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SUMMARY:Poly Movie Night: Tove
DESCRIPTION:Open 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 in person at our regular venue\, the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division.\n \nPlease join us for Tove (2020)\, directed by Zaida Bergroth and starring Alma Pöysti\, Krista Kosonen\, and Shanti Roney. \n \nWednesday\, November 1 – 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm\nBureau of General Services—Queer Division\n208 W 13th St\, Rm 210\nNew York\, NY 10011\n \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.\n \nSynopsis: In Finland\, following WWII\, Tove Jansson\, the creator of the Moomins\, struggled to find balance in her relationships and fulfillment in her artistic life. Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes. In Swedish with English subtitles.\n \n 
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SUMMARY:F.O. Matthiessen in Fact and Fiction: A Conversation with Scott Bane and Patrick E. Horrigan (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:F. O. Matthiessen is one of the most famous people you’ve never heard of. A literature and history professor at Harvard from 1929 to 1950\, he was also a gay man involved in a 20-year relationship with painter Russell Cheney\, and a socialist activist often in association with organized labor. Suffering from depression\, Matthiessen took his own life in April 1950 by jumping from a 12th floor window of a Boston hotel. Patrick E. Horrigan’s novel\, American Scholar\, uses Matthiessen’s scholarship and life as touchstones in his book\, while Scott Bane’s double biography\, A Union Like Ours:  The Love Story of F. O. Matthiessen and Russell Cheney\, traces the arc of Matthiessen and Cheney’s relationship from their meeting in 1924 aboard the ocean liner Paris up until their respective deaths.  Given the far-reaching influence of Matthiessen’s scholarship\, his principled stands for greater socio-economic fairness\, and his personal story that upheld love at the center of his life\, Matthiessen continues to speak to us nearly 75 years after his death. \nTo reserve a copy of Scott Bane’s A Union Like Ours: The Love Story of F. O. Matthiessen and Russell Cheney  (Bright Leaf\, 2022\, paperback\, $24.95) and/or Patrick E. Horrigan’s American Scholar (Lethe Press\, 2023\, paperback\, $20) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nSuggested donation to benefit the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n  \n\nScott Bane’s stories have appeared in Into the Void and Christopher Street. The Boston Globe\, The Huffington Post and Poets & Writers\, among others\, have published his journalism. Down East Magazine\, The New England Journal of History\, and The Gay and Lesbian Review have published his essays. Scott lives in New York City with his husband\, David W. Dunlap. \n  \nPatrick E. Horrigan is the author of the novels Pennsylvania Station and Portraits at an Exhibition; the memoir Widescreen Dreams: Growing Up Gay at the Movies; the play Messages for Gary; and the solo show You Are Confused!\, which he co-authored with his husband\, Eduardo Leanez. His latest novel\, American Scholar\, won the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best LGBTQ+ Fiction. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/scott-bane-and-patrick-e-horrigan/
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SUMMARY:trans liberation history gathering (in person workshop)
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop we will discuss and share stories\, materials\, and memories with one another to expand the hirstory of trans\, Two-Spirit\, non-binary\, and gender diverse communities and individuals in North America during the 20th century. \nThis project is based on the belief that our hirstory is key to healing our communities from the scars of transphobia. We heal when we connect with ancestors and learn more about ourselves through them. We heal when we receive testament to our continued existence in this world. We heal when given the opportunity to repair the scars of past conflicts. Finally\, we heal when we are able to grow from the wisdom of passing time. Gathering around oral histories and physical materials offers us the opportunity to engage with all these modes of healing. \nIn this workshop\, we will work collectively against our erasure from society’s memory. We will reflect on the progress that has been won over the last fifty years and the many challenges that remain. During the first hour we will share stories of trans* and queer individuals\, movements\, and moments that hold power for us. After a break we will discuss our shared hirstory\, focusing on where we have each found or not found community or conflict.  \nTrans communities have always taken care of ourselves when others would not. We have formed houses and families\, birthed movements\, underwritten research\, built learning networks\, and shaped culture. This workshop continues this legacy by helping us narrate a trans hirstory in which our movements are powerful\, autonomous\, and coalitional\, so that we can continue the work to build a liveable trans present and future. \nSpace is limited to 20 participants \nRegister here\nFacilitator Bios\nSky Syzygy is a white queer trans femme filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist\, a racial and gender justice facilitator\, and a data scientist. In 2021\, Sky launched gender.network\, an archive of flyers\, photos\, artwork\, cartoons\, letters\, poems\, and other media by trans*\, Two-spirit\, nonbinary\, and trans-adjacent activists\, organizers\, and artists.  \nMalcolm Shanks is an activist\, political educator\, and consultant who works to gather people and power among marginalized groups. Malcolm has created and led hundreds of trainings with thousands of students\, activists\, non-profit workers\, and artists. Malcolm is a co-creator of the zine Decolonizing Gender: A Curriculum\, an interactive workbook that examines the relationship between transphobia\, white supremacy\, and European colonialism from a personal-political perspective. \n 
