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SUMMARY:Official Book Launch for The Certain Body  (in person event & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the official book launch for Julia Guez’s THE CERTAIN BODY (out this fall from Four Way Books). We hope to see you in-person or online that night; the event will be live-streamed. Very special guests include Francisco Márquez\, t’ai freedom ford\, Jenny Johnson and Mark Bibbins. You can buy books directly from the Bureau of General Services-Queer Division. Reception at seven. Reading at 7:30. Book signing at 8:30. \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 \n  \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopies of The Certain Body and other books by our readers will be available for purchase at the event. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nMark Bibbins is the author of four poetry collections\, most recently 13th Balloon (Copper Canyon Press\, 2020)\, recipient of the Publishing Triangle’s Thom Gunn Award. His first book\, Sky Lounge (Graywolf Press\, 2003)\, received a Lambda Literary Award. He teaches in the graduate writing programs at The New School and Columbia University\, and in NYU’s Writers in Florence program. \n  \nt’ai freedom ford is the author of two poetry collections\, how to get over from Red Hen Press and more black from Augury Books\, winner of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry. t’ai lives and loves in Brooklyn where she is an editor at No\, Dear Magazine. \n  \nJulia Guez is a writer and translator based in the city of New York. The Certain Body is her second collection of poetry\, written while she was recovering from COVID in the spring of 2020. \nFor her poetry\, fiction and translations\, Guez has been awarded the Discovery/Boston Review Prize\, a Fulbright Fellowship and The John Frederick Nims Memorial Prize in Translation as well as a translation fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nFor the last decade\, Guez has worked with Teach For America\, New York; she’s currently the senior managing director of design and implementation there. She teaches creative writing at NYU and Rutgers. \nYou can find more of her work online at www.juliaguez.net and if you are so inclined\, can buy all of her books here at the Bureau. She would be happy to sign them for you(!) \n  \nJenny Johnson is the author of In Full Velvet (Sarabande Books\, 2017).  Her honors include a Whiting Award\, a Hodder Fellowship\, and a NEA Fellowship. Her poems have appeared in The New York Times\, New England Review\, Waxwing\, and elsewhere. She is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at West Virginia University\, and she is on the faculty of the Rainier Writing Workshop. She lives in Pittsburgh. \n  \nFrancisco Márquez is a poet from Maracaibo\, Venezuela\, born in Miami\, Florida. A graduate of the MFA program at NYU\, his work appears in The Brooklyn Rail\, The Yale Review\, and The Best American Poetry anthology\, among other publications. 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 is Assistant Web Editor at Poets & Writers and lives in Brooklyn\, New York. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/official-book-launch-for-the-certain-body/
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SUMMARY:Steven Thrasher and Linda Villarosa on The Viral Underclass and Under the Skin\, Moderated by Hugh Ryan (in person event & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Please join Steven Thrasher and Linda Villarosa at the Bureau to discuss Dr. Thrasher’s debut book\, The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll when Inequality and Disease Collide and Villarosa’s Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation. Moderated by Hugh Ryan. Having spent a ground-breaking career studying the racialization\, policing\, and criminalization of HIV\, Dr. Thrasher has come to understand a deeper truth at the heart of our society: that there are vast inequalities in who is able to survive viruses and that the ways in which viruses spread\, kill\, and take their toll are much more dependent on social structures than they are on biology alone. Told through the heart-rending stories of friends\, activists\, and teachers navigating the novel coronavirus\, HIV\, and other viruses\, Dr. Thrasher brings the reader with him as he delves into the viral underclass and lays bare its inner workings. In the tradition of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste and Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow\, The Viral Underclass helps us understand the world more deeply by showing the fraught relationship between privilege and survival. \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 \n  \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n  \nSTEVEN W. THRASHER\, PhD holds the inaugural Daniel H. Renberg chair at Northwestern University’s Medill School\, the first journalism professorship in the world created to focus on LGBTQ research. He is also a faculty member of Northwestern’s Institute of Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. A columnist for Scientific American\, his writing has been widely published by The New York Times\, Nation\, The Atlantic\, Journal of American History\, BuzzFeed News\, Esquire and New York Magazine. In 2019\, Out Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential and impactful people of the year and the Ford Foundation awarded him a grant for Creativity and Free Expression. An alumnus of media jobs with Saturday Night Live\, the HBO film The Laramie Project and the NPR StoryCorps project\, Dr. Thrasher has also been a staff writer for The Village Voice and a columnist for The Guardian. He holds a PhD in American Studies and divides his time between Chicago and New York. The Viral Underclass is his first book. Twitter: @thrasherxy. Author photo by C. S. Muncy \nLinda Villarosa is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine\, where she covers the intersection of race\, inequality and health. She is a professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.  \nHugh Ryan is a writer\, historian\, and curator. His recent book\, The Women’s House of Detention\, was named one of the best books of the year by Vulture / New York Magazine. His first book\, When Brooklyn Was Queer\, won a 2020 New York City Book Award\, was a New York Times Editors’ Choice\, and was a finalist for the Randy Shilts and Lambda Literary Awards. He was honored with the 2020 Allan Berube Prize from the American Historical Association\, is a nonfiction faculty member at the Bennington Writing Seminars\, and sits on the Board of the Stonewall National Museum and Archive.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/steven-thrasher-and-the-viral-underclass-with-linda-villarosa-and-hugh-ryan/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:MARKET OF VAIN DESIRE (in person event)
