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SUMMARY:NYC Gay Guys' Book Club Discusses In Search of Stonewall: Bureau Opens at 6 PM
DESCRIPTION:  \nNYC Gay Guys’ Book Club is a group of gay guys of all ages who meet the first Tuesday of every month. We usually meet at the Jefferson Market branch of the public library on 6th Avenue & West 10th Street\, but we’ll meet at the Bureau while the library is being renovated. We read an eclectic range of books from classics to newly-released works. We don’t necessarily read books with a gay theme or characters and always open to suggestions. Very easy going; more social than academic. You don’t necessarily have to commit to coming every single month\, just whenever your schedule or reading tastes permit. \n  \nOn Tuesday\, August 6\, the NYC Gay Guys’ Book Club will discuss In Search of Stonewall: The Riots at 50 The Gay & Lesbian Review at 25\, Best Essays\, 1994-2018 \n“The year was 1994. It was the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and\, as luck would have it\, the year in which a new magazine called The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review was publishing its first issue (Winter ’94).* The fact that The G&LR’s first year coincided with Stonewall’s 25th forever joined its fate with that of the founding event of the modern LGBT movement. This book commemorates the magazine’s 25th birthday with a collection of relevant articles selected from its 136 issues.” \n-Richard Schneider Jr.\, Editor \n  \nCopies of In Search of Stonewall are available for purchase at the Bureau. Please support the Bureau by purchasing books from us. Thank you! \nPlease note that the Bureau is closed on Tuesdays in July and August\, but we will open for this event at 6 pm.\n\nThe Bureau’s hours in July and August: Wednesdays-Saturdays\, 1 to 7 PM.\n  \nThis event is free\, but donations to support the Bureau are much appreciated! \n  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:OLNY Poly Movie Night: Shortbus
DESCRIPTION:  \nOpen Love NY presents Poly Movie Night\, a FREE series of feature films that focus on the portrayal of consensual / ethical non-monogamy in cinema. This month we’ll be at our regular venue\, the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division. \nOn August 7th please join us for a viewing of Shortbus (2006)\, written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell and starring Sook-Yin Lee\, Peter Stickles\, and PJ DeBoy. \nWe’ll meet at 6:30 pm at the Bureau (in room 210 of The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center at 208 West 13th Street) for pre-screening socializing and start the movie at 7 pm. The event is free\, although a $10 suggested donation to help fund future events is much appreciated. \nSynopsis: Jamie and James are thinking of opening their relationship so they visit a relationship/sex therapist only to find out that she has her own problems. They all meet at a sex club called Shortbus looking for answers to their sexual and romantic dilemmas and encountering a host of interesting characters. Content Warning: attempted suicide. Running time: 1 hour 41 minutes. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/olny-poly-movie-night-shortbus/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190809T190000
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SUMMARY:New Work in Transgender Studies
DESCRIPTION:  \nAn evening of reading and conversation bringing together three pathbreaking recent works in Transgender Studies that center intersections of race\, gender\, and sexuality: Miriam J. Abelson’s Men in Place: Trans Masculinity\, Race\, and Sexuality in America (Minnesota\, 2019)\, Julian Gill-Peterson’s Histories of the Transgender Child (Minnesota\, 2018)\, and Ann Travers’ The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids (and Their Parents) Are Creating a Gender Revolution (NYU 2018). \n  \nCopies of Abelson’s\, Gill-Peterson’s\, and Travers’ books will be available for purchase at the Bureau. To reserve a copy/copies please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com. Please support the Bureau by buying books from us. Thank you! \n  \n  \nMiriam J. Abelson is an Assistant Professor of Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Portland State University. Her book\, Men in Place (University of Minnesota Press\, 2019)\, demonstrates through a large and geographically diverse interview study with transgender men that contemporary U.S. masculinity\, race\, and sexuality are deeply embedded in the spaces and places men move through in their everyday lives. Her current research focuses on rural queer and trans lives in the U.S. inland Northwest. \n  \nAnn Travers is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Simon Fraser University. Their recent book\, The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids (and Their Parents) Are Creating a Gender Revolution\, situates trans kids in Canada and the US\, white settler nations characterized by significant social inequality. \n  \nJulian Gill-Peterson is an Assistant Professor of English and Gender\, Sexuality\, and Women’s Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Her book\, Histories of the Transgender Child (University of Minnesota Press\, 2018)\, is the recipient of a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction. Julian is currently at work on a book entitled “Gender Underground: A History of Trans DIY.” \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Empowering Stories: An Evening of Compassionate and Meaningful Conversations
