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• ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
• THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENR COMMUNY CENTER (LGBT)

ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER

In January 2016, the Commissn and The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr (LGBT) Communy Center lnched a shared effort to te New Yorkers about the history and rights of the transgenr muny. NYC Health + Hospals is mted to empowerg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer+ (LGBTQ+) New Yorkers to live their healthit liv possible. Established 1983, the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center has grown to bee the largt LGBT multi-service anizatn on the East Coast and send largt LGBT muny center the world.

Ined, The Center was the the birthplace of anizatns such as the AIDS activist group ACT UP and the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD), the prcipal anizatn batg homophobia and stereotypg of gays the media. Sce 1983, the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr (LGBT) Communy Center has served as a val support system for hundreds of thoands of people. By the time the Lbian and Gay Communy Servic Center was tablished here 1983, the buildg had operated unr a number of different nam, the last beg the Food and Marime High School.

After rentg space here, the Center – sce renamed the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr (LGBT) Communy Center – bought the cy-owned buildg 1984.

THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENR COMMUNY CENTER (LGBT)

Some signifint anizatns clu the Metropolan Communy Church of New York, here om 1983 to 1994; Men of All Colors Together (MACT; origally Black and Whe Men Together); Gay and Lbian Youth; the Lbian Swchboard; Digny/New York, a Catholic gay and lbian anizatn; Asian Lbians of the East Coast (ALOEC); Harvey Milk High School; South Asian Lbian and Gay Associatn (SALGA); Salsa Soul Sisters; and Senr Actn a Gay Environment (SAGE; now Servic & Advocy for GLBT Elrs), which met here for over 20 years. Other anizatns found at the Center were the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (now known as GLAAD) 1985; Other Countri 1986, a llective of Black gay male wrers named honor of Jam Baldw‘s Another Country (the group was the succsor to Blackheart Collective); Las Buenas Amigas 1987, a Lata lbian group; Queer Natn 1990; and the Lbian Avengers 1992.

The Coaln for Lbian and Gay Rights, a tenant, was the leadg muny anizatn to promote the gay rights bill, which was approved by the New York Cy Council 1986. In regnn of Natnal Pri Month, NYC Health + Hospals today announced the openg of two new prehensive Pri Health Centers, dited to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng/queer (LGBTQ) patients. New York Cy is one of the most LGBTQ+-iendly ci  the world, and the birthplace of the untry’s gay rights movement.

To make a b easier, here are eight hog-related servic that n help if you need a temporary shelter, help fdg a gay-iendly roommate, need legal assistance, and more. CommunyTwo Young Lears talk about beg active the gay muny while attendg llege and how they extend their rol to the LGBT Center.

DonateGet HelpTransformg LivOur MissnThe missn of the Ali Forney Center is to protect homels Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Qutng youths om the harms of homelsns and empower them wh the tools need to be pennt. 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. Established 1983, the New York Cy Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center has grown to bee the largt LGBT multi-service anizatn on the East Coast and send largt LGBT muny center the world.

MoreEstablished 1983, the New York Cy Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center has grown to bee the largt LGBT multi-service anizatn on the East Coast and send largt LGBT muny center the world.