love. \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Polyamory for Dummies (For Dummies\, December 24\, 2024\, paperback\, $24.99) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Polyamory for Dummies for March 27 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n\n\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \n\n\nDr. Jaime M. Grant is a queer feminist sex activist and relationship coach. Grant is best known for her sex workshop primer\, Great Sex: Mapping Your Desire and her groundbreaking report Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey. Polyamorous since her 20s\, Jaime is glad to be focussing on collective love as a revolutionary strategy as we face the political moment. \nJD Davids (he/him) is a chronically ill and disabled writer and strategist with decades of work in world-changing social movements\, policy advocacy and journalism. Most recently\, he founded and co-directed the national Long COVID Justice project. Currently\, he is writing and conducting research at the CUNY Graduate Center’s Biography and Memoir program as an “illder”– a term he coined to represent those mentoring each other in confronting chronic illnesses and an ableist society alike – committed to sharing movement history\, health information and unique approaches to living with illness. In this time of mass disabling pandemics\, he shares stories and strategies through The Cranky Queer Guide to Chronic Illness\, where he braids his experiences as a longtime HIV and disability justice activist\, research advocate\, and life as a queer and transgender parent\, harm reductionist and sexual liberationist. His recent and upcoming publications include authored or co-authored chapters for The Long COVID Survival Guide\, Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements\, Unfolding Corpus: Vulnerability and Radicality in Times of Plagues\, and Race\, Justice\, and HIV: Visions for a Society Without Bars. \nKelli Dunham is the nonbinary ex-nun storytelling nurse author trauma-informed comedian so ubiquitous in modern Brooklyn. Kelli is the author of seven hilarious books about not hilarious subjects including a bestselling book on puberty and the forthcoming Almost The Best Medicine: Intentional Humor For Nurses And Others With Impossible Jobs (FoundVoice Publishing 2025). Kelli has appeared on Showtime\, BBC4’S Sunday Religion in Culture Program\, the Discovery Channel\, the Moth Mainstage and the occasional livestock auction. \nKelli’s show Second Helping: Two Dead Lovers Dead Funny was called “a love letter to queer community” by the Bechdel Theater and “drop dead hilarious” by Go Magazine. PGN recently named Kelli one of “48 LGBT Creative People Of Influence” and former NYC mayor Bill DeBlasio once called Kelli “a show off.” To Kelli’s face. \nSubscribe to Kelli’s substack for more helpful hilarity!
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:The New York Rebel Poets of the Beat Generation (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:OUTWRIGHT\, Ltd. and the Bureau present the third an final program of a series on the Rebel Poets of the 1960s and 1970s. This program will focus on Beat Poets who lived and published in New York during these years. \nPoets included in the program are Anne Waldman\, Bob Kaufman\, Frank O’Hara\, and Diane di Prima. We will examine their lives and read from their works. \nBooks by and about the featured poets will be available for purchase. \nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\n  \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-new-york-rebel-poets-of-the-beat-generation/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book launch: "Take It Outside" (Incision Press) (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the Bureau on Saturday\, March 29th at 3pm for the North American launch of Take It Outside\, an anthology of queer & trans desire edited by Cash Torn and Orlando Silver. \nThis anthology is the first from the Australia-based international house Incision Press\, which is dedicated to publishing words for the queer revolution. \nFive of the anthology´s contributing writers will be reading excerpts from Take It Outside : Jordan Asher\, Jaymie Wagner\, Libro Levi Bridgeman\, Ryder West\, and Christian Pan. Physical copies of Take It Outside will also be available for purchase and for authors to sign. \nTo reserve a copy of Take It Outside (Incision Press\, 2025\, paperback)\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Take It Outside for March 29th event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n  \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nJordan Asher (she/they) is a queer writer currently living in New Orleans. She writes fiction that explores the cadence of queer identity and emotions. Her writing invites readers to explore the complexities of desire\, knowledge\, love\, and candor. Jordan loves stationary\, the color yellow\, and her beloved orange cat\, Chunk. \n  \nJaymie Wagner is a queer\, trans\, and polyamorous nonbinary girl who lives in the Twin Cities. A writer of short stories\, erotica\, and her “Sing For Me” series of werewolf novels\, she is here to smooch weird things and somehow keeps making her mom proud. \n  \nLibro Levi Bridgeman (NonBiNArYBiRo) (they/them) wrote the sell-out theatre show The Butch Monologues. Short stories include For Ezra\, now a stop-motion film. They co-run hotpencil press with Serge Nicholson. They are featured in the documentary Private View. \n  \nRyder West (they/them) is a non-binary trans masc writer of smutty words. Their stories focus on vulnerability in D/s relationships and the sexiness of trans bodies. When not stomping on their partners in their Doc Martens\, they can be found halfway up a climbing wall or underneath a blanket and a purring cat. \n  \nChristian Pan writes erotic fiction that frequently explores bisexual identity and experience. He is a Creative Director for Incision Press\, the editor & organizer of The Best Bi Erotica of the Year\, Volume One\, and the author of over 19 books and 100 short stories. For more information\, please go to linktr.ee/christianpan \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/take-it-outside-incision-press/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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