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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in the news

October

Ambitious Facelift Planned for LGBT Community Center, Gay City News, October 10, 2012

Transgender New Yorkers Face Scorn and Violence Using Public Restrooms, DNAinfo.com, October 1, 2012

NYC bear guide: where to party with the big boys-octoBEARfest, timeout.com, October, 2012

September

Cycle for the Cause Raises $470K for Center HIV Programs, Edge Boston, September 30, 2012

Gay Center to Make Its Village Home More Open and Less Noisy, New York Times, September 28, 2012

NYC LGBT Center Announces Multi-Million Dollar Makeover, instinctmagazine.com, September 28, 2012

Facelift Coming For NYC's LGBT Center, joemygod.blogspot.com, September 28, 2012

LGBT Community Center to get $7.5M reno, therealdeal.com, September 28, 2012

OctoBEARfest At NYC's LGBT Center, joemygod.blogspot.com, September 26, 2012

NYC Celebrates Furry octoBEARfeast, DNAinfo.com, September 25, 2012

Cycle For The Cause Homecoming @ The LGBT Center, Next Magazine, September 23, 2012

Weeklong 'OctoBEARfest' Roars Into Village with Annual 'Fur Ball', DNAinfo.com, September 17, 2012

Turning Over a New Pedal, Next Magazine, September 14, 2012

August

Manhattan LGBT center crowns Madonna its queen, NY Daily News, August 20, 2012

Op-ed: For My Brother, Michael, And Yours, Advocate, August 16, 2012

Op-ed: Why We Ride and Keep on Giving, Advocate, August 15, 2012

Op-ed: How Riding Makes The Problem More Visible, Advocate, August 14, 2012

Op-ed: Getting Wiser About AIDS Activism, Advocate, August 14, 2012

Op-ed: A Man on a Mission, and a Bike, Advocate, August 13, 2012

July

Happy anniversary! State law legalizing same-sex marriage hits one-year mark, New York Daily News, July 22, 2012

June

A Pop Shop for Pleasure: Keith Haring's Artwork Adorns a Sophisticated Male Sex Toy, Artinfo.com, June, 2012

LGBT Center's 29th Annual Pride Week Garden Party Offers Varied Fare, New York Q News, June, 2012

Sept. Boston-NYC Ride Raises $$$ for Vital AIDS Programs, Edge Boston, June 25, 2012

Center Families - Continuing Great Works Under a New Director, Gay Parent Magazine, June 21, 2012

Jax Hts film explores crime that led to Queens Pride, Times Ledger, June 21, 2012

The Garden Party 29 Kicks Off Pride 2012, Used York City, June 21, 2012

Celebrating Stonewall's Spirit in 'Street Theater', Gay City News, June 21, 2012

Garden Party 29: Photos From the Largest LGBT Food Festival, EDGE Media Network, June 20, 2012

Garden Party 29: A Taste of Pride at the US's Largest LGBT Food Festival, EDGE Media Network, June 20, 2012

Celebrate Pride at the Center's Garden Party 29, EDGE Media Network, June 12, 2012

THIRTEEN Specials LGBT Organization Profile: The Center, Thirteen, WNET New York Public Media, June 1, 2012

May

Glennda Testone Interview with the WAS Youth Initiative: Your Life Matters! , Youth Initiative WAS, May 13, 2012

Colton Ford, Jackie Hoffman, Ben Lerman Set for Match Game Live, TheaterMania, May 17, 2012

Every Tenant Has the Right to Be Free of 'Dangerous, Hazardous or Detrimental' Conditions, New York Press, May 17, 2012

America's changing attitude toward gay marriage, NBC Nightly News, May 9, 2012

Gay Center goes Catholic, Variety, May 5, 2012

New smoking concerns for kids in Lower Manhattan, New York Press, May 3, 2012

April

Hilary Rosen Talks Families -- Ours, gaycitynews.com, April 17, 2012

NYC's LGBT Center Becomes A Heavy Petting Zoo For The 10th Annual Furball, nextmagazine.com, April 16, 2012

