Cesar Valentino, who appeared in “Paris Is Burning,” leads a weekly class at Ailey that covers the basics, with an eye toward runway trends.
)Īlternatively, you can stay in and watch “Paris Is Burning” on Netflix or lose yourself in repeated viewings of Madonna’s “Vogue” on YouTube - or head to the Ailey Extension and learn how to vogue. (Marchers meet on the north side of Bryant Park, at 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas, at 4:30 p.m. Now in its 23rd year, the event focuses attention on gender inequality and anti-gay violence. The annual Dyke March - more of a protest than a parade, according to its organizers - steps off near Bryant Park. (Bruno Walter Auditorium, Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center 21 free.)ĥ P.M. Look up Maria Callas’s “Casta Diva” on YouTube for a preview. Gay culture, after all, is prone to diva worship, and the Act I aria “Casta Diva” is a rite of passage for any star soprano. New York’s opera scene is at low tide for the summer, so you won’t easily find any explicitly gay-leaning productions like Britten’s “Death in Venice” or Nico Muhly’s “Two Boys.” The next best thing might be New York Opera Forum’s concert staging of Bellini’s “Norma,” a bel canto classic known for its exhausting titular role. The show features works by 30 artists, including Benjamin Fredrickson, a photographer, and Erika Keck, a painter, who have connected through social media and have been inspired by each other’s explorations of sex and gender.
Start the weekend with “Interface: Queer Artists Forming Communities Through Social Media,” a free exhibition at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. What they have in common: Everyone can take part. Some are old-school camp that will tickle even the straightest of the straight. A few traffic in a certain gay sensibility but aren’t topically gay. We’ve planned out what we call “The Gayest 36 Hours You Can Possibly Have in New York.” The cultural events listed here, many free, are geared primarily toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audiences but have a wider appeal. We wondered just how much gay we could cram into three days, especially knowing that the Supreme Court’s coming decision on same-sex marriage could make this Pride month historic. For Gay Pride weekend in New York, we set out to put a spin on the idea.
Please support SIGBI’s mission to bring critically needed educational and financial assistance to grassroots organizations providing advocacy, guidance, and shelter to LGBTQ youth in mostly rural and underserved communities throughout the United States and abroad.THE series of efficiently scheduled excursions that our colleagues in the Travel section of The New York Times call “36 Hours” have urged readers to go park hopping in Lima, honey shopping in Savannah and espresso sipping in Antigua.
Brooklyn Brewery will be contributing a portion of the proceeds to the official charitable giving organization of the Stonewall Inn, The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI). To commemorate this milestone in LGBTQ history we have partnered with Brooklyn Brewery to craft THE STONEWALL INN IPA. In 2019 The Stonewall Inn celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic Stonewall Uprising and welcomed World Pride to NYC. In 2021, our partnership will grow beyond the United States and we’ll be pouring SWIIPA to support The Stonewall Inn Gives Back initiative and queer communities around the world. This is a beer for everyone, no exceptions. With unabashed notes of citrus peel and grapefruit, this unapologetic and refreshing IPA reminds us of where we’ve been and celebrates where we’re going.
The Stonewall Inn IPA is a fearless IPA for all. Since 2017 we have proudly partnered with The Brooklyn Brewery to create The Stonewall Inn IPA, a spirited, session IPA brewed to benefit The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative