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SUMMARY:Queer Film Summer Camp: Pasolini's Salò\, Presented by Newton
DESCRIPTION:The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division and Peter M. Hargrove\, President of Hargrove Entertainment\, Inc.\, proudly present Queer Film Summer Camp\, a series devoted to queer films or films viewed queerly.  Queer Film Summer Camp will take place at the Bureau on eight Saturday evenings in July and August. An exciting array of film critics and historians along with other queer and queer-friendly NYC-based arts professionals will introduce each film with a brief lecture. \nTo open the series we will present Pier Paolo Pasolini‘s Salò\, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975). Greg Newton\, the Bureau’s Minister of Propaganda\, will introduce the film. \nSuggested donation of $10\nDrinks will be served at 7 PM\nThe introductory lectures will begin at 8 PM \nLink to IMDB page on Salò \nGreg Newton recently abandoned a dismal career in academia to co-found\, with his partner Donnie Jochum\, the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, where he serves as Minister of Propaganda.
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SUMMARY:Queer Division VI: Cecilia Corrigan\, Evan Kennedy\, CAConrad
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Durbin presents: \nQueer Division VI: Cecilia Corrigan\, Evan Kennedy\, CAConradCAConrad is the son of white trash asphyxiation whose childhood included selling cut flowers along the highway for his mother and helping her shoplift. He has five full-length poetry collections\, the most recent is A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon (Wave Books\, 2012). The Book of Frank (Wave Books) has been translated into German\, Spanish\, and most recently Swedish. He is a 2011 Pew Fellow\, a 2013 Banff Fellow\, a 2013 MacDowell Fellow\, and a 2012 and 2013 visiting faculty member for the Summer Writing Program of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. You can find his poems here. \nEvan Kennedy is a poet and bicyclist who lives in San Francisco. He is the author of Shoo-Ins to Ruin (Gold Wake Press) and Us Them Poems (BookThug). Terra Firmament is forthcoming from Krupskaya. \n  \nCecilia Corrigan lives in New York. Her first book Titanic was awarded the Plonsker Prize\, and will be published by &Now Books in 2014. Her current research interests include Alan Turing\, immaturity\, Ludwig Wittgenstein’s adolescence\, Alice James\, Buffy the Vampire Slayer\, and therapeutic cosmetics. Her work has appeared in The Journal\, Death and Life of American Cities\, O’Clock Press\, The Awl\, The Nicola Midnight St. Claire\, Glitterpony\, and Emergency Index. She wrote for HBO’s show Luck. \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:SHIT HITS FAN
DESCRIPTION:SHIT HITS FAN\n44 years ago shit hit the fan when the patrons of the Stonewall Inn resisted the police harrassment that had been routine up until that point. Come join the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division and Shane Shane in celebration of this historic moment of resistance! \nFeaturing: \nJanTina \nGabe Gonzalez \nDJ Timothy Allen Living \nMax Steele \nShane Shane \n \nJanTina is a Singer/Song writer\, Spoken Word Artist & Burlesque Preformer. With a Master’s in Fine Art’s Jantina uses her gift of poetics coupled with burlesque to illuminate the world of Exotic dance. She performs for you tonight an excerpt from her semi autobiographical graduate thesis turned Off Broadway Musical “Silhouettes”. \n  \nPhotograph by Amos Mac\nMax Steele is a performer and writer. He has presented work at the New Museum\, Rapture Cafe\, Deitch Projects\, Envoy Enterprises\, and the Queens Museum of Art. He writes the psychedelic porno poetry zine Scorcher\, and is an Artist in Residence at Brooklyn Arts Exchange. \n  \n\nDJ TIMOTHY ALLEN LIVING is a Brooklyn-based DJ behind the decks at Shane Shane’s FANCY\, as well as dancefloors\, bars\, and living rooms across NYC. He loves mixtapes\, twelve inch vinyl\, and early house music. \n  \n \nGabe Gonzalez is a filmmaker\, performer\, and writer currently living Brooklyn\, where he excels at smoking\, growing facial hair\, and looking like he’s over it. On weekdays he works as an editor and videographer for a porn company\, and in his free time collaborates on comedy sketches with a couple of NY-based groups. Before moving to NYC\, he spent some time studying at The Second City in Chicago and tripping balls with Radical Faeries in Oregon. \n  \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:Readings by contributors to Our Naked Lives: Essays from Gay Italian American Men
DESCRIPTION:Confirmed readers: Michael Carosone\, George de Stefano\, Joseph Anthony LoGiudice\, and Michael Luongo. \nAdditional readers to be announced \nComplete list of contributors to Our Naked Lives: Essays from Gay Italian American Men: \nMichael Carosone\, Editor\nJohn D’Emilio\nCharles Derry\nGeorge De Stefano\nJoseph A. Federico\nJoseph Anthony LoGiudice\, Editor\nMichael Luongo\nDavid Masello\nTommi Avicolli Mecca\nJoe Oppedisano\nFelice Picano\nFrank Anthony Polito\nMichael Schiavi\nFrank Spinelli\nTony Tripoli \n“The best of these essays are filled with a warmth\, humor\, and vitality I associate with the Italian spirit.  Although they express the difficulty gay men have had in reconciling their sexuality with the Italian American identity\, they testify over and over again to how familial love ultimately trumps the prejudices of religion and the tyranny of tradition.  The embrace of family bonds may be slow in coming\, but all the more passionate for the wait.” \n–David Bergman\, Author of Gay American Autobiography: Writings from Whitman to Sedaris\, and Professor of English\, Towson State University \n  \n“Gay Italian-American voices have often been marginalized\, but here they’re assembled in all their passion\, humor\, poignancy\, and personal vision. Mangia!” \n–Michael Musto\, Columnist for The Village Voice \n  \n“An amazing collection of essays that finally addresses an experience so many of us share. Evocative\, moving\, and entertaining\, Our Naked Lives brings forth the stories of so many of us who’ve often felt left out in gay culture as well as in Italian-American culture\, while simultaneously celebrating the richness of both.” \n–Michelangelo Signorile\, Editor-at-Large of The Huffington Post Gay Voices and SiriusXM Radio Host \n  \n“Our Naked Lives made me laugh and cry\, sometimes at the same time. The essays include history\, humor\, religion; they are memoirs infused with poetry. These stories are poignant\, timeless\, and brutally honest. An enjoyable read and a welcomed addition to Italian American Studies and the LGBTQI community.” \n–Teri Ann Bengiveno\, Professor of History and Women’s Studies\, Las Positas College \n  \n“In a community where queerness is celebrated and bonds have often been enhanced by choice of friendship rather than by birth and blood\, cultural heritage has been woefully overlooked. The men of Our Naked Lives come out as loud and proud—of their identification as gay and Italian American. This collection of essays and reflections shows the strength and beauty of our family trees\, whose stubborn roots push beyond the paved path and reach up to wave flags of their own.  We’d be remiss not to take notice and pay homage\, no matter our own orientation or origin.” \n–Bryan Borland\, Editor of Assaracus: A Journal of Gay Poetry \n  \n“Editors Joseph Anthony LoGiudice and Michael Carosone have put together an extraordinary collection of essays on what it’s like to grow up and live one’s life proudly as Italian American and gay.  The two present\, through their own moving stories and the stories of the other talented men who contributed to this volume\, a fascinating glimpse into the households of Italian American families.  