From http://www.gaycenter.org/realworld   Last month the Center celebrated it’s final appearance on MTV’s Real World Brooklyn with a party. Housemates Baya, JD and Scott stopped by to talk to fans and tell us why they enjoyed volunteering at the Center. We’ll see more of Scott later this year when he rides with Braking the Cycle. If you want to become a member like Scott or volunteer at the Center go to gaycenter.org/support

From http://www.gaycenter.org/out Sarah Rice is a housemate on MTV’s Real World Brooklyn edition. She interned at the Center where she created and ran a free weekly art class called “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…Self-Image Awareness through Art.” The class was dedicated to the creativity of the human spirit and the process of healing by exploring the experiences and expectations of self-image in today’s culture. After the class there was a reception where the students exhibited their work to friends, family and housemates. This video excerpt is from Out at the Center, a TV show and video podcast 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

Photography by Tom Sengel & Center Staff

Getting Real at the Center
See photos, video, and more at www.gaycenter.org/realworld

Friday, March 20 2009 : 6:30pm – 8:30pm

The Center, 208 W. 13th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues (Map)

Getting Real at the Center…Again!

Open Bar Cocktail Reception at the Center with JD, Scott, and Baya of the “Real World: Brooklyn”

The Center welcomes back former Center intern and Center Member JD Ordonez with a cocktail reception on Friday, March 20. This event is 21+. RSVP now!

Meet the Cast!

Have your photo taken with cast members! See photos online the day after the event!

Win Prizes!

Win these exciting prizes in the raffle:
• A Personal Training Session with Scott Herman of scotthermanfitness.com
• Autographed Photos with JD
• “Real World” paraphernalia including a placemat from the “Real World” House signed by the entire cast
• A Night Out with Baya: Drink Tickets to Baya’s Trainwreck Party
• Tickets to Hot Broadway & Off Broadway Shows: The 39 Steps, Irena’s Vow, ROOMS – a rock romance
• Tickets to Center Bingo and Lesbian Cinema Arts Screening
…and more!

Support the Center by Attending!

JD, Scott, and Baya are all Center Members…and now you can become a Center Member, too!
Admission to the Cocktail Reception with “Real World” Cast:
$15 for new Center Members: includes Center Membership (normally valued at $35), open bar & raffle!
$10 for existing Center Members: includes open bar & raffle!

RSVP online now!
Limited space; priority given to those who register online!

Music by DJ Conflict Diamond

More about this event can be found at gaycenter.org/realworld/cocktailreception

Real World's Katelynn & Ryan with Dr. Barbara Warren

Don’t miss the Center’s Election Night Party on MTV’s “Real World: Brooklyn” Episode 11, which first airs on MTV tonight, March 18 at 10PM!

Watch Advocacy Intern JD organize a hugely successful Election Night Party at the Center, and watch his emotional response to the election of President Obama! Watch as all of his roommates join him at the Center for this special night!

At the end of JD’s internship, Dr. Barbara Warren, Director of Government Relations at the Center, stated, “JD’s hard work and enthusiasm in the Center’s election 2008 activities serves to inspire young people everywhere to become politically active. He and his roommates worked hard to make that night both fun and energizing for the LGBT community.”Watch video or view photos of JD at the Election Night Party!

In NYC?  You can meet JD this Friday, March 20  when he returns to the Center for a Cocktail Reception – RSVP now!

From http://www.gaycenter.org/realworld RSVP now for your opportunity to meet MTV Real World Brooklyn housemates at the Center this Friday, March 20th at 6:30pm. Housemate JD Ordonez interned at the Center doing advocacy work that focused on the Center’s Promote the Vote initiative that registered thousands of marginalized individuals in communities throughout New York City. The work culminated in an election night party that drew a huge crowd, including JD’s housemates. Spoiler – Obama wins. JD and his housemates are now members of the Center. If you would like to become a member or volunteer go to http://www.gaycenter.org/support/membership

JD Ordonez, former Center intern

Getting Real at the Center…Again!
Friday, March 20, 6:30-8:30PM
The Center welcomes back former Center intern and Center Member JD Ordonez with a cocktail reception on Friday, March 20.  RSVP now!

The Center is happy to welcome back Center Member and former intern JD Ordonez.  JD spent three months interning at the Center as our Advocacy Intern, and made a profound impact in several of the Center’s policy programs, including organizing our Election Night Party in November!

As a follow up to the Center’s sold out February 11th launch party, in which cast members Katelynn, Scott and Baya hosted the Center’s first appearance on the “Real World: Brooklyn,” we are thrilled to welcome back Baya and Scott and now bring JD “back to the Center” too.

Friday, March 20th, come to the Center for an open bar cocktail reception with raffles and prizes, mingle with the “Real World” Cast, and hear JD speak about his “Real World” experience and why the Center inspired him to give so much of his time to support the Center’s expansive life changing programs and services for the LGBT community.

RSVP now:  www.gaycenter.org/realworld/cocktailreception

All eight “Real World” cast members chose to volunteer or intern at the Center because of their belief in
the profound impact the Center has on the lives of our entire LGBT community. By
attending this event, you can spend this special night with “Real World” cast
AND help support all of the vital programs at the Center too!

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.

This event is 21+.

www.gaycenter.org/realworld/cocktailreception

You’ll see many familiar faces in the crowd as Katelynn unveils her project, the new GIP website!

Check out the GIP group on Facebook, and become a Center Member, just like Katelynn! Also, get the behind-the-scenes story at Getting Real at the Center!

Having trouble viewing the video below? Go to MTV.com to watch now!

From http://www.gaycenter.org/out The Center launched a new website for the Gender Identity Project or GIP at http://www.genderidentityproject.org/ MTV Real World Brooklyn housemate Katelynn Cusanelli interned at the Center and contributed her tech expertise to the construction of the new GIP website. Several housemates joined her to congratulate her efforts. The new GIP site includes profiles of individuals active in the transgender community, services GIP offers and a calendar of upcoming events. The site also features an online educational tool, Transgender Basics, with a glossary of terms, a video and employment information. Laverne Cox, who introduces this clip, is in the Transgender Basics video, was also on VH1’s I Want to Work for Diddy and is a long standing trans activist and Out at the Center host. 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://gaycenter.org/ There was a party on February 11th to celebrate the Center appearing on the Real World. Housemates Katelynn, Scott and Baya showed up to watch it with us. They all became members of the Center and Scott spoke to us about his intention to ride in Braking the Cycle this year. If you would like to ride with him, volunteer or donate to the ride go to gaycenter.org/brakingthecycle. To see more video from the party and behind the scenes footage of the Real World at the Center, go to gaycenter.org/realworld. 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