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The weather is slowly warming up, Riis opens in three weeks, pride month is literally one month away AND this edition of NO STRAIGHT PLANS has more than 450 events over the next eight-ish days. HOPE UR READYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

Xoxoxo chat soon.

Edit: there was a typo in the original email that was sent out (“might” instead of “month”) because it’s late and I am tireddddddddd. SORRY!!

events by day

Events listed in NO STRAIGHT PLANS are not just parties. Events include, but are not limited to, group outings, crafts, drawing, meetups, workshops, board games and so much more. The whole mission and purpose of the newsletter is to serve as a resource so people can build community in ways and environments that best suit their needs and wants.

MAY 3 DEADLINE: Play Butch “Lavender Muses” is offering a free writing workshop for sapphics everywhere → learn more here.
MAY 8 DEADLINE: Early bird tickets for South Brooklyn Sapphic’s swimsuit party in June are on sale from now until May 8 → learn more here

ASAP DEADLINE: Arm the Dollz are iso of various supplies for an trans health care event in May → learn more here
JUNE 1 DEADLINE: The $50k fundraising goal to keep the doors of the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, the only queer bookstore in Manhattan, open has been met. Hive Mind Books is keeping fundraiser open until June 1 in hopes of meeting $75k to support BGSQD during the transition and to open the cafe in the Center → learn more here and donate here.
ONGOING: Black Trans Media published a community call to action and launched a fundraiser to keep the Black Trans Media Space open → see all of the ways to donate here.
ONGOING: Henry Street Settlement has launched an emergency grocery fund for people who are without SNAP benefits and are aiming to raise at least $25,000 → donate here.
ONGOING: The Caribbean Equality Project is fundraising to keep its efforts sustainable and to build New York City’s first Caribbean LGBTQ+ Center → donate here.
ONGOING: Mask Bloc NYC, a Disabled-led collective of NYers who give out free PPE and tests, are in need of funds to continue their work and go back to having full-scale distros (learn more here and donate here).

ASAP DEADLINE: Gay Oddities has put out a call for queer vendors for the June 21st market “Daddies & Baddies” at 3 Dollar Bill (with free tabling opportunities) learn more here
ASAP DEADLINE: Gaysian Tile Party has put out an open call for vendors (priority goes to queer and trans Asian folks) → learn more here
ASAP DEADLINE: Trans Lash is hiring a Director of Digital and Social Engagement with 10+ years of experience in digital content and social media strategy → learn more here
ASAP DEADLINE: One Handed Press and @footjob.uti are looking for guest editors for a new DOLL PARTS, a new erotic magazine, for transfemmes by transfemmes. → learn more here
ASAP DEADLINE: Queer Disability Aid (QDA) is ISO people & CUNY students “interested in working together to build a single wheelchair for queer and disabled community members based on open source models available online. Stipend available and cost of materials will be provided.” → learn more here
ASAP DEADLINE: Purgatory has put out a call for programming for the downstairs section → learn more here
ASAP DEADLINE: T4T Fest is accepting submissions for new short and full-length theatrical works from trans writers → learn more here
APRIL 30 DEADLINE: Other Peoples Clothes put out a call for vendors for a May-June Makers Market → learn more here
MAY 1 DEADLINE: Trans Masc artists are asked to submit to Boxelder’s (not in NYC) upcoming art exhibit “Flight Risk” → learn more here
MAY 1 DEADLINE: Trans Mag is accepting for the upcoming edition, trans x religion, until May 1 (learn more here).
MAY 4 DEADLINE: The Ordinary has put out an open call for LGBTQ+ artists to submit work for the June exhibit → learn more here
MAY 5 DEADLINE: Submissions for the annual Art Gowanus art show close soon → learn more here
MAY 10 DEADLINE: Applications for “Moments of Euphoria,” a new trans joy art book, have opened → learn more here
MAY 15 DEADLINE: Dykes of the Roundtable are ISO of a “small group of lesbian writers, willing to contribute their work” for an upcoming project → learn more here
MAY 24 DEADLINE: Lesbos Library Zine is “calling the bitchless butches, forever alone femmes, single studs, detached dykes…. aka LOSER LESBIANS!!!” for an issue on “No romance, no sex, no kissing, NO TOUCHING! Lesbianism isn’t just about who we are in relationship with. So let’s talk about it!” → learn more here
JUNE 1 DEADLINE: @salpal.c announced they are a Queens Arts Fund recipient and are working on “Quietly Queer in Queens,” an exhibit of queer + trans AANHPIDA memories → learn more here

ASAP DEADLINE: Free to be Youth is ISO of tattoo artists for an upcoming fundraiser → learn more here
ONOING: New Women Space, a community organizing space with women, POC, femme, queer, transgender, and gender nonconforming individual led programming, is always ISO of volunteers (learn more here and fill out the volunteer interest form here)
ONGOING: masc4mask, a COVID-cautious, LGBTQ+ and kink-centered org, is always ISO of volunteers (learn more here, read their COVID safety policy here and fill out the volunteer interest form here).

ONGOING: Queer Joy, a documentary series, are ISO BIPOC sapphics & queers to share their stories learn more here

ONGOING: Astoria Food Pantry is run entirely by volunteers and are always looking for new folks to join their efforts → learn more here.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 am | Queer Birders’ Spring Migration Walk – Brooklyn
📍→ Meet at Central Park 103rd St. entrance | Manhattan
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 am | Queer Birders’ Spring Migration Walk – Manhattan
📍→ Meet at Central Park 103rd St. entrance | Manhattan
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 5 pm | ART EXHIBIT - LOVER LOVE
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm | Healing Arts Class (every Wednesday)
📍→ 448 E. 149th St. 3rd fl. | The Bronx
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT: (a)mending, (at)tending
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 7 pm | Open Hours: The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (the only queer bookstore in Manhattan)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm - 7 pm | Black Trans Creatives (every Wednesday)
📍→ TBA | Brooklyn
COST: FREE but must rsvp by emailing blacktransmedia@gmail.com | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | Lesbian & Sapphic Happy Hour Mixer (30+)
📍→ City Coffee & Bar | Manhattan
COST: $5.99 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm | ESL Conversational Program
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | NYC Beginner Line Dance Class
📍→ Red Eye NY | Manhattan
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm - 8:30 pm | Law, Finance & Healthcare: Queer Networking for Professionals of Color
📍→ Winnie Said | Manhattan
COST: $10 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Caring for Our Communities: A Discussion on Community Care for Transmasc and Masculine-of-Center BIPOC
📍→ Virtual
COST: FREE | flyer / register

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Mother Pearl: Sapphic Sunset Social
📍→ Ammazzacaffè on Grand | Brooklyn
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | NYC Beginner Line Dance Class
📍→ Gibney (Studio D) | Manhattan
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Self Love & Desirability for Transmasc and Masculine-of-Center BIPOC
📍→ Virtual
COST: FREE | flyer / register

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm – 9 pm | Bingo, Bitch with Essa Noche (every Wednesday)
📍→ Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Dyke Run NYC’s Wednesday Track Workout
📍→ Varies - see flyer | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Foreplay by South Brooklyn Sapphic (every last Wednesday)
📍→ Loafer’s Cocktail Bar | Brooklyn
COST: FREE - rsvp is requested | rsvp

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | F*CK ICE: A Drag Fundraiser
📍→ Icon | Queens
COST: donation based | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Inter Alia 1.01 - A reading series
📍→ Grand Leaners | Brooklyn
COST: $5 suggested | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Karaoke Night @ Saint James Libations
📍→ Saint James Libations | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queer Book Club
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queer Feet’s Wedneslay Run (every Wednesday)
📍→ TBA | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queer Figure Drawing at The Bush
📍→ The Bush | Brooklyn
COST: $23.18 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Quiet Queers (Silent!) Reading
📍→ Virtual and in person at the Nonbinarian Bookstore | Brooklyn
COST: FREE (for QTBIPOC/TGNC) - $5 ally | tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | T4T Rope Night
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: $10-$40 (sliding scale) | flyer / tix
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: same-day negative COVID test strongly encouraged

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Trivia Wednesdays (every Wednesday)
📍→ Hardware Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:15 pm | Sports Adjacent: Weekly Standup Comedy Show (every Wednesday)
📍→ Blazers Sports Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | rsvp

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Brooklyn Loft’s Wednesday Figure Drawing
📍→ 476 Jefferson St. #307 | Brooklyn
COST: $17.85 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix
NOTE: there are stairs to get inside & one small dog will be present

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Metrosexuals
📍→ All Night Skate | Brooklyn
COST: $10 - $20 donation | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Nancy: A Queer Comedy Show (every 2nd and 4th Wednesday)
📍→ Mr. Nancy’s Ridgewood | Queens
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Alotta Trivia Metropolitan Bar (every Wednesday)
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Drag Bingo at Loafers (every Wednesday)
📍→ Loafers Cocktail Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info
NOTE: must sign up beforehand

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | HENSON
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $13.39 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | SCUFF: Queer Country Dancing
📍→ Playhouse | Manhattan
COST: $20 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm – 9 pm | Social Hour: Online Chat and Check-In (every Wednesday)
📍→ virtual (DM organizer for link)
COST: FREE | insta

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Piano Bar with Special Guests (every Wednesday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but two drink min) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | QUEERAOKE at Henrietta Hudson (every Wednesday)
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Re[Vision]
📍→ Purgatory - upstairs | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info
NOTE: there is a flight of stairs to get to the second floor

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | MISSTER Weds (every Wednesday)
📍→ The Woods | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 04.29.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10:30 pm | Kehlani Night
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $13.39 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

THURSDAY, APRIL 30

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am - 12 pm | Open Doors, Open Hearts – ages 25+ (every Thursday)
📍→ 448 East 149th St. 3rd Floor | The Bronx
COST: FREE but MUST register as a DT client prior to attending | insta

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11:30 am - 1:30 pm | Queer Writing Coworking (every Thursday)
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT - LOVER LOVE
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT: (a)mending, (at)tending
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm | NYC DSA Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy Working Group’s Gender-Affirming Care Phone Zap
📍→ Virtual
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 7 pm | Open Hours: The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (the only queer bookstore in Manhattan)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm - 10 pm | Eight Ball Lounge: Karaoke & Pool Games at the Stonewall Inn (every Thursday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm | ESL Conversational Program
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Gender X (ages 13-to-22)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “Contact youth@gaycenter.org if you’d like to join”

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm - 8 pm | Open Hours: Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library is the only LGBTQ+ dedicated, free, circulating library in New York. The PPVR Library is committed to acquiring, maintaining, and making accessible a collection of literary, artistic, and intellectual works by, for, and about LGBTQ+ people. The Library promotes research, exploration, and discovery.”

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Pride Toastmasters
↳ LGBT Toastmasters
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE for first three visits / membership is $120 | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Beer Pong League @ Wilka’s (every Thursday)
📍→ Wilka’s | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (maybe?) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Game Night @ Astoria Food Pantry (every Thursday)
📍→ Astoria Food Pantry | Queens
COST: $10 suggested donation to pantry but NOTAFLOF | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | QTBIPOC JOURNALING CLUB Workshop Unlearning Survival: Journaling + Tools for When You’re Tired of Being Strong
📍→ Virtual
COST: $25 | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | UNO Night at The Bush
📍→ The Bush | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | BODY HACK: RAISING FUNDS FOR LA FUNDACIÓN FURIA TRANS
📍→ Nowadays | Queens
COST: $21.55 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Boys Like Us - A Queer Pop Art Exhibition
📍→ The Boiler Room | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer
NOTE: cash bar

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Brooklyn Loft’s Thursday Queer Figure Drawing
📍→ 476 Jefferson St. #307 | Brooklyn
COST: $23.18 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix
NOTE: there are stairs to get inside & one small dog will be present

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Drag Bingo at UES (every Thursday)
📍→ UES - 107 2nd. Ave | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Golden Spiral Comedy (last Thursday of the month)
📍→ Whiskey Cellar NYC | Manhattan
COST: $50.71 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Intimate F[r]agments: A Smutty Trans Open Mic
📍→ The Nonbinarian Bookstore | Brooklyn
COST: Free for TGNC/QTBIPOC - $5 for allies | tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Jazz Night: Lovers & Loners
📍→ Saint James Libations | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* but rsvp required as seating is limited | flyer / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm - 10 pm | Karaoke at Good Judy: Live B*tch, You Better Sing - Live Piano! (every Thursday)
📍→ Good Judy | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | rsvp
NOTE: there is a flight of stairs to get to the second floor

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Mix Tape Bingo
📍→ BareBurger - 366 W. 46 St. | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | QUEER PONG (every Thursday)
📍→ Blazers Sports Bar | Brooklyn
COST: $30 via venmo | insta / sign up

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queers Run Brooklyn: All Queers (every Thursday)
📍→ varies - see insta/discord | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta
NOTE: QRB organizers encourage those interested to join their discord for real time updates.

