The Gay & Lbian Swchboard of New York is nsired the "olst operatg GLBT hotle the world". Rerds of phone lls field by volunteers, om March 1972 to July 1983, form most of the archiv of the anizatn, prerved at the New York Public Library as part of s llectn hered om the Internatnal Gay Informatn Center Archiv. In 1977, the anizatn joed wh like-md anizatns to create the jot Gay and Lbian Servic Center , while rporatg on s own as the Gay Swchboard of New York, Inc.
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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
- GAY & LBIAN SWCHBOARD OF NEW YORK
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
Short-term fellow Qun Anex-Ri discs the Gay Swchboard of New York and s llers' daily fears, joys, pleasur, and qutns. * gay switchboard *
By Qun Anex-Ri, NYPL Short-Term FellowApril 28, 2022On the afternoon of March 3, 1972, a man om South Carola picked up his phone to ll the Gay Swchboard of New York for rmatn about gay-iendly plac to vis durg his trip to the cy.
GAY & LBIAN SWCHBOARD OF NEW YORK
Gay Swchboard Ireland provis a nfintial telephone support service. Their iendly traed volunteers provi a safe space where support is provid. * gay switchboard *
Others sought out emotnal support related to lonels, homophobia, g out, and raisg LGBTQ children.
The more than 50 people who lled on the 3rd of March were only a few of many who lled the Gay Swchboard over the urse of s s-long history.
The Gay Swchboard was ially nceived the sprg of 1971 by former members of the Gay Activists Alliance and the Gay Liberatn Front as a centralized hub for sharg “rmatn about the radilly new gay liberatn movement and culture born after the June 1969 Stonewall rts.