OUR FIGHT IS LOVE!

Strengthening, Celebrating, Supporting and Connecting since 2005.

Counseling, support groups, youth programs, legal help and community for LGBTQ+ people and families across the Hudson Valley. In person, around the region and online.

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Queer Out the Vote!

Your free 2026 voter guide is here
Check your registration, register to vote, know your rights at the polls, and get a clear breakdown of what's on the ballot this year.

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Free Legal Clinic

First Tuesday of every month, 5–7 PM.
Consult an attorney at no cost on name and gender marker changes, employment and housing discrimination, family law, and more.

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Our Well-Being Services

Counseling

For individuals, couples and families, ages 13 and up.
LGBTQ+ affirming counseling that meets you wherever you are in your healing.
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Free STI, HIV and Hepatitis C Testing

First and third Wednesday, 2 to 6 PM
Free, confidential testing at the Community Center through our partner Cornerstone Family Healthcare.
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Community Acupuncture Clinic

Tuesdays, 12:30 to 2:30 PM
For LGBTQ+ community members
Weekly acupuncture with our partner Acupuncture Broadway.
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Find your People: Social and Support Groups

Addiction: A Family Affair

Every third Tuesday from 6 to 7 PM
A monthly support group for anyone impacted by a loved one's substance use.
Gen Q Youth Drop-In

Weekly on Wednesdays 4-7 PM
Weekly drop-in for youth ages 13 to 18 who identify as LGBTQ+ or are exploring gender identity and sexual orientation.
Mankind: The Men’s Group

Weekly on Thursdays from 5:30-7 PM
Share your unique life-embracing insights with thoughtful, like-minded men in a supportive and uplifting group discussion.
Non-The Binary

2nd and 4th Wednesdays
Calling all those who color outside the lines! Non the Binary is a support and discussion group for folks who do not identify within the socially constructed gender binary of “man” and “woman.”
Seasons of Change

Spring and Fall dates coming soon.
This 8-week journey is designed for our LGBTQ+ community to navigate life's changes with support and meaningful steps.
The Rainbow Lounge (Age 50+)

Weekly on Thursdays 3-4 PM
The Rainbow Lounge is a meetup for LGBTQ+ adults aged 50+ to relax and meet others in the community.
Trans-Formations

Mondays from 6 - 7:30 pm in person at the Community Center or over Zoom.
Trans-Formations is our support and discussion group for individuals 18+ considering or at any stage in their gender transition.
Queer Kinship Family Support

Fourth Sunday of each month from 9 to 10 AM
The place for parents, caregivers and grandparents of LGBTQIA+ children looking for support or to connect with others — and for LGBTIA+ kids and youth to come together with others like them.

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Upcoming Events

Remembrance Party

Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen
Saturday, October 3 · 4:30–7pm

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Popcorn and Pride: LGBTQ+ Film Discussion Series

Parting Glances (1986)
October 10 · 3 PM · Second Saturday of each month

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O+ Festival @ The Community Center

an Evening of Performance with Sarah Chien, Fred Hatt and Carter Zumtobel
Saturday, October 10 · 5–7pm

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O+ Festival @ The Community Center

Choreographer and performer Chris Black in collaboration with Cam Moreno.
Sunday, October 11 · 3–5 pm

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Comida con mi Familia Elegida

Meal with my Chosen Family (Potluck)
October 18 · 6-8 PM

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Youth Halloween Party: Queer Icons

Ages 14-18
Saturday, October 31 · 7-9 PM

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The Monster Bash Live Burlesque Show

Rosendale Theatre
Saturday, October 31 · 8 PM

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What Community Makes Possible:

4,200+

People walked through our doors this year
1st

Hudson Valley Pride March in Kingston, produced by the Community Center
3,200+

Books in our Mayo Library, now searchable and available to borrow online

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Sustaining Friends, our monthly donors, are the foundation of community support that allows us to do all that we do as a source of strength, support and celebration.

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