Center Blog

Welcome to the Center’s new Health blog! We’ll be posting about various mental, emotional, and physical health topics important to LGBT people, sharing resources and articles, and more.

To start, we’ll have some guest bloggers writing from the road this coming weekend, as they participate in Braking the Cycle (www.brakingthecycle.org), the annual 275-mile ride that raises money to benefit HIV & AIDS services at the Center. They’ll be posting about their experiences, keeping us informed and involved as they bike from Gettysburg, PA, to NYC. We’re looking forward to it!

Support Braking the Cycle here: www.gaycenter.org/brakingthecycle/donate

Hello, and welcome to the Center’s new Advocacy blog! We’re really excited to start posting articles, event listings, links, and stories about current policy and advocacy work, from local to international, all of relevance to the LGBT community. Our Public Policy department has a lot to share, and we can’t wait to share it with you!

For more information about our advocacy work at the Center, check out www.gaycenter.org/advocacy

From http://gaycenter.org/out Hosted by Laverne Cox, the Center’s half-hour TV show opens with a unique intergenerational technology learning experience where LGBT youth from YES mentor elders from SAGE in basic computer skills. Mara Keisling explains the National Center for Transgender Equality. The Center’s Immigration Support Services presents a panel on the ABCs of Immigration in partnership with GMHC and Immigration Equality. Out Professionals looks at 25 years of lesbian and gay sports in Homerun or Strike out and there are performance highlights from the OUTmusic Open Mic night. This program is from Out at the Center, a TV show of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York City. To see more episodes go to gaycenter.org/out. The show is made possible thanks to members of the Center and viewers like you. To find out more, join or donate go to http://www.gaycenter.org/support

From http://gaycenter.org/out The Center’s Immigration Support Services presented a panel on the ABC’s of Immigration in partnership with Immigration Equality and GMHC. The panelists covered basic information on asylum, HIV status and upcoming legislation affecting LGBT immigrants. Although all the presenters are lawyers it should be noted that the information provided is for general information only and should not be considered legal counsel. You should always speak with a lawyer regarding a specific legal case. For more information on LGBT immigration and support services visit the following: http://immigrationequality.org/ http://gmhc.org/ http://gmhc.org/

From http://www.gaycenter.org/specialevents/homecoming. On Sunday, September 28, 2008, at 3pm the Center will open its doors with free food, music, art and other entertainment to celebrate 25 years of serving our LGBT community in New York City. Local groups will table with information and the riders and crew of Braking the Cycle will arrive at the Center's doorsteps after their 3-day cycling journey, raising money for the HIV and AIDS-services of the Center. Join us at this 25th anniversary celebration and help us welcome back the riders and crew of Braking the Cycle!

From Out at the Center – http://www.gaycenter.org/out The LGBT Foster Care Coalition, including founding member Center Kids (the Center's family program), sponsored a parent recruitment forum at the Center. LGBT foster parents and children in care talked about their experiences with the system and offered advice to audience members interested in fostering or adopting a child. For more information on the LGBT Foster Care Coalition go to: http://www.gaycenter.org/families. This video excerpt is from Out at the Center, a TV show of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York City. To see more episodes go to gaycenter.org/out. The show is made possible thanks to members of the Center and viewers like you. To find out more, join or donate go to www.gaycenter.org/support

From Out at the Center – http://www.gaycenter.org/out Here are some highlights from the Youth Pride Concert Visions of Pride. The Youth Pride Chorus recently returned from a trip to Miami where they participated in the Gay and Lesbian Association of Chorus's Festival 2008 marking its 25th Anniversary Celebration. For more information about Youth Pride Chorus contact YPC Artistic Director Wes Webb at wesleywebb@gmail.com, Associate Music Director Matt Fetbrandt at MFetbrandt@bapany.org or visit www.weswebb.com. Learn more about Youth Enrichment Services at: http://gaycenter.org/youth

http://www.gaycenter.org/advocacy/ptv The Center’s Promote the Vote campaign is seeking to register 2,000 voters this election season. Are you registered to vote? Are all your friends and family registered? Go here to register to vote online: http://www.gaycenter.org/advocacy/ptv/registertovote

From http://www.gaycenter.org/out/ On Saturday, August 23, 2008 Out at the Center hit Jersey City Pride to check out the local LGBT scene. The Center's Pride intern, Sterling Taylor gives us a tour. You can see more pride footage at: http://www.gaycenter.org/pride. This video excerpt is from Out at the Center, a TV show of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York City. To see more episodes go to gaycenter.org/out. The show is made possible thanks to members of the Center and viewers like you. To find out more, join or donate go to www.gaycenter.org/support

From http://www.gaycenter.org/out/ Author Terrance Dean sat down with the Center’s Clay Cane to talk about his recent book Hiding in Hip Hop that exposes the underground gay scene in the hip hop music world of the 90s.