Gay and Lesbian

What is straight?

A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.

- Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, 1947


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Spotlight

" Boys Night!"
Every Sunday at El Morocco

El Morocco Nightclub & Leopard Lounge
Sunday, February 14 through Sunday, February 21
At El Morocco Sundays are HOT... yes, right in our own backyard!

"Chinese New Year - 2010!"
Year of the Tiger

Sunday, February 14 through Sunday, February 13, 2011
Reckless, irreverent and rebellious, tigers think rules are created only to be broken!

"Chinese NEWS Year!"
Police Stop First-Ever Mr. Gay China Pageant

Sunday, February 14 through Sunday, March 14
Reckless, irreverent and rebellious," Tigeress Queens" think rules are created only to be broken, too!

"ESCANDALO 'BOYS' NIGHT"
The Biggest Valentines Day Party!

El Morocco Nightclub & Leopard Lounge
Sunday, February 14
Uptown's Hottest, Biggest LGBT Valentine's Day Party!

"Fabuloso Wednesday's!"
Neon Lounge

Neon Lounge
Wednesday, February 10 through Wednesday, March 24
Exotic GoGo Godz & Godesses... with Music by Jenrg!

"Gilbert Henry Stafford" (1952 - 2010)
One of nightlife's icons—doorman and actor...

Through Sunday, February 28
An accomplished actor and author who rose to prominence as the doorman at mid-Eighties nightclubs such as Area and Nell's!

"Make your own T-SHIRT Statement!"
Celebrate Black History at Harlem Textile Works

Harlem Textile Works
Sunday, February 28
T-SHIRTS TO THE PEOPLE!

"Plum Party Uptown" - Every Month
Uptown's Hot Gay/Mixed Party!

Plum Pomidor Bar
Saturday, February 13
Continues to offer the hottest dancers up close and personal!

"Queer Pioneers: The Early Lesbian Fiction
92nd Street Y

92nd Street Y
Tuesday, April 6 through Tuesday, April 27
Enroll NOW... before the L-word gets out and the dykes break!
Lesbian Literary offering debuts in April, 2010 at the 92nd Street Y

"SAGE: New Harlem Space, Theresa Hotel Bldg."
Grand Opening Celebration

Wednesday, February 17
Please join us in celebrating our brand-new, totally SAGE-dedicated programming and office space!

710 Guest Suites
Low Season Rates January - March

West Harlem / Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill
GREAT Harlem Location, special January thru March season rates!!!

Annual Valentine's Day Party!
Columbia Queer Alliance

Columbia University in the City of New York
Sunday, February 14
Join CQA for our Annual Valentine's Day Party where you can meet-up with old friends and make some new ones!

Applications Requested:
The NY Public Library LGBT Visiting Scholars Program

LGBT@NYPL
Through Monday, March 1
The travel grants awarded range from $1,000 to $8,500.

Artist Wardell Milan: Drawings of Harlem

Studio Museum in Harlem
Through Saturday, March 13
Wardell Milan's, "Drawings of Harlem" offers a new physical possibility for experiencing this space!

“Coming Out” Film Series

Casa Frela Gallery
Saturday, February 20 through Saturday, June 12
Each month there will be a new selection.

Come "OUT" Wednesdays
Gay Night at Picante is HOT!

Picante Mexican Restaurant
Wednesday, March 31
Dancers, Drink Specials & more!

First Friday!
NYC's Best LGBT College Party

Columbia University in the City of New York
Friday, March 5
Get ready for one more fun party with CQA!

Free Film Screening
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats And Rhymes

George Bruce Branch
The New York Public Library

Wednesday, February 24
The film takes an in-depth look at representations of manhood, sexism and homophobia in hip-hop culture!

Free: Wine Tasting Events

WHOLE FOODS
Thursday, February 11 through Friday, December 3
We will delight you with some of our favorite wines!

Gay & Lesbian - Bohemian Night!
Last Wednesday Every Month

No Parking
Wednesday, February 24 through Wednesday, December 29
A night of poetry, song, music, and art every last Wednesday of the month!