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Resonance: A Conversation and Live Performance with novelist Denne Michele Norris and experimental artist Yaz Lancaster, presented by ChamberQUEER
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: FREE - $21.05 (incl. taxes & fees) | info / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Rope Games
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: $10 - $35 (pay-what-you-can) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Thursgays at Cicchetti BK
📍→ Cicchetti BK | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | BRAIN ROT!
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $13.39 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | ABODE: A Showcase for QTBIPOC Creatives
📍→ BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
COST: $15 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | April Showers, Lets Empower
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: $11.20 - $26.50 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Blow Pop
📍→ All Night Skate | Brooklyn
COST: $5 - $20 | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Karaoke at Ginger’s Bar (every Thursday)
📍→ Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | HÖUSE Open Decks
📍→ Purgatory - downstairs | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | NYC Intermediate Line Dance Class
📍→ Gibney (Studio D) | Manhattan
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm - 1 am | Support Women DJs’ Open Decks (every Thursday)
📍→ DELIRIUM | Brooklyn
COST: $10 at door for non DJS | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Trivia at Phoenix Bar (every Thursday)
📍→ Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Trivia Night at Sandy Jack’s (every Thursday)
📍→ Sandy Jack’s Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | BUTCH FEMME THEY THEM CRUISING STOPLIGHT PARTY (every Thursday)
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Déa and the Drips @ Pete’s Candy Store
📍→ Pete’s Candy Store | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Karaoke at Icon (every Thursday)
📍→ Icon Astoria | Queens
COST: Free entry/no cover* (might be two drink min tho) | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Karaoke at Loafers Cocktail Bar (every Thursday)
📍→ Loafers Cocktail Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm - 1 am | Open Format: Dance Party (every Thursday)
📍→ Sycamore Bar + Flowershop | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | And What About It? (every Thursday)
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Thirsty Thursdays at Suite Bar w/ Moxy Cillin (every Thursday)
📍→ Suite Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Thirst Trap with Egypt and TBOY (every Thursday)
📍→ The Stonewall - upstairs | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Thursday Night Live with Matzah Belle Soup (every Thursday)
📍→ Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 04.30.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10:30 pm | Lana vs Ethel
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $20 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

FRIDAY, MAY 1

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8:30 am | May Day: AMAZON DELIVERS ICE: Rally to demand Amazon cut contracts with ICE
📍→ Bryant Park - Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain | Manhattan
COST: FREE | insta / info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am - 12 pm | Open Doors, Open Hearts – ages 25+ (every Friday)
📍→ 448 East 149th St. 3rd Fl. | The Bronx
COST: FREE but MUST register as a DT client prior to attending | insta

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT - LOVER LOVE
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 12:30 pm | Black Trans Media: Virtual Meditations (every Monday & Friday)
📍→ Virtual
COST: FREE but must rsvp by emailing blacktransmedia@gmail.com | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 7 pm | Open Hours: The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division (the only queer bookstore in Manhattan)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm | Healing Arts Class (every Friday)
📍→ 448 E. 149th St. 3rd fl. | The Bronx
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | Center Youth: Queer Art (ages 13-to-22)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “exploring different queer artists and photographers and how they tell their story through art, while also telling your story through different mediums. Contact youth@gaycenter.org if you’d like to join.”

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | May Day March DSA
📍→ meet at Robin Kovary Dog Run in Washington Sq. Park | Manhattan
COST: FREE | insta / info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Full Moon Circle
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Live Out Loud x BCC Gay Gam (ages 13–19)
📍→ The BCC Dog House | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | rsvp

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Rated Q: A Weekly Film Screening (ages 13-to-22)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “exploring different queer artists and photographers and how they tell their story through art, while also telling your story through different mediums. Contact youth@gaycenter.org if you’d like to join”

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | CUNY Law School’s Queer Prom & Fundraiser for TGNC Law Students
📍→ 9 Bob Note | Brooklyn
COST: $24.64 - $34.95 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm - 10 pm | HOUSE PARTY (every Friday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: 2 drink min | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Queer Science on Tap
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: TBA | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Trans Visibility Social Club’s Queer Board Game Night: AZUL
📍→ The Tiny Cupboard | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* (maybe?) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Spiritual Fridays
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | 1st Fridays: TGNC Swim Night & Social
📍→ Brooklyn Pride Center | Brooklyn
COST: FREE but rsvp is required | info / register

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Drag me to Joanne’s (every Friday)
📍→ Joanne Trattoria | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (maybe?) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | LGBT+ BIPOC Meet-Up
📍→ Virtual
COST: FREE | info / register
NOTE: The Queens LGBT Center / LGBT Network’s calendar does always have the option to link to specific events, so the info link above will take you to the main calendar page & you’ll have to scroll – sorry!

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | WE ARE THE MANY, THEY ARE THE FEW: a May Day Fundraiser
📍→ La Diáspora Bar & Restaurant | Manhattan
COST: $15 - $500 | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:15 pm | Henry’s Frog Prince
📍→ A.R.T. South Oxford Space, The Great Room | Brooklyn
COST: $20 - $40 (sliding scale) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Gay Fight Club
📍→ OUTBOX GYM | Brooklyn
COST: $16.66 (incl. taxes & fees) | info / tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Queers Run Brooklyn for TGNC
📍→ TBA | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta
NOTE: QRB organizers encourage those interested to join their discord for real time updates.

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | RADIO MAN By Sarah Groustra
📍→ Paradise Factory | Manhattan
COST: $35 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | The Coke Show with Tiffany Anne Coke (every Friday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but 2 drink min) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | The Devil Wears Prada 2
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $13.39 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | May Day Rally After-Party @ BOYFRIEND co-op
📍→ BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | slow wine
📍→ Saint James Libations | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Feral Fridays at Henrietta Hudson (every Friday)
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | We the People (every Friday)
📍→ Albatross Bar | Queens
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta
NOTE: There are stairs to get inside

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9:30 pm | Lesbian Artist Collective’s Holy Waters: A Mythical Lesbian Adventure
📍→ The Tank | Manhattan
COST: $23 - $43 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / info / tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Fri Night Dance Party (every Friday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but 2 drink min) | info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | HIMBO (every Friday)
📍→ VV Bar | Manhattan
COST: FREE before 11 pm / $10 after 11 pm | insta

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | NO RSTXXXN (every Friday)
📍→ Balcon Salon | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | SHREK XCX: a Charli + Shrek Dance Party
📍→ 9 Bob Note | Brooklyn
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Trakata
📍→ The Bush | Brooklyn
COST: $16.50 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10:30 pm | HIMBO
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.01.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 pm | Night of 1000 Miss Coney Islands
📍→ Purgatory - upstairs | Brooklyn
COST: $28.22 | tix
NOTE: there is a flight of stairs to get to the second floor

SATURDAY, MAY 2

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am | Guided Breathing & Healing Circle
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am | Queers Runs Brooklyn: All Queers (every Saturday)
📍→ TBA | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta
NOTE: QRB organizers encourage those interested to join their discord for real time updates.