This book should be on everyone’s priority reading list\, including members of the LGBT community and the leaders and members of the National Italian American Foundation.” \n–Lou Chibbaro Jr.\, Senior News Reporter of The Washington Blade \n  \n“What a gift these essays are!  They range widely from the most desperate moments of a gay child’s life to the exhilaration of finding the courage and the community to live freely and expansively.  As an Italian American woman\, I found many pieces of myself in these stories\, and they tell me clearly\, with grace\, anger\, and generosity those necessary stories that nobody was supposed to know.  The writers are\, as Ginsberg said of Whitman\, ‘courage teachers.’  May they be widely read!” \n–Geraldine DeLuca\, Writer and Editor of Dialogue on Writing\, and Professor Emerita of English\, Brooklyn College \n  \n“Our Naked Lives moved me with a sense of immediacy while harkening back to the writing of the late Robert Ferro.  Reminiscences by several generations of Italian-American gay men are evocative as the memory of my Aunt Angie’s calamari; yet\, authors do not airbrush struggles for identity\, acceptance\, and love. The essays illuminate\, inform\, and challenge the reader and eschew stereotypes.  Reflections on intersections of gender\, class\, and ethnicity make this collection a must-read for gender and ethnic studies courses.” \n–Mark Gianino\, Clinical Associate Professor\, Boston University School of Social Work \n  \n“These essays do not shy away from tough topics like sexual orientation or racial prejudice in the United States. These voices can be heard throughout all of the pieces\, always present\, always narrating. These are accurate portrayals of what it means to be a cross-section of Italian-American and gay. You hold in your hands a book written by experts. Read it with the knowledge that you will know more today than you did yesterday.” \n–Shaun Knittel\, Associate Editor of Seattle Gay News  \n  \n“The notion of what ‘pride’ means in the 21st century\, and all of the challenges\, complexities\, and possibilities that come with our individual and collective journeys towards it have been exponentially expanded with the publication of these beautiful essays. Our Naked Lives reveals the rich\, diverse identities and experiences of gay Italian-American men\, which\, until now\, have remained almost entirely unknown to the rest of the world.” \n–Noah Michelson\, Editor of The Huffington Post Gay Voices \n  \n“If you are looking for a singular voice in Our Naked Lives\, you might be disappointed. The stories feel connected\, by themes of family\, religion\, class\, and behavior\, but like stories of any community\, things are never simple. Contradictions abound and memories vary. For one storyteller\, a stereotypical Italian male persona is an impossible model to follow; another finds comfort behind a peacock image. One writer finds some traditions smothering\, while another wades through the madding crowd of holidays and family to focus on one person\, as one writer tells us\, a grandmother\, for inspiration and humanity. This collection is like that good grandmother\, who understands the value of certain traditions\, while recognizing that all members of our family must be free.”\n–Louis Pizzitola\, author of Hearst Over Hollywood \n  \n“From Florida to Philly\, from Rome to Bensonhurst\, gay Italian-American writers share their collective experiences to find acceptance with their families and for themselves. While their journeys may differ\, a common bond remains\, forged from heartache and loss\, defiance and love.”\n–Jim Provenzano\, author of the Lambda Literary Award winner Every Time I Think of You \n  \n“This eclectic collection of 14 essays chronicle the navigation of Gay and Italian American identities.  The comings out of these Gay Italian American men\, in all their shapes and sizes\, vividly show the urgency of challenging that long held Italian American belief in what Carosone calls ‘the transformative powers of omerta.’” \n–Paul Schindler\, Editor-in-Chief of Gay City News \n  \n“Our Naked Lives is among the most moving books I have read.  You don’t have to be Italian American\, Catholic\, formerly Catholic\, gay\, or gay-friendly to appreciate this important gem.  Soul-baring\, brave\, and honest\, these gay Italian American men’s stories will resonate with anyone who has ever felt diminished\, ostracized\, marginalized\, humiliated\, embarrassed or ‘other’ simply for being who he was born to be.  Out of the closet and into the classroom\, Our Naked Lives should be required reading in myriad Queer and Ethnic Studies programs.  Thank you\, gentlemen!  You brought me tears of laughter.  You brought me tears of pain.  Basta cosi.  May Our Naked Lives help bring us to a time when no one needs to cry.” \n–Karen Tintori\, author of Unto the Daughters: The Legacy of an Honor Killing in a Sicilian American Family\, St. Martin’s Press \n  \n   \nMichael Carosone is a writer\, a poet\, an adjunct professor and librarian\, and an activist for gay rights\, human rights\, animal rights\, and environmental rights.  He has published poems in Gay City Volume 1\, Gay City Volume 2\, Gay City Volume 3\, and Avanti Popolo: Italian American Writers Sail Beyond Columbus; essays in White Crane\, Strangers to These Shores\, and various anthologies; and articles in Gay City News and The Huffington Post.  He was awarded the Editors’ Poetry Prize for his published work in Gay City Volume 2.  He has given readings and discussions\, and presented papers at conferences.  Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in English\, Master of Science degree in Education\, and a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Sciences.  He is pursuing his Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in English Education at Teachers College of Columbia University\, and his dissertation will focus on incorporating marginalized literatures and writers—Queer and Italian American—into the English classroom\, in grades K-12 and at the college level.  Michael’s primary interest is studying\, researching\, and writing about marginalized literatures\, voices\, and peoples.  Born and raised in Brooklyn\, New York\, he now lives in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan\, with his partner\, Joseph LoGiudice.  For more information on Michael\, please visit his Web site: michaelcarosone.com. \n  \n \nGeorge de Stefano is a New York-based writer specializing in culture\, politics and sexuality. He is the author of An Offer We Can’t Refuse: The Mafia in the Mind of America\, and a contributing author to the collections Mafia Movies: A Reader and The Essential Sopranos Reader.  His writing on gay issues has appeared in The Advocate\, The Nation\, The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide\, and Gay City News.  He writes features and criticism for online and print publications\, including music and arts criticism for PopMatters and Rootsworld\, book reviews for The New York Journal of Books\, and features\, reviews\, and op-eds for I-Italy and The Italian American Review. \n  \n \nJoseph Anthony LoGiudice\, L.M.S.W.\, is a social worker\, writer\, and an educator.  He is the Senior Consultant of Reasonable Accommodations at the New York City Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services\, where he trains and consults on disability law\, and determines reasonable accommodations for clients.  He is an adjunct lecturer of social work at New York University’s (NYU) Silver School of Social Work and Touro College’s Graduate School of Social Work\, where he teaches courses on social work policy.  Joseph’s scholarly interests include the intersection of disability and Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, and Queer (LGBTQ) policies and practices\, and he has presented on these interests at various conferences.  An essay he has written\, “Achievement Motivation of College Students with Disabilities: Implications for Policy and Practice\,” is being published in a textbook on social work policy and practice.  