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Mission

Brooklyn Community Pride Center advances lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer liberation by celebrating, commemorating, and convening LGBTQ+ Brooklyn through socially conscious and culturally responsive programs, partnerships, and advocacy.

Value Proposition

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is the borough’s premier destination for programs and resources serving our diverse and expansive LGBTQ+ community. Inspired by movements for racial, gender, and economic justice, we create affirming spaces for our community to gather, learn, celebrate, heal, socialize, play, and organize.

Vision

We envision a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) people, with our intersecting identities, can thrive and express ourselves freely.

Incorporated in 2008 and granted 501(c)(3) status in 2009, Brooklyn Community Pride Center is going places!

Core Values

 

Inclusion:

Like the color spectrum, there are too many beautiful hues in between the primary or the binary. No matter how many letters we add to LGBTQ+, some groups will be unintentionally forgotten. Which is why we have adopted the symbol above to represent and include everyone on the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identity.

People First:

It can be tempting to focus on technology or other distractions at home and work. We value face-to-face interactions whenever possible. We aim to serve visitors new and old with enthusiasm and effectiveness.

Safety:

Ours are sacred spaces that enable all members of our community, including allies, to be themselves. We stand-up for each other, seek to understand perspectives that are new, and encourage others to be brave in the face of adversity.

Respect:

Life can be challenging for all of us. All the more reason to take a deep breath, pause, and think before speaking to ensure that our words honor diverse opinions and backgrounds.

Transparency:

Information is important at all levels from donors to organizational decision-makers. That’s why we'll our independent audits, IRS 990s, and other documents available for review to anyone who asks.