DESCRIPTION:A One Night Pop-Up Installation Of Queer History & Memorabilia from Visual Storyteller/Identity Curator Rumi Missabu Slated as a Donation to The LGBT Community Center National History Archive \nCurated By Devlyn Camp  \nWith Co-Hosts \nHucklefaery Ken \nFussy Lo Mein \nRobert Croonquist \nAgosto Machado \nJean Stevens \nDaniel Ryan Johnson \n& Joe E. Jeffreys \nPlus Special Appearance By \nRumi Missabu Via Zoom! \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. \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \nRumi’s photograph in the flyer is by Harry James Hanson & Devin Antheus for their book The Legends of Drag: Queens of a Certain Age\, available from the Bureau’s online and physical stores! \n\nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n\nA few examples of the donated materials included below! \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:Celebrating Joy - A reading from I Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy (in person event)
DESCRIPTION:A reading and Q&A panel featuring Samantha Mann\, the editor for I Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy along with a few of the contributors. Featuring special guest R/B Mertz will be there to discuss their memoir Burning Butch.  \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\nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n  \nSamantha Mann writes personal and nonfiction essays covering LGBTQ life\, mental health\, and feminism. Her work can be found on BUST\, Emry’s Journal\, The Establishment\, Bustle\, and Washington Post Magazine. Samantha lives with her wife in Brooklyn\, NY. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/celebrating-joy-a-reading-from-i-feel-love-notes-on-queer-joy/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Office Hours Broadside Exhibition Artist Conversation (virtual event)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Office Hours Poetry Broadside Exhibition Artists’ Conversation! Poets will read their broadside work and then dialogue with their visual artist about the process of designing a unique broadside from concept to design to installation at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (9/14-9/18/22). \nView and purchase the broadsides here! \nYou can join on Zoom (and engage with the speakers) by registering on Eventbrite. AFTER you’ve registered\, please return to the Eventbrite page at the event time (Saturday\, 9/24\, at 3 PM EDT) and click on “Access the event” (at right\, below Tickets ). \nThis event will also be live-streamed via the Bureau’s YouTube Channel. \nIt’s free and open to the public! \nOffice Hours is a community-based writing workshop for poets who show a demonstrated commitment to writing. We office free Craft Classes\, Manuscript Editing Workshops\, and a weekly writing workshop for fellows. The workshop culminates in a public reading each fall and spring to showcase sizzling new work. For more\, visit us at: http://sarahmsala.com/office-hours \n  \nParticipants: \nJardley Jean-Louis is an NYC born award-winning artist\, animator\, art director\, and filmmaker based in Queens\, NY. Their work leans on their intersectional identities in Blackness\, queerness\, and the First (or Second) generation American experience. \n  \nBorn in Arkansas\, Lee Maxey lives and works in Brooklyn. Recent exhibitions include Be Not Afraid\, a solo show at Olympia\, NYC. Lee is an alumna of the Fire Island Artist Residency and the Hercules Studio/Art Program. She received her MFA in 2016 from Boston University and her BFA in 2011 from the University of Central Arkansas. \n  \nBrandon Menke is a queer poet\, designer\, and postdoctoral fellow in English at the University of Notre Dame. He received his Ph.D. from Yale and his MFA in poetry from NYU. His work appears or is forthcoming in The Yale Review\, Court Green\, Post45: Contemporaries\, Columbia Journal\, Denver Quarterly\, and elsewhere. \n  \nMeesh Nah is a multi-disciplinary artist currently working with flowers\, watercolor\, ink\, and acrylic. She draws inspiration from the ground\, the skies above\, and the spaces in between. She’s currently based in London. \n  \nShangyang Fang grew up in Chengdu\, China. A Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University\, his works appeared in The Nation\, Ploughshares\, The Yale Review\, The Best American Poetry\, and The Pushcart Prize Anthology. He is the author of the poetry collection\, Burying the Mountain (Copper Canyon Press\, 2021). \n  \nJames Fujinami Moore’s work has appeared in Barrow Street’s 4×2\, The Brooklyn Rail\, Guesthouse\, The Margins\, the Pacifica Literary Review\, and Prelude. He has received support from Poets House\, Bread Loaf\, and the Frost Place\, and received his MFA from Hunter College in 2016. He lives in Los Angeles. \n  \nHolly Mitchell is a poet from Kentucky\, now based in New York. Holly’s debut collection\, Mare’s Nest\, is forthcoming from Sarabande Books in Spring 2023.
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LOCATION:Online event\, New York\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T180000
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SUMMARY:Art in Odd Places 2022: STORY presents "What's Your Story?" (in person and live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2022: STORY is scheduled for September 23-25\, 2022\, for its seventeenth annual public visual and performance art festival featuring 40+ local\, national\, and international artists’ projects from the Disabled\, Incarcerated\, Elder\, BIPOC\, LGBTQ+\, and Allied communities taking place along 14th Street in Manhattan\, NY – from Avenue C to the Hudson River. “What’s Your Story” is a selection of some of the artists telling their story. Hosted by the curator\, Jessica Elaine Blinkhorn. \nFeaturing Nick Daniels\, Jana Greiner\, Juan Hernadez with Mai Tran\, Vivek Sebastian\, Heather Sincavage\, and Yu-Ching Wang. \nPhoto credit: Yu-Ching Wang\, Breathing in New York\, March 2020 \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 \nThis event is free and open to all! \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \nAiOP is an annual festival that presents visual and performance art in public spaces along 14th Street in Manhattan\, NYC from Avenue C to the Hudson River each October. Active in New York City since 2005\, founded by NYC artist Ed Woodham and led by Executive Director Furusho von Puttkammer\, AiOP aims to stretch the boundaries of communication in the public realm by presenting artworks in all disciplines outside the confines of traditional public space regulations. AiOP reminds us that public spaces function as the epicenter for diverse social interactions and the unfettered exchange of ideas. Using 14th Street as a laboratory\, this project continues AiOP’s work to locate cracks in public space policies and to inspire the popular imagination for new possibilities and engagement with civic space.  \n  \nJessica Elaine Blinkhorn was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at a young age. The muscle-wasting disease has left her as a wheelchair user. She uses living with a disability to inform her work and educate society about differences. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/art-in-odd-places-2022-story-presents-whats-your-story/
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Satanic Panic\, Catalina Schliebener Muñoz