Joseph is a committee member on the Council on Social Work Education’s Council on Disability and Persons with Disabilities. He is a doctoral student at The City University of New York’s Graduate Center\, where he studies and researches issues ranging from the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)\, mental health policy\, and gay men’s issues.  Joseph received a Master of Social Work degree from NYU’s Silver School of Social Work\, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Columbia University.  He aspires to become a life-long advocate for those individuals without a “voice” by writing\, presenting\, and teaching about their lives.  He lives with his partner\, Michael Carosone\, in New York City\, and loves his New York City life—a place saturated with eccentric\, witty\, and interesting people. \n  \n  \n \nMichael Luongo is a New York City based freelance writer\, editor and photographer.  His writing and/or photography have appeared in National Geographic Traveler\, Frommer’s Budget Travel\, The New York Times\, The Advocate\, Conde Nast Traveler\, Town & Country Travel\, The Chicago Tribune\, Bloomberg News\, Gay City News\, Out Traveler\, Ambassador Magazine\, and the publication of the National Italian American Foundation.  He co-edited Continuum Press’s 2002 Gay Tourism: Culture\, Identity and Sex.  He was the Senior Editor for Haworth’s Out in the World\, a gay travel literature collection.  His Haworth books include Looking for Love in Faraway Places and Gay Travels in The Muslim World.  His 2007 Alyson novel\, The Voyeur\, is fiction but is based on his several years experience in the HIV prevention and sex research field both in the United States and the United Kingdom. \n  \n  \n  \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:Simon Jacobs\, Basil Papademos\, and Eric Sasson Read at the Bureau
DESCRIPTION:Simon Jacobs is a young writer from Ohio. He curates the Safety Pin Review\, a wearable medium for work of fewer than 30 words\, and his writing has appeared in Weave\, Paper Darts\, Steampunk Magazine\, and The Norton Anthology of Jealous Ass Bitches. \n  \n \nBorn in Toronto in 1957\, Basil Papademos has lived in Montreal\, London\, Athens\, Istanbul\, Vancouver\, New York and Los Angeles. He currently resides in Bangkok. After more than twenty-five years as a narcotics addict and drug retailer\, occasional sex worker and sometime procurer\, Basil went to Thailand in 2011 to clean up and finish writing his novel\, Mount Royal: There’s Nothing Harder Than Love. \nThe treatment worked. He is currently completing his next novel\, How To F*ck Your Psychiatrist\, coming out in the fall of 2013. Basil is a regular contributor to Sabotage Times\, Modern ViewPoint magazine and Open Book Toronto. \n  \n \nEric Sasson writes “Ctrl-Alt\,” a column on alternative culture for the Wall Street Journal. His short story collection\, Margins of Tolerance\, was the 2011 Tartt First Fiction Award runner-up and was published by Livingston Press in May 2012. His stories have been nominated for the Robert Olen Butler prize\, the Pushcart prize\, and one is in The Best Gay Stories 2013. Other recent publication credits include pieces in The New Republic\, Independent Ink. Explosion Proof\, Connotation Press\, BLOOM\, Nashville Review\, The Puritan\, Liquid Imagination\, and THE2NDHAND\, among others. In 2012 he was awarded a Tennessee Williams scholarship to the Sewanee Writers Conference as well as residency fellowships to Ragdale and the Hambidge Center. He received his MA in Creative Writing from NYU and has taught fiction writing at the Sackett Street Writers Workshop in Brooklyn\, where he was born\, bred\, and still resides.\n \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:Randy L. Schmidt on Karen Carpenter’s life and work
DESCRIPTION:Randy L. Schmidt is the author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter  (2010) and the editor of Yesterday Once More: The Carpenters Reader (2012)\, both published by Chicago Review Press. Schmidt will read from both books and discuss Karen Carpenter’s life and work. \n \nSchmidt served as creative consultant for several television documentaries on the Carpenters\, including those for E! True Hollywood Story\, A&E’s Biography and VH1’s Behind the Music. He is also a music educator. Schmidt lives near Dallas\,Texas. \nRead Schmidt’s article on Karen Carpenter in The Advocate\, “Karen Carpenter: Unlikely Gay Icon.” This article was published this past February on the 30th anniversary of her 1983 death from anorexia nervosa. \nJoining Schmidt for this special evening of music and memories will be Mary Edwards\, a composer\, musician\, arranger\, producer and sound artist whose projects range from recordings “evocative of epic cinematic soundtracks combined with lyrical intimacy…” (Time Out NY)\, to ambient installations—sound as a spatial form—that create nature\, architecture and cinema for the ear. More info: https://maryedwardsmusic.com/ \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:Pride by Papercut
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of NYC Pride\, Papercut Press presents an evening of readings\, performances\, and visual art by some of our favorite queer artists and authors. The event will be moderated by Papercut author m. craig. \n\n  \n\nRami Shamir is the author of TRAIN TO POKIPSE and the co-founding editor of Underground Editions. A former Zuccotti Park Occupier with Occupy Wall Street\, Shamir’s writings have appeared in Adbuster’s\, Evergreen Review\, and The Brooklyn Rail. TRAIN TO POKIPSE was the last editorial project for legendary publisher Barney Rosset\, who said “TRAIN TO POKIPSE is a Catcher in the Rye for the new century\, and Rami Shamir is an authentic literary voice for a new lost generation.” Shamir has just concluded a thirty-city\, indie-books distro tour with fellow indie author m. craig. He is a recipient of the 2013 Acker Award for fiction.\n  \n\nJASON NAPOLI BROOKS‘ fiction and essays have appeared in various publications\, including Ninth Letter\, H.O.W.\, El Pais\, and Asymptote. An excerpt of his novel Shelter was the recipient of the The Chapbook Award for Best Fiction of 2007. He is also the author of the internationally-distributed serial Cock of the Walk. In September 2013 Brooks’ play Women at the End of the World\, starring Parker Posey and John Cameron Mitchell\, will debut in Provincetown.\n\n  \n \n\nBuzz Slutzky is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist\, writer\, and curator. Buzz primarily integrates drawing\, poetry\, and video art with themes of identity\, social interaction\, voyeurism\, and gender performance. A former Curator of the Pop-Up Museum of Queer History\, Buzz currently work as Program Assistant at Laurie M. Tisch Gallery at the JCC Manhattan and will be studying at Parsons in the MFA Fine Arts program. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College\, Buzz’s work has been shown at La Mama’s SQUIRTS: New Voices in Queer Performance\, The MIX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival\, Dixon Place\, and Ed. Varie Gallery. Their projects have been written about by Artforum.com\, The Huffington Post\, TimeOut NY\, and NEXT Magazine. Buzz’s collaboration with LJ Roberts The Queer Houses of Brooklyn is the permanent collection of the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.\n\n\n  \n\nSami Nichols is a Virginia-raised\, guitar strumming vagabond who takes inspiration from blues and hip hop to tell stories in song.\n\n\n \n  \nVisual art by: \n\n  \nGiancarlo Corbacho\n\n  \n\n\nNajva Sol\n\n  \n\nGizelle Peters
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SUMMARY:Str8 Boy Div: Schluter\, Kaplan\, Card
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Durbin presents: \nStr8 Boy Div: Schluter\, Kaplan\, Card \n  \n \nKit Schluter is translator of works by Pierre Alferi\, Danielle Collobert\, Gherasim Luca\, Claudio Parmiggiani\, Jaime Saenz\, Marcel Schwob\, and Amandine André\, whom he is translating in collaboration with Jocelyn Spaar. Recent poems of his own are in or forthcoming in Death & Life of Great American Cities\, Interrupture\, Sun’s Skeleton\, and Boston Review. With the Philadelphia poet Andrew Dieck\, he co-edits O’clock Press and its review of writtens\, CLOCK (.pdf’s 0.00 USD @ www.oclockpress.com). \n  \n \nJosef Kaplan is the author of Democracy Is Not for the People (Truck Books\, 2012). \n  \n \nMacgregor Card is the author of Duties of an English Foreign Secretary\, which won the 2009 Fence Modern Poet Series\, and The Archers. From 1997-2005 he co-edited The Germ: A Journal of Poetic Research with Andrew Maxwell. \n  \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:NYC Book Launch of The Martin Duberman Reader
DESCRIPTION:Martin Duberman will read from The Martin Duberman Reader\, and he will answer questions from the audience. \nThe Martin Duberman Reader: The Essential Historical\, Biographical\, and Autobiographical Writings (The New Press\, May 2013) chronicles Duberman’s great works: his historical writings\, from the Northern response to slavery to the Stonewall Riots; biographical work such as his writings on Howard Zinn; memoirs on topics such as life in the theatre to the AIDS epidemic; and political and activism issues ranging from the development of gay rights in the United States to American affairs with Cuba. The collection is rich and resonating\, an invaluable piece for any who want expert insight into some of the most tumultuous and crucial social reforms of our time. \nIn the dawn of monumental reforms for gay rights in America and across the world\, Duberman’s meditations have never been more relevant. Artfully written and wonderfully accessible\, The Martin Duberman Reader will appeal to loyal readers as well as those experiencing his work for the first time. \n  \n\nMartin Duberman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the CUNY Graduate School\, where he founded and for a decade directed the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. The author of more than twenty books\, Duberman has won a Bancroft Prize and been a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in New York City.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/martin-duberman-presents-the-martin-duberman-reader/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shane Shane Presents The Eyes of Laura Mars
DESCRIPTION:Shane Shane presents The Eyes of Laura Mars\, the 1978 fashion murder thriller starring Faye Dunaway and featuring Barbra Streisand‘s hit torch song Prisoner. \n \nFrom Wikipedia: “Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) is a glamorous fashion photographer who specializes in stylized violence. Amid controversy over whether her photographs glorify violence and are demeaning to women\, Laura begins seeing\, in first person through the eyes of the killer\, real-time visions of the murders of her friends and colleagues.” \nWe’ll have a brief reading about the history and legacy of the movie\, alcoholic refreshments\, and an informal kiki following the movie about the Sadomasochistic implications of fashion and gay men’s unexamined fascination with murderous or violent women. Or we’ll just get drunk and imitate Faye Dunaway. \n \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/shane-shane-presents-the-eyes-of-laura-mars/
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:20130616T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130616T170000
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SUMMARY:Book launch for Bear City: The Novel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fur-tastic official book launch at BGSQD for Bear City: The Novel! We’ll be celebrating the release of this hilarious new work from Bear Bones Books with a reading by author Lawrence Ferber\, award-winning screenwriter who wrote the novelization of his and Doug Langway‘s smash hit romantic comedy film. The book also has dozens of still photos from the movie and behind-the-scenes shots! Watch the official film trailer and a clip from the film\, and enjoy a brief conversation with the author and director. \n \nLawrence Ferber (l) and Doug Langway (r)
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/book-launch-for-bear-city-the-novel/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130614T210000
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SUMMARY:NYC Book Launch for Michael Alago's Beautiful Imperfections\, with guest Mina Caputo
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nPublicist Andy Reynolds writes: \n“Meet photographer and music industry vet Michael Alago (He signed Metallica and Nina Simone\, OK?) at the Bureau for the NYC launch of Beautiful Imperfections\, his newest book of photographs. He will be joined by special guest Mina Caputo and together they will read selections from their book of poems\, observations\, and rants: Night Blooming Jasmine Will Never Smell the Same. \nAlago’s follow-up to the smoking’ hot Brutal Truth (April 2012\, Bruno Gmünder)\,Beautiful Imperfections is the first commercially published book of photographs shot entirely with the Hipstamatic iPhone camera App (that we know of). The resulting 10″ x 10″ coffee table book contains over 120 tough/tender signature Alago portraits. \nAfter a legendary music career during which he went from booking U2’s first New York City gig at the Ritz at age 21\, to hanging out with Mapplethorpe to partying with Iggy Pop and David Lee Roth in the men’s room of the famed Peppermint Lounge\, to discovering and signing Metallica\, and signing Nina Simone to her last album deal (A Single Woman)\, Alago turned to photography. We can all thank the Rough Gods that he did. \n  \n \nOne of the biggest voices (and smallest bodies) in rock music today belongs to Brooklyn’s own Mina Caputo. Caputo’s reputation for touching listeners to the very depths of their souls with her poetry and heartrending live performances is well earned – within a single show she is capable of inciting both arena-sized mosh pits and breathless silence. Look for Caputo’s new album As Much Truth as One Can Bear to be released late summer 2013.” \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/nyc-book-launch-for-michael-alagos-beautiful-imperfections-with-gues-mina-caputo/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poets Adam Fitzgerald\, Benjamin S. Grossberg\, and Michael Klein read
DESCRIPTION:Adam Fitzgerald’s first book of poems\, The Late Parade has just been published by Norton/Liveright. He teaches poetry at Rutgers University and Marymount College\, and is the founding editor of Maggy and Monk Books. His poems and interviews have appeared or are forthcoming in The Agricultural Reader\, Boston Review\, The Brooklyn Rail\, Poetry\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, and elsewhere. He lives in the East Village. \nBenjamin S. Grossberg‘s books are Sweet Core Orchard (University of Tampa\, 2009)\, winner of the 2008 Tampa Review Prize and a Lambda Literary Award\, and Underwater Lengths in a Single Breath (Ashland Poetry Press\, 2007). His poems have appeared widely\, in publications including New England Review\, North American Review\, Paris Review\, and Southwest Review\, and in both the Best American Poetry and Pushcart Prize anthologies. His third full-length collection\, Space Traveler\, will be published by the University of Tampa Press in 2013. \nMichael Klein’s second book of poems\, then\, we were still living (GenPop Books)\, was a Lambda Literary Award finalist and his first book\, 1990\, tied with James Schuyler to win the award in 1993. His new book\, The Talking Day was published in January\, 2013 by Sibling Rivalry Press and a collection of short\, lyric essays\, States of Independence won the 2011 BLOOM Chapbook contest in non-fiction judged by Rigoberto Gonzalez and was published last year. He has also written two memoirs Track Conditions (Lambda Literary Award finalist) and The End of Being Known\, both published by the University of Wisconsin Press. His poems\, essays and interviews with American poets have appeared in American Poetry Review\, BLOOM\, Fence\, Tin House\, Ploughshares\, Provincetown Arts\, Poets & Writers\, and many other publications. He teaches in the MFA Program at Goddard College in Vermont and lives in New York City and Provincetown\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/poets-adam-fitzgerald-benjamin-s-grossberg-and-michael-klein-read/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130609T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130609T170000