Upcoming Events

  • Intergenerational Parlor Games with Stonewall Village NYC
    Intergenerational Parlor Games with Stonewall Village NYC
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Oct 02
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 02, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave Suite Ground A, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 02, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave Suite Ground A, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Join us for the kick-off of our monthly hybrid program, Intergenerational Parlor Games, where LGBTQ+ folks of all ages can come and enjoy playing games with our Stonewall Village NYC community members!
  • Basketball Open Gym
    Basketball Open Gym
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Oct 02
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 02, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 02, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    This is a basketball open gym for all levels of play. Facilitated by Marion Lozano and Alison Newell, two Brooklyn gals looking for any excuse to play more basketball. Join us as we fight the Monday scaries with some pick up basketball.
  • Rock Steady Farms - CSA Farm Share Pickup for Members
    Rock Steady Farms - CSA Farm Share Pickup for Members
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Oct 04
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy
    Oct 04, 2:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy, 1360 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Oct 04, 2:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy, 1360 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    LGBTQIA+ owned Rock Steady Farm & Flower is once again supporting the community and healthy diets with their CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.
  • Lookin?
    Lookin?
    Wed, Oct 04
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy
    Oct 04, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy, 1360 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Oct 04, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy, 1360 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    “Lookin?” is a roundtable talk event 18+ where we will explore the realm of gay hookup culture. There will be games, food, and prizes as well as lead discussions on how to hook-up/cruise safely.
  • Queers Do Recover NA Group
    Queers Do Recover NA Group
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Oct 04
    Brooklyn Pride Center
    Oct 04, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 04, 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    A weekly special interest meeting of Narcotics Anonymous with a focus on issues affecting queer and trans folks in recovery.
  • Blueprint for Financial Success
    Blueprint for Financial Success
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Oct 05
    via Zoom
    Oct 05, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    via Zoom
    Oct 05, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    via Zoom
    Free Virtual Financial Literacy Seminars led by New York Life Agents and Financial Professionals
  • Young Adult Book Club
    Young Adult Book Club
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Oct 05
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 05, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 05, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    The young adult book club is a gathering space for teens and young adults (14-22) to gather and discuss young adult (YA) books.
  • Poetic Justice - A Poetry Workshop
    Poetic Justice - A Poetry Workshop
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Oct 10
    Brooklyn Pride Center
    Oct 10, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 10, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Poetic Justice is a once a month creative writing poetry-based workshop offering a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth to express their perspective and collaborate as a collective.
  • Music Producer/ Song Writer Circle
    Music Producer/ Song Writer Circle
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Oct 12
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 12, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 12, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    A working group for queer music producers, songwriters and audio engineers to share their work and receive constructive feedback from their peers! Bring in a demo or mix to share or just sit and listen.
  • Future Entrepreneurs Empowerment Program
    Future Entrepreneurs Empowerment Program
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Oct 14
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 14, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 14, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Are you interested in becoming an entrepreneur? Are you part of the Black and Brown TGNC community? Then the Future Entrepreneurs Empowerment Program (FEEP) might be for you!
  • Embracing Ourselves - A National Coming Out Day Celebration
    Embracing Ourselves - A National Coming Out Day Celebration
    Sat, Oct 14
    M. Owens Center, Betty Carter Auditorium
    Oct 14, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    M. Owens Center, Betty Carter Auditorium, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 14, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    M. Owens Center, Betty Carter Auditorium, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Embrace ourselves and each other and join us for a day of Fun, Workshops, Panels, Food, Prizes, and PRIDE.
  • LGBTQ+ Youth Theater and Movement Workshop
    LGBTQ+ Youth Theater and Movement Workshop
    Tue, Oct 17
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy
    Oct 17, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy, 1360 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Oct 17, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Bed-Stuy, 1360 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Impart and BCPC are teaming up to host a free theater and movement workshop for LGBTQ+ youth ages 14-18. Our goal for this workshop is to build community through all levels theater games and somatic movement activities.
  • Theatre of the Oppressed for Queer Friends
    Theatre of the Oppressed for Queer Friends
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Oct 17
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 17, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 17, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Theatre of the Oppressed is a theatrical ideology and methodology to equips and empowers people to work through personal and systemic oppressions to transform society through art.
  • Queer Craft Club Meetup
    Queer Craft Club Meetup
    Tue, Oct 24
    Brooklyn Pride Center Bed-Stuy
    Oct 24, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center Bed-Stuy, 1360 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Oct 24, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center Bed-Stuy, 1360 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Queer Craft Club is a bring-your-own-craft meetup group for queer and trans folks in and around NYC.
  • Gay Men's Book Club
    Gay Men's Book Club
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Oct 25
    BCPC - Crown Heights
    Oct 25, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    BCPC - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 25, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    BCPC - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    The Gay Men’s Book Club is a laid-back group for those interested in discussing gay fiction and non-fiction books.
  • Nude Figure Drawing
    Nude Figure Drawing
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Oct 26
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 26, 5:45 PM – 7:45 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 26, 5:45 PM – 7:45 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Brooklyn Community Pride Center is hosting a monthly LGBTQ+ Nude Figure Drawing workshop on the fourth Thursday of the month, generously facilitated by Charrow of Sketchy Queers (IG: @sketchyqueersdraw).
  • Beware the BOP! - An LGBTQIA+ Halloween Costume Party & Masked Ball
    Beware the BOP! - An LGBTQIA+ Halloween Costume Party & Masked Ball
    Fri, Oct 27
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 27, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 27, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    A Halloween costume party for LGBTQIA+ folks of all ages. Join us for games, karaoke, dancing and candy as we start off Halloweekend with a BOP!
  • Quench - Medgar Evers College Monthly LGBTQIA+ Social
    Quench - Medgar Evers College Monthly LGBTQIA+ Social
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Oct 31
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights
    Oct 31, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Oct 31, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Brooklyn Pride Center - Crown Heights, 1561 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Campus community members are invited to “Quench” LGBTQIA+ social hour!

Locations and Hours

Bed-Stuy

at Restoration Plaza

1360 Fulton Ave.

(Entrance on New York Ave.)

Brooklyn, NY 11216

Mon-Thur: 12pm - 8pm

Additional hours for special events as announced

Crown Heights

at Major R. Owens Community Center

1561 Bedford Avenue

Lower Level

Brooklyn, NY 11225

Monday - Thursday: 10am - 8pm

Friday: 10am - 5pm

Additional hours for special events as announced

Get in Touch

1561 Bedford Ave.

Suite Ground A

Brooklyn, NY 11225

347-889-7719

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