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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:Rainbow Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Three featured readers from the Rainbow Book Fair 2026 speaking in-person at the Bureau! \n*** \n2PM – Cat Sebastian is an award-winning author of queer romance. Cat’s books include We Could Be So Good and You Should Be So Lucky\, and have received starred reviews from Kirkus\, Publishers Weekly\, Library Journal\, and Booklist. We Could Be So Good won a Lambda Literary Award in 2024. In her spare time\, she acquires too many houseplants and misplaces things. \n* \n3PM – Lydi Conklin is an Assistant Professor of Fiction at Vanderbilt University. Previously they were the Helen Zell Visiting Professor in Fiction at the University of Michigan. They’ve received a Stegner Fellowship in Fiction at Stanford University\, a Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award\, four Pushcart Prizes\, a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation\, a Creative & Performing Arts Fulbright to Poland\, and fellowships from MacDowell\, Yaddo\, Djerassi\, Hedgebrook\, Sewanee\, Bread Loaf\, the James Merrill House\, the Vermont Studio Center\, VCCA\, Millay\, Jentel\, Lighthouse Works\, Brush Creek\, Caldera\, the Sitka Center\, and Harvard University\, among others. They were the 2015-2017 Creative Writing Fellow in fiction at Emory University. Their fiction has appeared in The Paris Review\, One Story\, American Short Fiction\, VQR\, and elsewhere. They have drawn graphic fiction for Lenny Letter\, Drunken Boat\, and the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and cartoons for The New Yorker and Narrative Magazine. Their story collection\, Rainbow Rainbow\,was longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award and The Story Prize. Their novel\, Songs of No Provenance\,was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. \n5PM – Julián Delgado Lopera is the author of The New York Times acclaimed novel Fiebre Tropical (Feminist Press 2020)\, the Winner of the 2021 Ferro Grumley Award and a 2021 Lambda Literary award; a finalist of the 2020 Kirkus Prize in Fiction and the 2021 Aspen Literary Prize. Julián is also the author of ¡Cuéntamelo! (Aunt Lute 2017) an illustrated bilingual collection of oral histories by LGBT Latinx immigrants which won a 2018 Lambda Literary Award and a 2018 Independent Publisher Book Award. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/rainbow-book-fair/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Chani Nicholas with Molly Crabapple - HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY
DESCRIPTION:RSVP TO THIS EVENT! \nJoin world-renowned astrologer\, co-founder of the CHANI App\, and New York Times best-selling author\, Chani Nicholas\, and artist\, activist\, and author\, Molly Crabapple\, for an IRL conversation about her new book and national bestseller\, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: the Story of the Jewish Bund. The discussion will focus on what we can learn from this radical movement that has been largely destroyed\, and how we can use those lessons to combat the political violence we’re up against today to build a better\, more just world. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nHere Where We Live Is Our Country: the Story of the Jewish Bund reanimates a band of idealists who broadened our global political imagination. As we once again contend with nationalism\, repression\, and the struggle for belonging\, the Bund’s remarkable story and message—that liberation\, dignity\, and solidarity must begin where we stand—reaches across time as a guide to our own urgent moment. \n***** \nThis event will take place in person on the third floor (room 301) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011.\n*\nThe event will also be live-streamed to the public at YouTube.com/@BGSQD\n*\nA book signing will be held afterwards at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, in Room 210 on the second floor of the Center. Both Chani Nicholas and Molly Crabapple will sign books.\n*\n This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required to attend. Three ticket tiers are available: (1) Free General Admission; (2) Book Ticket that includes a copy of Here Where We Live Is Our Country; (3) Donation to the Bureau.\n***** \nMolly Crabapple is an artist and writer based in New York. She is the author of three books\, Drawing Blood and Brothers of the Gun (with Marwan Hisham)\, which was long-listed for a National Book Award in 2018\, and Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. Her reportage is the 2022 winner of the Bernhard Labor Journalism Award\, and has been published in The New York Times\, New York Review of Books\, The Paris Review\, Vanity Fair\, The Guardian\, Rolling Stone\, The New Yorker and elsewhere. Her art is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art. Her animations have won two Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award. She was a 2024 fellow at the Cullman Center at the New York Public Library researching Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund\, which was published by Random House in April 2026. \nChani Nicholas is the New York Times best-selling author of You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance and the world-renowned astrologer behind the CHANI app. She is known for blending ancient astrological wisdom with mindfulness\, psychology\, and practical tools that support purpose-driven living\, community wellbeing\, and mutual aid\, giving 5% of her company’s revenue to survivors of gender-based violence. Her weekly podcast\, Astrology of the Week Ahead with Chani Nicholas\, is top-ranked in the Spirituality/Astrology category\, and she has served as the resident astrologer for Oprah Daily and been featured in The New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, Rolling Stone\, Vanity Fair\, and multiple Netflix series.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/in-conversation-chani-nicholas-with-molly-crabapple-here-where-we-live-is-our-country/
LOCATION:The LGBT Community Center\, 208 West 13th Street\, 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.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/radical-queer-reading-group-may/
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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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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Leo Herrera
DESCRIPTION:RSVP TO THIS EVENT \nJoin Leo Herrera\, author of Analog Cruising\, in-person at the Bureau for a reading and conversation with a panel of TBA speakers. \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* \nThe event will also be live-streamed to the public at YouTube.com/@BGSQD \n*\n\n This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required to attend. Four ticket tiers are available: (1) Free General Admission; (2) Book Ticket that includes a copy of Analog Cruising; (3) Book Bundle Ticket that includes copies of Analog Cruising\, Sentences\, and Post; (4) Donation to the Bureau.\n\n*****\n\nLeo Herrera is a queer Mexican artist who explores queer and immigrant experiences through the lenses of sex\, technology\, and history. His work centers on themes of disease and stigma\, always searching for utopia in LGBTQ history’s darkest chapters. Herrera is director of Fathers\, a multimedia project which imagines the world if AIDS never existed. He is author of Analog Cruising\, a manual for modern sex outside of our phones.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/in-conversation-leo-herrera/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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