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am | Sexy Saturday Queer Feet (every Saturday)
📍→ varies - see insta | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10:30 am - 1:30 pm | Male Figure Drawing Group (every Saturday)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: $20 - first come, first serve | insta / info

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 am | Coffee with Comrades - Brooklyn
📍→ Cafe Bossa | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta / info

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 am | Drag Brunch @ Rise Bar (every Saturday)
📍→ Rise Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* / depends on your purchase | info / make reso

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT - LOVER LOVE
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12:30 pm | Crown Heights Care Collective Meeting (every Saturday)
📍→ Another World | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | flyer
NOTE: masking indoors is required & will be provided

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12:45 pm | Baby Tea Brunch (seating 1 of 2)
📍→ Superfine | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* / depends on your purchase | info / make reso

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT: (a)mending, (at)tending
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 4 pm | May Day Celebration Brunch, Film Showing and Discussion
📍→ Freedom Hall | Manhattan
COST: FREE ($15 donation for brunch) | rsvp

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2 pm | Trans Art Fest: Artist Talk by Juno Soleil Vieira
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE - donation | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2 pm - 8 pm | Waistline Daytime Party
📍→ The Ivory on Park | Brooklyn
COST: $17.49 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2:30 pm | RADIO MAN By Sarah Groustra
📍→ Paradise Factory | Manhattan
COST: $35 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2:30 pm | SCUFF: Queer Line Dance Class - Beginner
📍→ Gibney (Studio D) | Manhattan
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2:45 pm | Sapphic Social Volleyball by Sapphix Hits
📍→ TBA after ticket purchase | TBA
COST: $20/day or $55 for all 3 | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2:45 pm | Baby Tea Brunch (seating 2 of 2)
📍→ Superfine | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but it’s a brunch so purchase expected) | info

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | Bass At The Altar x gURLSlikegIRLS: a Black dance music party
📍→ Cafe Erzulie | Brooklyn
COST: $15 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | Trans Art Fest: Artist Talk and Sound Bath by Phoenix Amadi
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE - donation | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4:30 pm | Queerness, Masculinity, and Class with Tareq Baconi, Alejandro Heredia, and Thomas Page McBee
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE but registration is required | flyer / register

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4:30 pm | Queer Tango Classes (every Saturday)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: $20 but NOTAFLOF | register

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm - 10 pm | SAFAERA SAFICA: un perreo intenso for the grown & sapphic (30+)
📍→ Walnut Bar & Grill | The Bronx
COST: $25.99 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm - 10 pm | a soft(spaces) house party
📍→ RSVP for address | The Bronx
COST: $15 - $30 | flyer / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Queer Tango Practice (every Saturday)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: $20 but NOTAFLOF | register

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | House Work w/ DJ Knox Sloop (every Saturday)
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Bear Belly
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Queer Flips: Gymnastics for LGBTQIA+
↳ Queer Flips
📍→ 92NY | Manhattan
COST: $27 | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Queer Tango Classes - Intermediate (every Saturday)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: $20 but NOTAFLOF | register

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | CHICKEN SCRATCH Fundraiser
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: $20 recommended | info / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm - late | Karaoke at Good Judy: Yas Kween (every Saturday)
📍→ Good Judy - Upstairs | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | rsvp
NOTE: there is a flight of stairs to get to the second floor

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:15 pm | Henry’s Frog Prince
📍→ A.R.T. South Oxford Space, The Great Room | Brooklyn
COST: $20 - $40 (sliding scale) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | RADIO MAN By Sarah Groustra
📍→ Paradise Factory | Manhattan
COST: $35 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Bad & Bougie (every Saturday)
📍→ Hardware Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Blacklist Wine Night
📍→ Saint James Libations | Brooklyn
COST: $20 - $30 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Coil & Cord Masked Rope Jam (COVID-concious)
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: $11.66 - $43.26 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | It’s Showtime (every Saturday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but 2 drink min) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Serve Saturday at Henrietta Hudson (every Saturday)
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9:30 pm | Lesbian Artist Collective’s Holy Waters: A Mythical Lesbian Adventure
📍→ The Tank | Manhattan
COST: $23 - $43 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / info / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Freakniq Farewell: Trae Edition
📍→ The Bush | Brooklyn
COST: $12.79 - $18.14 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | LESBOTOMY: EMO NIGHT FOR ALT/GOTH SAPPHICS
📍→ Talon Bar | Brooklyn
COST: $12.51 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Sat Night Dance Parties (every Saturday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but 2 drink min) | info

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Sexx Dreams (every Saturday)
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | SURGE (every Saturday)
📍→ Hardware Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10:30 pm | DEEPER
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $13.39 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SAT. ~ 05.02.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 pm | Soda Pop (every Saturday)
📍→ Playhouse | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

SUNDAY, MAY 3

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 8 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 am - 12 pm | Birding + Park Clean-Up
📍→ Franz Sigel Park | The Bronx
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am | Dyke Run – Beginner (every Sunday)
📍→ see flyer | Manhattan
COST: FREE | insta

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 am - 1 pm | Board Game Brunch
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* but rsvp is required | info / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 am | Queer Park Workout
📍→ Seward Park | Manhattan
COST: $28.52 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 am | Queers Run Brooklyn (1st and 3rd Sunday in April)
📍→ Prospect Park | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta
NOTE: QRB organizers encourage those interested to join their discord for real time updates.

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT - LOVER LOVE
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 4 pm | Open Hours: Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library is the only LGBTQ+ dedicated, free, circulating library in New York. The PPVR Library is committed to acquiring, maintaining, and making accessible a collection of literary, artistic, and intellectual works by, for, and about LGBTQ+ people. The Library promotes research, exploration, and discovery.”

