JOIN The TransFORUM
Hudson Valley Trans Forum:
November 11-12
November 11-12, 2022 | In Person at LOFT Campus: 252 Bryant Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605 | Free
Hudson Valley Trans Forum is back in-person! Join us for this two-day conference centered on education, advocacy, and empowerment for TGNCNB communities and allies.
Come and listen to Trans Forum's Key Note Speaker for Day One, Shepard Verbas, The LOFT's Director of Programs and Services as he discusses the importance of power in visibility.
To register for the event, click here
Free Out At The Movies Screening!
Join us for the reception and screening!
Thursday | October 27 | 5:30 PM Reception and 6:30 FREE Screening | Jacob Burns Film Center
Mama Bears is an intimate, thought-provoking exploration of the journeys taken by Sara Cunningham and Kimberly Shappley, two “mama bears” —whose profound love for their LGBTQ children has turned them into fierce advocates for the entire queer community — and Tammi Terrell Morris, a young African American lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance perfectly exemplifies why the mama bears are so vitally important.
Transtober Fest 2022!
Saturday, October 22, 2022 | 1-4 pm
FREE| Rain or Shine | Pet-Friendly | All Ages
Drew Church Parking Lot, 28 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
RSVP encouraged, but not required
Don't miss out on all the Halloween fun at Transtober Fest!
Costume contest with cash prizes! Musical guest All My Friends with The LOFT's CRNY artist-in-residence Christina Picciano will be performing! There will also be crafts, activities, open mic-share your thoughts, and information tables.
It's going to be in the same location as last year, Drew Church in Carmel, NY.
The LOFT Celebrates Center Awareness Day!
The LOFT LGBTQ+ Is Proud to celebrate Center Awareness Day. Learn more about our center and how we help the community! Learn more about our campus by taking a tour!
Mark's Journey
One Voice: Guest Speaker Mark S King
October 23, 2022-Sun | 11:30 Am-12:30 PM | Hybrid: Virtual & In Person at The LOFT
Get ready to be inspired, join us for ONE Voice, and hear from an incredible HIV Stigma fighter and activist Mark S King!
MARK S. KING has been a globally recognized activist living with HIV since testing positive in 1985. His blog, My Fabulous Disease, which chronicles his life and the things that inspire him, won the GLAAD Award in 2020, and Mark has also been named LGBTQ Journalist of the Year by NLGJA. His book, A Place Like This, is his funny, wrenching memoir of living in Los Angeles during the dawn of the epidemic. Mark attributes his longevity to staying informed, the love of a good man, and double chocolate brownies made from scratch.
Join Us For The PROM!
The Prom
Oct 23-SUN | Meeting at 1:45 PM, show begins at 2:00 PM | White Plains Performing Arts Center
THE PROM is a musical comedy about four big Broadway stars on a mission to change the world and the love they discover that unites them all. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom where Emma wants to take her girlfriend to prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue...and themselves. Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together.
Coming Out When You're Ready
October's OutWalking
Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm
1335 White Hill Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Sunday October 23, 2022
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Join us for a day of fall fun at Wilkens Fruit and Fir Farm! Apples and pumpkins will be available to pick up during our outing. There will also be a corn maze for us to explore. There is no admission fee to attend, but please note that to enter the orchard area, participants will need to purchase an apple-picking bag from the orchard.
Free Financial Workshop on Wealth Building
The Road to Wealth: Free Financial Workshop
October 29, 2022-Sat | 9:30 AM-3:30 PM | The LOFT
Did you know that it's a myth that so many LGBTQ+ people are wealthy?
In fact, it's the opposite, according to Morningstar, "From the standpoint of income and wealth, LGBTQ people remain at a disadvantage relative to heterosexual people, on average. Average incomes are lower and poverty rates are higher, especially for transgender people and LGBTQ people of color. Ownership rates of financial assets, including retirement accounts and homes, is correspondingly lower."
Come and learn from The LOFT's Annual Sponsor, PRISM Planning and Solutions Group, and LOFT Business Partner, Ilene Amiel from Personal Affairs Administrator, Inc critical things you can do to increase your level of personal wealth and financial assets!
OUT At The Movies: Concerned Citizen
OUT At The MOVIES goes to the Jewish Film Festival at The Jacob Burns Film Center
OUT at the Movies schedules group outings to films of interest to the local LGBTQ+ community.
Join us on Friday, October 14th to see “Concerned Citizen” at the Jacob Burns Film Center, 405 Manville Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570
The group meets at 7:15 pm, look for Jeffrey wearing the LOFT nametag! Movie starts at 7:45 pm. Film run time 115 min.
All Out at The Movies Attendees who purchase a ticket will receive free popcorn and drink.🍿🥤
🚨🚨This film is part of The Jewish Film Festival. We highly recommend that you PURCHASE your ticket online in advance--to secure your seat. In the past with festivals, there is the possibility of the film being sold out.🚨🚨
For more info on the film and to buy tickets click here,
Film Synopsis:
Idan Haguel’s smart satire illuminates the insidious ways privilege can unleash the prejudice within. The story focuses on Ben, who thinks of himself as an enlightened liberal and lives with his perfect boyfriend in a newly renovated apartment in a gritty, “up-and-coming” neighborhood in South Tel Aviv. This skillfully told parable about the mechanisms of gentrification raises an uncomfortable question: Are we as tolerant as we think we are?
Tickets:
Just head to the film’s booking page on the JBFC website, click on your preferred date and showtime, and follow the instructions.