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The Center is a safe and affirming community center for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers to access lifesaving services and make meaningful connections.
For more than 40 years The Center has been at the core of New York's LGBTQ+ community. As a direct service provider, a leading LGBTQ+ advocate, and an affirming safe space, The Center stands as a vital pillar of support, activism, and community building for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers.
200,000+
Visitors
7,343
Community Reservations
2,419
Mental Health Services Provided
10,437
Youth Services Provided
14,856
Substance Use Recovery Services Provided
4,381
Services Provided to Immigrants
External Resources
Gay Dutch prime minister & Zohran Mamdani visit The Center Archive
Read more in The Advocate
External Resources
The Center Expands Services with DV/IPV Survivor Hotline
Read more in Gay City News
External Resources
A conversation with the people at the heart of The Center
Read more in GO Magazine
In 1986, I was a lonely 10-year-old brown butch kid in Little Rock, unsure why I should even exist. Growing up as the first-generation daughter of Catholic Filipino immigrants in Arkansas was tough. Fortunately, my journey brought me to New York and to The Center, where I felt, for the first time, the collective energy of a space meant to welcome me without judgment. Empowered by that acceptance, that kid from Arkansas is now a super gay, proud, silver-haired dyke on a bike, grateful to be part of such a resilient community. To the beautiful people of The Center, the basecamp for my chosen family, thank you for everything you do for us. You save lives.
(she/her)