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SUMMARY:Bold Strokes Books Presents 6 Authors
DESCRIPTION:Bold Strokes Books authors Joel Gomez-Dossi\, Jane Hoppen\, Daniel W. Kelly\, Jeremy Jordon King\, Nora Olsen\, and Andrew J. Peters read at the Bureau. \nJoel Gomez-Dossi has done a lot of things in his life\, and he’ll even admit to some of them. He started his career as a theater rat\, stage-managing productions for The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and other professional theaters across the country. He moved over to TV and became a producer and production manager for PBS\, and the Emmy Award-winning series Newton’s Apple. When the series ended fifteen years later\, he became a freelance writer\, working for regional publications across the country and penning an entertainment column for the queer press that ran in twelve states. Now he practices the world’s second oldest profession: telling Stories. His first novel\, Pursued\, was published in December. Deadly Cult\, his second\, will be released in August. Joel and his husband live happily ever after in upstate New York. \nJane Hoppen grew up in Wisconsin\, served in the U.S. Army\, and has been settled in the New York City area for more than two decades. While working as a technical writer for the government and the software industry for more than twenty years\, Jane has always done fiction and essay writing on the side and has been published in various magazines\, including Room of One’s Own\, Off Our Backs\, Story Quarterly\, The Dirty Goat\, Western Humanities Review\, Gertrude\, PANK\, Superstition Review\, Thrice Fiction\, Helix Magazine\, Platte Valley Review\, and others. She now focuses primarily on her fiction\, and In Between is her first novel\, to be published in December 2013. \nDaniel W. Kelly is the author of the erotic horror collections Closet Monsters: Zombied Out and Tales of Gothotica and Horny Devils. His stories have appeared in erotic anthologies including Manhandled\, Just the Sex\, Dorm Porn\, Bears\, and Best Gay Erotica 2009. His short story “Woof” was awarded the first place honor in the bookpuppy.co.uk erotic writing contest in January 2006. \nWhen not obsessing over his dogs (which is pretty much always)\, Daniel is a pop culture junkie\, stimulating his ADHD by listening to music with a thumping beat and a catchy chorus\, playing video games that involve blasting the heads off zombies\, and watching bad horror movies in search of scenes featuring hot men. He also writes excessively about these subjects on his website: danielwkelly.com. \nJeremy Jordon King grew up in Southern New Jersey\, where his primary life goal was to become a mermaid. When that proved impossible\, he decided the next best thing would be to move to New York City and study theater at Marymount Manhattan College. He lived an actor’s life for several years before he began writing. Besides fiction\, he dabbles in essays\, screen/playwriting\, and illustration. He lives in Manhattan. \nNora Olsen is the author of YA novels The End: Five Queer Kids Save The World and Swans & Klons. She was born and raised in New York City and now lives in the Hudson Valley. Her short fiction has appeared in Collective Fallout and the anthology Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction. \nAndrew J. Peters likes retold stories with a subversive twist\, particularly when that twist turns heteronormativity on its head. His début novel The Seventh Pleiade (upcoming from Bold Strokes Books) is about a gay teen who becomes a hero during the last days of Atlantis. His paranormal fantasy series Werecat was released in May 2013 from Vagabondage Press. A 2011 Lambda Literary Foundation Fellow\, Andrew has written short fiction for many publications. He lives in New York City with his partner Genaro and their cat Chloë. For more about Andrew and a blog about queer media and fantasy\, visit: https://andrewjpeterswrites.com/
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/bold-strokes-books-presents-7-authors/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Portable Press @ Yo- Yo Labs presents Ivy Johnson and Sara Jane Stoner
DESCRIPTION:Ivy Johnson was born on the open prairie where she picked crocuses as a child. Boog City published her first chapbook in 2011 entitled Walt Disney’s Light Show Extravaganza. Her first book\, As They Fall is a collection of note cards for aleatoric ritual and was published by Timeless\, Infinite Light in May of this year. She is currently working on a performance poetry manuscript entitled Burn Virtual and lives in Oakland\, CA. \n  \n\nSara Jane Stoner is a writer and performer who teaches writing\, writing pedagogy\, queer theory\, and contemporary literature at Brooklyn College and Cooper Union. She has an MFA from Indiana University and is a PhD student in English at CUNY Graduate Center. Her work has been or will be published in Spinning Jenny\, Diagram\, Sententia\, ESQUE\, and Fence. Her first book of writings will be published by Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs in the near future. \nFor more about Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs click here. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/portable-press-yo-yo-labs-presents-ivy-johnson-and-sara-jane-stoner/
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:20130606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130606T210000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Goodyn Green's Catalog
DESCRIPTION:Strange Loop Gallery and the Bureau of General Services–Queer Division proudly present Catalog\, an exhibition of photographs by Goodyn Green. Curated by Claire Fleury and Alesia Exum\, Strange Loop Gallery. \nGoodyn Green was born in Denmark and lives and works in Berlin\, where she gets her inspiration from the queer scene. It’s mostly there she finds her models.\n\nThe Catalog is presented by Bend Over Magazine and was first published in November 2011. It consist of nude photos of queer women inspired by poses as seen in gay magazines. Copies of The Catalog are available for purchase at the Bureau.\n\nJune 6-30\nOpening June 6th \, 6-9pm\nwith special guest Diana Joy performing! \n \n“Diana Joy is a gypsy eurotrash beast with the intention of ruling the world in style via ritualistic music video and performance”.\nhttps://dianajoy.bandcamp.com/
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/opening-reception-for-goodyn-green-exhibition/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130605T190000
