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SUMMARY:Closed for New Years Day
DESCRIPTION:The Bureau will be closed on \nWednesday\, January 1st. \nHappy New Year to all!
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SUMMARY:Closing Party for You Left a Mark on Me (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the closing party for You Left a Mark on Me on the very last day of the exhibition! \nFree and open to all! Free non-alcoholic beverages will be served. \nAbout the exhibition: \nThe Bureau of General Services—Queer Division presents You Left A Mark On Me\, an exhibition highlighting Queer tattoo artists with an art practice outside of their tattoo work; and Queer artists who utilize tattoo imagery in their work. Curated by Zach Grear and Nelson Santos\, the exhibition features paintings\, drawings\, ceramics\, and embroidery work by Colton Ackerman\, Alexandria Deters\, Virginia Elwood\, Evan Paul English\, Zach Grear\, Christian Lord\, Dewey Rice\, Lancelot Runge\, Tamara Santibañez\, and Zyra West. \nYou Left A Mark On Me looks at the close ties that mark-making and queer bodies connect communities and the creative outputs that come from it.  The tattoo artists in this exhibition find alternative forms of mark-making beyond the flesh\, whether it’s using their hands to mold clay (Christian Lord\, Tamara Santibañez)\, building sculptures and painting with yarn (Virginia Elwood)\, or making broad and colorful paint strokes (Evan Paul English\, Dewey Rice\, Zyra West).  On the other end of the spectrum\, You Left A Mark On Me\, brings together queer artists (Colton Ackerman\, Alexandria Deters\, Zach Grear\, and Lancelot Runge) that are influenced by tattoo imagery\, and use ink\, thread\, and found images to mark the body on paper\, playing with iconic tattoo graphics and colorful patterns. \nThe curators\, Zach Grear and Nelson Santos are also artists and collectors of tattoos\, interested in how these queer communities intertwine and connect.  There is often a deep connection when a queer body is marked by another queer body and the way art expresses this queer magic and beauty.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/closing-party-for-ylamom/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis Colloquium with Judith Rustin (co-sponsored by the Program in Trauma Studies)
DESCRIPTION:Judith Rustin Colloquium: “Beyond the Words: The Implicit Dimension of Psychoanalytic Treatment” \nThis presentation introduces some basic concepts from infant research and neuroscience.  Infant research describes how very early memories are formed and encoded thereby providing access to how they might show themselves from birth onwards. The concepts from neuroscience used in this presentation are simple versions for the non-scientist. They are used to explain some basic functions of how the brain processes information with specific emphasis on memory formation and the mind/body connection. I argue that humans are “mindbodybrains.” Whereas psychoanalysis has privileged “mind” in its theories\, this presentation offers additional knowledge and language to link it to “body” and “brains\,” and to provide a way to communicate these links to patients. This language expands the clinical repertoire. \nLearning Objectives \n\nBe able to describe the three components of the Triune Brain and the function of each\nBe able to describe the difference between explicit and implicit communication\nBe able to describe the kinds of memories(s) infants are able to encode and how they might be expressed in adulthood\nBe able to describe the two components of embodied communication\n\nThe Manhattan Institute is a NY State approved provider of continuing education hours for: LCSW\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC and Licensed Psychologists. \nFor in-person attendance you will receive an E-ticket through Eventbrite. \nTICKETS: $50.00 \nplease RSVP here\nStudents at other Institutes can purchase tickets for $25.00\n(Proof of student status required) \nMIP candidates can attend for free. \nA Zoom link will be sent to everyone who signs up through Eventbrite for those who would like to join remotely. \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  \nJudith Rustin\, LCSW\, is Faculty and Supervisor at The Institute for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity in New York City and a Consultant in the Trauma Certificate Program of Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis.  She has authored numerous papers and spoken nationally and internationally on the integration of Intersubjectivity Theory as defined by Robert Stolorow and Collaborators with Infant Research and Neuroscience. She is author of Infant Research and Neuroscience at Work in Psychotherapy: Expanding the Clinical Repertoire (2013) and co-author with B. Beebe\, S. Knoblauch and D. Sorter (2005) of Forms of Intersubjectivity in Infant Research and Adult Treatment. Judith is in Private Practice in New York City.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/mip_judith_rustin/
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:20250111T110000
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SUMMARY:lesbian book club
