Year: 2024

​Hishik Bishik – A Middle Eastern and North African Drag Revue is back – this time it’s a Night of 1001 Nancys. Get ready for a fusion of drag excellence and Arab & global rhythms, as we celebrate the iconic Nancy Ajram in a spectacle like no other. Lose yourself in the hypnotic beats of Arab…

Join us as we drink and SING the night away or at-least till 10pm. Come ready to belt your favorite songs in any language.

Join us in celebration of Ramadan at The Center’s 8th Annual LGBTQ+ Community Iftar! Now in its eighth year, the dinner was created to provide a safe and brave space for queer LGBTQ+ Muslims and allies to break fast during Ramadan with gender-neutral prayer, education, storytelling, culturally responsive entertainment, and delicious food. This FREE event…

Starting the night with nostalgic music videos, then Beraghs with music from DJ Fursa and DJ Mariam and performances from Mehmooni and Saeed Siamak, aks begir with our fabulous haft sin, and khosh begzareh with the incredible community of Tarab NYC!

Note: This is not a Tarab NYC Research project – this project belongs to a member of the greater community. Amita Khurana, a queer Palestinian-Indian researcher is conducting their Master’s thesis about queer SWANA spaces in New York City and is looking for research participants that identify as queer and SWANA and who attend queer…

We are partnering with Housing Works to make sure PrEP, as a pill or injection, is accessible for all. Every healthcare appointment supports Housing Works’ mission to provide affordable, accessible care for all New Yorkers. Housing Works has made the LGBTQIA+ community their priority for over three decades and understand sexual health beyond the binary…

Join us to demand an immediate end of the genocide against Palestinians and to say no to Pinkwashing.

Join us as we drink and SING the night away or at-least till 9pm. Come ready to belt your favorite songs in any language (as long as we can find the karaoke version online).

Palestine is an #LGBTQIA2S+ issue. 🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ – On Saturday we joined a number of organizations at Creating Change in uplifting awareness on the ongoing genocide and pressing national Queer and Trans orgs to take action on Palestine! We were given time to speak on the issue and check out our instagram for the full remarks.…

Join us for a peer support groups in which LGBTQ persons from the MENA region can process experiences in a safe space. We now have all the support groups scheduled for the remainder of the year. Special thanks to our facilitators Wardeh Hattab and Hazem Alanani. See the full calendar of events to register.