Come celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with our yearly Trans Bonanza! We will have an amazing pre-Pesach drag performance, fun snacks, and we'll learn how to make our own queer seder plates!--------------------Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm EST at 135 W 41st StreetNo need to register for drop-in center, just show up! We’ll have plenty of cholov […]
Join us to discuss our Jewish Queer book of the month, Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu! Meet with other JQYers who read the book and discuss your favorite parts, relevant themes, and how they connect to your Jewish and queer identities
Pasta, bread, and cupcakes! Join our post-Passover chametz party this week by competing in a Drop-In Center cupcake wars! Pizza included, of course.We'll also be celebrating our April birthdays!--------------------Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm EST at 135 W 41st StreetNo need to register for drop-in center, just show up! We’ll have plenty of cholov yisroel pizza and […]
Get your popcorn ready! It's time for a movie night!Join JQY to watch Unspoken and have a Q&A with writer and director Jeremy Borison! We'll get comfy, pop some popcorn, and watch this amazing queer Jewish story together.Unspoken follows the story of Noam, a closeted teenager in a religious community who discovers that he might […]
Show off your talents at the JQY talent show! Are you a singer? A poet? A painter? A crochet master? Show us your art! All talents are welcome!--------------------Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm EST at 135 W 41st StreetNo need to register for drop-in center, just show up! We’ll have plenty of cholov yisroel pizza and ice-breaker […]
Calling all past JQY Drop-In Center participants! Once a JQYer, always a JQYer! Come reunite with old friends, have some Bravo pizza, relive the best moments, and bedazzle something. Whether you came for the snacks, the support, or just the vibes—this reunion is for YOU! We'll be decorating tote bags, hats, and more fun JQY […]
Express your artistic vision with renowned artist Navot Miller. Find your inner artist voice and unleash your creative side at this paint party at the Drop-In Center. The breakaway will be the Trans+ group. --------------------Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm EST at 135 W 41st StreetNo need to register for drop-in center, just show up! We’ll have plenty […]
Sunday, May 3rd, come explore Williamsburg with JQY! We will start off visiting award winning, Jewish artist Allison Zuckerman at her art studio! Right near by, we will continue on to do some local thrifting, styling each other and curating clothes for the JQY gender affirming closet! Each person will recieve pocket money to use, […]
Come celebrate your JQY Pride with some hands-on creativity! Come to the Drop-In Center for Pride March poster making with EMO and special guest Artivist, Efrén Olson-Sánchez! Make your voices heard through art making, whether you plan to march at Pride this June, love expressing yourself through art, or just enjoy connecting with others. All […]
Public conversations about trans youth, healthcare, and school practices are full of concerning claims—from children receiving gender-affirming surgery at school to a new phenomenon coined “rapid onset gender dysphoria. But what is actually supported by evidence, and what is not?During this myth-versus-fact conversation we will sort through data, leaving plenty of room for more layered […]
Join Chagit and Casey as they share the newest member of the JQY family with the Drop-In center at Judah's pidyon haben! Join this beautiful custom, and let's celebrate queer simcha together.--------------------Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm EST at 135 W 41st StreetNo need to register for drop-in center, just show up! We’ll have plenty of cholov […]
Join JQY and Eshel for pre-Shavuot 20s and 30s game night! We’ll have time to schmooze, eat some cheesecake, and play games. Dinner (pizza) will be served.This event is for people in their 20s and 30s.