DESCRIPTION: \nJoin author Johnson Chong and an esteemed panel of members of the gay community to celebrate the launch of his book Sage Sapien: From Karma to Dharma.\n \nAs LGBTQ people\, we live in the shadows of marginalization. As a gay Chinese-American\, Johnson Chong found himself in the minority of a minority\, torn between strict eastern values of hetero-normalcy and western values of freedom and individualism. Join us for an evening panel discussion about cultural identity\, sexual identity\, spiritual identity\, and identity as a limiting construct. Johnson Chong\, author of Sage Sapien: From Karma to Dharma shares nuggets of wisdom from his book in a panel discussion where he is joined by respected members of the queer community: Joseph Reid (Language & Communications Expert)\, Drew Stevens (Artistic Director of the Feminist Press) & Yusef Miller (Award Winning Playwright).\n \nThe purpose of this evening is to celebrate our pain as an opportunity for healing in this polarized and emotionally traumatized chapter in American history. Join us for a fun\, thought-provoking evening to re-enliven your spirit. The evening will culminate in a guided meditation for queer empowerment through queer spirituality.\n \n \nCopies of Sage Sapien: From Karma to Dharma are available for purchase at the Bureau. To reserve a copy please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com. Please support the Bureau by buying books from us. Thank you!\n \n \nJohnson Chong is a native New Yorker\, yogi\, meditation teacher and self-mastery guide. He founded Sagehouse based in Singapore with the intention to help people re-connect the mind\, body and spirit. He is also the creator of Exodus Retreats\, where he leads transformational retreats around the world. As a professionally trained actor and perpetual student of esoteric wisdom\, he integrates his love of storytelling to empower life-changing shifts through his speaking engagements and workshops. His commitment to the global shift of humanity’s consciousness has inspired him to create live and online training programs\, guided meditation audios\, and mentorship programs. Sage Sapien: From Karma to Dharma is his first book. For more information and events\, please visit www.johnsonchong.com\n \n \n \n 
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SUMMARY:The Vagina Bible Talk and Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Bureau is excited to host an evening of conversation bringing together Dr. Jen Gunter\, author of The Vagina Bible (Kensington\, 2019)\, and Amber Gavin of Abortion Access Front. \nDr. Gunter is a “fact evangelist in the fake-news era” (The Cut) and with Ms. Gavin they will discuss language\, propaganda\, and misinformation in medicine. \nCopies of The Vagina Bible will be available for purchase at the Bureau. \nTo reserve a copy please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com. Please support the Bureau by buying books from us. Thank you! \n  \nCheck out this July 25 profile of Dr. Jen Gunter in The Cut! \nJen Gunter\, Photo Credit Jason LeCras\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDr. Jen Gunter is an obstetrician and gynecologist with nearly three decades of experience as a vulvar and vaginal diseases expert. She writes a regular column on women’s health for The New York Times called The Cycle\, as well as a weekly Q&A\, You Asked\, which addresses women’s most press questions about their bodies. She has been called Twitter’s resident gynecologist\, the Internet’s OB/GYN\, and one of the fiercest advocate’s for women’s health. \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAmber Gavin is Director of Programs for Abortion Access Front (formerly Lady Parts Justice). In that role\, she leads the organization’s clinic outreach programs and she works to make every independent abortion clinic feel loved and supported by their local community for the tremendous care they provide. Amber proudly served on the Abortion Care Network’s 2019 Annual Conference and Gala Planning Committee. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
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