The Center Sues Trump, Kesha Honoree Announcement, Community Events, and More!

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Last week, The Center joined eight other LGBTQ+, health, and HIV organizations in suing the Trump Administration challenging recent Executive Orders that seek to dehumanize and erase transgender people and defund The Center and other organizations that serve them.

The lawsuit challenges three executive orders that seek to erase transgender people from public life, terminate equity-related grants, and forbid federally-funded entities from engaging in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs or from recognizing the existence of transgender people.

These executive orders threaten the vital services we provide to one of the nation’s largest and most diverse LGBTQ+ communities and are an affront to us all.
 

Transgender Day of Visibility Market
Monday, March 31, 2025, 4-8 p.m.

In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, The Center invites you to a one-of-a-kind experience at our TDoV Market, celebrating Trans creatives and small business owners. Come shop handmade crafts, original art, clothing, jewelry, and more. Plus, Milk Makeup will be providing goodie bags for the first 100 people to arrive!

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P.S. Vendor applications are still open! Apply to be a vendor here.

9th Annual LGBTQ+ Community Iftar: Joy & Resilience as Resistance 
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 6-9 p.m.

Join us for the 9th Annual LGBTQ+ Community Iftar, which provides a safe and brave space for queer LGBTQ+ Muslims and allies to break fast during Ramadan with gender-neutral prayer, education, storytelling, culturally responsive entertainment, and delicious food.

Co-founded by leaders of Caribbean Equality Project, Tarab NYC, SALGA NYC, and Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity, in partnership with The Center and the Commission on Human Rights.

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LGBTQ+ Wellness Fair
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Join us for an LGBTQ+ Wellness event, hosted in collaboration with the Hispanic Federation! Together, we're bringing a day of community connection and empowerment, featuring free food, workshops on financial literacy and resume building, hate crime prevention resources, immigration assistance, gender-affirming care information, HIV testing, and more.

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Sobrie-tea Party
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 4-7 p.m.
For LGBTQ+ youth and allies that are 13-22
*Optional dress code: tea party attire in pastels

Join The Center Youth Clubhouse's first Sobrie-tea Party event! Enjoy some delicious tea and tea snacks in a fun, sober environment while we get creative with games, letter writing to our past and future selves, button making, and meditation. 

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Kesha to be Honored at Center Dinner 
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 6-10 p.m.
Cipriani Wall Street
55 Wall Street, NYC

Undeniable pop icon Kesha will be honored at Center Dinner. With ten Top 10 singles, more than three billion worldwide streams, and two #1 albums, the two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated superstar will be honored for her staunch advocacy of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Tickets Now On Sale: Broadway Backwards
Monday, March 10, 2025, 8 p.m.
Gershwin Theatre
222 West 51st Street, NYC
 

Once a grassroots concert performed at The Center, Broadway Backwards is an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ stories told through the great songs of musical theater. Produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the show’s proceeds benefit Broadway Cares and the Center.
 

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ROAR Final Event
Friday, March 21, 2025, 5-7 p.m.
Ages 13-22

The culmination of the current intern class’s work is a final event in which they facilitate community-wide workshops on the social justice topic of their choice. Support their work and learn about the Responsibility, Opportunity, Action, and Results (ROAR) internship program by joining us for this event!

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Interested in the ROAR internship and other leadership development opportunities? Learn more here.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply to be an Activist-In-Residence Fellow!
Deadline: Thursday, March 7, 2025

There is one more week to apply for The Center's Activist-in-Residence Fellowship, an opportunity for established or emerging activists with bold, cutting-edge ideas for advancing LGBTQ+ rights to invest in their political projects and bring visibility to timely issues facing LGBTQ+ people in New York. *Fellowship includes a stipend of $15,000.

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Pat Parker: Movement In Black

The Center’s library namesake, black lesbian poet Pat Parker is an uncompromising voice in both the Black and LGBTQ+ communities. Through her poetry, Parker tackled racism, sexism, homophobia, and injustice with sharp wit and raw honesty.

E. Lynn Harris: Not a Day Goes By, Invisible Life

Harris, an openly gay Black author, wrote groundbreaking adult novels exploring the complexities of Black queer identity. Though he passed away in 2009, his legacy lives on through his many works available in our library. Steering committee member Victor recommends Not a Day Goes By: "An enlightening look into the life of a bisexual Black man in early 2000s NYC. Highly recommend it!’

Chinelo Okparanta: Under the Udala Trees

Okparanta, a Nigerian author and award-winning writer, explores themes of queerness and resilience. Volunteer Kevwe shares why Under the Udala Trees left an impact: "Heart-wrenching yet hopeful, the novel uses religion—often weaponized against queerness—to offer divine assurance. As a Queer teen raised in the Church, it showed me a future where I didn’t need to shrink myself to love and be loved. If you've ever felt the need to dim your light, this book is for you."

The 54th Annual New York State Legislative Conference

This month, The Center, in partnership with a coalition of LGBTQ+ organizations, hosted Our New York: The State of Liberty at the 54th Annual NYS Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, & Asian Legislative Conference in Albany. This year’s reception and award ceremony was a call to reclaim New York’s social justice roots in defense of every New Yorker, especially our vulnerable TGNC community. 

Want to help? Call your State representatives and tell them to support LGBTQ+ initiatives!

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