The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 620-7310
Fax: (212) 924-2657
- Cross Street:
- Between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue
- Directions:
- 1, 2, 3; A, C, E at 14th St; L at 8th Ave
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 9am-8pm
Editorial Review for The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center – by Citysearch Staff
Overview
The Center functions as a meeting place and a clearinghouse for community information and a provider of medical and social services. The Youth Enrichment Services (aka the Y.E.S. Program) offers free, confidential support to teens; Senior Action in a Gay Environment (aka SAGE) has weekly activities for their elderly counterparts. There's something for everyone in between, too.
Features
The Center also hosts cultural events and houses the Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library which has over 12,000 circulating titles of fiction and non-fiction. Hundreds of events take place each month in this distinguished building. If you're a boy, be sure to use the restroom on the second floor to see the exuberantly licentious mural by the late Keith Haring.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThe Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library, a storehouse of LGBT literature, is located on the second floor.
When to goPerennial bachelors and bachelorettes would do well to try out Date Bait. Who knows? You might find the love of your life at this bi-weekly gathering. Call the Center for details as focus groups change periodically.
User Reviews for The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
05/09/2002 Posted by DrewPisarra_Citysearch
The first time I went to the Center it was at a temporary space on little West 12th Street. What drew me there was the bi-weekly bingo hosted by one quick-witted, buff older drag queen named Sybil Bruncheon. Since the Center has returned to its permanent home on West 13th--just a few blocks away, I've been back many times for functions other than that. Yet Center Bingo will always be dear to my heart. I won $400 that first night. From then on, I was hooked. Nowadays, I'd recommend one of the various language clubs or the comprehensive library, too. When I peruse the monthly calendar, I'm astounded at the variety of organizations that call the Center home. For anyone who's gay, lesbian, bi, trans or something along those lines, the Center definitely has fun activities in store.
Pros: Size, Diversity, Pride
Cons: None