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SUMMARY:Comic Artists Annie Mok and Brendan Leach in conversation with Brad Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Comic Artists Annie Mok and Brendan Leach share their work and engage in a short conversation moderated by Brad Pearson of Brokelyn & Terrorvision \n“Annie Mok is bursting with ideas”\n– Rob Clough\, The Comics Journal / High-Low \nAnnie Mok reads recent comics from Frank Santoro’s online magazine Comics Workbook and elsewhere\, that center around the body\, memory\, sexuality\, and trans identity. She sells Risograph-printed comics and digital prints\, such as Jim Henson bio comic Stitching Together\, and American Illustration 2012 Archive selection Annie Mok Draws James Joyce. A Q&A and signing follow the reading. \nanniemakesstories.com | anniemok.tumblr.com | @HeyAnnieMok on twitter / Instagram \nBrendan Leach makes comics and illustrations. In 2010\, Brendan received an MFA in Illustration from The School of Visual Arts. \nHis comic\, The Pterodactyl Hunters (in the Gilded City) won the “Outstanding Comic” Ignatz Award in 2012. It was also selected for inclusion in Best American Comics 2011\, published by Houghton Mifflin\, and awarded a Xeric Foundation grant in 2010. His illustrations have been recognized by The Society of Illustrators and 3×3 magazine. The Pterodactyl Hunters (in the Gilded City) is distributed by Top Shelf Comics in the US and published by Ca et La in France. \nHis graphic novel\, Iron Bound\, will be published September 2013 by Secret Acres.\nwww.iknowashortcut.com \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/comic-artists-annie-mok-and-brendan-leach-share-their-work-and-engage-in-a-short-conversation-moderated-by-brad-pearson-of-brokelyn-terrorvision/
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:20130604T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130604T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
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SUMMARY:CLOSED FOR INSTALLATION OF GOODYN GREEN EXHIBITION
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URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/closed-for-installation-of-goodyn-green-exhibition/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bi Lines VI: A Multi-Arts Celebration of Bisexual Writing & Bisexual Book Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Bureau will be on-hand to sell books at Bi Lines VI: A Multi-Arts Celebration of Bisexual Writing & Bisexual Book Awards at Nuyorican Poets Cafe\, 236 E. 3rd St. between Aves. B-C \n6:30 Book Signings\n7 Bi Lines Program & Awards\n9:30 Book Signings\n10 After Party \nBisexual book authors of 2012 read from their works.\nInaugural Bisexual Book Awards Ceremony: winners are announced!\nPlus live music\, tattoo photography & after-party! \nHost: Sheela Lambert\, Founder Bi Writers Association\nAuthor Readings:\nAnnette Lapointe\, Whitetail Shooting Gallery\nBasil Papademos\, Mount Royal\nDonnelle McGee\, Shine\nEllen Kushner\,Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction\nErynn Rowan Laurie\, Fireflies at Absolute Zero\nJames Earl Hardy (B Boy Blues Series)\, Can You Feel What I’m Saying?\nJanet Hardy (The Ethical Slut)\, Girlfag\nKelli Dunham\, My Awesome Place: The Autobiography of Cheryl B\nVincent Meiss\, Tio Jorge\nArt: Efrain Gonzalez\, Ink & Steel: slideshow of his tattoo & piercing photography\nMusicians: Rorie Kelly\, Ben Silver  \nTickets $10: in advance at www.nuyorican.org or at the door\nNuyorican Poets Cafe\, 236 E. 3rd St. between Aves. B-C 10009\nQuestions? info@biwriters.org or 917-583-1797 www.biwriters.org\nFacebook event page \n  \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/bi-lines-vi-a-multi-arts-celebration-of-bisexual-writing-bisexual-book-awards/
LOCATION:NY
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130601T210000
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SUMMARY:Readings by Lambda Literary Award Finalists
DESCRIPTION:The Bureau is proud to host an evening of readings by ten of this year’s finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. \n \nThe following finalists will read: \n\nRyka Aoki (Seasonal Velocities\, Transgender Nonfiction\, a contributor to two other Lambda finalists: The Collection: Short Fiction From The Transgender Vanguard\, edited by Tom Léger and Riley MacLeod\, nominated for Transgender Fiction\, and  to Transfeminist Perspectives in and beyond Transgender and Gender Studies\, edited by Anne Enke\, nominated for Transgender Nonfiction); \n\n\nTom Cardamone (Green Thumb\,  LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror);\n\n\nRed Durkin (contributor to The Collection); \n\n\nAdam Halwitz (contributor to The Collection)\n\n\nStephen S. Mills (He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices\, Gay Poetry);\n\n\nCasey Plett  (contributor to The Collection);\n\n\nCarter Sickels (The Evening Hour\, LGBT Debut Fiction\, and contributor to The Collection); \n\n\nRae Spoon (First Spring Grass Fire\, Transgender Fiction);\n\n\nWilliam Sterling Walker (Desire: Tales of New Orleans\, LGBT Debut Fiction); \n\n\nBarry Webster (The Lava in My Bones\, Gay General Fiction).\n\n  \nAuthor biographies \n \nRyka Aoki is a writer\, performer\, and educator who has been honored by the California State Senate for her “extraordinary commitment to free speech and artistic expression\, as well as the visibility and well-being of Transgender people.” She is the author of Seasonal Velocities (Trans-Genre Press\, 2012). Her chapbook\, Sometimes Too Hot the Eye of Heaven Shines (RADAR Publications) won the 2010 Eli Coppola Chapbook Contest. Ryka has as an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell University and is the recipient of a University Award from the Academy of American Poets. She is a professor of English at Santa Monica College. www.rykaryka.com \n  \nTom Cardamone‘s edgy weird fiction has earned him two spots as a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Publishers Weekly wrote of his novella\, Green Thumb: “evocative prose and detailed settings to capture the hypnotic rhythms of the sea\, then takes a darker\, more erotic and psychedelic turn….” His newest book is Pacific Rimming from Chelsea Station Editions. \n  \n \nRed Durkin is the managing editor of PrettyQueer.com. She has toured with the Tranny Roadshow and is a member of the Fully Functional Cabaret. Her novel Ready\, Amy\, Fire\, will be released by Topside Press in 2013. \n  \nAdam Halwitz is a student and writing tutor at Marlboro College (Marlboro\, VT)\, and an occasional editor for the magazine Teen Ink. He’s very happy to be living in the Vermont woods\, where he takes lots of night hikes and sees many stars. He likes monster mythology\, deciduous trees\, pedantry\, and not discussing his trans status with cis people. “Power Out” is his first piece of published fiction. \n  \n \nStephen S. Mills earned his MFA from Florida State University. His poems have appeared in The Antioch Review\, The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide\, PANK Literary Magazine\, The New York Quarterly\, The Los Angeles Review\, Knockout\, Poetic Voices Without Borders 2\, Assaracus\, and others. He is also the winner of the 2008 Gival Press Oscar Wilde Poetry Award. His first book\, He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices\, is out from Sibling Rivalry Press. He lives in Harlem. Website: https://www.stephensmills.com/ \n  \n\nCasey Plett grew up a kid in Manitoba and a teenager in Oregon. She wrote a column on her first year of transitioning for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency\, and has been published in Line Zero\, Anomalous Press\, and Cavalier Literary Couture. She is writing a book.\n\n\n\n\nCarter Sickels is the author of the novel The Evening Hour (Bloomsbury\, 2012). He has been awarded scholarships to Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference\, the MacDowell Colony\, and VCCA. Carter received his MFA in Fiction at Penn State and a MA in Folklore at UNC-Chapel Hill. He has taught creative writing classes at IPRC\, Gotham Writers’ Workshop\, and Hugo House. Carter lives in Portland\, Oregon.\n\n\n\nPhoto: JJ Levine\n\n\nRae Spoon is a transgender musician/writer/workshop facilitator originally from Calgary\, Canada. Rae has been nominated for a Polaris Prize\, toured internationally\, and released six solo albums. They were published in the Arsenal Pulp anthology Persistence and composed the instrumental score for the National Film Board film Dead Man. Rae will soon be the subject of a National Film Board documentary. Rae lives in Montreal.\n\n\nPhoto by Lenora Gim\n\nWilliam Sterling Walker’s collection of short stories\, Desire: Tales of New Orleans\, is a Lambda Literary finalist in Debut Fiction.  His stories have been anthologized in Best American Gay Fiction 2 and the Lambda Award–winning Fresh Men: New Voices in Gay Fiction\, after first appearing in modern words\, Harrington Gay Men’s Fiction Quarterly\, and The James White Review. His nonfiction account of coming out appeared in the anthology Boys Like Us: Gay Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Brooklyn College. A native of New Orleans\, he now resides in Brooklyn\, with his spouse\, the artist Jeffrey Dreiblatt.\n\n\nPhoto: Maxime Tremblay\n\nBarry Webster‘s first book\, The Sound of All Flesh (Porcupine’s Quill)\, won the ReLit Award for best short-story collection in 2005. In addition to the Lambda Literary Award\, The Lava in My Bones was shortlisted for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction. Originally from Toronto\, he currently lives in East Montreal.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/readings-by-lambda-literary-award-finalists/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Punks take it down a few notches: Benefit show for Brooklyn Transcore
