LGBTQ Immigration: Contemporary Struggles Globally and in New York
The LGBTQ Policy Center is pleased to present an urgent discussion—featuring leading policymakers a... Read more
LGBTQ Center Program
Asian American Activism, Civil Rights, and a Better Tomorrow
Celebrate the Asian American Studies Program and the inaugural Helen Zia Deputy Director, Daniel Woo. Dr. Woo will be in conversation with Helen Zia.Helen Zia is a writer and activist. She is the... Read more
Mike De Socio — Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts – and America
Marking Pride Month at Roosevelt House, the LGBTQ Policy Center is pleased to present a discussion of Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts – and America by award-winning journalist Mi... Read more
LGBTQIA+ Healthcare and the Fight Forward
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to announce an urgent discussion on LGBTQIA+ healthcare. After decades of sustained progress, the LGBTQIA+ community is facing unimaginable healthcare policy and legal setbacks—in a mounting cri... Read more
The Carceral State: Examining the Treatment of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People in NY
The LGBTQ Policy Center is pleased to announce an event on policies impacting transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people as part of our programming for Transgender Day of Visibility. Transgender and gender non-conforming people are overrepre... Read more
BLACK AS U R — Film Screening and Conversation
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House—in partnership with Queer Voices NYC, the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and Borough of Manhattan Community College—is pleased to present a screening of the award-winning 2022 Billy Porter-produced... Read more
Violence Against the LGBTQ Community—Then and Now: A Screening of the 2002 film The Laramie Project and Conversation with Director Moisés Kaufman
Wednesday, October 9
5:00PM: Reception
5:30PM: Screening
7:00PM: Post-screening discussion
Screenin... Read more
Celebrating a New York Icon: Kenneth Sherrill’s Research and Impact on New York State Politics
A groundbreaking scholar, activist, and longtime professor of political science at Hunter College, the late Kenneth Sherrill (1942-2023) was the first out gay elected official in New York State. A former Democratic District Leader, and pioneer of the... Read more
Rustin: A Film Screening and Conversation About the Life and Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Bayard Rustin
5 pm: Reception
5:30 pm: Screening: Rustin (1hr 47min)
7:15 pm: Post-screening discussion
The LGBTQ Po... Read more
The Battle for Intro. 2: The New York City Gay Rights Bill, 1971 – 1986
Initially proposed in 1971, the Gay Rights Bill in New York City was the first of its kind in the nation, meant to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, and public accommodatio... Read more
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