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THE OLST GAY BAR QUEENS SECUR ITS FUTURE JACKSON HEIGHTS
The olst gay bar Queens, Friend’s Tavern, will rema Jackson Heights at 78-11 Roosevelt Avenue, near 79th Street. Though was not immediately clear whether Friend’s was imment danger of closg whout purchasg the se, many gay bars have feared they wouldn’t be able to survive the panmic. LGBTQ youth fd re, support and acceptance through our Generatn Q program, while LGBTQ olr adults gather at our warm and welg Queens Center for Gay Senrs.
Q Center particularly works to help those most unrserved through addrsg heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia. The Anti-Vlence Project – Long Island (AVP-LI) nontsvlence mted both agast and wh lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr (LGBT) and HIV-Posive project serv survivors of all vlence, cludg domtic vlence, timate partner vlence, sexual asslt, youth datg vlence, anti-LGBT and/or anti-HIV hate-motivated vlence, harassment, discrimatn, elr abe, and child abe. LIGALY’s Communy Edutn ProgramSce 1993, LIGALY has worked wh schools, lleg and universi, and health and human service provirs to te the muny about the needs and experienc of gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) stunts.
A few of our most popular workshops:Creatg Safer Schools for LGBT Young PeopleAudience: Faculty and School Staff, Edutn StuntsThis workshop is tend for Elementary, Intermediate, Middle, Junr andSenr High School staff terted learng about sexual orientatn, thechalleng facg lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) youth, andhow to create a safe and supportive school 101Audience: College StuntsIn this workshop, we will create a basic overview of sexual orientatn andgenr inty as well as their social nstctns. A discsn ofheterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia will also be prented. Growg Up Gay and LbianAudience: Stunts Gras 7-12, College StuntsThis teractive workshop addrs stereotyp, sexual orientatn, homophobia, appropriate e of the word, “gay, ” and how stunts n createa safe and supportive school climate.