DESCRIPTION:Brooklyn Transcore is a collective of Trans and Queer artists and musicians in\, arguably\, the most popular of NYC ‘outer boroughs’. BKTC seeks to increase exposure of trans and queer musicians and issues through shows\, zines\, and recordings. This show is a benefit to support Brooklyn Transcore’s stage on this years Punk Island\, and all day punk music festival on Staten Island on June 22nd\, sponsored by Make Music New York\, and curated by ABC No Rio. \nPerformances by: \nShomi Noise is a DJ\, musician\, zine writer\, and a self–proclaimed music nerd who is heavily influenced by Riot Grrrl\, D.I.Y.\, and Queercore sounds of the 90s. She plays guitar and sings and has been part of a few queer grrrl punk bands in the past. Shomi is currently working on her solo singer/songwriter material and completing the 4th volume of her zine titled “Building Up Emotional Muscles”\, which narrates some of her lived experiences based on the intersectionality of culture\, race\, class\, sexuality and punk rock. Shomi is deeply committed to spreading the message of empowerment\, social justice\, and community building. \nLior (Music was my first gay lover)\nMusic Was My First Gay Lover is Lior singing some queer blues with a guitar\, so we can all have some feelings together. He has a strong preference for chewy cookies. \nMal Blum \nEmma Caterine\nPunk electronic witch summons the music of Baphomet through an ancient deer skull.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/new-event-added-for-friday-punks-take-it-down-a-few-notches-benefit-show-for-brooklyn-transcore/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130530T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130323T192559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130323T192559Z
UID:1916-1369940400-1369947600@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:Christopher Rawlins presents his new book\, Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction
DESCRIPTION:PRAISE FOR FIRE ISLAND MODERNIST \n  \n“The injustice of Horace Gifford’s early death was compounded by the fact that his important contribution to American domestic architecture of the 1960’s and 70’s has been overlooked by history. No one can bring Gifford back\, but Christopher Rawlins emphatically corrects the second injustice by telling the story of Gifford in this important book\, at once a work of architectural and social history.” \n—Paul Goldberger\, Architecture critic for Vanity Fair and author of Why Architecture Matters \n  \n“Rawlins deftly melds biography\, architectural criticism and social history to provide a rich portrait of Horace Gifford\, and a vivid explanation of how the architect’s design aesthetic contributed to the formation of modern gay culture.  This is a meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated volume that deserves a very wide audience.”—Charles Kaiser\, author of The Gay Metropolis \n  \n“Finally\, a treatise on one of the most important\, if overlooked\, voices in Modern domestic architecture…It is thoughtful and provocative\, balancing Gifford’s formal proclivities with his social ones. And it couldn’t be better timed…Gifford’s architecture is simple yet rich…In short\, it is the model for the future: sustainable\, aspirational\, and fun.”—Charles Renfro\, Diller Scofidio + Renfro \n  \n“The sophistication\, spaciousness\, and graciousness of Gifford’s houses of the 1960’s and 70’s are a revelation.”—Terence Riley\, architect and curator \n  \n“Christopher Rawlins’ excellent book follows Gifford’s exploration of Modernism’s possibilities\, a journey that was both deeply personal and a reflection of his times. He is proof that American Modernism wasn’t a single austere style after all; it gave a public voice to a surprising range of communities and ideas.”—Alan Hess\, author of Julius Shulman: Palm Springs and Oscar Niemayer Houses. \n  \n“Fire Island Modernist presents the moving and enlightening story of an unknown chapter of modernism that flourished on Fire Island at mid-century\, especially in the gay community of the Pines…Rawlins’ compelling account interweaves the story of the people\, the place\, and the houses\, revealing the many ways in which they were intertwined\, and elevates Gifford to his rightful place in the pantheon of great American modernists.”—Andrea Truppin\, Editor-in-Chief\, Modernism magazine \n  \n“Horace Gifford\, the subject of this gorgeous book\, was taken by the plague\, like so many. But Rawlins’ detailed research and beautiful writing resurrects the remarkable life and immense talent of an architect who once told a client ‘You will now have 20 closets to come out of’…A great read\, beautifully published.”—Sean Strub\, activist and founder of POZ magazine \n  \n“Tracing Horace Gifford’s path from the beaches of Florida to those of Fire Island\, juxtaposing gay sexual liberation with ecological sensibilities\, this book is a wide-ranging cultural history. Christopher Rawlins conveys the poignancy of Gifford’s life and the exuberant yet simple delight of his architecture.”–Gwendolyn Wright\, Columbia University\, author of USA:  Modern Architectures in History\, and co-host of PBS’ History Detectives.  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/christopher-rawlins-presents-his-new-book-fire-island-modernist-horace-gifford-and-the-architecture-of-seduction/
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:20130529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130529T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130325T183036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130325T183111Z
UID:1948-1369854000-1369859400@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:Queer Lives in Print: A Call to Authorship
DESCRIPTION:Author and educator Hal W. Lanse\, PhD (The Rainbow Curriculum) continues his popular series of writing workshops. Whether you want to publish professionally or just write and share your work with a small community of friends\, this group is for you. Dr. Hal will provide writing prompts that will jolt your imagination and inspire written pieces about your rich set of personal experiences. For those of you who are interested\, Dr. Hal is looking for new and undiscovered authors for his imprint Queer Street Books\, Inc. But you need not have professional aspirations to join the group. \nBring a writing instrument (pen and notebook\, laptop\, whatever). \nSuggested donation: $10 – but come even if you can’t pay. There will be a discrete box at the front of the shop for those who can afford to donate. Proceeds are divided between the teacher and BGSQD
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/queer-lives-in-print-a-call-to-authorship-3/
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:20130525T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130525T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130513T182822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130516T191450Z