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SUMMARY:Ungendering Fashion: Queer Style as Visual Activism and Self Love (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Queer style is systemically rooted in dismantling heteronormative gender binaries created by the patriarchy and systematically employed as a means of social control\, both symbolically and literally\, to limit freedom of expression. Queer style is a fashion revolution; a tool of our liberation and a means of self-affirmation and self-love. \nThrough the 1940s\, 50s\, and 60s\, police weaponized “masquerade laws\,” old codes that prohibited “costumed dress\,” to punish queer and trans people wearing articles of clothing that didn’t correspond with the gender they were assigned at birth\, Ryan\, the author of “When Brooklyn Was Queer\,” wrote in History.com. \nAmong LGBTQ+ people\, these laws were called the “three-article rule”: an individual had to be wearing three articles of clothing of the gender they were assigned at birth or else they’d be arrested. If you were assigned female at birth but caught wearing pants and a shirt\, you could be arrested for failing to wear three articles of women’s clothing. \nWhile this rule became part of the queer lexicon\, a law citing a specific number of articles didn’t actually exist on the books. According to historians\, calling it the “three-article rule” may have originated as a way for queer and trans people to warn each other about the police or served as an “informal rule of thumb\,” Ryan wrote. \nThe so-called three article-rule meant that anyone with gender variance could be punished for wearing clothing that made them feel good; a night out with friends turned political with fashion. \nGiven that queer and trans identities (use of restrooms\, drag performances\, gender affirming care) are being used by the far right to mobilize their voters and are both politicians and those who want to see us completely erased are leveraging their political power to dismantle our democracy and rollback rights for all U.S. citizens\, I think this angle needs to be taken front and center for all pitches when it is pitched to an outlet that is more hard news or even for potential spots on political shows (I know that Jacob Tobia was on the Daily Show speaking about this very topic). Queer style has emancipatory potential for all members of society right now and is critical to cover and understand as it pertains to policies that matter to many people right now. \nJoin dapperQ: Ungendering Fashion author Anita Dolce Vita in conversation with book photographer The Street Sensei and one of the 30 book models\, Cory Wade\, as they explore queer style as visual activism and self-love. \n\n\nReserve a copy of dapperQ: Ungendering Fashion (Harper\, 2023\, hardcover\, $35) by writing to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of dapperQ” in the subject line. \n\nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \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. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \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 or on Venmo @bgsqd \n  \n  \n\nAnita Dolce Vita is the owner of dapperQ – one of the world’s most widely read digital queer style magazines and preeminent voices in queer fashion – and the author of dapperQ Style: Ungendering Fashion. She is the executive producer behind some of the world’s largest celebrations of queer style\, including the annual New York Fashion Week queer runway show at Brooklyn Museum\, the annual Target Youth Pride fashion show for NYC Pride\, and queer fashion shows at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts/Boston. Anita also produced the first queer fashion panel to be featured at South by Southwest and has been a keynote speaker for DEI events for global retails brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch. Her work has been featured in Vanity Fair\, the New York Times\, Teen Vogue\, and Out Magazine\, to name a few. \n  \nKim\, aka The Street Sensei\, is a photographer and videographer known for their streetstyle work with celebrities and their advertorial work with several high fashion brands and is the official photographer of dapperQ’s debut print book dapperQ Style: Ungendering Fashion published by HarperCollins. \n  \nCory Wade is a multi-medium entertainer and activist\, most well known for competing and placing third on cycle 20 of America’s Next Top Model. Cory has used the social platform garnered through their reality TV stint to help facilitate conversations around queer inclusion and LGBTQPIA+ equality across America. He has toured the US to speak at multiple colleges & universities on effective allyship\, inclusion\, equality and human understanding. Cory is also a fiercely talented musician. Their debut album\, “UNIFY” (independently released in 2017) was produced by Alan Glass who has produced iconic records from the likes of Aretha Franklin\, The Temptations\, Jennifer Holiday and more! \n 
