Update: Queens Center for Gay Senrs, Jackson Heights

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• QUEENS CENTER FOR GAY SENRS
• ED QUEENS CENTER FOR GAY SENRS
• CENTER FOR GAY SENRS CELEBRAT PRI
• QUEENS CENTER FOR GAY SENRS

QUEENS CENTER FOR GAY SENRS

Queens Center for Gay Senrs provis a culturally-rich environment where olr adults n engage wh peers, make new iends, enjoy a hot meal, keep physilly active, learn new skills and explore new terts, and give back through volunteer opportuni. Instagram: @QueensCenter4GaySenrs. Facebook: @QueensCenterForGaySenrs.

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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.

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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.

We fund OACs for special populatns, cludg SAGE Centers across the cy and the Queens Center for Gay Senrs, which serve LGBTQ+ elrs. We are an after-school youth center for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer youth and alli, between the ag of 13 and 21.

Dozens of gay senrs, wh some alli sprkled , gathered for a Pri Month social at the Kew Garns Communy Center on Saturday, June 10 for dancg, we and drag performanc. While the Queens Center for Gay Senrs, the only of s kd Queens, is loted Jackson Heights, their monthly social event is held at the Kew Garns lotn to acmodate larger events.

QUEENS CENTER FOR GAY SENRS

“It’s like a send home and sanctuary, ” said Jojo Christian Manansala, 61, who has been g to the Center for Gay Senrs sce opened close to a ago. “At this pot my life I don’t re who knows I’m gay anymore, ” said Manansala, who revealed that he never me out his profsnal reer as a lawyer and CPA due to fear of discrimatn.

At the time, they were both married to women and later attend a support group together for gay men that were the same posn.

“I got married not knowg I was gay, ” relled Tony. “And if you don’t like what you see wh the para, wh the drag queens, don’t go, ” said Richie, a gay member who didn’t want to share his last name due to fear of harassment today’s climate. 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.