Rally For Our Rights

We Will Not Be Banned

Rainbow Rally | October 11, 2023-Wednesday
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | 
In Person: The LOFT Campus 

For Immediate Release



The LOFT LGBTQ+ Center Partners with Advocacy Groups to Mobilize Community in "Rally for Our Rights"

 

 

Free Banned Books and Pride Merchandise to be Distributed


(White Plains, NY)

October 5, 2023 – The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center is proud to announce the Rainbow Rally, taking place on October 11, 2023, from 6:30 PM to 8 PM at The LOFT Campus, 252 Bryant Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605. Hosted in honor of Coming Out Day, the event is free to attend.

The Rainbow Rally aims to raise awareness about strategies being employed to suppress, minimize, and erase the LGBTQ+ community. The event also seeks to provide practical solutions that individuals can implement to counter the rising tide of LGBTQ+ hate.

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Meet Our New Chief Operating Officer

Welcome Danté

The LOFT Welcomes our new Chief Operating Office, Danté R.H. Reda. Come and read our interview in OUTSpoken, and learn about his values and perspectives on leadership and his new role at The LOFT.

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Major Announce From The LOFT

Major Announcement

The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center Announces Strategic Organizational Restructure

(White Plains, NY) — The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center is excited to announce a significant reorganization of its executive leadership team, effective Monday, October 2, 2023.

These new leadership changes allow the center to meet the evolving needs of the community. The key purpose behind this reorganization is to establish a forward-leaning leadership framework capable of addressing both current and future challenges. The new structure aims to increase efficiency and adapt to the growing and changing needs of the community.

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LOFT Night OUT: EMO NIGHT

Mom, it was never a phase

LOFT NIGHT OUT
EMO: Mom, it was never a phase | Free
OCT 5-Thurs | 7:00-9:00 PM | Performances with ShowPonii and Venus| Sing Sing Kill Brewery

Mom it was never a phase! We're taking back Thursday, spinning, singing and dancing to emo all night with special drag performances by ShowPonii and Venus. Come join the fun, menu items can be found on Sing Sing Kill Brewery website.

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LOFT closed due to weather

ANNOUNCEMENT: Please note that the LOFT closed for the rest of the day, Sept.29-Friday due to the inclement weather. All Evening in-person groups are also canceled. If you require assistance please use our Helpline [(914) 948-2932 x13 | [email protected]], and someone will respond upon our return to the office.

 

 

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In Memoriam: Andy Fiore

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of longtime LOFT member Andy Fiore who passed away on September 20, 2023 at the age of 91. Andy's partner of 38 years, Peter Lomonte, was one of The LOFT's founders in 1983. Andy and Peter were frequent participants in the center's Silver Connections LGBTQ+ Senior Program and LOFT special events, especially The LOFT's Annual Gala and Holiday Brunch. 
A burial service will take place on Monday, October 2nd, at noon.  Location is St. Augustine Cemetery, 71 Hawkes Avenue, Ossining, NY. 
Rest In Pride Andy
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Artists LOFT Outing

A Mile In Their Shoes

Zapatos: The Stories That Shoes Tell
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 14TH
The LOFT Artists Group will be meet at 4:30 PM

To walk a mile in another's shoes, is to understand the world from a different standpoint. What stories would your shoes tell? Come and join this intriguing, art exhibition and explore the visual narratives with fellow artists.  Free to attend.

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The Blue Caftan

Join us for OUT AT THE MOVIES to see The Blue Caftan, the movie that Indie Wire says is one of the best of 2023 (so far): Oct 6-FRIDAY meet up at 7:00 PM for 7:15 PM. Screening at The Jacob Burns Film Center
 
The Blue Caftan
2022. 123 m. Maryam Touzani. Strand Releasing. Morocco. Arabic with subtitles. Rated NR.
 
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. Slowly Mina realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man.
 
 
Tickets: $11 (members), $16 (nonmembers)
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Drag Bingo at Nordstrom!

Dinner, Drinks, and Bingo FUN!

LOFT Night OUT: Drag Bingo | September 27, 2023 | 6:00-8:00 PM |Nordstrom Cafe (3rd Floor) at The Westchester | Free to Play

LOFT Night Out presents another evening of fun at Drag Bingo, featuring NYC's Aunt Deb!  If you know about the insanely popular NYC version, then you know it's two hours of delicious fun, yummy cocktail and wine specials, and Aunt Deb's spicy bingo banter that brings down the house with laughter.  Oh! And let's not forget the prizes for the winners! 

Come and join us at Nordstrom's at The Westchester, 3rd floor Cafe. Free to play, menu, champagne, wine, and cocktail specials available during game time.

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2023 Bi Visibility Day

Bisexual Peer Support Group
Professor Marston and The Wonder Women
September 26 Tues, Online: 7:30-9:30 PM | FREE

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, a surprisingly relevant and lively period drama about the origin of that fabulous feminist icon, Wonder Woman. The film explores the lives of Marston (Luke Evans), his wife Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), and research assistant Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote), who not only pioneered the lie detector, but whose lives inspired the origin story and tropes of the classic superhero.

 

 

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