The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space hosted by The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, on the unceded land of the Munsee Lenape, now known as New York City. We aim to foster a community invested in the values of mindfulness, intellectual curiosity, justice, compassion, and playfulness. The Bureau seeks to excite and educate a self-confident, sex-positive, and supportive queer community by offering books, publications, and art and by hosting readings, performances, film screenings, book discussion groups, and workshops. We provide local and visiting queers and friends with an open and inclusive space for dialogue and socializing. The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division welcomes you.
The Bureau was formerly hosted by Strange Loop Gallery from November 15, 2012 through the end of August 2013, and resided at 83A Hester St. from September 2013 through September 2014.
The Bureau acknowledges that our organization operates on the unceded land of the Munsee Lenape. We encourage you to join the Bureau in signing up to make a monthly donation to the American Indian Community House’s Manahatta Fund.
“The Manna-hatta Fund,” according to its website, “is an invitation to all settlers and non-Native people who wish to acknowledge the legacy of theft and genocide that comprise the history of New York City and the United States.
“The people who inhabited this land at the time of European arrival, including the Munsee Lenape, Canarsee, Rockaway, Wappinger, Manahatin, Reckgawanc, Unkechaug, Matinecock, Haudenosaunee, and more, were brutally annihilated, assimilated, or displaced altogether to create European-led settlements and government. The violence of colonization is ongoing even while millions of Native people follow in the footsteps of their ancestors to repair and restore their communities.
“Native survival in the face of such violence and loss requires community, and for 52 years the American Indian Community House has been a lifeline for the estimated 111,000 Native people living in New York City. Acting as an intertribal hub for our metropolitan region, AICH provides health and wellness services, cultural events, community, and a voice for Indigenous Peoples. 100% of all Manna-hatta Fund donations go directly to American Indian Community House.”
Find out more and make a donation at: mannahattafund.org
In 2024, the Bureau committed to following the guidelines for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). Read our statement here.
for AMNY, June 27 2019
Donnie Jochum and Greg Newton are the co-founders of the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, established in 2012.
Location
@ The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street, Room 210
New York, NY 10011
The Bureau is located in room 210 of The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Take the stairs to the second floor and make a right at the corner on your right. Or take the elevator to the second floor and make a left when you exit. The Bureau is the last door on your left.
The Bureau is wheelchair accessible. Take the street entrance ramp (to the right of The Center’s main entrance) and you will find an elevator behind the Information and Referral desk (to the left of the staircase).
All-gender bathrooms are available down the hall from the Bureau.
Hours
Wednesdays-Sundays, 1 to 7 PM
Support the Bureau
The Bureau is an independent, all-volunteer project. We have no paid staff. The money we make from sales goes right back into the business. We rely on sales and donations to cover our operating costs. Thank you for your support!