Brooklyn College

Trans+ Affinity Support Group
2026-03-12 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-02-26 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Student Center, Room 407, Aviary Room
The Transgender and Nonbinary Affinity Support Group will be led by the LGBTQ+ Resource Center’s own social work intern, Daniel-José. A space intended for trans (and nonbinary) students, students are welcome to share their personal experiences and journeys in a supportive environment. This group will meet several times throughout the spring semester. Although registration is not required, it is preferred so that Daniel-José can keep in contact with students interested in the group.

Ace and Aro Affinity Support Group
2026-03-11 12:30 - 13:30 | Student Center, Room 407, Aviary Room
The Asexual and Aromantic Affinity Support Group will be led by LGBTQ+ Resource Center’s social work intern, Daniel-José. This space is intended for students who identify on the asexual spectrum and/or the aromantic spectrum, or are questioning if these identities make sense for them. Students are welcome to share their experiences and stories in a supportive and encouraging environment. This group will meet several times throughout the spring semester. Although registration is not required, it is preferred so that Daniel-José can keep in contact with prospective group members.

LGBTQI+ Book Club: "Passing"
2026-02-18 12:30 - 14:00 | Student Center, Room 219, LGBTQ Resource Center
For February, we will be reading Passing by Nella Larsen, an iconic book from the Harlem Renaissance. Irene Redfield is a Black woman living an affluent, comfortable life with her husband and children in the thriving neighborhood of Harlem in the 1920s. When she reconnects with her childhood friend Clare Kendry, who is similarly light-skinned, Irene discovers that Clare has been passing for a white woman after severing ties to her past, even hiding the truth from her racist husband. First published in 1929, Larsen’s brilliant examination of the various ways in which we all seek to “pass” is as timely as ever.
The LGBTQIA+ Book Club meets once a month throughout the academic semester. It provides a thoughtful and engaging environment where participants can delve into nuanced discussions, reflect on complex themes, and connect with fellow students, staff, and faculty. Our selections span various genres and topics, ensuring that each meeting presents an opportunity to broaden our understanding of LGBTQ+ experiences and narratives.

LGBTQIA+ Book Club: "A Single Man"
2025-12-18 12:30 - 14:00 | Student Center, Room 219, LGBTQ Resource Center
The LGBTQIA+ Book Club meets once a month throughout the academic semester. It provides a thoughtful and engaging environment where participants can delve into nuanced discussions, reflect on complex themes, and connect with fellow students, staff, and faculty. Our selections span various genres and topics, ensuring that each meeting presents an opportunity to broaden our understanding of LGBTQ+ experiences and narratives.
Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, A Single Man is the story of George Falconer, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover Jim. With devastating clarity and humor, author Christopher Isherwood shows George’s determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasures of life as well as the soul’s ability to triumph over loneliness and alienation.

Chosen Family Holiday Potluck
2025-12-16 12:15 - 14:15 | Student Center, Room 222, Glenwood Room
Join the LGBTA, LGBTQ+ Resource Center, and the Women’s Center as we take a break between final exams to don our gay apparel and drink…hot cocoa! Many of us are building our own special chosen families who can support us during what can be a stressful time of year, especially for those of us in the LGTBQIA+ community. Bring a dish; enjoy hot cocoa, crafts, coloring, and goodies.

Art as Activism: Understanding AIDS Through Keith Haring and William S. Burroughs' Apocalypse (World AIDS Day Event)
2025-12-02 12:15 - 14:15 | Boylan Hall, Room 0400, Art Gallery
World AIDS Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the lives lost and memories of those impacted by HIV and AIDS.
At this panel discussion, Associate Professor Matthew Burgess, Associate Professor Enrique Pouget, and artist Jack Waters will discuss New York in the 1980s and the impact of HIV/AIDS. The primary goal is to introduce students to Keith Haring and William S. Burroughs’ Apocalypse and how these works are a response to the AIDS epidemic while addressing various intersecting issues relevant in 1988. Join us for educational conversation, food, and engagement with the arts.