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be reading fiction and non-fiction — classic\, contemporary\, revealing and visionary. As a group we will decide what to read each month\, focusing on lesbian authors and/or related topics. Co-founded by lesbian book lovers Judi Komaki and Piper Olsen. \n\n\nFor our January 11th meeting\, we’ll read No Modernism without Lesbians by Diana Souhami (Head of Zeus\, 2021\, paperback\, $15.95). To reserve a copy\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.comwith “please reserve a copy of No Modernism without Lesbians” in the subject line. Purchase the book before January 11th and receive 15% off ($13.56 instead of $15.95). \n\nAnd for our February 8th meeting\, we’ll read Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians V. the Supreme Court\, by Deb Price and Joyce Murdoch (Basic Books\, 2002\, paperback\, $25.99). Unfortunately the Bureau is unable to offer a discount on this title because our distributor only offers this book at retail price\, rather than wholesale. So if you’d like to purchase the book from us\, please let us know as soon as possible and we’ll order a copy for you. Email us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please order a copy of Courting Justice for me” in the subject line. \n\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. \nRegistration is not required. 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/lesbian-book-club-january-2025/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:RESISTING PROJECT 2025 PODCAST EPISODE 8: RESISTANCE 2.0: THE EMERGING PLAYBOOK TO FIGHTING PROJECT 2025 & T***P 2.0 (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Resistance 2.0. What is it? Who is mobilizing? Who is on the frontlines? What’s being done to stop or put a brake on T***p 2.0 and the “Day One” weaponization of Project 2025? \nJoin us on January 15th at 7-8:30 pm for the official 2025 launch of our rebranded Resisting Project 2025 podcast (formerly Revisioning Democracy). We’re back for year two at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division in NYC and streaming online. We’ve restructured our podcast as an all-team effort and convo with special regular features and special guests — focused on how we build and support community and broad resistance to Project 2025 and T***p 2.0 for the road ahead. \nCampaign team: Anne-christine d’Adesky\, Jay W. Walker\, Sally O’Driscoll\, Juno Rosenhaus\, Saba Bando\, Javier Morales. \nOur relaunch takes places five days before the inauguration and three days before the planned People’s March in Washington\, DC\, on January 18th. We’ll be providing an overview and spotlight updates about what we’ve learned about the current scope and forms of Resistance 2.0 to the planned “Day One” weaponization of Project 2025 – which defines T***p 2.0. We’ll also talk about what our campaign plans for 2025. Tune in for a critical public conversation on resisting authoritarianism and defending our democracy. \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 \n\nResisting Project 2025 Core Team \nAnne-christine d’Adesky\nFOUNDER\nAn award-winning independent journalist\, author\, feminist\, longtime human rights\, LGBTQIA+\, gender equality\, HIV and immigration activist. ACT UP member; co-founder of the Lesbian Avengers\, PotoFanm+Fi in Haiti.\n[Photo: Juno Rosenhaus] \nJay W. Walker\nSOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER\nA queer Black leader\, community organizer and longtime NYC activist on LGBTQIA+\, HIV\, and racial justice issues. Founding member\, Rise and Resist; President\, Gays Against Guns; Co-founder\, NYC Queer Liberation March.\n[Photo: Ryan McGinley Studios] \nJuno Rosenhaus\nWEBSITE MANAGER\nActivist\, artist\, feminist\, web designer. All things intergenerational\, intersectional and Dyke. Founder of the Dyke+ ArtHaus in Philadelphia.\n[Photo: Juno Rosenhaus] \nSally O’Driscoll\nEDITORIAL TEAM\nWriter\, editor\, and researcher. English literature PhD scholar\, writer\, feminist\, proud lesbian\, queer activist on feminism\, sexual rights\, reproductive health\, transgender and other LGBTQ+ issues.\n[Photo: Bob Hranichny] \nSaba Bando\nVOLUNTEER COORDINATOR\nExecutive and personal coach committed to disability rights\, women’s rights\, social justice\, racial justice; first-generation immigrant\, proud mother of a wheelchair-user. She resides in the Chicago-area with her husband and son. \nJavier Morales\nLatino Mobilization\, Spanish translation.\nMorales coordinates LATINX+\, a US-based network of people of Latin descent living with HIV\, fighting criminalization and stigma. He lives in Milford\, PA\, where he is Artistic Director for Pike Opera\, with his husband\, Sean Strub\, and their dog Alfie.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/resisting-project-2025-episode-8/
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:20250116T180000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for What Are You Looking At? (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:What are you looking at?