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 3 pm | Trans Teen Zine Workshop
📍→ Gallery 198 | Brooklyn
COST: FREE - $20 suggested (NOTAFLOF) | flyer / register

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 10 pm | Dream Sequence: A Sapphic Slumber Party
📍→ TBA | TBA
COST: FREE - $25 | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 4 pm | T4T Clothing Swap (every 1st Sunday)
📍→ The Nonbinarian Bookstore | Brooklyn
COST: FREE / no registration required | insta / info

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2 pm - 5 pm | LSM’s Dungeon Monitor Training
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: $7.18 for members - $15 non-members | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2 pm | Stitchin n’ Bitchin
📍→ Cherry On Too | Brooklyn
COST: $1 | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2:30 pm | Brooklyn Loft’s Sunday Afternoon Figure Drawing
📍→ 476 Jefferson St. #307 | Brooklyn
COST: $17.85 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix
NOTE: there are stairs to get inside & one small dog will be present

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2:30 pm | Brag Drunch (every Sunday)
📍→ Branded Saloon | Brooklyn
COST: varies | insta / info

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2:30 pm | RADIO MAN By Sarah Groustra
📍→ Paradise Factory | Manhattan
COST: $35 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
3 pm | Leathercare Circle
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
3 pm | Lez Write! Black Lesbian Writing Circle
📍→ Saint James Libations | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* but rsvp | flyer / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
3 pm | Sunday Sessions: Figure Drawing (every 1st Sunday)
📍→ The Broadway | Brooklyn
COST: $20 | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
3 pm - 8 pm | Sunday Tea with DJ Chauncey D (every Sunday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* with 2 drink min | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
3:30 pm | SCUFF: Queer Line Dance Class - Intermediate
📍→ Gibney (Studio D) | Manhattan
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | FEMMES Book Club (every 1st Sunday)
📍→ Everything’s Jake NYC Bar & Lounge | Manhattan
COST: $15 – $17.85 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix
NOTE: this is not a queer-exclusive book club

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | Neopets X Purgatory Community Meetup
📍→ Purgatory - upstairs | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info
NOTE: there is a flight of stairs to get to the second floor

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm - 5:15 pm | Queer Salsa - Beginners Workshop
📍→ Houghton Hall Arts Community | Manhattan
COST: $23.18 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | Topperz Pinball Club
📍→ Scrappleland | Brooklyn
COST: FREE to PWYC to play / 1 item purchase | insta

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm | The Library is Open: A Queer Reading Workshop
📍→ Honeymoon Coffee Shop | Queens
COST: TBA | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm - 11 pm | Regular Degular’s WrestleMania and Battle of the Bands
📍→ 148 Frost St. | Brooklyn
COST: $20.93 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm | Queer Salsa - Advanced Beginners Workshop
📍→ Houghton Hall Arts Community | Manhattan
COST: $23.18 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Argoknots Mending Club: Open Mending Circle
📍→ Godspeed Arts | Brooklyn
COST: $10 - $15 | register

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Boot Play and Rope Workshop
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: $20.08 - $64.32 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | FAMILY MEAL • A Disco Supper Club
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $26.78 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Forbidden Fruit starring Eden Darkstar (every Sunday)
📍→ Icon Astoria | Queens
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | THE MET* BALL
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: $10 | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | SunDaze
📍→ Saint James Libations | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm - 8 pm | Salsa Classes for Absolute Beginners (every Sunday)
📍→ Houghton Hall Arts Community | Manhattan
COST: $23.18 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | SCUFF: Queer Line Dance Series - Beginner
📍→ Gibney (Studio D) | Manhattan
COST: $25/class or $165 for all 8 classes (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Buck Wild: Line Dance Lessons (every Sunday)
📍→ Desert 5 Spot | Brooklyn
COST: $19.71 (incl. taxes & fees) / limited tix at door | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Lesbian Artist Collective’s Holy Waters: A Mythical Lesbian Adventure
📍→ The Tank | Manhattan
COST: $23 - $43 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / info / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Wet Spot Presents: What’s the Tea?
📍→ Parkside Lounge | Manhattan
COST: $17 | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:15 pm | Henry’s Frog Prince
📍→ A.R.T. South Oxford Space, The Great Room | Brooklyn
COST: $20 - $40 (sliding scale) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:45 pm | Sunday Sqool Comedy & After Party (every Sunday)
📍→ Sour Mouse | Manhattan
COST: $12.51 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Family Game Night
📍→ Purgatory - downstairs | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Colmadón Latin Night with DJ Oatmilk
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | La Boix: AAPI Heritage Month Edition
📍→ Young Ethel’s | Brooklyn
COST: $5 - $10 suggested | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | BOUNCE! (every Sunday)
📍→ Balcon Salon | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | The Invasion Drag Spectacular (every Sunday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* with two drink min | info

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Karaoke at the Broadway (every Sunday)
📍→ The Broadway | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10:30 pm | The CLIT: a drag parody of The Pitt
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $13.39 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ SUN. ~ 05.03.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 pm | Night Werk (every Sunday)
📍→ Playhouse | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

MONDAY, MAY 4

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 am | Dyke Run’s Morning Intermediate to Advanced Run (every Monday)
📍→ Central Park | Manhattan
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am - 12 pm | Open Doors, Open Hearts – ages 25+ (every Monday)
📍→ 448 East 149th St. 3rd Fl. | The Bronx
COST: FREE but MUST register as a DT client prior to attending | insta

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 12:30 pm | Black Trans Media: Virtual Meditations for Black Trans Men & Mascs
📍→ Virtual
COST: FREE but must rsvp by emailing blacktransmedia@gmail.com | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Center Support: Stories (for trans women & trans femmes)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Center Support: Voices
📍→ Virtual
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Queer Playwrights Circle
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:45 pm | NightCAP Ride: Cyclists Against Patriarchy (every Monday)
📍→ varies - see insta | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm - 9 pm | Drag King Bingo with Cunning Stunt King
📍→ Lucky 13 Saloon | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queers Run Brooklyn: Trans + Non-Binary Folks
📍→ varies - see insta/discord | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta
NOTE: QRB organizers encourage those interested to join their discord for real time updates.

