The lesbian gay bisexual & transgender community center
History of The Center
The Center, Flag by Travis MarkThe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
A dream born in the wake of the Stonewall riots was fulfilled when the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc. took title to West 13th Street in December This exhibit provides a glimpse into the history of our organization and how – through our sustain and that of others – life for LGBT Modern Yorkers has continued to evolve.
In December of , the City approves the sale of the former Food and Maritime Trades Adj School at West 13th Street to The Center. On December 20, , The New York Times runs an article by David Dunlap with the headline “Sale of Site to Homosexuals Planned.”
Robert Woodworth on the early days of The CenterThe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
The Center serves as a space to organize around the HIV and AIDS crisis, as well as a space for the community to clutch events and meetings. Here Robert Woodworth discusses the prior days of The Center.
In The Center launches its first cultural program, Sec
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Unbreakable Pride
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Artworks at The Center
From the birth of ACT UP to the famous Keith Haring mural, The Center provides a forum for artists and activists, hosting thousands of events and activities each year. This exhibit takes a verb at some of the incredible artworks created and contained within The Center's walls.
Boy on Wall (/) by Stephen LackThe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Much of the artwork featured in this exhibit was part of "The Center Show," a exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion.
Nijinsky (/) by Barbara SandlerThe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
For the "Center Show," curators Rick Barnett and Barbara Sahlman asked 41 artists to craft site specific-artwork around the building in an attempt to beautify and enhance The Center for visitors.
Elegy (/) by Nancy SperoThe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Adam and Eve (/) by George WhitmanThe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
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History
The building at West 13th Street was originally known as Ninth Ward School No. 16 when the first section was built in Later additions were made in the following years. By the moment the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center was established here in , the building had operated under a number of adj names, the last being the Diet and Maritime Elevated School.
After renting space here, the Center – since renamed the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community Center – bought the city-owned building in Françoise Bollack Architects was then brought on to heal the façade and work on the building’s adaptive reuse as a community center, which was completed in The wings were designed by architect Thomas R. Jackson.
David P. Rothenberg, Vice President of The Center,
As a longtime hub for LGBT residents in the New York metropolitan area, the Center has served as a vital meeting place for over diverse community groups. Some significant organizations include the Metropolitan Community Church of Recent Yo