The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center

Contents:

• THE BT GAY BARS THE WT VILLAGE
• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
• TOP 5 GAY BARS NYC'S EAST VILLAGE
• 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
• MOVG TO LGBT NEW YORK CY, NEW YORK? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• TOP 5 GAY CLUBS & BARS GREENWICH VILLAGE (NEW YORK CY)GAY CLUBS & BARS GREENWICH VILLAGE
• GAY VILLAGE
• GREENWICH VILLAGE, STORIED HOME OF BOHEMIA AND GAY HISTORY
• NEW YORK CY'S OLST GAY BAR BE WT VILLAGE LANDMARK
• THE HISTORY OF GREENWICH VILLAGE’S GAY STREET

THE BT GAY BARS THE WT VILLAGE

A longtime hangout for lbians and their iends, the Cubbyhole is one of the few lbian bars a neighborhood where the morn gay rights movement got natnal attentn after a police raid at the nearby Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969. Today she walks past the “Gay Liberatn” (1980) statu by sculptor Gee Segal Christopher Park, protected 2016 along wh the Stonewall Inn as a Natnal Park Service se, by then-Print Barack Obama. This is where she would get a drk at the Cubbyhole or dance until dawn at Garbo’s lbian bar or Cnamon Productns monthly danc for women of lor at Octagon (a gay men’s club), followed by chicken and waffl at the Pk Tea Cup, a soul food rtrant.

Vcent’s Hospal to say goodbye to her gay male iends dyg of AIDS, and head out to the streets to prott for the rourc to fd a cure.

That means gay-themed books n be found at Barn and Noble, and now Amazon, and LGBTQ upl n hold hands at rtrants and bars that serve a wir muny. The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Communy Center, now on Wt 13th Street, is Grant’s startg pot for any LGBTQ newbi to New York Cy. And she’ll still head to the Cubbyhole or Henrietta Hudson for a drk, a spot that charg ls than the typil New York pric for s drks, where baby dyk and veterans of the gay civil rights movement hang out, listen to tun om the jebox and talk about the tensn between progrs and rememberg where you me om.

THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC

As they gather at the Cubbyhole, Grant and her iends hope that other lbians, gay men, bisexual and transgenr people – both whe and people of lor – will remember the battl long and hard fought.

TOP 5 GAY BARS NYC'S EAST VILLAGE

The East Village has long been Manhattan's alternative enclave, and s array of quirky (and sometim downright rnchy) gay bars reflect that anti-tablishment athetic.

Now the Boiler Room is back wh a vengeance, often packed to the gills wh one of the wist cross-sectns of gays imagable. A longtime rnerstone of the East Village gay scene, the days the Phoenix n be a b h-or-miss crowd-wise, sometim packed and sometim empty, whout apparent rhyme or reason.

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 the pre-Stonewall years, amidst an atmosphere of fear and reprsn, gay bars and other social gatherg spac were ccial creatg a sense of muny and brewg polil agatn. Stewart’s Cafeteria, later the Life Cafeteria, was loted this Greenwich Village buildg the 1930s and attracted a bohemian and gay and lbian followg.

Gay rights activist Craig Rodwell tablished the East Coast’s first gay and lbian bookstore (and the first one the natn to operate long term), named memory of Osr... In 1973, Craig Rodwell moved his Osr Wil Memorial Bookshop, the first gay and lbian bookstore on the East Coast (and the first of s kd the natn to...

On April 21, 1966, a “Sip-In” was anized by members of the Mattache Society, one of the untry’s earlit gay rights anizatns, to challenge the State Liquor Authory’s discrimatory policy...

MOVG TO LGBT NEW YORK CY, NEW YORK? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

Before the Stonewall rts  the summer of 1969, Greenwich Village had already long been the origal “Gayborhood. ” The uprisg, largely led by transgenr women, put the Village, and New York Cy, on the map as a gay mec, and spurred the creatn of LGBT rights groups natnwi.

TOP 5 GAY CLUBS & BARS GREENWICH VILLAGE (NEW YORK CY)GAY CLUBS & BARS GREENWICH VILLAGE

The list shows that gayborhoods have evolved om plac anchored by servic, bars, and large queer muni — like the Village and Chelsea — to smaller, more diffe enclav throughout the boroughs. Although the servic and bars are ls ncentrated, the existence of newer gayborhoods monstrate the ntued need for LGBTQ safe havens, s for anizg and ristg the stat quo, and plac to socialize and love eely are still need.

“Transient parti or monthly celebratns often replace signated gay bars, which are a clg form of nightlife throughout the natn. In many neighborhoods, New York Cy’s openly gay and lbian elected officials not only reprent their muni, but have been a drivg force makg their muni more welg to LGBTQ dividuals.

GAY VILLAGE

(There are currently five members of Cy Council’s LGBT Cc, four openly gay or lbian state legislators, and gubernatorial ndidate Cynthia Nixon is openly bisexual. The Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce data also shows that the largt clter of LGBT-owned bs the cy are there.

GREENWICH VILLAGE, STORIED HOME OF BOHEMIA AND GAY HISTORY

Chelsea is home to proment natnal LGBTQ anizatns, like the media watchdog, GLAAD; the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN); and a Servic & Advocy for GLBT Elrs (SAGE) office. Further north, Hell’s Kchen offers a plethora of nightlife, particularly gay bars cltered along Nth Avenue.

NEW YORK CY'S OLST GAY BAR BE WT VILLAGE LANDMARK

“It is still one of the largt centers of LGBTQ bars, anizatns, historic s and monuments, like the Stonewall Natnal Monument and the Gay Liberatn sculpture, and remas the disputably appropriate lotn for the NYC Pri March to culmate, ” Kancilia said. The Potters Hoe Church of the Livg God is a gay-iendly hoe of worship, welg those who may not feel wele some lol church.

The ftival was anized by the Third Avenue Bs Improvement District, which held a fundraiser for — lled the “Big Gay Bronx Bnch” — at Charlie’s Bar & Kchen Mott Haven’s hip, historic clock tower buildg.

Earlier this year Dtatn Tomorrow announced plans to build an LGBT center Melrose to further provi safe spac for the Bronx LGBT muny and work to end homophobia and transphobia.

THE HISTORY OF GREENWICH VILLAGE’S GAY STREET

Cy Councilman Rchie Torr, the borough’s first openly gay elected official, led the ph for the project. Beyond this clter of nightlife optns, the neighborhood is home to the Queens Pri Hoe, the Queens Center for Gay Senrs and the Dari Project, a grassroots group aimed at creasg acceptance of LGBTQ people of Korean scent Korean Amerin muni.

Daniel Dromm, the area’s openly gay Cy Councilman, -found the para nearly 30 years ago — ially held at a neighborhood gay bar. It was spurred by the 1990 ath of Jul Rivera, a gay Lato man btally attacked a school yard. “Dpe havg the send largt pri para the cy, LGBTQ muny groups are still workg hard to fight homophobic and transphobic vlence the area, ” Kancilia said.

“Followg two recent attacks on gay and trans dividuals, one that reportedly occurred hours after this year’s pri para and another jt four days later, lol groups quickly mobilized to hold a rally to voice ncerns and promote tolerance.