UID:2186-1369494000-1369501200@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:The Book as Exhibition: Contributors to At the Same Time and Others
DESCRIPTION:Join artists from the artists book At the Same Time\, the curators of Strange Loop Gallery\, and others for an informal discussion about “the book as an exhibition.” Details to come. \nAt the Same Time is a self-published photography book by six artists: Steven Beckly and Dylan MacNeil (Toronto\, Canada)\, Ted Kerr and Zachary Ayotte (Brooklyn\, NY)\, and Colin Quinn and Oisín Share (Manchester\, UK). Drawing and expanding on a variety of photographic traditions\, the collaboration explores the nature and development of their romantic relationships from three different parts of the world. Private exchanges emerging from domestic\, romantic\, and sexual dimensions of their relationships are openly explored\, uncovering a collection of personal narratives and intimate realities. \nGeographically separated\, the artists have developed independently\, only to discover each other on Flickr\, a photo-sharing website. The similarities in the subject matter and its treatment suggest something that exists beyond traditional borders. As the title suggests\, the collection reveals a common stream of consciousness\, a simultaneous creation. The collaboration documents and details the evolutions of their lives as couples over the past three years. \nPublished: Edmonton\, Canada: T. Kerr. 2012\nEdition of 500\nUnsigned and Numbered\n$25.00\nAvailable at the Bureau
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-book-as-exhibition-contributors-to-at-the-same-time-and-others/
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:20130523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130513T164524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130513T165106Z
UID:2180-1369335600-1369342800@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:Launch party for We're Here\, We're Queer\, We're Mad Libs!
DESCRIPTION:Mad Libs has gone Adult\, and in the process it’s also gone a teensy bit queer. Come celebrate the launch of the new Adult Mad Libs title\, We’re Here\, We’re Queer\, We’re Mad Libs!\, authored by blogger\, queer activist and performance artist\,Karl Marks (https://www.facebook.com/karl.marks.9).  \n \nJoining Marks on stage for the reading from this newest (and gayest) Adult Mad Libs will be some of his favorite queer writers\, friends and comedians\, including Mike Albo\, Ashlie Atkinson\, Ha Dangerfield\, Ingrid Jungermann\, Evan Ross Katz\, Colby Keller\, Justin Sayre\, and Bob Smith. The audience will also be invited to participate-after all\, it’s Mad Libs! \nMarks’ writing on gay stuff can be found on Big Shoe Diaries\, www.iseepenis.com
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/launch-party-for-were-here-were-queer-were-mad-libs/
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:20130518T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130518T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130423T192815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130507T223427Z
UID:2103-1368907200-1368910800@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:Cottonmouth: A Performance by Ricci Ryder
DESCRIPTION:Cottonmouth (kɑtənmɑwθ) \na large\, dangerous semiaquatic pit viper/ \nwhen threatening\, it opens its mouth wide/ \nto display the white interior. \ndryness in the mouth/ \nwhich may be associated with a change/ \nor have no identifiable cause. \nWriter and home wrecker RICCI RYDER will\, with his company of enfants terribles\, wrestle COTTONMOUTH\, a poison fanged performance about high school hell.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/cottonmouth-a-performance-by-ricci-ryder/
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:20130515T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130501T220216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130501T220216Z
UID:2141-1368597600-1368651600@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:The Bureau is 6 months old!
DESCRIPTION:On November 15\, 2012 the Bureau of General Services–Queer Division launched at Strange Loop Gallery\, and  6 months later we’re still going strong! Come celebrate with us! DJ Timothy Allen spins.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-bureau-is-6-months-old/
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:20130514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130429T150236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130429T150401Z
UID:2121-1368558000-1368563400@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:Book Club meets to discuss Low Life by Luc Sante
DESCRIPTION:Book Club meets to discuss Low Life by Luc Sante. The book explores New York’s nineteenth century underworld. Wine\, beer\, and snacks will be served. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/book-club-meets-to-discuss-low-life-by-luc-sante/
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:20130512T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130512T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130422T190614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130430T204541Z
UID:2091-1368381600-1368388800@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:Artist's talk by Ace Morgan
DESCRIPTION:Ace Morgan discusses his work at Strange Loop Gallery/the Bureau of General Services–Queer Division. Morgan’s exhibition What’s for Breakfast? runs from Thursday\, May 9th through Friday\, May 31st. \nAce Morgan is a San Francisco-based photographer celebrated for his longtime work documenting West Coast music\, LGBT and punk scenes. He is an active and engaged father\, a community activist and a personal trainer. As a FTM (female-to-male) transgender artist\, Ace has won awards and national recognition for his stark and powerful work. \nAce Morgan was the featured photographer in 2008’s Cutter Photozine. His work has been presented at the luggage store gallery\, 404 willis\, Femina Potens\, Point Blank\, Balazo\, San Francisco Public Library\, Punch gallery and many other spaces. He continues to document the people and experiences in his life – giving them permanency\, tone and texture.\nAce is currently working compiling his images for a photography book that reflects 26 years of his work. \nwww.acemorganphotography.com
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/artists-talk-by-ace-morgan/
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:20130511T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130511T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T090342
CREATED:20130325T183403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130427T153634Z
UID:1950-1368298800-1368304200@www.bgsqd.com
SUMMARY:Queer Lives in Print: A Call to Authorship
DESCRIPTION:Author and educator Hal W. Lanse\, PhD (The Rainbow Curriculum) continues his popular series of writing workshops. Whether you want to publish professionally or just write and share your work with a small community of friends\, this group is for you. Dr. Hal will provide writing prompts that will jolt your imagination and inspire written pieces about your rich set of personal experiences. For those of you who are interested\, Dr. Hal is looking for new and undiscovered authors for his imprint Queer Street Books\, Inc. But you need not have professional aspirations to join the group. \nBring a writing instrument (pen and notebook\, laptop\, whatever). \nSuggested donation: $10 – but come even if you can’t pay. There will be a discrete box at the front of the shop for those who can afford to donate. Proceeds are divided between the teacher and BGSQD. \nFuture writing workshops: Wednesday\, May 29
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/queer-lives-in-print-a-call-to-authorship-5/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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