Modern Cruising with Leo Herrera & Michael Henry
2026-06-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Bureau of General Services–Queer Division, 208 West 13th Street, Room 210, New York, NY, 10011, United States
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Join us at the Bureau for a stimulating conversation with Leo Herrera, author of the bestselling book analog cruising, and gay stand-up comedian Michael Henry. They’ll have a frank and hilarious chat about modern cruising, gay sex and the viral success of “The Manual.” Co-hosted by Gayletter.

Tickets to this event include a bundle of all three of Leo’s books in special hardcover editions. Tickets are required to attend this event. Please see below for details.

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Leo Herrera is a queer Mexican artist who explores queer and immigrant experiences through the lenses of sex, technology, and history. His work centers on themes of disease and stigma, always searching for utopia in LGBTQ history’s darkest chapters. Herrera is director of Fathers, a multimedia project which imagines the world if AIDS never existed. He is author of Analog Cruising, a manual for modern sex outside of our phones.

Michael Henry is a gay stand up comedian, actor and content creator who has toured all over the USA and internationally. He was featured on his OutTv show “Wish You Were Queer” featuring Trixie Mattel and Tim Murray, was mentioned as a Queer comedian to watch by The New York Times, is a Queerty award winner and has no gag reflex.

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This event will take place in-person at the Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, located in Room 210 on the second floor of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011. The Center and the Bureau are both fully wheelchair accessible.
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The event will also be live-streamed to the public at YouTube.com/@BGSQD
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Tickets are required to attend this event. Tickets include hardcover editions of Analog Cruising; Post; and Sentences. Thank you for supporting Leo Herrera and the Bureau!

Rasheed Newson: One Night in Hollywood
2026-06-18 19:00 - 21:00
Rasheed Newson launches his novel There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood
in conversation with actress Cassandra Freeman

Doors: 7:00pm
Event: 7:30pm

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The Bureau and Hive Mind Books Present: One Night in Hollywood

Rasheed Newson, known for his work on The Chi and Bel-Air, launches his novel There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood, which follows a queer, Black Hollywood heartthrob of the Golden Age, Xavier Barlow, and the fixer hired to keep him in the closet. “This novel is my way of reclaiming untold Hollywood history, from a Black and queer perspective,” Newson told People in an interview. He will be in conversation with actress Cassandra Freeman.

This event will be held at 208 W 13th St, New York, NY – Room 301 (inside the LGBT Community Center)
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Rasheed Newson is the author of the national bestseller My Government Means to Kill Me, which was selected as a Lambda Literary finalist for Gay Fiction and was named one of the “100 Notable Books of 2022” by The New York Times. He is also a television drama writer, producer, and showrunner. He codeveloped Bel-Air and worked on The Chi, Animal Kingdom, and Narcos, among other drama series. Newson is a 2025–26 American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow. He currently lives with his husband and their two children in Pasadena.

Cassandra Freeman is an acclaimed actress, producer, and entrepreneur best known for her powerful portrayal of Aunt Viv on Peacock’s Bel-Air. Her film and television credits include Atlanta, Luke Cage, The Last O.G., The Enemy Within, Inside Man, and I Think I Love My Wife, with recent work in Love, Brooklyn, an Andre Holland-led film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Beyond acting, Freeman is the co-founder of Creatricity, a creative ecosystem supporting artists and innovators across entertainment and media. Freeman is a respected voice in the industry for her work as a creative strategist, thought leader, and advocate for diversity and inclusion and authentic representation. She is represented by the agents of Artium Talent.