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SUMMARY:Gen X Tropes: Dale Corvino (BONDS & BOUNDARIES)  & Michael Bullock\, editor\, I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Launch event for BONDS & BOUNDARIES\, the debut short story collection by Dale Corvino\, from Rebel Satori Press. Dale is in conversation with Michael Bullock\, co-editor of I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT: THE 1979 DIARIES OF SEAN DELEAR from Semiotext(e). They will discuss the queer Gen X tropes raised by each work\, followed by readings of select excerpts and a Q&A. Both titles are available for sale from the Bureau. \n\n\nTo reserve a copy of Dale Corvino’s Bonds & Boundaries  (Queer Mojo\, 2023\, paperback\, $16.95) and/or I Could Not Believe It: The 1979 Diaries of Sean DeLear (Semiotext(e)\, 2023\, paperback\, $16.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \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 or on Venmo @bgsqd \n  \n\nMichael Bullock is a Brooklyn-based writer\, editor\, and political organizer. He’s the author of Roman Catholic Jacuzzi (2012) and the editor of Peter Berlin: Artist\, Icon\, Photosexual (2019). In 2020 he founded the political crowdfunding platform WeeklySenator.org\, of which he is the director. Bullock also holds the position of associate publisher for PIN–UP magazine and contributing editor for Apartamento. \n  \nA 2021 Lambda Literary Emerging Fellow in nonfiction\, Dale Corvino found his confessional voice at the East Village queer underground literary salon “Dean Johnson’s Reading for Filth\,” recounting his youth as an object of longing and later interactions with sex work. In 2018\, he won the Gertrude Press Fiction contest\, judged by Whiting Award recipient Brontez Purnell. Recent nonfiction includes a profile of Chilean writer Pedro Lemebel for the Gay & Lesbian Review\, an essay on queer longing in the digital era for Matt Keegan’s 1996\, and a chapter on sex worker representation for the 2021 Routledge Handbook of Male Sex Work\, Culture\, and Society. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/gen-x-tropes-dale-corvino-bonds-boundaries-michael-bullock-editor-i-could-not-believe-it/
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SUMMARY:Double Take Poetry Reading (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a poetry reading with Paloma Yannakakis\, Izzy Casey\, and Amy Klein to celebrate the release of Double Take. \nBetween arrival and disappearance\, between the longed-for and the long forgotten\, what remains intact across time? Parsing the distance ‘in all directions’ and taking inventory\, this collection explores states of exile and recognition. The poems move across quotidian public squares\, the memory of lost homelands\, and pastoral landscapes. \nCopies of Paloma Yannakakis‘s Double Take will be available for purchase. \nPLEASE NOTE: THE CENTER WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL 5 PM ON FRIDAY\, NOVEMBER 10TH\, IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY.  \nTHE BUREAU WILL OPEN AT 5 PM AND WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR THIS EVENT\, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 7 PM. \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. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\n\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 or on Venmo @bgsqd \n  \nPaloma Yannakakis’ poems have appeared in Denver Quarterly\, Lana Turner\, Washington Square\, Afternoon Visitor\, and elsewhere\, and are forthcoming in various anthologies. She is the author of the chapbook\, Double Take. She serves on the editorial board of House Mountain Review and enjoys collaborating with artists in other media. \n  \nIzzy Casey’s poems have been published in or Gulf Coast\, Black Warrior Review\, BOAAT\, Bennington Review\, the Volta\, the Yale Review\, the Columbia Review\, NY Tyrant\, and elsewhere. She received her MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and was the recipient of a fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. \n  \nAmy Klein is a poet\, writer\, and songwriter. Her poetry has appeared in Prelude\, Salt Hill\, and the Harvard Advocate\, and she is the recipient of an Academy of American Poets Prize. Her essays and journalism have been published in The Believer and the Best Music Writing book series and have been highlighted as essential reading by NPR. She has released three albums of original songs on the punk label Don Giovanni Records and performs regularly with her band AK & the Hallucinations. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Closed for Veterans Day
DESCRIPTION:Please note that in observance of Veterans Day\, The Center will open from 5 PM to 9 PM on both Friday\, November 10th\, and Saturday\, November 11th. \nThe Bureau will open at 5 PM on Friday\, November 10th\, and will remain open for our 7 PM event: Double Take Poetry Reading (in person only). \nThe Bureau will be closed on Saturday\, November 11th.
