The Cortland LGBTQ Center

11/09/2026

Yesterday was Intersex Solidarity/Remembrance Day. Check out this very cool project to honor our Intersex friends and family members. We are stronger together!

Today, on Intersex Day of Remembrance, the South Coast LGBTQ+ Museum opens a special exhibit called Decided Without Them, which traces intersex history from Boston to the South Coast 💛💜

For decades doctors decided how intersex children's bodies should look before those children could speak, and the movement that pushed back held its first public protest in Boston in 1996, when intersex activists picketed the American Academy of Pediatrics on October 26, which is why that date is now Intersex Awareness Day.

The exhibit follows that history from the memoir of Herculine Barbin, born on this day in 1838, to Boston Children's Hospital's 2020 pledge to stop two infant surgeries, and it ends here on the South Coast, where the written record is still quiet. You can step inside at https://www.sclgbtqnetwork.org/museum/exhibits/decided-without-them.html 🏛️

If you're intersex and want to tell your own story in the room we've left open for it, or you'd just like to find people who understand, you can call or text us at 774-775-2656 🌈

11/07/2026

Join us Saturday for some music fun! There will be kazooing, karaoke, singalongs and solos -- whatever you are up for! Feel free to bring you instrument and perform solo. Join in the music or just come to hang out for the shenanigans. If you want a background/lyrics track, please send us a link and we will try to have it prepared in advance! Hope to see/hear you. Kazoos will be provided!

11/06/2026

If you can get to the Center/ before 5pm, we have 4 free tickets to the hockey game tonight courtesy of the Mental Health Association of Cortland County! First come first serve!

11/05/2026

Thursday, November 5, we invite Trans and Gender Expansive folks 18 years and older to meet at Bru 64 from 5:30-7pm. As this month is dedicated to our Trans friends and loved ones, we are also looking for people to potentially share their visual or written art for Trans Day of Remembrance on the 20th. That's a serious convo but there will also be fun!

11/03/2026

Tuesday, November 3rd is Election Day. If you haven't voted already, you can vote from 6am to 9pm at your designated poll site. If you are unsure of your poll site, you can look it up by scanning the QR code and putting in your name and address.
We will also be having drop-in hours from 2-5pm.
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11/02/2026

Introducing the 2026 Q***r Out the Vote Guide 🗳️

This year's guide brings together accessible, easy-to-understand information to help LGBTQ+ New Yorkers navigate the civic process, understand their rights, and learn more about the ballot proposals and issues shaping our communities. Inside, you'll find resources on Know Your Rights, ballot proposals, and the issues at stake for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers—all in one easy-to-use guide. In collaboration with The NEW Pride Agenda, The LGBTQ Center, New York Transgender Advocacy Group, & the Caribbean Equality Project.

Get informed. Get engaged. Q***r Out the Vote! 🏳️‍🌈✨

📲 Download the guide: bit.ly/QOTV2026

11/02/2026

A reminder that today (Monday, November 2) Dena Project will be available from 5pm to 6pm. Dena Project is our biweekly Community Support Group. Come talk with others about your concerns, your ideas, and your beliefs about what's going on in the world and your life!

11/01/2026

Just a reminder that today we are having a PFLAG meeting at 165 Main Street. The meeting starts at 3:30PM and then we are open for support at 4pm. PFLAG is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.

10/30/2026

Happy Halloween! Here's a sneak preview of what we will be doing at the Center Nov 1st to the 7th. We start off our week with PFLAG. The business part of the meeting starts at 3:30, then the remaining time is open for support hours.
Monday 5-6pm Dena Project is out Community Led Support Group. (all ages)
Tuesday to Friday our drop-in hours are for anyone who wants, support, services or just a safe place to hangout and be themselves. Folks are also welcome to schedule a time to meet with us.
Thursday night 5:30-7pm our GEAR Adult group will meet at Bru 64. GEAR is for our Trans and Gender Expensive friends 18 years and older.
Saturday from 5-7pm we are trying out a new date/time for Expressions! Expressions is a very relaxed acoustic open mic for 13 and up. We will have opportunities for everyone to kazoo or sing together as well as times to perform individually or in groups.
ANNNND , if you haven't already, here is your reminder that TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY! VOTE!