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From http://www.gaycenter.org/ Jai Rodriguez spoke with Patrick O’Neill and Aaron Kaburick about his performance of Beyonce’s Listen at the Broadway Backwards 4 concert benefiting the Center. It was the first time his boyfriend Chris Donaghue and the Donaghue family saw Jai perform on stage. There will be more Broadway Backwards 4 footage on Out at the Center soon, keep checking back. 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. 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

“Real World: Brooklyn” cast members Katelynn, Scott, and Baya celebrated the Center’s first appearance on the show last night with a packed house at XES. Thank you to XES and to everyone who came out to support the Center! See photos from the amazing event!

If you haven’t already seen it, please watch the Center’s debut on the “Real World.” Also, please join the I’m watching the LGBT Community Center on the “Real World: Brooklyn!” group on Facebook!

All the cast members believe in the Center’s causes and became Center members – become a Center Member today just like the Real World cast!

Photo by Tom Sengel

On Monday, February 9, 2009, the Center presented the fourth installment of Broadway Backwards. The gender-bending benefit concert featured an impressive cast that included Sandra Bernhard, Mario Cantone, Alan Cumming , Gina Gershon, Whoopi Goldberg, Florence Henderson, Jai Rodriguez, Christopher Sieber, TV’s “Ugly Betty” stars Becki Newton and Michael Urie, and a bevy of other performers. Read all about it here!

> NYC Launch Party with Cast Members, 8-10:30PM (Advance Screening at 8:30PM) at XES
> The Center Debuts on the “Real World,” 10-11PM on MTV

Attend the NYC Launch Party this Wednesday!

Watch a Video of the Real World Cast at the Center!

View a Photo Slide Show of the Cast Volunteering!

“Real World” Featuring the Center: NYC Launch Party

Meet Katelynn, Scott, and Baya from “Real World: Brooklyn” and watch the Center’s first appearance on the show!

RSVP now!

Wednesday, February 11, 8-10:30PM
SCREENING OF EPISODE WILL BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM
XES, 157 W 24th St., 21+, ID Required

Meet “Real World: Brooklyn” cast members and Center volunteers Katelynn, Scott, and Baya, and watch the first episode of the season to feature The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

As a special promotion, your RSVP will give you the opportunity to become a Center Member at a reduced rate of only $15 (normally valued at $35)! New and existing members will receive a free Svedka cocktail and 2-for-1 drinks all night long! RSVP now!

Thank you to XES for sponsoring this event!

The episode will be shown at 8:30PM, so be sure to get there in time!

Tune In or Set Your DVR: The Center Debuts on MTV’s “Real World: Brooklyn”

Don’t miss the Center’s first appearance on MTV’s “Real World: Brooklyn” on February 11! After JD, Katelynn, and Sarah decided to intern at the Center, they recruited the rest of their roommates to volunteer for the Center’s AIDS ride, Braking the Cycle.

Watch Katelynn, the “Real World’s” first transgender cast member, intern with the Center’s Gender Identity Project (GIP). See our Advocacy Intern JD get out the vote. Watch Cultural Programs Intern Sarah develop an innovative art class for the community. And follow the entire cast of the “Real World” as they volunteer at the Center, just like so many of you do!

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From http://www.gaycenter.org/out  This Valentine’s Day Out at the Center ‘hearts’ you and all the happy couples out there in vodcast/blogcastland. The video clip We Met at the Center looks at the stories of four couples who met within the walls of the Center. If you are single and looking, think about paying a visit yourself — maybe you will get lucky.  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. 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://www.gaycenter.org/out/ People of all walks of life give their time and skills to support programs at the Center every day, but recently three unique interns volunteered their talents here. They are Sarah, JD and Katelynn, housemates from MTV’s Real World Brooklyn. You can watch the Real World on MTV and you can get behind the scenes footage here, on Out at the Center. Check our website and blog for new videos as the season progresses. And if you want to check out the Center for yourself to get connected, become a member, volunteer or attend an event. Visit our website or e-mail us. And come to XES on February 11, 2009 from 8pm to 10:30pm for the NYC Launch Party of Real World at the Center. XES is at 157 W 24th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues, 21+ RSVP at http://www.gaycenter.org/realworld/launchparty

Meet Katelynn, Scott, and Baya from “Real World: Brooklyn” and watch the Center’s first appearance on the show!
RSVP now!

Wednesday, February 11
8-10:30PM
SCREENING OF EPISODE WILL BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM
XES, 157 W 24th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues,
21+

Meet “Real World: Brooklyn” cast members and Center volunteers Katelynn, Scott, and Baya, and watch the first episode of the season to feature The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

All three cast members chose to support the Center and make a difference in the lives of our LGBT community. By attending this event, you can spend this special night with “Real World” cast AND help support all of the life changing programs at the Center too!

This event will feature a special appearance by Peppermint, who was featured in an earlier episode of the “Real World: Brooklyn.” Thanks to XES management and staff for hosting this fundraiser and providing all-night drink specials for Center members!

RSVP is required to attend this special event: RSVP now!

The episode will be shown at 8:30PM, so be sure to get there in time!

Find this event on Facebook, and invite your friends! Let your friends know you are watching the show by joining the Facebook group I’m watching the Center on the “Real World: Brooklyn!”

About the Center on the “Real World”

One of the biggest stars on this season of the “Real World” is your community center!   This year, the Center opened its doors and welcomed the cast members of the “Real World: Brooklyn.”  Katelynn, Sarah, and JD completed three-month internships at the Center, and all the “Real World” roommates volunteered for the Center’s AIDS ride, Braking the Cycle.  The Center debuts in the February 11 episode.

See photos of the cast at the Center at gaycenter.org/realworld!

One of the biggest stars on this season of the “Real World” is your community center!   This year, the Center opened its doors and welcomed the cast members of the “Real World: Brooklyn.”  Katelynn, Sarah, and JD completed three-month internships at the Center, and all the “Real World” roommates volunteered for the Center’s AIDS ride, Braking the Cycle.  The Center debuts in the February 11 episode.

Let your friends know you are watching the show by joining the Facebook group I’m watching the Center on the “Real World: Brooklyn!”

More info is at gaycenter.org/realworld.

From http://www.gaycenter.org/out OutQ radio host Frank DeCaro and writer Josh Kilmer-Purcell look into the deeper questions of gay culture today, like, “Where have all the sissies gone?” This audio podcast 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

Download the full conversation at gaycenter.org/out/audiopodcasts