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queer Uno Night
📍→ Oberon | Brooklyn
COST: $15 | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | SLOTH Storytelling: THE GOOD HANG
📍→ Parkside Lounge | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Sports Adjacent: Weekly Standup Comedy Show (every Monday)
📍→ Wilka’s Sports Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Brooklyn Loft’s Monday Figure Drawing
📍→ 476 Jefferson St. #307 | Brooklyn
COST: $13.62 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix
NOTE: there are stairs to get inside & one small dog will be present

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Poetry is Gay (every 2nd and 4th Monday)
↳ Brooke Finegold
📍→ Dayglow | Brooklyn
COST: $10/class or $10/mo substack subscription | info

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | RADIO MAN By Sarah Groustra
📍→ Paradise Factory | Manhattan
COST: $35 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Ask-A-Masc
📍→ Sugar Mouse | Manhattan
COST: $14.21 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | The Jelly: ‘Heal the World’ feat. Kayla GC
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $15 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Apocalypse Noir (every Monday)
📍→ Balcon | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Bingo at the Stonewall Inn (every Monday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but 2 drink min) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Mad Mondayz: Open Stage (every Monday)
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.04.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Open to All (OTA) (every Monday)
📍→ 3 Dollar Bill | Brooklyn
COST: $20 at door | insta

TUESDAY, MAY 5

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 am | Queer Birders’ Spring Migration Walk – Queens
📍→ Meet at 50th Ave & Center Blvd. | Queens
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 am | Queers Run Brooklyn: All Queers (every Tuesday)
📍→ varies - see insta/discord | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta
NOTE: QRB organizers encourage those interested to join their discord for real time updates.

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am - 12 pm | Open Doors, Open Hearts – ages 25+ (every Tuesday)
📍→ 448 East 149th St. 3rd Fl. | The Bronx
COST: FREE but MUST register as a DT client prior to attending | insta

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
3:30 pm - 6 pm | Artist Rehab Workshop
↳ Brooke Finegold
📍→ BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
COST: $32-37.50/week or $375-450 for full 12-weeks (sliding scale) | register

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm - 7 pm | Black Trans Media: Technical Tuesdays
📍→ TBA | Brooklyn
COST: FREE but must rsvp by emailing blacktransmedia@gmail.com | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm - 6:30 pm | LGBT Bar NY Weekly Walk-In Legal Clinic
↳ LGBT Bar NY
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm - 8pm | Make it with Brini Maxwell: Weekly Crafting (every Tuesday)
📍→ Club Cumming | Manhattan
COST: 2 drink min | info

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Drag Bingo with Paige Turner (every Tuesday)
📍→ Rise Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Broadway Bingo (every Tuesday)
📍→ Hardware Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Level Up! Video Game Club
📍→ Purgatory - downstairs | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Pop Quiz Party at Blazers (every Tuesday)
📍→ Blazers Sports Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queer Figure Drawing at Coil & Cord
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: $16.92 - $43.26 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queer Joy Ride (every Tuesday)
📍→ Grand Army Plaza | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | QUEER WORK OUT CLASS (All Levels)
📍→ 36 Ludlow St. | Manhattan
COST: $28.52 (incl. taxes & fees) | register

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Tin Lizzie’s Juke Joint: a Sapphic Night of Rhythm & Devotion
📍→ Ligaw | Manhattan
COST: $13.33 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Unhinged: Drag Variety Show (every Tuesday)
📍→ Balcon Salon | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | voguing 101 with Zenith: an introductory vogue dance class
📍→ 270 Rider Ave. | The Bronx
COST: $30 - $35 | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Figure Drawing: Sapphic-Led (every Tuesday)
📍→ 130 Palmetto St. | Brooklyn
COST: $15 / DM for sliding scale - art supplies provided | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Trivia at Wilka’s (every Tuesday)
📍→ Wilka’s Sports Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Club Cumming’s Open Mic (every Tuesday)
📍→ Club Cumming | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Lotería Night with Cholula Lemon and DJ carloskilledit
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $9.30 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | PERFUME: a queer monthly reading series
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Chart Toppers: Favorite Billboard Hits Dance Show (every Tuesday)
📍→ The Ritz New York | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | In the Living Room (every Tuesday)
📍→ Club Cumming | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Karaoke at Sandy Jack’s Bar (every Tuesday)
📍→ Sandy Jack’s | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Karaoke at Toolbox with Matzah Belle-Soup (every Tuesday)
📍→ The Toolbox | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ TUES. ~ 05.05.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | QUEERAOKE at Metropolitan Bar (every Tuesday)
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 am | Queer Birders’ Spring Migration Walk – Brooklyn
📍→ Meet at Central Park 103rd St. entrance | Manhattan
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 am | Queer Birders’ Spring Migration Walk – Manhattan
📍→ Meet at Central Park 103rd St. entrance | Manhattan
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 5 pm | ART EXHIBIT: LOVER LOVE
↳ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Shu Lea
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 5 pm | ART EXHIBIT - Opening Day: The Object of Power is Power
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm | Healing Arts Class (every Wednesday)
📍→ 448 E. 149th St. 3rd fl. | The Bronx
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT: (a)mending, (at)tending
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm - 7 pm | Black Trans Creatives (every Wednesday)
📍→ TBA | Brooklyn
COST: FREE but must rsvp by emailing blacktransmedia@gmail.com | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm | ESL Conversational Program
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | SCUFF: Queer Line Dance Class - Beginner
📍→ Red Eye NY | Manhattan
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Linocut Workshop + Shirt Printing
📍→ Purgatory - upstairs | Brooklyn
COST: FREE - $11.33 | tix
NOTE: there is a flight of stairs to get to the second floor

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm - 8 pm | Queer Personal Stories (every 1st and 3rd Wednesday)
📍→ Brooklyn Community Pride Center
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Queer Writing Night
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | SCUFF: Queer Line Dance Class - Beginner
📍→ Gibney (Studio D) | Manhattan
COST: $25 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm – 9 pm | Bingo, Bitch with Essa Noche (every Wednesday)
📍→ Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Coil & Cord’s Chest Harness Fundamentals
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: $18 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Dyke Run NYC’s Wednesday Track Workout
📍→ Varies - see flyer | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queer Feet’s Wedneslay Run (every Wednesday)
📍→ TBA | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Trivia Wednesdays (every Wednesday)
📍→ Hardware Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:15 pm | Sports Adjacent: Weekly Standup Comedy Show (every Wednesday)
📍→ Blazers Sports Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | rsvp

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Brooklyn Loft’s Wednesday Figure Drawing
📍→ 476 Jefferson St. #307 | Brooklyn
COST: $17.85 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix
NOTE: there are stairs to get inside & one small dog will be present

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Marley Gotterer’s WOKE IS BACK: POETRY SLAM EXTRAVAGANZA
📍→ The Bell House | Brooklyn
COST: $25.05 (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Alotta Trivia Metropolitan Bar (every Wednesday)
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Better in Black: Britney Spears
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $13.39 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Bingo: Love, Lashes & Luck (every 1st Wednesday)
📍→ Sandy Jack’s | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Drag Bingo at Loafers (every Wednesday)
📍→ Loafers Cocktail Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info
NOTE: must sign up beforehand