DESCRIPTION:The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is pleased to present an exhibition of work by Catalina Schliebener Muñoz from their series Satanic Panic\, on view from September 22\, 2022 – January 8\, 2023\, with an opening reception on Thursday\, September 22\, 2022\, 6-8 pm. Additional programming to be announced during the exhibition. \nThis show\, featuring small- and large-scale mixed media collages and a site-specific mural\, draws on Catalina Schliebener Muñoz’s ongoing Satanic Panic series\, which they began in 2019. This series references the moral panic that originated in the US in the 1980s\, spreading through many parts of the world in the late 1990s\, including their home country of Chile. This collective hysteria drew on cold war mythologies\, misogynist ideas surrounding care work\, racist tropes about outsiders\, and conservative responses to the AIDS crisis. As a queer\, brown\, South American immigrant living in the US and working in the field of early childhood education\, Schliebener Muñoz is particularly interested in the fact that many of those accused of crimes tied to this moral panic were queer and/or BIPOC childcare workers. \nThe Satanic Panic series comprises two primary types of work: large-format collages/murals\, and installations of juxtaposed objects such as porcelain figurines and articulated plastic characters from different Disney/Pixar movies. The collages combine fragments of Disney books published in the 1990s with portions of pedagogical books created in the 1960s and 70s. Questions raised by the work center how the activities and games outlined in these books replicate the gender\, sexuality\, race\, and class stereotypes of the adult world\, and how those interact with the equally regulated fantasy world of Disney. In this series\, Schliebener Muñoz explores the possibility of creating third images that in a subtle way bring all the narratives depicted in the original material into question. \nClick here to download a PDF of the press release. \nThis event is free and open to all! \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n \nThis exhibition was made possible through a Visual Grant from the Café Royal Cultural Foundation. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCatalina Schliebener Muñoz\, is a Sudamerican\, Chilean-born visual artist who works primarily with collage\, installation\, and murals. Their work draws on images\, objects\, and narratives associated with childhood and explores gender\, sexuality\, and class. Their work has been exhibited in Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Santiago\, Chile)\, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (New York\, NY)\, Bronx Museum of the Arts (New York\, NY)\, Children’s Museum of Manhattan (New York\, NY)\, Boston Center for the Arts (Boston\, MA)\, Centro Cultural de España (Santiago\, Chile)\, Centro Cultural Recoleta (Buenos Aires\, Argentina)\, Center for Books Arts (New York\, NY)\, Catalyst Arts (Belfast\, Northern Ireland)\, Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Brooklyn\, NY)\, Hache Galería (Buenos Aires\, Argentina)\, Galería Jardín Oculto (Buenos Aires\, Argentina)\, Galería Metropolitana (Santiago\, Chile)\, and Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (New York\, NY)\, among others. A recipient of multiple FONDART Grants (Cultural and Arts Development Fund of the Government of Chile)\, Schliebener Muñoz also received grants from DIRAC (Board of Cultural Affairs\, Ministry of Foreign Relations of Chile) and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (New York\, NY). They also received a Queer Artist Fellowship from the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (2017)\, and an Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Fellowship from the Bronx Museum of the Arts (2018). \nIn addition\, Schliebener Muñoz has extensive teaching experience\, from early childhood education to undergraduate education\, on topics ranging from philosophy and art theory to art instruction in schools\, studios\, and museum settings. They are currently working as a teaching artist with the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art and The Queens Museum\, and they facilitate gender and sexuality trainings for the Early Childhood Professional Development Institute at the City University of New York (CUNY). They received a Bachelor of Philosophy and a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Universidad de Arte y Ciencias Sociales (ARCIS; Santiago\, Chile). \n  \nFeatured image: Catalina Schliebener Muñoz\, Satanic Panic Series\, 2021 (detail) / Collage\, graphite and thread on mat / 30 x 40 x 2 in
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SUMMARY:Paradise Regained:  Black Queer Writers Read (in person and live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Three Black gay writers\, each of whom released a new book in 2022\, gather for a fierce read. Hosted by the inimitable Pamela Sneed. Featuring Jafari Allen\, David Ambrose Jackson\, & Cary Alan Johnson. \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 \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \nCosponsored by: \nBloom International\nand\nOther Countries: Black Gay Men Writing \nBooks by all of the authors available on the Bureau’s online store and at our physical store. These books will also be available for purchase at the event. To reserve a copy (copies) of any of these titles\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJafari Allen is is Director of Africana Studies and Co-Director of the University of Miami Center for Global Black Studies. His monograph\, There’s a disco ball between us: a Theory of Black Gay Life\, was published by Duke University Press in 2022 .  \n  \nDavid Ambrose Jackson was a Lambda Literary Award finalist for his debut novel\, State of the Nation. His new novel\, Unlawful DISorder\, has been lauded as “…a cutting portrayal of the failings of America’s mental health system.”  \n  \nCary Alan Johnson is an author\, activist\, and Africanist and. founder of the Other Countries writer’s collective. His debut novel\, Desire Lines\, was published in September 2022 by Querelle Press. \n  \nPamela Sneed is a New York-based poet\, performer\, visual artist\, and educator. She is the author of Funeral Diva (City Lights Books\, 2020)\, Sweet Dreams (Belladonna*\, 2018)\, KONG (Vintage Entity Press\, 2009)\, Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery (Holt\, 1998)\, and others. Sneed has performed the Whitney Museum\, Brooklyn Museum\, Poetry Project\, The High Line\, the New Museum\, and the Toronto Biennale. She appears in Nikki Giovanni’s “The 100 Best African American Poems\,” and has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/paradise-regained-black-queer-writers-read/
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:20220918T170000