LGBTQIA+ Book Club: "From the Rez to the Runway"
2025-11-20 12:30 - 14:00 | Student Center, Room 219, LGBTQ Resource Center
The LGBTQIA+ Book Club meets once a month throughout the academic semester. It provides a thoughtful and engaging environment where participants can delve into nuanced discussions, reflect on complex themes, and connect with fellow students, staff, and faculty. Our selections span various genres and topics, ensuring that each meeting presents an opportunity to broaden our understanding of LGBTQ+ experiences and narratives.
In November, we’ll read Christian Allaire’s From the Rez to the Runway. Growing up on the Nipissing First Nation reserve in northern Ontario, Allaire wanted to work in the fashion industry, a future that seemed like a remote, and unlikely, dream. Allaire writes with feeling about the struggle to find his place—and community—in the highly exclusive world of fashion.
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Intro to Vogue Performance—Part 2, Featuring Legendary Overall Mother Jada Gabbana
2025-11-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Student Center, Room 222, Glenwood Room
Thanks to the TV show Pose and to last year’s first ever CUNY-wide Vogue Ball at Brooklyn College, the rich history of ballroom culture and houses is gaining mainstream attention. Whether newly founded, “legendary,” or “iconic,” house culture is a vitally important part of New York City Black and Latino LGBTQ+ history. We invite all students to attend our workshops on house and ball culture featuring mothers from the NYC KiKi ballroom scene.
Presented by WADW (What a Doll Wants) Productions, in collaboration with the LGBTQ+ Resource Center.

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
2025-11-18 12:15 - 14:15 | East Quad
Transgender individuals, especially trans women of color, face disproportionately high rates of discrimination, marginalization, and violence. To bring awareness to this ongoing crisis and to honor those who have lost their lives, we invite the Brooklyn College community to join us for Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil. This vigil is not only a solemn commemoration of the lives cut short by transphobic violence but also a powerful reminder of the work that remains to be done in advocating for trans rights and justice.
The vigil will begin in front of Boylan Hall and travel across campus where participants will carry a large trans flag in solidarity. We’ll settle around the lily pond to read aloud the names of those we’ve lost, ensuring their lives are not forgotten. The walk will conclude at the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, where refreshments and support will be provided as the community gathers to reflect, mourn, and commit to creating a safer, more inclusive future for all.

"Caribbean Queen" Film Screening and Workshop
2025-11-13 12:15 - 14:15 | Student Center, Room 518, Occidental Room
Join the LGBTQ+ Center and BLMI to watch the film Caribbean Queen, a short film by Sekiya Dorset that follows Q, a young Caribbean boy who aspires to become the Queen of the West Indian Day Carnival Parade. Despite facing adversity and prejudice from family and the community, Q remains determined to pursue their dream. The screening will be followed by a brief workshop help by the Caribbean Equality Project. Lunch will be served.

Intro to Runway, Featuring NYC Mother Casey Mulan
2025-11-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Student Center, Room 222, Glenwood Room

Intro to Face, Featuring NYC Mother Muñeca Pinklady
2025-11-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Student Center, Room 412, Maroney-Leddy Room

Intro to Vogue Performance—Part 1, Featuring Legendary Overall Mother Jada Gabbana
2025-10-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Student Center, Room 222, Glenwood Room

LGBTQIA+ Book Club: The Fox Maidens, by Robin Ha
2025-10-16 12:30 - 14:00 | Student Center, Room 219, LGBTQ Resource Center
The monthly LGBTQIA+ Book Club meetings are open to students, staff, and faculty. Titles relate to LGBTQIA+ stories and histories. This month’s book is The Fox Maidens, by Robin Ha.
Set in 16th-century Korea and richly infused with Korean folklore, The Fox Maidens is a timeless and powerful story about fighting for your place in the world, even when it seems impossible.
Stop by the LGBTQ+ Center to receive your free copy of this month’s book and to join the Book Club.

