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SUMMARY:The Past Is a Very Trans Place: a reading and conversation with Aurora Mattia and Cat Fitzpatrick
DESCRIPTION:RSVP TO THIS EVENT \nThis event brings together Cat Fitzpatrick and Aurora Mattia\, contemporary trans writers whose work often draws upon medieval and early modern motifs\, forms\, genres and styles\, to read from their work and discuss transhistorical literary lineages with scholars participating in the Early Modern Trans Studies conference at Queens College (April 30-May 2nd). \nTickets: $0-10 at the door\, NOTAFLOF
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-past-is-a-very-trans-place-a-reading-and-conversation-with-aurora-mattia-and-cat-fitzpatrick/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Radical Queer Reading Group: Let This Radicalize You (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we read radical leftist texts with a focus on queer liberation\, anti-capitalism\, and anti-colonialism. For May 13th\, we’re reading Let This Radicalize You\, by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba (Haymarket Books\, May 16\, 2023\, paperback\, $17.95).\n  \nWe’ll meet on Wednesday\, May 13th\, at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division in room 210 of The LGBT Community Center in the West Village\, 7-8 PM.\n  \nCopies of Let This Radicalize You\, by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba (Haymarket Books\, May 16\, 2023\, paperback\, $17.95) are available to purchase at the Bureau. Purchase the book before May 13th and receive 15% off ($15.25 instead of $17.95). Just mention the Radical Queer Reading Group when you check out.\n  \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.
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH – Queer and Muslim: On Faith\, Family\, and Healing
DESCRIPTION:RSVP TO THIS EVENT \nCelebrating the launch of Queer and Muslim\, a powerful collection of works by and for LGBTQ+ Muslims. \nPlease join us for a special New York City launch of Queer and Muslim\, featuring co-editor Rahim Thawer in conversation with moderator Anthony Abd-al Shafi Rosado. \nRahim will be joined by contributor Robbie Ahmed for an evening of readings\, reflection\, and dialogue. Together\, they will celebrate the essays\, poems\, letters to past and future selves\, and more that make up Queer and Muslim. The collection explores the emotional and spiritual dimensions of queer Muslim life and challenges the perception that faith and queerness are inherently incompatible. \n**************** \nModerator \nAnthony Abd-al Shafi Rosado is an Amefricano Boricua Muslim cultural curator and art historian native to Bushwick\, Brooklyn. He curates interactive exhibitions and literary anthologies\, calling people to invest in preserving local stories and conserving cultural traditions. Rosado has earned a B.A. in Theater & Dance and an M.A. in American Studies from Trinity College. More here: https://linktr.ee/abdalshafirosado \nCo-Editor & Contributor\nRahim Thawer is a queer social worker\, psychotherapist\, speaker\, and writer. His work centers LGBTQ+ experiences and clinical education for therapists and service providers. He teaches full time at The University of Alabama where he is also enrolled in a doctoral program. He is a co-editor and contributor for Queer and Muslim: On Faith\, Family\, & Healing (University of Regina Press\, 2026). More here: https://allmylinks.com/thepoliticizedpractitioner \n Contributor\nRobbie Ahmed is a New York/Toronto-based songwriter/producer\, media writer\, educator\, and researcher whose work explores cultural studies\, music tech\, mental health\, spirituality\, and trans representation in media. Drawing on life across Russia\, Saudi Arabia\, and Bangladesh\, he brings a rich diasporic perspective to art\, advocacy\, and community conversation. He is currently a Master’s candidate in Music Technology at NYU finishing his research in Global pop and technology. More: https://www.robbieahmed.com \n****************\nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/book-launch-queer-and-muslim-on-faith-family-and-healing/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Soulmate As A Verb: Poems by Kelsey L. Smoot
DESCRIPTION:RSVP TO THIS EVENT \nPoet Kelsey L. Smoot\, author of the debut DOPAMINE collection SOULMATE AS A VERB performs his powerful lyrical work and talks with visual artist/performer/print maker and curator Lo Smith about the evolution and lived experience of artistry for Black queer artists across mediums.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/soulmate-as-a-verb-poems-by-kelsey-l-smoot/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Entangled States: A Life According to Quantum Physics
DESCRIPTION:RSVP TO THIS EVENT \nJoin us for a discussion with debut author Karmela Padavic-Callaghan and Sevan Rasmussen about Entangled States: A Life According to Quantum Physics. \nPadavic-Callaghan is a science writer currently on staff writer at New Scientist where they report on physics\, materials science\, and quantum technology.  Each chapter examines a moment in Karmela’s life through the lens of a physics concept. Knot theory becomes a lens for the story of Karmela visiting a Croatian healer. Ultracold atom labs lead to a meditation on societal expectations that women be unfailingly warm and nurturing. And the workings of an electron microscope become a framework for Karmela’s evolving relationship with cosmetics as they realized they are nonbinary. \nPadavic-Callaghan writes conversationally about seeing themselves in Freddie Mercury’s queer masculinity and power\, what it means to be a queer teacher to young people\, and overall how  “Queerness\, as I have come to understand it\, is always future-oriented\, always a state of becoming.”
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/entangled-states-a-life-according-to-quantum-physics/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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