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SUMMARY:The Bruising of Qilwa meets The Stardust Thief\, live with the authors! (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Mainstream speculative fiction has long borrowed elements from West Asian (Middle Eastern) storytelling\, but only in recent years have West Asian authors themselves been brought into the fold to tell stories inspired by our cultures. In celebration of the launch of The Bruising of Qilwa\, a debut novella set in a queernormative Persian-inspired world\, Persian-Chicagoan author Naseem Jamnia will be in conversation with Chelsea Abdullah\, Kuwaiti-American author of The Stardust Thief. After a brief reading\, they’ll discuss their books\, West Asian storytelling traditions\, and bringing their cultures into a secondary world\, with opportunity for a Q&A. Signing will be available after the event. \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 \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nBoth books will also be available for purchase at the event. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \n  \nChelsea Abdullah is an American-Kuwaiti writer born and raised in Kuwait\, where she grew up listening to stories about mysterious desert creatures and wily (only sometimes likable) heroes. Consumed by wanderlust\, she has put down roots in various states. After earning her MA in English at Duquesne University\, she moved to New York\, where she currently lives. When not immersed in her own fictional worlds\, she spends her free time playing video games\, doodling characters\, and hoarding books she doesn’t have the shelf space for.  \n  \nNaseem Jamnia is a Persian-Chicagoan\, former scientist\, and fiction MFA graduate from the University of Nevada\, Reno. Their work has appeared in The Washington Post\, Bitch Media\, Cosmopolitan\, The Rumpus\, The Writer’s Chronicle\, and other venues. A Lambda Literary\, Otherwise\, and the inaugural Samuel R. Delany Fellow\, Naseem is the managing editor at Sword & Kettle Press and the author of The Bruising of Qilwa.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-bruising-of-qilwa-meets-the-stardust-thief-live-with-the-authors/
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:20220916T183000
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SUMMARY:Office Hours Broadside Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Office Hours Poetry Broadside Exhibition Opening Night Event on September 16th\, 2022. We’ve paired up eight LGBTQ+ poets with eight visual artists to craft unique broadsides showcasing their remarkable poems. Doors open at 6:30 PM to peruse the broadsides and enjoy light refreshments. Poetry reading to follow at 7 PM. The exhibition features visual artists: Jihyun Hong\, Sy Klipsch-Abudu\, Jardley Jean-Louis\, Lee Maxey\, Brandon Menke\, Meesh Nah\, Luciana Pinchiero\, and Mojdeh Rezaeipour. And features poets: Danielle Badra\, Shangyang Fang\, T’ai Freedom Ford\, Jen Levitt\, Holly Mitchell\, James Fujinami Moore\, Janelle Tan\, and Paul Tran. \nThe reading will also be live-streamed on the Bureau’s YouTube channel starting at 7 PM. \nOffice Hours Poetry Broadside Exhibition will be on view at the Bureau from Wednesday\, September 14th\, through Sunday\, September 18th.\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. \n  \nThis event is free and open to all! \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \nOffice Hours Poetry Workshop is a community-based writing workshop for poets who show a demonstrated commitment to writing. We provide continued support for manuscript-development and everyday writing. The workshop culminates in a public reading each fall and spring to showcase sizzling new work. \nWe welcome all poets\, especially people of color\,  LGBTQ+\, and those who are womxn-identified. Our name derives from our side hustle. Many of us are freelance\, adjunct instructors\, who continue to thrive in the margins of academia. \nThe workshop fellowship meets every two weeks following the fall and spring academic calendar with optional sessions like book club and generative write ins. We charge zero fees to join. Interested writers should submit 6 pages of work to be reviewed by the workshop facilitator sarahmariesala@gmail.com or drop us a line to learn more! \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/office-hours-broadside-exhibition/
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:20220915T190000
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SUMMARY:Rajiv Mohabir and Anastacia-Reneé at the Bureau (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:If you’re in the NY area\, come listen to Rajiv Mohabir read from his gorgeous\, award-winning memoir Antiman (out now in paperback) at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division! The winner of our 2019 Prize for New Immigrant Writing\, Antiman explores the fraught constellations of race\, sexuality\, and cultural heritage that have shaped Rajiv’s experiences as an Indo-Guyanese queer poet and immigrant to the United States. Rajiv will be in conversation with queer writer\, educator\, interdisciplinary artist\, speaker and podcaster\, Anastacia-Reneé. Anastacia-Reneé’s forthcoming book of poems\, Side Notes from the Archivist (HarperCollins\, March 2023)\, is a rich and beautiful collection of verse and image—a multi-part retrospective that traverses time\, space\, and reality to illuminate the expansiveness of Black femme lives. \nModerated by Chaelee Dalton \n This 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 \nThis event is free and open to all! \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopies of Antiman are also available at the Bureau’s physical store and can be purchased at the event. To reserve a copy please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \nRajiv Mohabir is the author of Cutlish (2021\, Four Way Books\, finalist for the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award\, longlisted for the 2022 PEN/Voelcker Award)\, The Cowherd’s Son (2017\, winner of the 2015 Kundiman Prize) and The Taxidermist’s Cut (2016\, winner of the Four Way Books Intro to Poetry Prize and finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry in 2017)\, and translator of I Even Regret Night: Holi Songs of Demerara (1916) (2019)\, which received a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant Award and the 2020 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets. His essays can be found in places like the Asian American Writers Workshop’s The Margins\, Bamboo Ridge Journal\, Moko Magazine\, Cherry Tree\, Kweli\, and others\, and he has a “Notable Essay” in Best American Essays 2018. Currently he is an assistant professor of poetry in the MFA program at Emerson College. His debut memoir\, Antiman\, won the 2019 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing.  \n  \nAnastacia-Renee (She/They) is a queer writer\, educator\, interdisciplinary artist\, speaker and podcaster. She is the author of (v.) (Black Ocean) and Forget It (Black Radish) and\, Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere and Sidenotes from the Archivist forthcoming from Amistad (an imprint of HarperCollins). They were selected by NBC News as part of the list of “Queer Artists of Color Dominate 2021’s Must See LGBTQ Art Shows.” Anastacia-Renee was former Seattle Civic Poet (2017-2019)\, Hugo House Poet-in-Residence (2015-2017)\, Arc Artist Fellow (2020) and Jack Straw Curator (2020).  \nHer work has been anthologized in: Teaching Black: The Craft of Teaching on Black Life and Literature\, Home is Where You Queer Your Heart\, Furious Flower Seeding the Future of African American Poetry\, Afrofuturism\, Black Comics\, And Superhero Poetry\, Joy Has a Sound\, Spirited Stone: Lessons from Kubota’s Garden\, and Seismic: Seattle City of Literature. Her work has appeared in\, Hobart\, Foglifter\, Auburn Avenue\, Catapult\, Alta\, Torch\, Poetry Northwest\, A-Line\, Cascadia Magazine\, Hennepin Review\, Ms. Magazine and others. Renee has received fellowships and residencies from Cave Canem\, Hedgebrook\, VONA\, Ragdale\, Mineral School\, and The New Orleans Writers Residency. \n  \nChae(lee) Dalton is a wintertime poet and summertime ice cream maker. They are the author of the chapbook Mother Tongue (Gold Line Press 2021) and their work appears in The Offing\, Pinwheel\, Penn Review\, and elsewhere. A queer Korean adoptee\, Dalton currently live in New York\, where they teach kids science and make things with their friends. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/rajiv-mohabir-and-anastacia-renee-at-the-bureau/