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SUMMARY:Reclaiming the Past: LGBT Historical Fiction (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Authors Stephanie Cowell\, Lance Ringel\, and Sebastian Dureaux-Russell read from their novels\, each set in a different decade of the early 20th century\, and all focusing on relationships between gay male protagonists. \nCopies of Cowell’s The Boy in the Rain\, Ringel’s Flower of Iowa\, and Dureaux-Russell’s Burning with a Blue Flame will all be available for purchase at the event. To reserve a copy of any of these books please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “Please reserve book for November 12 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n  \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 or on Venmo @bgsqd \n  \nStephanie Cowell has been an opera singer\, balladeer\, founder of Strawberry Opera and other arts venues including a Renaissance festival in NYC. She is the author of Nicholas Cooke\, The Physician of London\, The Players: a novel of the young Shakespeare\, Marrying Mozart\, Claude & Camille: a novel of Monet and The Boy in the Rain.  Her work has been translated into nine languages and made into an opera. Stephanie is the recipient of an American Book Award. She has lived in NYC all her life. \n  \nLance Ringel is a two-time Lammy nominee whose novels and plays bring gay history to life through vividly realized characters and meticulously researched detail. His debut novel\, Flower of Iowa\, about an American soldier and a British soldier who fall in love on the Western Front in World War 1\, received multiple literary accolades\, including the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award for War and Military Fiction. Floridian Nights\, his second novel\, is an intense\, multifaceted love story that unfolds against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic of the late 1980s. In consecutive years\, each of these novels was named as a Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Romance. \nRingel’s plays include In Love with the Arrow Collar Man\, about famed illustrator J.C. Leyendecker and his model\, muse and lover Charles Beach; and Flash/Frozen\, a drama based on true events about two champion male skaters whose lives fatefully intersect around the tragic 1961 plane crash that killed the entire U.S. Figure Skating World Team. Both plays have enjoyed successful runs\, to considerable acclaim\, in New York. \n  \nSebastian Dureaux-Russell was educated at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and The International Center of Photography. An award-winning photographer and speaker\, his images traveled the globe in the 9/11 exhibition “Here is New York: A democracy of photographs.” He has penned for: Where Magazine\, In New York\, City Guide\, Travel Weekly\, City Info\, and The New York Times. Burning with a Blue Flame is the first novel by Sebastian Dureaux-Russell. Instagram: Sebastian_Photographs. \n 
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SUMMARY:The Publishing Triangle OUTspoken Reading Series (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The Publishing Triangle presents its monthly OUTspoken Reading Series as host Rob Byrnes welcomes Christian Baines\, Jim Berg\, Mary Burns\, JP Howard\, Michael Klein\, Sean Patrick Mulroy\, and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan. Join us as in-person or remotely to hear from some of queer literature’s most dynamic established and up-and-coming voices. \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. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nSuggested donation to benefit the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-publishing-triangle-outspoken-november-2023/
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SUMMARY:“Eden’s Garden - A Road of Triumph and Battle”: Intimate Conversations (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The pre-promotion tour has started for the upcoming book release of Eden’s Garden – A Road of Triumph and Battle\, which will be available in 2024.  \nSeven King’s memoir takes a vulnerable look into the experience of a young independent who went through a maze to fulfill an idea that was bestowed upon him. The idea came during one of the toughest moments in his life and came with mockery\, tests\, and gossip even in his own community. Being a passionate individual and fighter\, he overcame all tests that would have set the average person back. However\, this idea catapulted him into the seasoned and well-skilled creative director he evolved into.  \nThis book will be a three-part manuscript: an autobiography of the experience of developing the project\, an advice column for those transitioning or thinking about it\, and a fictional novel. The book is a piece to give the true insight\, wisdom\, motivation\, and creativity of the brand of Eden’s Garden and more understanding to the man behind the vision. Please join Seven for a night of pre-celebration through intimate conversation and the reading of the first 5 pages of the novel and Q&A with the director.  \nThere will be open and honest dialogue with Seven while considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build a project from scratch? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt vs purpose? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Why is it important to follow your own gut when reaching for your goals? These will be some of the topics discussed at the promotional book tour stop for Eden’s Garden. Come join us for two hours of reflection\, conversation\, and celebration for Eden’s Garden – A Road of Triumph and Battle. \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: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nSuggested donation to benefit the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n  \nMalachi King\, known as Seven\, stands as the visionary force behind The Nile Creatives and Seven King Productions. With a lineage rooted in the legendary hip-hop ensemble Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five—his father’s legacy—Seven effortlessly embraces the entertainment realm. Opting to forge his distinct path to greatness\, he emerged as a film director\, producer\, author\, screenwriter\, motivational speaker\, and a steadfast advocate for the trans community.  \nMalachi’s educational journey led him to Clark Atlanta University\, where he adeptly mastered various hands-on programs within Mass Media\, ultimately ascending to the role of Mass Media Department President. Amidst these formative years\, he lensed music videos for fellow students\, igniting his creative spark and birthing engaging vlogs. This initial foray gradually evolved\, culminating in the inception of his own short films and the groundbreaking web series\, “Eden’s Garden.” This audacious creation garnered immense traction\, amassing over 2 million YouTube views and propelling him into the spotlight—earning recognition as one of Ryan Murphy’s top emerging directors\, affording him the coveted opportunity to shadow the prolific creator on set.  \nPresently\, Malachi’s production company thrives\, a crucible for diverse visual arts encompassing feature films\, web series\, dynamic social media content\, and evocative documentaries. His unwavering mission revolves around imbuing narratives with visceral impact\, transcending mere sight to evoke profound emotional resonance. Rooted in a distinct and contemporary vision\, his projects beckon viewers to re engage\, repeatedly immersing themselves in narratives that authentically mirror the communities and social causes that resonate deeply within him.  \nThis burgeoning luminary has already etched an indelible mark upon his community\, poised for an even more remarkable trajectory. Anticipate a wealth of forthcoming endeavors from Seven King Productions\, a revitalized incarnation of his viral sensation\, “Eden’s Garden\,” poised for an exciting resurgence in the summer of 2022.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/edens-garden-a-road-of-triumph-and-battle/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:TELL 88: Bathrooms (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:TELL is an evening of story telling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division since February 2014. \nThe theme of the 88th TELL is Bathrooms. Featuring storytellers Micah Brown\, Glace Chase\, & Fred Brown\, Jr. \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: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n  \nSuggested donation to benefit the storytellers and the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n  \nDRAE CAMPBELL’s first performance was at age 5 in a nightclub opening for a punk band. Drae has a BFA in Theater from The University of Arts in Philadelphia. Some Theater credits include: The Nosebleed (Lincoln Center Theater)\, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires (Ricochet Collective)\, Non-Consensual Relationships with Ghosts (La MaMa)\, My Old Man (Dixon Place)\, Oph3lia(HERE). TV includes “New Amsterdam\,” “Bull ” and “Dinette ” (web series\, directed by Shaina Feinberg). Drae has been hosting and curating TELL for more than 9 years which is now a SILVER Signal Award-winning podcast of the same name. www.draecampbell.com \n  \nMicah Brown is a transsexual butch queen from New York City. They are a Sociologist\, multi-media artist\, and tragically self-aware. They tell stories loosely\, and would like to remind you to take everything with several grains of salt\, and also completely seriously.  \n  \nFred Brown\, Jr. is a New York Emmy-nominated tv producer and Culture journalist.  In his current role at BRIC TV Brooklyn\, Fred has produced over 20 documentary packages with social justice and human interest themes.  \nFred helped develop and supervise the packaging of over 90 minutes of original documentary content\, reflecting the diverse stories and experiences of New York’s vibrant and resiliant LGBTQ+ community.  In 2019\, Fred’s short doc titled  “WERK!: Behind The Ball”\,  premiered at Times Square AMC Theater during the UrbanWorld Film Festival. \nIn a career now spanning 30 years\, Fred has held professional stints at CNN\, C-Span\, The Washington Post\, The Smithsonian Institute\, The National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters\, PBS and The New York Times Advertising Group. \n  \nGlace Chase most recently starred in 3 return seasons of Nora Burn’s play The Village at Dixon Place and is a fixture of NYC & Australia’s queer comedy scene & multi-hyphenate & award-winning  “trans-queen” / comedienne / performer / screenwriter / playwright / ho. Glace wrote & starred in Sydney Theatre Company/Queensland Theatre’s hit play Triple X\, earning rave reviews & nightly standing Os. Triple X was shortlisted for both the Susan Smith Blackburn Award and Nick Enright Prize. While in Oz\, Glace also starred in All My Friends Are Racist and ArtWorks on ABC. She’s attached to numerous tv projects that will probably go nowhere. She’s currently developing her new one-woman Outback Adventure Glace’s Big Things. It opens with group sex & closes riding a wombat\, so it’s the #1 must-see of the Off-Off-Off Broadway Slutty Trans Storytelling Comedy genre and is coming to a Living Room near you. Outcalls only. #youtoo \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/tell-88-bathrooms/
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 for Thanksgiving\, November 23 and 24
DESCRIPTION:The Bureau will be closed on Thursday\, November 23\, and Friday\, November 24.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/closed-for-thanksgiving-4/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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