The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

Ángel del Solar (they/he/she) focuses their activism on uplifting trans voices, especially those of people of color. He does a lot of community organizing, recording and archiving interviews with trans folks, educating, and making art that is driven by political movements. As part of this work, she is the co-founder of ENBY Spoken Histories, which documents stories by nonbinary, trans, 2Spirit and gender nonconforming people to archive and preserve community history. They are also the community & design manager of @TransLifeline. Follow Ángel's work: enbyspokenhistories.com/about and marinalabarthedelsolar.com. Painting by Ángel del Solar (okdood on IG).

These books reject the idea of the token gay person for each friendship group. Instead, they celebrate queer community in all its forms.

For the next few weeks, we will be sharing a glimpse of some of the queer love and community that can be found in our LGBTQuarantine Archive Project. Happy Bday Cass! is a photo from Cassandra S of their pandemic birthday cake. It was made when they "didn't have an oven and used the half box of cake mix we found in the cupboard and learned to bake in a cast iron and happened to have whipped cream and the blue frosting." It's the one of the tastiest displays of our community's resourcefulness submitted to the Project thus far! Do you have images, art or other creative works that are as full of love as this pandemic cake? Show us what LGBTQ love and community look like to you, and take part in queer history-making: gaycenter.org/lgbtquarantine. #lgbtquarantine #lgbtcenternycarchive

The Center's Women’s Event is going virtual this year! Join us on November 19 as we create space for and celebrate LBTQ women, and as we honor the WNBA Players Association for their individual & collective activism. Free registration: gaycenter.org/womensevent.

The 2020 New Masculinities Festival warmly invites you to experience new possibilities for gender expression, from the comfort of your own home. Tune in on Saturday, November 14 from 2-9:30 p.m. ET. More info and tickets: gaycenter.org/new-masculinities-festival.

Here are 14 historic LGBTQ+ wins from the 2020 election that are well worth celebrating.

Tonight we'll come together for a post-Election Day town hall to discuss the results so far, the results we're waiting for, the actions we can take together and the clinical & support services that are available to our community. RSVP: gaycenter.org/town-hall.

Applications are still open for our inaugural RiseOut Activist-in-Residence Fellowship Program. We aim to invest in and support your bold, cutting-edge ideas for advancing LGBTQ rights in New York State. Apply today!

Se debe contar cada voto, y puede tomar un tiempo hasta que se certifiquen los resultados de la elección. Nos mantenemos firmes junto a los defensores, activistas y líderes comunitarios de toda la nación, que reclaman integridad, justicia y la continuidad de la democracia. Mientras tanto, debe saber que estamos aquí para ti. Durante este tiempo, ofrecemos servicios clínicos y de apoyo, que incluyen asesoramiento y mucho más: gaycenter.org/covid-19-resources/#services.

Every vote must be counted, and it will take time for election results to be certified. We stand firmly with the advocates, activists and community leaders nationwide who demand integrity, justice and the continuation of democracy. In the meantime, know that we’re here for you: we invite you to join our town hall tomorrow, November 5 at 7 p.m. ET. We’ll talk about the outcomes of the election, actions we can take together and support services we’re offering: gaycenter.org/town-hall.

Planning to vote today? Text MY VOTE to 69866 to find your polling place! Thank you to all who have voted and are planning to voteyour action can help to build a brighter future for us all.

Notice: The Center's programs and services will be closed on Tues, Nov 3 for Election Day. The building will be open only as a polling location for those designated to vote at The Center. If you are unsure of your polling location text MY VOTE to 69866 to find your polling place.

"In plain, confident prose, Washington deftly records the way the forces of loyalty pull the heartstrings in different directions."

"We must remember that the work required to make our communities truly equitable, affirming and safe goes beyond simply showing up as red or blue on an election map...we need to consider our vote as just the first step of realizing the change we want to see." Read more from The Center's Executive Director Glennda Testone in The Advocate.