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:20220909T203000
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SUMMARY:Rocks in the River Book Launch with John Ollom (in person and live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Rocks in the River is the third book by author and art journeyman John Ollom\, MFA. Founded on 22 years of movement\, artistic teaching\, and guidance\, Ollom has expanded his methodology to bring in new embodied ways to find peace and vision in times of fear or change. This book is divided into three currents in the river so we can navigate this metaphor together. It is a place where people are processing change and turmoil in their lives. Do they stay on the same rock they have known all their life? Do they give up and surrender to the overpowering currents? What complex is pulling them under? What current excites us? Ollom offers us a place of respite\, an artistic vision of insight and revelation in this turbulent river journey. \n“A true original and visionary.” \n—Charles Busch\, Award-Winning Actor\, Playwright\, Cabaret Performer\, Drag Legend \n  \n“This is art therapy on steroids.” \n—Brendan Rowe\, Sexual Abuse Activist and Counselor \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 \nRocks in the River ($25) will be available for purchase at the event\, as well as t-shirts ($20). John will be happy to sign copies! \nJohn Ollom’s previous book\, Internal Landscapes ($30)\, will also be available for purchase. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \n  \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nJohn Ollom is an art journeyman\, author and art director.  His book Internal Landscapes reveals the evolution of his Internal Landscapes© method and provides an extensive reference that combines movement art with Jungian Depth Psychology. His book of poetry Dark Matter is shown on video at ollomart.com . John received his MFA from Goddard College and his BFA in Ballet from Texas Christian University. \nJohn’s work has been the subject of numerous articles and documentary films including: Late Bloomers by Annette Cyr\, Professor of Art at the National University in San Diego; The Making of M.U.D.: An Exploration of the Work of John Ollom and Ollom Movement Art by Robert Kazmayer\, MA; There’s Something About John by Emma McCagg\, “About\, or in\, the Liminal Space: John Ollom at 954 Dance Movement Collective”\, in Phindie\, and an ArtAsAir.com featured artist. He can also be heard in the Goddard in the World podcast. \nHe has been teaching in New York City and around the country since 2000. His methodology has been taught at the Eastern Michigan University\, Kalani Retreat Center in Hawaii\, Atmananda Yoga Sequence\, Baruch College\, CUNY Hostos\, CUNY in the Heights\, Easton Mountain Retreat Center\, and Smith College. During the pandemic\, he has been working with clients through Zoom and in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan. \nIn 2010–2011\, John Ollom was chosen as the Artist in Residence at the Eastern Michigan University Dance Department. In 2022\, John was asked to be an art journeyman presenter at the Rutgers University Queer Health Colloquium Part 2: Spectrums. \nJohn has served as the Artistic Director of Prismatic Productions\, Inc./Ollom Art since 2002\, where he has choreographed such works as The Catalyst\, Love and Longing\, The Journey\, John Ollom’s The Journey\, Anatomy of Woman\, Dido and Aeneas\, The Other Species\, Love Stories\, Internal Landscapes\, Man of War\, M.U.D. (Men Under Dirt)\, Kuan Yin’s Compassion\, Nemetona\, The Portal\, and Prisoner of My Projection. His choreography and direction can also be seen in the film Karpos and Kalamos. \nFor more information\, please visit www.johnollom.com. For more information about the nonprofit Prismatic Productions\, Inc. or Ollom Art\, please visit www.ollomart.com.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/rocks-in-the-river-book-launch-with-john-ollom/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Michael Gillespie and Hugh Ryan in Conversation (in person event)
DESCRIPTION:Join translator and scholar Michael Gillespie and writer and curator Hugh Ryan for a conversation about Gillespie’s new book\, Berlin Garden of Erotic Delights. Set among the glittering clubs and grimy side streets of 1920s Berlin (with detours to Italy and Paris)\, these charming\, witty\, and erotic tales capture the trials and triumphs of early 20th-century gay life without apology or shame. Granand’s exciting stories are told with humor\, emotional acuity\, and deep compassion for his gay subjects. Twice banned and long suppressed in Germany and never before available in English\, this rediscovery of a lost gem allows 21st-century readers to experience the thrill of positive depictions of queer life from a time when that was almost unthinkable. \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 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nBerlin Garden of Erotic Delights is available for purchase at the Bureau’s physical store and can be purchased at the event. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \n  \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \nAuthor photo credits:\n\nHugh Ryan: M. Sharkey\n\nMichael Gillespie: Phil Cantor
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/michael-gillespie-and-hugh-ryan-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
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SUMMARY:History and Present of Trans Survival: an Intergenerational Community Town Hall\, Presented by Pinko Magazine (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Pinko Magazine presents an intergenerational community town hall on the history and present of trans survival. \nThe current anti-trans political climate has left many people feeling apocalyptic. One of the aims of the anti-trans/queer political movement is to destroy intergenerational spaces for queer community. But our community does exist\, and it holds wisdom about what we have seen before. This community town hall will bring together discussants from different generations to share what we have seen in the past\, what have we done to oppose it\, what has worked\, what is scaring us\, what are we seeing for the first time\, and what can be done. \nLou Cornum\, a Pinko Magazine editor\, will moderate a panel discussion followed by a Q&A. \nPanelists: \nCecilia Gentili\, Kiara St. James\, Nsambu Za Suekama\, & Nikki Easterday \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 \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease bring proof of vaccination and a photo id!\nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \nPanelists’ bios: \nCecilia Gentili is an advocate\, organizer\, and storyteller working at the intersections of sex work\, immigrant rights\, incarceration issues\, and trans liberation. Originally from Argentina\, Cecilia came to the United States and survived for 10 years as an undocumented immigrant\, gaining a living through sex work. She has years of experience working in direct services with organizations like The LGBT Center and Apicha Community Health Center\, which led to her moving into policy work\, becoming the Director of Policy at GMHC before creating Trans Equity Consulting to advocate directly for better policy for trans people at the local\, state\, and federal level. Cecilia is also a founding member of Decrim NY\, a coalition working towards the decriminalization\, decarceration\, and destigmatization of people in the sex trade. Cecilia has also performed in the hit FX Show Pose\, in her one-woman show The Knife Cuts Both Ways\, and in countless storytelling events across the country. \n  \nKiara St. James has been a community organizer and public speaker. She has used her intersectional identities as a platform to highlight and bring tactile and systemic change to a very diverse audience\, encouraging everyone to speak with their authentic voices\, their truth to power.  She has been instrumental in changing shelter policies that were discriminatory towards the Trans community\, and presented workshops concerning marginalized communities at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna\, Austria and the United Nations\, as well as at other conferences and academic institutions. Kiara has also been coordinating meetings with legislators to discuss the importance of passing Gender Expression Non Discrimination Act\, a bill that will enrich the lives of all New Yorkers through creating culturally affirming spaces\, which was legislated into law  on January 28\, 2019. Kiara is the Founder and current Executive director of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG inc)\, a grassroots 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is Trans-led and intent on creating new opportunities for the Black Trans community through various partnerships and sustainable innovative initiatives with an aim for long term impact.\n\n  \nNsambu Za Suekama\, ‘a blessing in disguise\,’ or Bl3ss for short (they/she) is a disabled New Afrikan of nonbinary and transgender experience. They are engaged in mutual aid work and political education with the informal collective Afrofuturist Abolitionists of the Americas and are a member of the Pan-Africanist organization Forward Ever\, Backward Never (as part of the Third World People’s Alliance). Her theoretical work sits at the crossroads of Black Ecology\, Third Worldism\, and transfeminism\, the most well known of which include  “Femme Queen\, Warrior Queen: Beyond Representation\, Towards Self-determination\,” “To The Ones Who Can Fly: A Message from the Whirlwind\,” and “Who’s Man Is This? Black Radical Ecology and the Anthropogenic Question.” Nsambu is also a poet and performer and likes to spend weekends on boat rides. \n\n  \nNikki Easterday (they / them / theirs) is a Staff Attorney with the Trans Health Project at the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF). Mx. Easterday has significant experience contesting barriers to accessing gender-affirming care. Previously\, Mx. Easterday worked as a Health Attorney with Community Health Advocates (CHA) and Community Health Access to Addiction and Mental Healthcare Project (CHAMP) advocating for access to health care and challenging discriminatory health care policies. Mx. Easterday also assisted with the federal implementation of the Affordable Care Act as a research associate with George Washington University\, with a focus on anti-discrimination provisions.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/history-and-present-of-trans-survival-an-intergenerational-community-town-hall-presented-by-pinko-magazine/
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:20220831T190000
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SUMMARY:Sebastian J. Plata in Conversation with Lev A.C. Rosen (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Author Lev AC Rosen will be in conversation with Sebastian J. Plata\, whose recently-released first adult thriller\, Seeing Strangers\, was named one of LGTBTQ Reads’ and CrimeReads’ Most Anticipated Novels of 2022. Seeing Strangers is a stylish novel of obsession and social satire set in a world where sex is just a swipe away.  \nLife is going well for Greg Kelly. He’s married to the handsome and kind Cristian\, a Spanish-born artist who is also a talented cook. Greg’s work as a translator for an IT startup allows them to live comfortably in a stylish Bushwick two bedroom and enjoy just about all NYC has to offer—including sleeping with other men\, since Greg and Cristian’s marriage has been open for the past few years. This arrangement has been particularly appealing to Greg and his exceptional sexual appetite. Now approaching their mid-thirties\, fatherhood calls and they enlist a friend to act as surrogate.  \nIn order to focus on building a family\, Greg and Cristian decide to close up the marriage when the baby arrives. Greg is going to miss his hookups\, but at least he has the summer for one last hurrah. He methodically plans his hookups via Grindr and Tinder\, carefully coordinates train routes for quick lunchtime hookups\, and scouts potential candidates anywhere\, anytime\, like an old time Hollywood casting director.  \nAs their baby’s due date draws closer\, anxiety sets in over Greg’s impending parental responsibilities\, the loss of his sexual freedom\, and even his marriage to Cristian. But before he can sort out his feelings\, a spurned hook-up reappears—Russell\, an arrogant tv producer\, who had wanted a relationship with Greg. And the problem is\, Russell just won’t go away\, infiltrating himself into Greg’s life in the worst ways possible\, threatening his marriage and sanity. Greg is left asking\, what does it mean to find happiness but still crave more? \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nTo reserve a copy of Seeing Strangers (Agora Books\, 2022\, hardcover\, $26.99) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com. \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 \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \nSebastian J. Plata was born in Poland\, grew up in Chicago\, and spent most of his twenties in Tokyo. In addition to writing\, he also works in the subtitle translation industry. He is currently based in Brooklyn\, NY. Seeing Strangers is his first thriller. Find him online @sebastianjplata.  \nLev Rosen writes books for people of all ages\, most recently Camp\, which was a best book of the year from Forbes\, Elle\, and The Today Show\, amongst others and is a Lambda finalist\, an ALA Rainbow List Top Ten and is being adapted into a film directed by and starring Billy Porter. His next book\, Lavender House\, will be released fall of 2022. He lives in NYC with his husband and a very small cat. You can find him online at LevACRosen.com and @LevACRosen
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/sebastian-j-plata-in-conversation-with-lev-a-c-rosen/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220829
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
DESCRIPTION:
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LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220822
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
