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SUMMARY:My Studio is a Dungeon is The Studio: Jarrett Earnest and Nayland Blake in Conversation (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:For four decades\, artist\, writer\, curator\, and teacher Nayland Blake has been at the center of discussions of queer aesthetics and contemporary art. Their work has examined racial hybridity\, the ins and outs of the BDSM world\, and the importance of self-representation. From interviews and critical essays to performance scripts and collage pieces\, My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio gathers forty years of Blake’s groundbreaking thought and writing on their personal explorations of kink and creativity as well as on the making\, teaching\, and curating of art and queer culture. Whether delving into furry fandom or analyzing art\, Blake bridges the art and queer kink communities. Join Blake and editor Jarrett Earnest as they discuss art\, race\, kink and queer futures in the midst of the newest culture war. \nNote: this event was originally scheduled for January 25th. Due to the weather forecast we have rescheduled the event for February 1st. \nTo reserve a copy of My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio (Duke University Press\, October 21\, 2025\, paperback\, $28.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve My Studio for February 1 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \nYou can also purchase My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio (click on title below) on our online shop at bookshop.com/shop/bgsqd: \nMy Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio \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. \n  \n\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  \nJarrett Earnest is a writer\, editor and curator living in New York City. He is the author of What it Means to Write About Art: Interviews with Art Critics (2018) and Valid Until Sunset (2023). Earnest’s criticism has been published in catalogs and books around the world\, and appears regularly in the New York Review of Books. \n  \nNayland Blake is an artist\, writer\, educator and curator\, whose works on race\, sexuality and gender have been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. Their career retrospective “No Wrong Holes – 30 years of Nayland Blake” opened in 2019 at the Institute for Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles and closed in 2021 at the MIT LIst Center. They are the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. They are currently the co-director of the studio art program at Bard College\, and serve on the board of VisualAIDS.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/my-studio-is-a-dungeon-is-the-studio/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cristy Road Carrera's Sink Or Burn: Book Launch (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Join Author + illustrator Cristy Road Carrera of Sink Or Burn for a reading + visual slideshow to celebrate the recent release of SINK OR BURN (Row House Press). \nSunday\, February 8\, 2026 @ 3PM\, at the Legendary Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, in Room 210 of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St. NYC \nIn Sink Or Burn\, the year is 2121\, and fascism has overthrown a once-thriving utopia. \nAmid the ashes of a fallen nation\, Cheap Glitter—a queer\, punk rock band—becomes the voice of resistance. As they tour across a fractured America\, raising funds for the fight against a brutal regime\, they navigate wildfires\, sunken landscapes\, and the terrifying laws of a collapsing society. \nAt the heart of their journey is CT\, a lovelorn survivor whose romantic entanglement with a fellow bandmate—a survivor of a different war—complicates their quest for both personal healing and social revolution. As the band balances the weight of trauma with the urgency of their fight\, they discover that love\, however chaotic\, may be their greatest weapon. \nA punk rock anthem and a manifesto for the broken-hearted— Sink Or Burn tells the story of a tortured artist’s evolution into a divine healer. Cristy Road Carrera\, a punk rock icon and queer Latina artist\, weaves together individual survival with the broader struggle for liberation\, through autobiographical fiction and hand drawn illustrations. \nCopies of SINK OR BURN  will be available for purchase at The Bureau alongside hundreds of tools for reclaiming our power from state violence and indoctrination. \nTo reserve a copy of Sink or Burn (100 Block by Row House\, February 3\, 2026\, paperback\, $18.99) and/or Next World Tarot: Pocket Edition: Deck and Guide (2nd edition)\, (Silver Sprocket\, November 10\, 2021\, $25) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Sink or Burn and/or Next World Tarot for February 8 event” in the subject line\, and let us know which of these items you’d like to purchase in the body of the email. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nYou can also purchase Sink or Burn (click on title below) on our online shop at bookshop.com/shop/bgsqd: \nSink or Burn \n  \nAnd you can purchase Next World Tarot: Pocket Edition directly from Silver Sprocket by clicking on the title above. \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: \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. \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  \nUnsung cult hero Cristy Road Carrera is a first-generation Cuban-American artist\, writer\, and musician. She is the creator of three illustrated novels and the revolutionary Next World Tarot\, and has been illustrating for cultural and social movements for over 25 years. While exploring race\, gender\, sexuality\, punk rock\, and survival\, Road creates a visual and audible soundtrack for a broken world. \nLearn more about the author at www.croadcore.org
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/cristy-road-carreras-sink-or-burn/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Radical Queer Reading Group: Resisting Borders and Technologies of Violence (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we read radical leftist texts with a focus on queer liberation\, anti-capitalism\, and anti-colonialism. For February 11th\, we’re reading Resisting Borders and Technologies of Violence\, edited by Mizue Aizeki\, Matt Mahmoudi\, and Coline Schupfer (Haymarket Books\, February 13\, 2024\, paperback\, $22.95).\n  \nWe’ll meet on Wednesday\, February 11th\, at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division in room 210 of The LGBT Community Center in the West Village\, 7-8 PM.\n  \nCopies of Resisting Borders and Technologies of Violence\, edited by Mizue Aizeki\, Matt Mahmoudi\, and Coline Schupfer (Haymarket Books\, February 13\, 2024\, paperback\, $22.95) are available to purchase at the Bureau. Purchase the book before February 11th and receive 15% off ($19.51 instead of $22.95). Just mention the Radical Queer Reading Group when you check out.\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. \n​ \nOur next meeting will take place on: ​March 11th
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SUMMARY:lesbian book club: February edition (in person only)
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 February 14th meeting\, we’ll read All Girls Be Mine Alone\, by Sophie Strohmeier (Joyland Editions\, October 14\, 2025\, paperback\, $17). \nThe Bureau does not have copies of this book in stock\, but you can place an order directly from Asterism Books: \nhttps://asterismbooks.com/product/all-girls-be-my-alone-sophie-strohmeier \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-february-edition/
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\, February Edition (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The Publishing Triangle presents another session of its OUTspoken Reading Series as host Rob Byrnes welcomes Julie Averill—Chief Impact Officer (forthcoming from 8080 Books)\, Andy Barrow—Peter in Progress (forthcoming from Atmosphere Press)\, Reuben “Tihi” Hayslett—Orbital Bebop (forthcoming from Rize Press)\, and Russ López—Provincetown Stories (forthcoming from Shawmut Peninsula Press). Join us as in-person or remotely to hear from some of queer literature’s most dynamic established and up-and-coming voices. \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. \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-february-2026/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Queer Histories Cyanotypes Workshops (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:Join Rhiannon Adam and artists from The Garden exhibition (curated by Jeanette Spicer) for a FREE participatory cyanotype workshop celebrating queer legacies. \nBring your memories\, your archive\, images of those that we have loved and lost\, and yourself – together we will build a living wall of collated histories\, made permanent through the cyanotype photographic process. A blueprint for an alternative future. \nQueer elders are particularly welcomed.\n  \nRhiannon Adam will conduct two workshops on \nSaturday\, February 28th: \n1st: 10 AM to 12 PM \n\n2nd: 12:30 to 2:30 PM\n\n  \nPlease note that workshops are capped at 15 participants total\,\nbut only 10 spaces are available for reservations.\n5 spaces will be held for walk-ins.\nTo reserve a spot for the 10 AM workshop\, please click here.\nTo reserve a spot for the 12:30 PM workshop\, please click here.\n\nBoth workshops will take place at the\nBureau of General Services—Queer Division\nRoom 210 of \nThe LGBT Community Center\n208 West 13th Street\nNYC\n10011 \n  \nPlease arrive 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/queer-histories-cyanotypes-workshops/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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