\nAn art show in five acts \nOn view at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\nJanuary 16 – April 20\, 2025 \nOpening Reception: Thursday\, January 16\, 2025\, 6 to 8 PM \nDaniel Cavanaugh :: Kelwin Coleman :: Norbert Garcia Jr. ::\nBouffant Bouffant :: Scott Mabe \nThere is a fantastic space where no one lives. It exists in between the subject and the artist. These five artists work with the photographic image to present this space—from the extraordinarily faithful to the imagined confessional. A Grecian urn houses the ashes of the dead while their story is festooned on its hide; John Keats asks in “Ode to A Grecian Urn\,” What men or gods are these? Portraiture is our modern day Grecian urn. Within these works\, masculinity is held inside the shape of loss\, though its history remains immortalized upon the exterior. Comparably\, Marsden Hartley’s Portrait of a German Officer presents the essence of this ideology. Often the emotional and representational implications of the work are overshadowed by its painterly formal aspects\, which creates a disservice to the genre of portraiture. Hartley’s portrait of his lover Karl Von Freyburg\, who went to war and died\, is depicted through no human form. We see dramatic colors and brushstrokes outline both emotion and explanation. And now\, daily\, we consume portraits without question and make the absorption digestible\, further simplifying the genre. This exhibition asks the viewer to see beyond the obvious. Yes\, the artists are queer. Yes\, there is queer celebration and contemplation. \nYes\, there is sex but what is beyond the exterior? \nWhat are you looking at? \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/what-are-you-looking-at-opening/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:HOMOCATS: Join The Party zine launch + reading (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Please join artist J. Morrison and special guests for the NYC launch of \n“HOMOCATS: Join The Party” at the Bureau! \nHOMOCATS are excited to release the thirteenth zine in the series. “Join The Party” is created as a call to action to protest the incoming administration\, while striving for community and togetherness in the difficult times we are living through. \nThe launch will also feature the updated HOMOCATS boxed set containing 12 zines from the series\, as well as a selection of screen-printed apparel. \nAll the zines are created with original physical art and collages\, and photocopied by hand by the artist. \nFriday\,  January 17th \nCheck in at 6:30pm \nReadings at 7:00pm \n  \nFeatured HOMOCATS zine readers: \nDehlia Hennessy Brown \nJorge Clar \nCarl Ferrero \nRobert Hammond \nDonnie Jochum \nLisa Levy \nDouglas A. Martin \nEva Mueller \nLloyd Mulvey \nGreg Newton \nXavier Smith \nChristopher Stout \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 \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\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  \nCreated by Brooklyn artist J. Morrison in 2010\, HOMOCATS is a visual art and zine publication connecting the modern popularity of the feline with social politics. \nOur mission aims to fight phobias\, propose equal rights\, combat cultural stereotypes\, question social norms\, resist T***pism\, and make the world a better place.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/homocats-join-the-party/
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:20250118T190000
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SUMMARY:TELL: Having Fun! (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:TELL is a monthly queer storytelling show hosted and curated by Drae Campbell. It is the longest running event at the Bureau! 10 years and going. Each month there is a different theme and a different line up of queer artists who tell true stories from their lives on a theme. \nThe theme for January is Having Fun!\, featuring storytellers Kelli Dunham\, Frankie Vaughan\, and Nonye Brown-West. \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 storytellers and the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a 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  \nDrae Campbellis the host and curator of TELL\, an award winning podcast that can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts. \nTheater: The Nosebleed (Lincoln Center Theater\, Woolly Mammoth Theater & National Tour\, Lortel Nominated)\, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater)\, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires (Teatro Circulo)\, My Old Man (Dixon Place)\, Storm Still (DirectorFest\, Drama League)\, La Cage Aux Folles (Barrington Stage Company).         \nFilm and TV:Senior Escort Service\, Blunderpuss\, It’s Very Common\, TOW. \nTV: Bull\, New Amsterdam. \nBFA\, The University Of The Arts   \nIg @draebiz and @tellqueerz   \n  \nKelli Dunham is the nonbinary ex-nun storytelling nurse author trauma-informed comedian so ubiquitous in modern Brooklyn and has appeared on Showtime\, BBC4’S Sunday Religion in Culture Program\, the Discovery Channel\, the Moth Mainstage and the occasional livestock auction. Kelli is the author of seven hilarious books about non-hilarious subjects and speaks frequently (also hilariously) to people with impossible jobs about using humor to combat vicarious trauma\, deal with stress\, and resolve conflict. But Kelli recently lost some business because of the upcoming political situation\, so invite Kelli to speak at your conference! \n\n\nPGN named Kelli one of “48 LGBT Creative People Of Influence” in 2024 and former NYC mayor Bill DeBlasio once called Kelli “a show off.” To Kelli’s face. \nKelli Dunham\, RN BSN\n  \nFrankie Vaughan is based in New York\, and making new work between here and Berlin. Frankie works with video\, sharing his familiar stories — including 3am ER visits\, odd jobs he’s worked\, and awkward sexual encounters. Using video as a visual language\, he draws on his own experiences — familiar\, platonic\, romantic\, and imaginary ones — formulating them to a concise topical material.  \nFrankie is currently earning his MFA in Visual Art and MA in Art History at Purchase College.\n \nNonye Brown-West is a New York-based Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe’s Rise column as a Comic to Watch\, as well as in NPR\, PBS\, Amazon Prime\, Sway In The Morning\, and the New York Comedy Festival.  \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/tell-having-fun/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:OUTspoken: The Publishing Triangle’s Reading Series\, January Edition (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The Publishing Triangle presents its monthly OUTspoken Reading Series as host Rob Byrnes welcomes Michael Thomas Ford\, Donna Minkowitz\, Carsen Taite\, Shawn Stewart Ruff\, C. Winter Han\, Georgia Beers\, Gar McVey-Russell\, Anne Laughlin\, Chris Shirley\, and Rob Osler.\n \nJoin us in-person or watch the live-stream 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 \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\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
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/outspoken-january-2025/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Best Bi Erotica of the Year: In-person book launch & reading (in person and live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Organized and edited by erotic author Christian Pan\, The Best Bi Erotica of the Year\, Volume One features exclusive and sensual stories by fifteen different authors from across the United States and Canada\, broadening our understanding of bisexuality and the possibilities within the erotic imagination. Join four of the anthology’s contributing authors as they read excerpts from their stories\, followed by a signing. Copies of The Best Bi Erotica of the Year and other titles by the authors will be available for purchase at the Bureau. \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 \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\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\nMaeve Blackhead is a poet\, painter\, and researcher. She lives in New York City. \nEskay Kabba finds the complexity of human nature and creates romantic and erotic love stories. Eskay pens erotic romance novels that celebrate the LGBTQ community\, people of color\, and interracial relationships. Find her at\nwww.eskaykabba.com \nCandice Leigh is a sex and intimacy coach\, somatic sex educator\, Erotic Blueprint coach\, Somatic Experiencing practitioner and writer in NYC. She uses experiential\, trauma informed modalities bridging neo-tantra\, sexuality coaching\, breathwork\, and talk therapy to encourage clients to courageously embrace their vulnerability\, body\, mind\, heart\, soul and eros.\nhttps://www.candiceleighcoaching.com/ \nChristian Pan writes erotic fiction that frequently explores bisexual identity and experience. He is the editor & organizer of The Best Bi Erotica of the Year\, Volume One\, and his books Reunion and Dirty Words are all available at the Bureau. For more information\, please go to linktr.ee/christianpan
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-best-bi-erotica-of-the-year/
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:20250126T150000
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SUMMARY:Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus Author Forum: Michelle Lerner (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus NYC presents Michelle Lerner (HLS ’98)\, author of Ring\, a new novel that contemplates loss and the sanctuary between hope and despair. Jonathan Vatner (’01)\, author of The Bridesmaids Union\, will join her in conversation. \n\n\nTo reserve a copy of Ring (Bancroft Press\, January 28\, 2025\, paperback\, $23.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Ring for Jan. 26 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \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 \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\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  \nMichelle Lerner is the author of the poetry chapbook Protection (Poetry Box\, 2021) and the novel Ring (Bancroft Press\, 2025)\, and her writing appears in VQR\, Shenandoah\, Lips\, Paterson Literary Review\, and many other journals and anthologies. \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.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/hgs-caucus-author-michelle-lerner/
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:20250130T190000
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SUMMARY:Giddy Up! Celebrating Cowboy Park by Eduardo Martínez-Leyva (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a dynamic evening at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division as we celebrate the debut poetry collection\, Cowboy Park\, by Eduardo Martínez-Leyva. Immerse yourself in poems that explore self-acceptance and self-discovery along the U.S.-Mexico border. The event will also feature readings by LGBTQ poets River 瑩瑩 Dandelion\, Seth Leeper\, and Francisco Márquez. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the world of Latinx literature and support the LGBTQ community. \nTo reserve a copy of Cowboy Park (Wisconsin University Press\, November 2024\, paperback\, $17.95)\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Cowboy Park for Jan. 30th 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. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a 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  \nEduardo Martínez-Leyva was born in El Paso\, TX to Mexican immigrants. His work has appeared in Poetry Magazine\, The Boston Review\, The Adroit Journal\, Frontier Poetry\, The Hopkins Review\, Best New Poets\, and elsewhere. He’s received fellowships from CantoMundo\, The Frost Place\, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown\, the Lambda Literary Foundation\, a teaching fellowship from Columbia University\, where he earned his MFA\, and was the writer-in-residence at St. Albans School for Boys in Washington D.C. His debut poetry collection\, Cowboy Park\, was selected by Amaud Jamaul Johnson for the 2024 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry and is part of The Wisconsin Poetry Series published by the University of Wisconsin Press. \n  \nRiver 瑩瑩 Dandelion (he\, him\, keoi 佢) walks with his ancestors. He is a practitioner of ancestral medicine through writing\, teaching\, energy healing\, and creating ceremony. As a poet\, he writes to connect with the unseen and unspoken so we can feel and heal. River is the winner of the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Exceptional New LGBTQ Writers. He is the author of remembering (y)our light\, a debut chapbook on honoring matriarchs and ancestors across generations. \n  \nSeth Leeper is a queer poet. His work has appeared\, or is forthcoming in Foglifter\, Waxing\, Poet Lore\, Prairie Schooner\, OnlyPoems\, Salamander\, and Sycamore Review . He holds an M.S. in Special Education from Pace University and B.A. in Creative Writing and Fashion Journalism from San Francisco State University. He is a candidate in the Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program at Randolph College. His work has been nominated for Best New Poets\, Best of the Net\, and Pushcart awards. He teaches drop in and virtual workshops for Brooklyn Poets. \n  \nFrancisco Márquez is a poet from Maracaibo\, Venezuela\, born in Miami\, Florida. His work has been featured in the Y ale Review\, the Brooklyn Rail\, the Slowdown podcast\, and the Best American Poetry anthology. 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 lives in Brooklyn\, New York.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/cowboy-park/
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:20250131T190000
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SUMMARY:(Re) Present (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:No\, Dear Magazine’s (Re)Present Reading Series seeks to pay homage to the New York City poets whose voices are now absent from our lives\, especially those voices whose indelible imprint has sustained a revolutionary poetics by connecting us to a history prior to\, and in opposition to\, mass gentrification and corporate takeover. By collaborating with local poets\, our intention is to represent and re-present those poets who are gone and honor how their voices continue to live on within the revolutionary spirit of New York City poetry. \nFeaturing readings by Kyle Carrero Lopez\, Joey De Jesus\, Marti Irving\, Omotara James\, and Kat Rejsek. \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\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. All are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the event or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nKyle Carrero Lopez is the author of the chapbook Muscle Memory\, published by PANK Books in 2022. His recent poems appear in The Yale Review\, office magazine\, and Split this Rock\, and his debut full-length collection PARTY LINE is forthcoming from Graywolf Press in 2026. @kylecarrerolopez \n  \nJoey De Jesus is the author of HOAX Limited Artist Edition (Operating System\, 2022)\, and chapbooks: We Animate the Dream: A Poet’s Run for Public Office (Mount Analog Political Pamphlet Series II\, 2021) and NOCT- The Threshold of Madness (The Atlas Review\, 2019). Joey received the 2019-20 BRIC ArtFP Project Room Commission for HOAX and 2017 NYFA/NYSCA Fellowship in Poetry. Poems have appeared in Poem-A-Day\, Barrow Street\, Bettering American Poetry\, The Brooklyn Rail\, The Texas Review\, and elsewhere. Joey is senior co-editor at Apogee Journal and lives in Ridgewood where they ran for New York State Assembly District 38. @DeJesusSaves \n  \nMarti Irving is a poet and tinkerer living in Brooklyn with three black cats and one grey one. Their poems have appeared in American Chordata\, Bodega Mag\, Pigeon Pages\, and the Yale Review. \n  \nOmotara James is the author of the debut poetry collection\, Song of My Softening\, (Alice James Books\, 2024)\, featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and The Washington Post Book Club. Her work has received support from the Poetry Foundation\, the New York Foundation of the Arts\, the 92Y Unterberg Poetry Center\, Cave Canem Foundation\, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, Lambda Literary and the Academy of American Poets. She writes\, teaches andedits poetry in New York City. @omotarajames \n  \nKat Rejsek is a poet and filmmaker. They have an MFA and are the co-author of a chapbook called Aside from my everyday desires and also my more exceptional ones. Their work has also been featured in other small presses and publications. Kat works as an editor and lives in Brooklyn. @letsgetadog
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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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