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URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/closed-on-sundays-in-july-august-8/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220815
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220812T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220812T210000
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SUMMARY:Ish brown’s “Clique” Pilot Live Performance Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:  \n$10 Tickets to join in person or online (tickets required) \nAll funds go towards the production of the pilot episode of “Clique” \n  \nIN PERSON: \nTo purchase a ticket to attend the live performance in person at the Bureau click here. \nIN PERSON AUDIENCE LIMITED TO 35 \nAny remaining tickets will be available at the door \n\n  \nON ZOOM: \nTo purchase a ticket to watch the livestream on Zoom please click here. \nOnce you have purchased a ticket on Eventbrite you will receive an email with the link you need to join the event on Zoom – or you can simply return to the Eventbrite page and click on “Access the event.” But you will only be able to access this AFTER you have purchased a ticket. \n\nDOORS OPEN AT 5:30pm\nSHOWTIME AT 6:30pm\nQ&A at 8:30pm\n  \nMy name is Ish Brown\, a young driven and aspiring Producer/Director from Harlem USA. I’m raising funds to shoot my pilot for an original scripted LGBTQ+ show. “Clique” is based around five friends all from the diaspora living in New York City\, facing challenges & triumphs in their lives with subjects around careers\, friendships\, love\, & society. We are doing this live performance of the pilot episode to help raise the funds for us to officially shoot the pilot episode. So come out and witness an exclusive performance with these amazing talented actors and actresses! \nCast: \nIsh Brown (@iishonnishbrown) as Romeo Christian\nNeicy Carter (@neicysounbothered) as Alexis Carter\nMikella Matthias (@keli.b) as Monica Dupree\nTyshawn Judd (@Mr_Tyboogs) as Sebastian Morretto\nErik Dawson (@Meeterik) as Terrell James\nTokyo Lei (@_tokyolei101) as Marcus Porter\nSamaj McDonald (@wheres_maji) as Jay Combs\nKeith G Tolbert III (@K_gq_t36) as Lamont Irving\nJoshua Jenkins (@j.andrew32) as Jaquan Smith\nMichael Katz (@Michaelkatzofficial) as John Carpenter\nShai Pratt (@Shaiboogie_) as Kwan King\nJohn-Deric Mitchell (@johndericmitchell) as Michael Coooper\nJulianne Lorndale (@julianneisfunny) as Amanda Reed-Bangel\nJay Huncho (_popsmurff) as ZaMeek aka Meek\nKrystal Norman (@__krysssss) as Giselle Jones\nKira Janine Bennett (@kira.Janineb) as Milan Deveroé\nLinda Collins (@lindacollins.nyc) as Katherine Reed-Bangel\nTia Armani (@itsjsttia) as Robyn Davis\nFeaturing a brief introduction by Damien Alan Lopez of Garden State Equality.  \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 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/ish-browns-clique-pilot-live-performance-fundraiser/
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:20220811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220811T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T170525
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SUMMARY:You Can't Escape Lithuania (2016) screening + Q&A with Romas Zabarauskas (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of a queer road movie You Can’t Escape Lithuania (2016\, 80 min.) + Q&A with the director Romas Zabarauskas!  \nThe screening will take place in person\, but we will live-stream the Q&A on the Bureau’s YouTube channel at approximately 8:30 PM EDT. \nTo stream the film You Can’t Escape Lithuania view the options here. \nPlot: After his star actor\, Indre\, murders her mother\, a wealthy and egocentric filmmaker Romas decides to help her escape Lithuania. Romas’ Mexican boyfriend Carlos reluctantly joins the trip. On the road\, Romas starts shooting an improvised experimental film\, provoking Indre and Carlos for his art and personal amusement.  \nTrailer: https://youtu.be/YXKWJMitrks  \nScholar Clinton Glenn*: “the film’s primary focus is less about depicting accurate and positive representations of LGBT characters and more about the potential for a queer critique of narrative\, be it cinematic or nationalist. … Zabarauskas’ films represent a potential origin point for LGBT representation in Lithuanian cinema\, and as such\, remain fascinatingly outside the binary of affirmative versus negative representation\, and can perhaps be seen as a Lithuanian take on New Queer Cinema”.  \nFilmmaker\, Anthology Film Archives Co-Founder Jonas Mekas**: “You’re conscious why this film is being made; it refers to itself\, it constantly reminds you that there is a reason. … it’s Brechtian\, self-referential … and that is why I think it succeeds … politically and cinematically”.  \n*2020\, “We are the new Lithuania” Deconstructing Queerness and Nationalism in Romas Zabarauskas’ You Can’t Escape Lithuania (Nuo Lietuvos nepabėgsi) and Porno Melodrama\, Lambda Nordica\, 25(3-4)  \n**2016\, at the Bushwick Film Festival premiere \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  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/you-cant-escape-lithuania-2016-screening-qa-with-romas-zabarauskas-in-person-live-streaming/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220808
DTSTAMP:20260403T170525
CREATED:20220619T214725Z
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/closed-on-sundays-in-july-august-6/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220804T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220804T203000
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SUMMARY:Harsh Cravings Reading (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Author Jason Haaf reads from his debut novel\, Harsh Cravings by Polari Press. Harsh Cravings is a diary style memoir influenced by Mary MacLane’s I Await the Devil’s Coming. Written over the course of 90 days\, it is a reflection of what it is to navigate a queer life\, marriage and memories in New York City in 2020. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n  \nCopies of Haaf’s Harsh Cravings ($15) are currently available for purchase at the Bureau and will be available at the event. Or purchase on the Bureau’s online store (click link above). \nTo reserve a copy\, please email us at contact@bgsqd.com \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books by 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. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \n  \nJason Haaf is a writer living in Brooklyn\, NY. His works have appeared in “Hello Mr.” magazine\, “Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives\, Politics & Poetry” and “The Trapartisan Review.” He is the editor and contributor of “Bent Book: a queerish anthology.”\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/harsh-cravings-reading/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220801
DTSTAMP:20260403T170525
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/closed-on-sundays-in-july-august-4/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220725
DTSTAMP:20260403T170525
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
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URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/closed-on-sundays-in-july-august-3/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T210000
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SUMMARY:CANCELED!