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Drag Queen Bingo with Miss Fellatia (every 1st Wednesday)
📍→ Sycamore Bar & Flowershop | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Karaoke at The Holler (every 1st Wednesday)
📍→ The Holler | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm – 9 pm | Social Hour: Online Chat and Check-In (every Wednesday)
📍→ virtual (DM organizer for link)
COST: FREE | insta

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | DOUBLE DS: BIRTHDAY EDITION
📍→ All Night Skate | Brooklyn
COST: $10 - $20 | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Piano Bar with Special Guests (every Wednesday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but two drink min) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | QUEERAOKE at Henrietta Hudson (every Wednesday)
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Trans Masc Meetup: Collage & Craft Night
📍→ Happyfun Hideaway | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Caliente: Jock Strap Party (every 1st & 3rd Wednesday)
📍→ Icon Astoria | Queens
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | MISSTER Weds (every Wednesday)
📍→ The Woods | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ WEDS. ~ 05.06.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10:30 pm | Night of 1000 Tillies
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $16.07 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

THURSDAY, MAY 7

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am - 12 pm | Open Doors, Open Hearts – ages 25+ (every Thursday)
📍→ 448 East 149th St. 3rd Floor | The Bronx
COST: FREE but MUST register as a DT client prior to attending | insta

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11:30 am - 1:30 pm | Queer Writing Coworking (every Thursday)
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT - LOVER LOVE
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ MON. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT: (a)mending, (at)tending
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
3 pm | Let’s Dance Our Story (every Thursday)
📍→ 448 East 149th St. 3rd Floor | The Bronx
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5 pm - 10 pm | Eight Ball Lounge: Karaoke & Pool Games at the Stonewall Inn (every Thursday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Gender X (ages 13-to-22)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “Contact youth@gaycenter.org if you’d like to join”

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Crush Life Story Lab: A Storytelling Space
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no over* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm - 8 pm | Open Hours: Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library
↳ Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “Pat Parker/Vito Russo Library is the only LGBTQ+ dedicated, free, circulating library in New York. The PPVR Library is committed to acquiring, maintaining, and making accessible a collection of literary, artistic, and intellectual works by, for, and about LGBTQ+ people. The Library promotes research, exploration, and discovery.”

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Trans Men Over 30 Social Club May Meet Up
📍→ Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Beer Pong League @ Wilka’s (every Thursday)
📍→ Wilka’s | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (maybe?) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Game Night @ Astoria Food Pantry (every Thursday)
📍→ Astoria Food Pantry | Queens
COST: $10 suggested donation to pantry but NOTAFLOF | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | AirFlow: A Suspension Transition Sequence workshop
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: $30 - $90 for tying pair / $20 - $60 for observer (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Bimboland: a Workshop
↳ The Taillor Group (@taillorgroup)
📍→ The Crown | Brooklyn
COST: $17.89 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Book Launch + Sapph-Lit’s 1st Book to Publish: Saturn Returning by Kim Narby
📍→ Pinky Swear | Manhattan
COST: $45 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Brooklyn Loft’s Thursday Queer Figure Drawing
📍→ 476 Jefferson St. #307 | Brooklyn
COST: $23.18 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix
NOTE: there are stairs to get inside & will be one small dog present

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | CRUX Trans/Nonbinary/Intersex Climbing (every 1st Tuesday)
📍→ Movement Harlem on 125th | Manhattan
COST: FREE but registration is required | register

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Drag Bingo at UES (every Thursday)
📍→ UES - 107 2nd. Ave | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Hilary Duff + Friends - The Disney Pop Icon Ball
📍→ 9 Bob Note | Brooklyn
COST: $25 - $30 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm - 10 pm | Karaoke at Good Judy: Live B*tch, You Better Sing - Live Piano! (every Thursday)
📍→ Good Judy | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | rsvp
NOTE: there is a flight of stairs to get to the second floor

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | QUEER PONG (every Thursday)
📍→ Blazers Sports Bar | Brooklyn
COST: $30 via venmo | insta / sign up

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | She’s Got Game
📍→ Blazers Sports Bar | Brooklyn
COST: FREE bur rsvp’ing is required | rsvp

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Thursgays at Cicchetti BK
📍→ Cicchetti BK | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Queers Run Brooklyn: All Queers (every Thursday)
📍→ varies - see insta/discord | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta
NOTE: QRB organizers encourage those interested to join their discord for real time updates.

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm - 10 pm | Tarot & Cocktails (every 1st Thursday)
📍→ Sycamore Bar & Flowershop | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | RADIO MAN By Sarah Groustra
📍→ Paradise Factory | Manhattan
COST: $35 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Dyke Camp Fundraiser
📍→ The Bush | Brookltn
COST: $20-40 suggested (NOTAFLOF) | flyer / sign up to volunteer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Hot Honey Hags
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $15 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Karaoke at Ginger’s Bar (every Thursday)
📍→ Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm - 1 am | Support Women DJs’ Open Decks (every Thursday)
📍→ DELIRIUM | Brooklyn
COST: $10 at door for non DJS | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Trivia at Phoenix Bar (every Thursday)
📍→ Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Trivia Night at Sandy Jack’s (every Thursday)
📍→ Sandy Jack’s Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | BUTCH FEMME THEY THEM CRUISING STOPLIGHT PARTY (every Thursday)
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Déjá Vu (every Thursday)
📍→ Club Cumming | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Karaoke at Icon (every Thursday)
📍→ Icon Astoria | Queens
COST: Free entry/no cover* (might be two drink min tho) | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Karaoke at Loafers Cocktail Bar (every Thursday)
📍→ Loafers Cocktail Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm - 1 am | Open Format: Dance Party (every Thursday)
📍→ Sycamore Bar + Flowershop | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Shirley’s Temple: Lesbian Party
📍→ Pete’s Candy Store | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | rsvp

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | And What About It? (every Thursday)
📍→ Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | KISS KISS x Justin Miller
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Support Women DJs: BABEITSPURR, BRIDGE, elle xxo, Slaycey, Val Fleury
📍→ Nowadays | Queens
COST: $10 at door for non-DJs | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Thirsty Thursdays at Suite Bar w/ Moxy Cillin (every Thursday)
📍→ Suite Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Thirst Trap with Egypt and TBOY (every Thursday)
📍→ The Stonewall - upstairs | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ THURS. ~ 05.07.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Thursday Night Live with Matzah Belle Soup (every Thursday)
📍→ Phoenix Bar | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

FRIDAY, MAY 8

TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESOURCES
→ FREE FOOD & GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
→ QUEER SUPPORT GROUPS & PEER CIRCLES
→ PLACES TO GET TESTED

QUEER EVENTS & THINGS GOING ON TODAY IN NYC

*Free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. Don’t forget to tip performers and bartenders – cash is best.

