BGSQD
Write Queer! is an ongoing open-ended weekly writing workshop for those who identify as both Queer and Writer. Come read a variety of work by queer artists, generate new…
Reception celebrating the publication of "The 1970s," a special issue of Women's Studies Quarterly, by The Feminist Press. And a toast to the launch of equalityarchive.com--a digital…
Published 14 years apart Mike Albo’s Hornito (2001) and Brontez Purnell’s Johnny Would You Love Me If My Dick Were Bigger (2015) are a literature pairing made…
Ryan Berg, author of No House to Call My Home: Love, Family, & Other Transgressions, will talk about his work in New York City as a caseworker…
Topside Press Autumnal Invitational Features: Sara Woods (Sara, or the Existence of Fire) Charles Theonia (Which One Is The Bridge) Lisa Foad (The Night Is A Mouth)…
If you are new to the city, recently out, just looking for friends, or whatever experiences brought you to us - we offer a safe space where…
Learn how a book can succeed in today’s volatile marketplace. A publisher, agent, bookseller, publicist, and cultural critic discuss such questions as: What are editors and publishers looking…
TELL is an evening of story telling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division since February 2014.…
Join us for the 8th installment of Newfangled, poetry readings by emerging poets hosted by Robert Siek. Newfangled 8 will feature Peter LaBerge, Andriniki Mattis, and Angel Nafis. …
A reading and discussion of True Religion, J.L. Weinberg's debut novel about the supernatural and spirituality in the New Age, with a distinctly gay twist. An unexpected…
Moderated by Perry Brass (The Manly Pursuit of Desire and Love, Belhue Press), Celestial Body 2 is part two of a three-part series of discussions, readings, and…
John Whittier Treat will speak on his debut novel about the early years of the AIDS epidemic in Seattle, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE YELLOW HOUSE…
Download a PDF of the press release. How do we use our rage? When confronted with injustice after injustice, what do we do with our anger? Audre…
In celebration of TARNISHED GOLD, Book Two in Ann Aptaker's Cantor Gold Crime Series, an evening of food and entertainment, featuring a fabulous Tarnished Gold performance and…
Author Ben Shepard writes: Rebel Friendships: “Outsider” Networks and Social Movements is a book inspired by the world of organizing we have all created, along…
Affirmative Laughter is back and we’re reclaiming BLACK Friday. Each month host Elsa Waithe brings you a comedy show dedicated to hilarity and diversity. This month we…
A reading from Bertie Marshall's NOWHERE SLOW- collected writings (1994-2014)... containing poems, plays, chapbooks, memoirs and a reprint of his 1997 debut novel Psychoboys. Suggested donation of $5…
Union Square Slam presents Desireé Dallagiacomo and Semi-Finals #1, a special spotlight feature with Sam Sax, and our very first Semi-Finals, hosted by Omar Holman!!! Competitors tonight:…
Zoe Dolan will talk about her new book There Is Room for You: Tales from a Transgender Defender's Heart, a memoir of recovery from sex addiction, gender…
Jonathan, a journal of queer male fiction, is having its first-ever reading to celebrate its TEN issues! Come join its editor RAYMOND LUCZAK and listen to SEVEN…
J. Morrison's HOMOCATS return to the Bureau for a special one-night extravaganza featuring zines, t-shirts, screenprints, and more! Please join the artist and BGSQD in celebrating the…