DESCRIPTION:WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THAT AFFIRMATIVE LAUGHTER WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN JULY. WE WILL ANNOUNCE FUTURE DATES ONCE CONFIRMED.\n  \nThe July edition of Affirmative Laughter brings you host Elsa Eli Waithe and comedians: \nAlex Babbit \nMegan Broussard \nChewy May \nCarolyn Bergier \nJax Dell’osso \nDoors at 6pm\, Show at 7pm and as always $5 suggested donation to benefit the Bureau and the performers! \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \nWatch the livestream on the Bureau’s YouTube channel! \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nAll attendees required to wear masks.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/affirmative-laughter-july-2022-in-person-live-streaming/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220718
DTSTAMP:20260403T170525
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
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URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/closed-on-sundays-in-july-august-5/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220711
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SUMMARY:Closed on Sundays in July & August
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T170525
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SUMMARY:To: All The Friends I Killed  with Joshua  Bookman & Cary Alan Johnson  (online event)
DESCRIPTION:Join us online to celebrate the launch of Joshua Kent Bookman‘s second novel To: All The Friends I Killed along with writer Cary Alan Johnson.  \nAfter the death of his best friend\, a young man vanishes from the United States\, seeking a fresh start in France. He stumbles upon work at a vineyard\, and thinks he has found a way out in a land of ancestral beauty. \nBut he quickly discovers Europe alone can’t solve his problems. Haunted by his past\, he has to come to terms with his own and his society’s expectations of adulthood. Dark enchanted truths about love and friendship complicate the story of how he lost his best friend- a sister\, a girlfriend\, a lodestar. \nIn this coming-of-age novel\, we are faced with the life choices of the millennial generation\, the postponement of traditional benchmarks in our twenties\, and the queer or asexual attitude towards contemporary loneliness. \nRegistration on Eventbrite required in order to gain access to the Zoom link. \nClick here to register\nSuggested donation of $5 to benefit the Bureau. \nYou can make a donation when you register on Eventbrite. Thank you for supporting the Bureau! \nAll are welcome to join\, with or without a donation. \nOnce you have registered on Eventbrite you will receive an email with the link you need to join the event on Zoom – or you can simply return to the Eventbrite page and click on “Access the event.” But you will only be able to access this AFTER you have registered. \nOtherwise you can watch the live-stream of the event on the Bureau’s YouTube channel. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nCopies of To: All The Friends I Killed are also available at the Bureau’s physical store. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \nJoshua Kent Bookman (1990) was born in Boston\, Massachusetts\, and reformed by life and work in Sweden\, France\, and Italy. Previous published works include Fruits of Mer (Paulette Éditrice)\, close to elsewhere\, Hitom\, and Some Reverse American Dreams (LYS Förlag). To: All The Friends I Killed is Bookman’s second novel.  \nCary Alan Johnson is an author\, activist and Africanist raised in Brooklyn. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. A long-time innovator in queer politics and cultural activism\, he was a founder of several ground-breaking organizations\, including the Blackheart Collective\, Gay Men of African Descent\, Other Countries\, and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. A public health and HIV specialist\, Cary is currently the country director for Population Services International in Burundi.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/to-all-the-friends-i-killed-w-joshua-bookman-cary-alan-johnson/
LOCATION:Online event\, New York\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220706T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220706T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T170525
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SUMMARY:Carlos Allende presents Coffee\, Shopping\, Murder\, Love (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us on Wednesday\, July 6 at 6:00 PM at the Bureau as we welcome Carlos Allende\, author of Coffee\, Shopping\, Murder\, Love\, in a conversation with Jonathan Vatner\, author of The Bridesmaids Union.\n  \nABOUT COFFEE\, SHOPPING\, MURDER\, LOVE:  Despite everything you know and value\, Carlos Allende’s new novel Coffee\, Shopping\, Murder\, Love will make you root for its bitter\, spectacularly superficial\, and highly immoral protagonists. The story is a savagely camp\, relentlessly unsentimental\, incisive account of our worst impulses and our current deranged political moment. It’s a brilliant\, laugh-out-loud work of dark comedy. \n  \nSet in Los Angeles\, a year before same-sex marriage became legal\, the novel follows the misadventures of two gay men for whom it didn’t get better: Jignesh Amin\, an overweight\, angry Indian-American working as a bookkeeper\, and Charlie Hayworth\, a socially inept white guy from Leitchfield\, Kentucky. After Jignesh murders the beautiful office intern because she insults his writing\, and Charlie starts dating Jignesh because he wrongly believes he’s rich\, the two men embark on a madcap journey that includes a few other deaths\, a money-laundering scheme\, a gay cruise\, and an ass-backward trip to Los Cabos\, Mexico. \n  \nCoffee\, Shopping\, Murder\, Love will leave you cackling while also weeping at what shame does to the psyche\, how social media demolishes the spirit\, and how much fun it is to conjure abject moral decrepitude. \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. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel \n  \nSafety protocol \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. \nPlease note that masks are required at all times inside The LGBT Community Center\, where the Bureau is located. \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without 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. \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nCARLOS ALLENDE is a media psychology scholar and a writer of fiction. He has written two previous novels: Cuadrillas y Contradanzas (CBH Books\, 2008)\, a historical melodrama set during the War of Reform in Mexico\, and Love\, or the Witches of Windward Circle (Rare Bird\, 2015)\, a horror farce set in Venice\, California. Based on his research on narrative persuasion and audience engagement\, he developed the course The Psychology of Compelling Storytelling\, which he teaches in the Writers’ Program at UCLA Extension. He lives in Santa Monica with his husband.  \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. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/carlos-allende-presents-coffee-shopping-murder-love/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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