This Week at the Center: Trans Health Fair, Queens Pride & Staten Island Pride
Happy Pride Month! The Center will be kicking off Pride Month this weekend, and we would love it if you would join us! We’ll be at Staten Island Pride on Saturday 6/6 and Queens Pride on Sunday 6/7. Sign up to volunteer at Pride events with the Center or check out the Center’s list of Pride events at gaycenter.org/pride. Find Staten Island Pride on Facebook and Queens Pride on Facebook, and invite your friends!
On Wednesday 6/3, the third annual Transgender Health Fair is happening here at the Center. Some of the organizations participating in this year’s fair include Anti-Violence Project, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, Community Healthcare Network, Empire State Pride Agenda, GMHC, Hispanic AIDS Forum, Housing Works, Imperial Court of New York, The Center, NYAGRA, PFLAG NYC, Positive Health Project, SAGE, Saint Vincent’s, Trans Empowerment, TransJustice/Audre Lorde Project, and many more! Come for free health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, mental health and more. Transgender-specific health information will be available, as will information on smoking cessation, nutrition, health insurance and more. We’ll also be featuring Medicaid enrollment. More information is at Transgender Health Fair, and you can RSVP on Facebook.
Trans Health Fair, Wednesday, June 3, 5:30-7:30PM
If you’re disappointed and angry about last week’s Prop 8 decision, attend a meeting this Wednesday 6/3 at the Center. There is a Marriage Equality New York’s (MENY) General Meeting and a Civil Rights Front Monthly Meeting on Wednesday 6/3. Today 6/1 is the last day to enter a video in Project Pushback, our marriage equality video contest (a joint project with the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center) – win $2,500 while supporting marriage equality!
Not only is this the first week of Pride – it’s also Internet Week New York. The Center is hosting an Internet Week event on Thursday 6/4, Social Media for Non-Profits. Check out all the Internet Week events happening this week 6/1-6-8.
Check out all of our upcoming events at the Center Calendar, which is quite packed this month! And get the latest updates via Twitter and Facebook.