Harlem One Stop OUT & About:
With NYS Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell

Through Saturday, May 1
NYS Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell promotes LGBT travel Uptown!

Harlem Speaks
George Faison, Dancer/choreographer

National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Thursday, February 25
Look for insightful discussion of the intersection between jazz music and American dance!

Harlem United
Testing Services Department

Through Friday, December 31
Screenings are offered at multiple locations through the month.

In The Life: January, 2010
Episode: Creating Solutions

Through Wednesday, February 10
This month on IN THE LIFE, we profile LGBT civil rights pioneers making strides towards LGBT equality!

Langston Hughes' "Jessie B. Simple"
Performance by Anthony Thompson

Odell Holland Senior Center
Thursday, February 11 through Sunday, February 28
An ALIVE in Harlem COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT!

LGBT Students of Color Mixer

Monday, February 22 through Monday, May 3
The first mixer of the semester will be held on February 22nd!

No Parking

Washington Heights / Inwood
No Parking Bar is Washington Heights premier Gay bar!

Point Foundation: Development Internship
Available for LGBT Student of Merit

Point Foundation
The National LGBT scholarship Fund

Through Sunday, February 28
Looking for a dynamic intern to work in the Development Dept assisting with database management, donor prospecting & special events!

Queer Black Cinema - Birthday Bash & Fundraiser!

Friday, February 19
Party with a cause!
Help QBC raise funds for the 3rd Annual Queer Black Cinema International Film Festival 2010

Rehoboth Temple Christ Conscious Church

West Harlem / Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill
Have you been struggling to reconcile your sexuality with your relationship with God?

Studio View:
A Tribute to Marlon Riggs

Studio Museum in Harlem
Sunday, February 28
Marlon Riggs takes viewers on an Afican American voyage of American culture!

Suite

Morningside Heights
A neighborhood favorite!

Tanto Dulce Cafe

West Harlem / Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill
All paths cross at this favorite little West Harlem neighborhood Cafe, located on Broadway!

The KIOSK

East Harlem (El Barrio)
Everything about the restaurant is charming and delighful, so we encourage you to check it out!

The Purple@Black Sweethearts Ball

Sunday, February 14
Annual Sweethearts Ball to benefit Gay & Lesbian Victims of Domestic Violence

Tony's Place Bed and Breakfast
Special Offer: Save 30% January thru February 2010!

Central Harlem
Save 30% when booking for January and February 2010!
Also Recommended
"Politics of the Closet"
Columbia Queer Alliance

Monday, February 8
Columbia University in the City of New York
"Queer Youth Space"
Through Sunday, February 21
Alice Walker: On Activism
Tuesday, April 13
92nd Street Y
Billie's Black Bar/Lounge/Restaurant
Central Harlem
Black Gay & Lesbian Archive
Central Harlem
Black Men's Xchange - New York (BMX-NY)
Meets Every Friday!

West Harlem / Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill
Black Men’s Initiative (BMI)
c/o Harlem United Community AIDS Center

Central Harlem
Columbia Queer Alliance
Morningside Heights
Gay and Lesbian Collections
New York Public Library

Other
GBMNews
News, Reviews & Commentary for Gay People of Color!

Other
GREENMARKET FARMERS MARKETS 2009
Healthy - Fresh - Local

West Harlem / Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill
Harlem Renaissance House
Central Harlem
Harlem United
Central Harlem
Maranatha, a ministry of The Riverside Church
Morningside Heights
Queer at Barnard College & Columbia U
Get involved in Queer Activism & Social Life!

Through Tuesday, June 1
Columbia Queer Alliance
SAGE/ HARLEM: New Beginnings
Men HIV+ Over 40

Tuesday, February 9 through Tuesday, March 30
El Faro Day Center/ Harlem United
SAGE: Harelm HEAT Office
Central Harlem
Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan
Morningside Heights
Trinity Place Shelter for LGBT Youth
Morningside Heights
Volunteer Match: LGBT Community
Great Opportunities!

Through Friday, December 31