Support LGBTQ+ Students
Calling all allies to come out in a show of support & solidarity with the affected LGBTQIA+ students & their families at the Massapequa School District Board of Education meeting.
LGBT Network Virtual Candidate Training Academy Information Session
Thinking about running for your local school or library board? Or maybe you want to be able to effectively support a potential candidate? Check out the LGBT Network’s virtual information session. Here’s the link to sign up:
https://lgbtnetwork.org/lgbt-network-candidate-training-academy/
Community Potluck
Join us for an all ages community potluck! No talks, no agenda. Just come out and get to know some like minded neighbors and the allies who have been supporting our community. We’ve all been doing the hard work of trying to make our community a kinder, safer, more inclusive place to live. Come refill your cup with good cheer and good company.
Gender 101
Gender 101
Join us for an inclusive and interactive presentation by Gender Equality New York. Date and time to be determined.
LGBT Network Virtual Candidate Training Academy Information Session
Thinking about running for your local school or library board? Or maybe you want to be able to effectively support a potential candidate? Check out the LGBT Network’s virtual information session. Here’s the link to sign up:
https://lgbtnetwork.org/lgbt-network-candidate-training-academy/
Building Solidarity & Talking to Friends & Family About LGBTQIA+ Rights
This event is for those who would like to learn how to build solidarity in their neighborhood and community. Condensed into one hour from the original 6 hour New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) training course. Join us for this deep dive into the how to’s of fostering community camaraderie. Please RSVP via our contact form for details on the location of this event.
NYCLU has been generous enough to sponsor this talk. So in lieu of assistance paying for the venue, we encourage you to make a donation to NYCLU to support the amazing work they do standing up for the civil rights of all New Yorkers.
Double Feature & Discussion
Please consider checking out this event by our friends at Gender Equality NY:
Here's the information on the next films in GENY’s series with the Cinema Arts Centre [423 Park Avenue Huntington NY, (631) 423-7610, info@cinemaartscentre.org].
Double Feature: presented by Cinema Arts Centre Committee for Gender Awareness & Empowerment
GLEN OR GLENDA & BREAK THE GAME
Wednesday, November 12th at 7 PM
With Zoom Q&A with director Jane Wagner & a post-film discussion
$18 Public | $11 Members
Join us for a double feature, and thematic discussion of two films, made seventy years apart, exploring trans identity on screen. From Ed Wood’s groundbreaking 1950s vision to a contemporary story of resilience in the digital age.
GLEN OR GLENDA
An iconic piece of LGBT film history, Ed Wood’s directorial debut is an astonishingly sympathetic look at crossing dressing in the early 1950s. Thoughtful and surreal, Glen or Glenda utilizes a unique narrative style to relay the dual stories of a crossdresser, Glen, and Alan, an intersex person preparing to undergo reassignment surgery. (USA, 1953, 65 mins, PG, English | Dir. Ed Wood)
BREAK THE GAME
Released 70 years later, Break the Game follows world-record-holding gamer Narcissa Wright, who loses her massive fanbase after coming out as trans. To win them back, she sets out to break a new record in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (USA, 2023, 73 mins, English | Dir. Jane Wagner)
After the films, a panel of community members will compare and contrast the films and how each film speaks to its time — and what they might say to us today.
Massapequa Meet & Greet
Massapequa Meet & Greet
Come out and meet like-minded Massapequa residents over coffee and doughnuts in a safe, accepting environment. Teens and kids are welcome. If you are able, please bring a non-perishable food donation to help our neighbors in this difficult time. Please RSVP via our “Contact Us” form for location details.