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 am | Pride Laps (every Friday)
📍→ Prospect Park | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 am - 10 pm | ART EXHIBIT: Lesbian Life, Love, and Community in NYC
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 am - 12 pm | Open Doors, Open Hearts – ages 25+ (every Friday)
📍→ 448 East 149th St. 3rd Fl. | The Bronx
COST: FREE but MUST register as a DT client prior to attending | insta

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT - LOVER LOVE
📍→ Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
COST: $10 suggested donation | info / tix
NOTE: External steps lead to our entrance doors but a wheelchair lift is available.

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm - 12:30 pm | Black Trans Media: Virtual Meditations (every Monday & Friday)
📍→ Virtual
COST: FREE but must rsvp by emailing blacktransmedia@gmail.com | flyer / info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
12 pm | Healing Arts Class (every Friday)
📍→ 448 E. 149th St. 3rd fl. | The Bronx
COST: FREE | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
1 pm - 6 pm | ART EXHIBIT: (a)mending, (at)tending
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta / rsvp

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
2:30 pm | RADIO MAN By Sarah Groustra
📍→ Paradise Factory | Manhattan
COST: $35 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
4 pm | Center Youth: Queer Art (ages 13-to-22)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “exploring different queer artists and photographers and how they tell their story through art, while also telling your story through different mediums. Contact youth@gaycenter.org if you’d like to join.””

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Rated Q: A Weekly Film Screening (ages 13-to-22)
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info
NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: “exploring different queer artists and photographers and how they tell their story through art, while also telling your story through different mediums. Contact youth@gaycenter.org if you’d like to join”

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
5:30 pm | Skirt Chasers Local: MIX-HER
📍→ Ridgewood Commons | Queens
COST: FREE | insta

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm - 10 pm | HOUSE PARTY (every Friday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: 2 drink min | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Sapphic Happy Hour
📍→ Madame X | Manhattan
COST: FREE - $12.51 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix
NOTE: there are seven steps to get into Madame X (& additional steps to get into the backyard, should you go back there)

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6 pm | Sapphic Social & NY Liberty’s Opening Game
📍→ social TBD / game at Barclays Center | Brooklyn
COST: $47.40+ (incl. taxes & fees) | flyer / rsvp / game tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
6:30 pm | Spiritual Fridays
📍→ The Center | Manhattan
COST: FREE | info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Drag me to Joanne’s (every Friday)
📍→ Joanne Trattoria | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (maybe?) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Liberty Opening Party
📍→ Ginger’s Bar | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Middle of Nowhere *A Kacey Musgraves Album Release Party*
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $13.39 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | Seven Wonders – MAGIC SHOW
📍→ Hive Mind Books | Brooklyn
COST: FREE - $17.85 (incl. taxes & fees) | info / tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7 pm | TRANS GIRL PICNIC SPRING BENEFIT SHOW FOR F2L COMMISSARY RELIEF FUND
📍→ Hart Bar | Brooklyn
COST: $10 (NOTAFLOF) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | Queers Run Brooklyn for TGNC
📍→ TBA | Brooklyn
COST: FREE | insta
NOTE: QRB organizers encourage those interested to join their discord for real time updates.

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
7:30 pm | RADIO MAN By Sarah Groustra
📍→ Paradise Factory | Manhattan
COST: $35 - $50 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | Coil & Cord Rope Jam
📍→ Coil & Cord Studio | Brooklyn
COST: $11.66 - $43.66 (incl. taxes & fees) | insta / tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | The Coke Show with Tiffany Anne Coke (every Friday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn – upstairs | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but 2 drink min) | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
8 pm | First Fridays with Stevo Blaque (every 1st Friday)
📍→ Loafers Cocktail Bar
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Drag Queen Karaoke at Fiona’s (every 2nd Friday)
📍→ Fiona’s | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | Feral Fridays at Henrietta Hudson (every Friday)
📍→ Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | MOTHER: a Pink Pixie Draglesque Show
📍→ Sunset Stoop | Brooklyn
COST: $10 (suggested) | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9 pm | We the People (every Friday)
📍→ Albatross Bar | Queens
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta
NOTE: There are stairs to get inside

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
9:30 pm | Liberty Season Opener
📍→ Branded Saloon | Brooklyn
COST: Free entry/no cover* | flyer

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | Fri Night Dance Party (every Friday)
📍→ The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* (but 2 drink min) | info

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | HIMBO (every Friday)
📍→ VV Bar | Manhattan
COST: FREE before 11 pm / $10 after 11 pm | insta

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | NO RSTXXXN (every Friday)
📍→ Balcon Salon | Manhattan
COST: Free entry/no cover* | insta

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
10 pm | VERY
📍→ c’mon everybody | Brooklyn
COST: $28.84 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

⟡✧⟡ FRI. ~ 05.08.2026 ⟡✧⟡
11 pm | Gorgeous Gorgeous
📍→ The Sultan Room | Brooklyn
COST: $31.68 (incl. taxes & fees) | tix

queer on the street was born out of frustration and a little bit of dyke spite.

At the end of 2020, I found myself frustrated with how local news outlets were covering, if at all, the queer community. I wanted stories about people like me and my friends: the they/them dykes, girly pop lesbians, chaotic bisexuals, nonbinary/GNC and trans people. The creatives, weirdos, outcasts and divas. Stories of queer joy, creativity, love and resilience.

In December 2021, I decided I wasn’t going to wait around for things to change and since I had more than 7 years (at the time) in journalism, social media management and film experience under my belt, I decided I’d just do it myself and launched queer on the street (qots), an online news publication, for all things queer in NYC. I wrote news and culture stories, had an events calendar and so much more. With the exception of several book and TV/film reviews I paid a freelancer to write, I did everything myself and paid for it out of my own pocket.

In 2023, I had to sign a no-compete with my current employer which meant I couldn’t report for other publications, even my own, and painfully had to take qots offline as a result. I wanted to keep the qots name alive and bring the community together through information, but had to find a way to do it without breaking the no-compete. I figured it out in Oct. 2024 and launched NO STRAIGHT PLANS, a free weekly newsletter, for queer things to do in NYC.

The full publication WILL make a comeback. When? I honestly don’t know, but it will. I promise. Until then... I’ll be doing what I can through loopholes. ;---)

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