Name: Thablackgod
Start: 2026-09-06T22:00:00-04:00
Location: ANIMAL

As the birthplace of the modern Pride movement, New York City pulses with an unparalleled history and a fiercely diverse LGBTQ+ community that thrives in every borough. Here, queer culture isn't just a scene; it's woven into the very fabric of the city, influencing art, activism, and nightlife on a global scale.

You'll find your chosen family everywhere, from vital community hubs like The Center and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center to legendary nightlife spots. Grab a craft cocktail at VERS, catch a drag show at Rise Bar, or rock out at Rockbar NYC—there's truly a space for every vibe and every identity.

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Before I Do

Studio Vers

Hell Yeah Brother!

DJ Max Rodriguez

Mall Drag: Miss Ma'amShe's Birthday Edition

QTs: Brooklyn

Hot Mess: Halloween

H2hoe

Soda Pop Saturdays

Shine Saturdays

Metrosensual

Surge Saturdays

Viva La Vida

DJ Brett O0sterhaus + DJ Mark Cicero

Pop Rave

Sinful Saturday

Liqiud Brunch

Free Pool Sundays

Sunday Funday with Bingo

Eurotea Sundays

Sunday Funday Post Brunch Bingo

The Get Down with DJ E.N

Drag Bingo

Mollywood: Ghouls and Gworls

Cigar Social

Spor-Tea

🍺 Beer Blast | 🎧 DJ Erik Elias | No Cover Till 9pm | $20 Cover at 9pm

Bluf New York

Fallen Angels: A Night of Pleasure Dance & Vengeance

Leather Political Education Reading Series

Shots & Shade: A Queer Drink & Draw

Billiard Boys

Red Idol: All Stars

Showtunes in the City

Total Roulette Live

Wailing Women

Caramel Kissed

Ladies Room

Discipline: Beyond the Burlesque Show

Sundaze

Show B!tches

Nocturna "Pirates" Circuit Party

Spunk

Bloo Skye Sundays

Shift Drink

DJ AJ Reddy + DJ Bobby Duron

Playground Sundays

Hauppauge Mingle: LGBTQ Songwriters: Listen & Discuss! (Older Adults 50+)

Third Eye Yoga

Exclusive interview and performance footage from 1991 capture Chavela Vargas in her own words: a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her extraordinary life into being.

Chavela (Virtual Exclusive)

John Michael invites his closest friends to a cabin in the Berkshires to celebrate his marriage. But soon, old flames, new secrets, and a competitive round of Meryl Streep karaoke threaten the group's dynamic.

Two party boys arrive at an upstate New York mansion for an unexpected evening of sexual abandon and supernatural horrors in this ode to the queer underground of the ‘90s.

Corpus

Adapted from Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, a wealthy woman preparing for a party and a young soldier haunted by trauma confront the lingering weight of their pasts in Lagos, Nigeria.

Clarissa (International Centerpiece)

A hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had, in this Cannes sensation from Jordan Firstman.

Club Kid (New York Centerpiece)

Nerdy star student Luthando is on track for a normal academic year at her all-girls boarding school. But when the arrival of a new classmate ignites Luthando's hidden desires, it threatens everything she thought she knew about herself.

Black Burns Fast

NewFest38 is the 38th annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival, running October 15-25, 2026. The lineup includes an opening night film and party, centerpiece films, and a closing night film and party. A virtual pass offers streaming access to select films and shorts programs from October 15-30, 2026, and members and patrons receive ticket discounts.

38th annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival, October 15-25, 2026, with in-person and virtual screenings.

Newfest Queer Film Festival

Late-night DJ set from THABLACKGOD at ANIMAL. No cover — just good music and the people who show up for it on a Sunday night.

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On Sunday, September 6th at 10:00 PM, Late-night DJ set from THABLACKGOD at ANIMAL. No cover — just good music and the people who show up for it on a

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ANIMAL is a queer bar located at 307 Meeker Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, open late with hours from 4PM-4AM Monday-Friday and 2PM-4AM on weekends. This community-focused venue serves as a canvas for queer culture, hosting DJs, themed nights like CUIR gear parties and Bears Are Animals, and publishing ANIMAL PRINT, a queer cultural zine. The bar features daily happy hour, rotating DJ lineups, special events throughout the week, and hosts queer makers markets to connect and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

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