Living History Intergenerational Interviews and Reception: National Coming Out Day
2025-10-07 17:30 - 20:00 | Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Tow Atrium
In celebration of National Coming Out Day, this event will feature intergenerational pairs of LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty who share their personal coming out stories to the Brooklyn College community. This event fosters a sense of solidarity and understanding across generations, offering eye-opening narratives that highlight the diverse experiences within our community. Food will be provided to create a warm, welcoming, and relaxed environment.

George M. Johnson Book Talk and Reception With Proud Educators
2025-10-02 12:30 - 14:00 | Student Center, Room 502, State Room
George M. Johnson, author of the award-winning All Boys Aren’t Blue, is the keynote speaker at this year’s Proud Educators Institute. Johnson will give a book talk to the LGBTQIA+ Book Club and other interested guests.
This event is part of the Proud Educator Institute that will take place October 4–5 at Brooklyn College. The Institute is a fall retreat where queer and trans educators can gather, reflect, and renew.

Out! On the Quad: LGBTQ+ Resource Fair
2025-09-30 12:15 - 14:15 | West Quad
Out! On the Quad is a resource fair hosted by the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Dozens of organizations that support the LGBTQ+ community in various ways will be present to educate on what services are offered. Resources include health services, on-campus services, housing services, legal services, and more. Last year, more than 30 vendors for students were on the Quad to let the community know what resources and services are accessible to them. Come and meet them while enjoying games and prizes as well!
Rain location: Gold and Maroon rooms, Student Center.

September LGBTQIA+ Book Club Meeting
2025-09-18 12:30 - 14:00 | Student Center, Room 219, LGBTQ Resource Center
The LGBTQIA+ Book Club meets once a month throughout the academic semester. It provides a thoughtful and engaging environment where participants can delve into nuanced discussions, reflect on complex themes, and connect with fellow students, staff, and faculty. Our selections span various genres and topics, ensuring that each meeting presents an opportunity to broaden our understanding of LGBTQ+ experiences and narratives.
In September, we’ll read George M. Johnson’s All Boys Aren’t Blue. This series of personal essays explores Johnson’s childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. Johnson describes his traumatic life experiences from getting his teeth kicked out at age five, to memories of his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships in this young-adult memoir that weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.
Stop by the LGBTQ+ Center to receive your free copy of this month’s book.
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Lavender Graduation
2025-05-13 12:30 - 15:00 | Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Lobby
Lavender Graduation is a celebration, a declaration, and a refusal to be erased. It honors LGBTQIA+ students who have navigated academic institutions that were not always built with them in mind—students who have excelled, led, and fought for their right to exist unapologetically. This ceremony is both a milestone and an acknowledgment of the barriers these students have overcome and the futures they are forging. The event will feature a keynote address, entertainment, and a reception, bringing together students, faculty, families, and community members in an atmosphere of joy, solidarity, and recognition.
A Lavender graduate is anyone who is graduating from college and identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. If that applies to you, you are encouraged to sign up to walk at Brooklyn College’s Lavender Graduation ceremony.
Graduates Sign Up Here Audience Members RSVP

Out at Work: Careers for Queers
2025-05-08 12:30 - 14:00 | James Hall, Room 1303, Magner Career Center
Connect with LGBTQ professionals, hear how to bring your authentic self to work, and explore career paths that center the queer experience.
Lunch to be provided.
Magner Center Workshop Room, James Hall
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LGBTQIA+ Book Club: I Want to Be a Wall, by Honami Shirono
2025-04-24 12:30 - 14:00 | Student Center, Room 219, LGBTQ Resource Center
The monthly LGBTQIA+ Book Club meetings are open to students, staff, and faculty, and titles relate to LGBTQIA+ stories and histories. This month’s book is I Want to Be a Wall, by Honami Shirono.
Any love story aficionado will say that the key to a successful couple is intense desire for one another, but what if the characters in question are an asexual woman with a passion for Boys Love stories and a gay man whose heart forever belongs to his oblivious childhood friend? The bond blossoming between them promises to be a wonderful relationship, the likes of which neither has ever experienced before.
Come by the center during our office hours for a free copy and to join the Book Club.
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