March

One Big Reading Room on West 13th Street, PavementPieces.com, March 28, 2012

Combating cancer in the LGBT community, PavementPieces.com, March 26, 2012

ART + SIN: Black Party Posters 1981 -2012 Opening @ The LGBT Center, Next.com, March 8, 2012

Lovingly Restored Keith Haring Bathroom Mural Open to the Public This Month Only, ARTINFO, March 8, 2012

Keith Haring's 'Once Upon A Time' Bathroom Mural Restored and Open to the Public , WNYC, March 7, 2012

Keith Haring Mural Unveiled at the LGBT Community Center in New York City, Passport Blogs, March 7, 2012

Keith Haring 'bathroom' mural on view in NYC, Newsday, March 7, 2012

A Joyful Mural, Keith Haring 'bathroom' mural on view in NYC , Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2012

A Joyful Mural, Born in a Time of Shame and Fear, New York Times, March 6, 2012

February

Keith Haring Mural Restored, artnet.com, February 22, 2012

Behind the Bushes: The Secret Homo History of the High Line, Time Out New York, February 10, 2012

Under the High Line, a Gay Past, New York Times, February 3, 2012

January

The 21 Most Lesbianish Cities in America: Jezebel profiles what it calls the 21 most "lesbianish" cities in the U.S., Jezebel, January 31, 2012

Family Acceptance Project Seeks to Help LGBT Youth, Edge New York, January 15, 2012

December 2011

Adam Pascal, Terri White, Colman Domingo and More Sing for Pride, Playbill.com, December 9, 2011

Cyndi Lauper's Crusade for AIDS Awareness, Elle, December 2, 2011

Cyndi Lauper On AIDS Awareness, Lady Gaga & Her Favorite Lipstick Since '86, Styleist, December 1, 2011

Cyndi Lauper Works to Empower LGBT Youth … Through Lipstick, People, December 1, 2011

Listen to the Music , Time Out New York, December 1, 2011

November 2011

LGBT Center Honors Wanda Sykes, Chely Wright, Edge New York, November 19, 2011

New York City LGBT Center an Inspiration a World Away , huffingtonpost.com, November 28, 2011

First Post-DADT Veterans Day a Special One, advocate.com, November 12, 2011

Veterans Day 2011: LGBT Veterans And Families Honored After 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal (VIDEO) , huffingtonpost.com, November 12, 2011

Veterans Day marks first since repeal of DADT, CNN.com, November 11, 2011

LGBT Community Celebrates Historic Veterans Day, NY1.com, November 11, 2011

'The LGBT Center Hosts 14th Annual Women's Event Honoring Wanda Sykes At Chelsea Piers' Pier Sixty , askmissa.com, November 8, 2011

October 2011

'Jersey Shore' Star Vinny Teams Up With GLAAD New anti-bullying campaign for Spirit Day also draws casts of 'Glee' and 'Pretty Little Liars.' , MTV.com, October 13, 2011

LGBT 'Out to Work' Job Fair Comes to the Village, DNAinfo.com, October 6, 2011

We're Here, We're Queer, Hire Us!, Brokelyn.com, October 5, 2011

September 2011

133 Ride to Combat AIDS, Gay City News, September 28, 2011

'Braking the Cycle' raises funds for HIV/AIDS services, The Boston Globe, September 16, 2011

9/11 Voices: LGBT Leaders and First-Responders, Advocate.com, September 9, 2011

Bicyclists Prepare for Braking the Cycle from Boston to NYC , Edge.com, September 10, 2011

9/11 Voices: LGBT Leaders and First-Responders , Advocate.com, September 9, 2011

August 2011

Cyndi Lauper Opens Housing for LGBT Youth , WNYC, August 24, 2011

Gramercy Park Hotel concierge hosts HIV/AIDS event , NYC NearSay, August 18, 2011

Gramercy Park Hotel concierge biking to put the brakes on HIV/AIDS , Town and Village, Gramercy Park Block Association - Neighborhood News #113, August 18, 2011

July 2011

Gay Couples Marry in New York (LIVE BLOG), Huffington Post, July 24, 2011

Same-Sex Couples Say 'I Do!' in New York, Edge Publications, July 24, 2011

For lottery winning newlyweds, Village LGBT community center is 'open' gay wedding reception, New York Daily News, July 24, 2011

June 2011

Foodies Kick Off Gay Pride in New York City, City Spoonful, June 24, 2011

Recap: Wendy Williams Hosts The 28th Annual Garden Party Benefitting The LGBT Center, Miss A, June 23, 2011

Power Lesbians Raise the Stakes, The Village Voice, June 22, 2011

Mike Cavnaugh Covers the Garden Party to Benefit the Center in New York City, GayLifeNYC.org, June 22, 2011

SCENE + HEARD: With Protesters, Wendy Williams, and Marriage in the Air, Garden Party 28 Is Slightly Sour, Mostly Sweet, Next Magazine, June 21, 2011

"Garden Party 28" to Benefit the LGBT Community Center, Queer New York, June 21, 2011

Última llamada para "Ley de Igualdad Matrimonial", El Diario, June 20, 2011

Gay New Yorkers take on Archbishop Timothy Dolan in rally to support same-sex marriage, Daily News, June 20, 2011

Same-sex marriage goes down to legislative wire in New York, Reuters, June 19, 2011

Father's Day Marriage Equality Rally, My Fox New York, June 19, 2011

Supporters of Same-Sex Marriage Bill Hold Rallies Across NYC, CBS New York, June 19, 2011

Same-sex marriage supporters rally in NYC, WABC-TV, June 19, 2011

Comunidad latina se expresa a favor de la igualdad matrimonial, New York 1 Noticias, June 19, 2011

Rory O'Malley, Raymond J. Lee, et al. Set for BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE, 6/27 , www.broadwayworld.com, June 16, 2011

Wendy Williams To Host The 28th Annual Garden Party Benefiting The LGBT Center, www.askmissa.com, June 15, 2011

May 2011

Forty Under 40, The Advocate , May Issue, 2011

April 2011

RuPaul's Drag Race" Finalists Stand Tall at the LGBT Center., NEXT Magazine, April 26, 2011

LGBT Center Congratulates Chelsea Pines Inn; Reflects on Parallel Journeys , theedge.com, April 13, 2011

Bi-National Same-Sex Couples Fight to Keep Families Intact, theedge.com, April 13, 2011

International LGBT Family Event Highlights Discrimination, Brings Community Together, theseattlelesbian.com, April 13, 2011

March 2011

Actors Hopeful About Gay Marriage in NY, nbcnewyork.com, March 22, 2011

David Hyde Pierce to Perform at Center Dinner March 21; Angela Lansbury, Barney Frank Will Attend, Playbill.com, March 13, 2011

Obama, Activists Launch Initiative To Prevent Bullying, LezGetReal.com, March 10, 2011

Cuomo vows to pass same-sex marriage, Metro, March 9, 2011

Angela Lansbury, David Hyde Pierce to Honor Tom Kirdahy at LGBT Center Dinner , Theater Mania, March 4, 2011

February 2011

LGBT Center providing solace in a unique program (PDF), Queens Chronicle, February 24, 2011

Members of the Signature Theatre Company's production of Tony Kushner's "Angels In America" were on hand Monday at the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center to take part in The Center Speaker Series, NY1, February 11, 2011

Photos From the Broadway Backwards Benefit, New York Times, February 9, 2011

Theater Benefits Draw Starry Casts, Wall Street Journal Website, February 9, 2011

LGBT Center Exhibit Pushes Boundaries of 'Queer Art', DNAinfo.com - Manhattan Local News, February 7, 2011

January 2011

LGBT Center Focuses on Smoking Cessation, Edge, New York, January 12 2011

The Center in New York City Presents "Living Live" , Passport Magazine, January 4 2011

This Month's Featured Alumni, Syracuse University, January 2011