Men at The Center tag:www.thedccenter.org,2009-10-30:/blog//1 2017-01-30T22:16:17Z Movable Type 4.32-en Masculine of Center Conference tag:www.thedccenter.org,2017:/blog//1.5908 2017-01-09T20:58:03Z 2017-01-12T00:20:04Z July 28-30, 2017 | Washington, D.C. No Fear ~ No Shame ~ No Hiding - Just Celebrating Our Truth ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE Let's Mobilize Events' 2016 Masculine of Center (MOC) Conference is the unboxing of the MOC narrative. The weekend will consist of all facets of the other side of the identity narrative. What is Masculine of Center Masculine of center (MOC) is a term, coined by B. Cole of the Brown Boi Project. The term recognizes the breadth and depth of identity for lesbian/queer who tilt toward the masculine side of the scale. It includes a wide range of identities such as butch, stud, aggressive/AG, dom, macha, tomboi, trans-masculine, androgynous, etc. Conference Goals Butch, Stud, Boi, Trans-Masculine, Androgynous, etc - we are all a community. And it's time to celebrate all of the intersections and discuss what is important! Empower and affirm our differences while embracing our common goals Discuss the concerns and issues, while prioritizing what matters in the community Learning how to embrace all intersection in which we live and thrive and connect with the family that defines the community Learn how to stand firm against prejudice while walking in truth in the full light of day in all capacities of life. Conference Theme: Let's Mobilize - Know Your Truth Today's political environment is in a state of flux, where members of the LGBTQ+ Community may have to battle not only previously won battles but battles that could potentially rock the very foundation of the LGBTQ+ Movement. Knowing Your Truth has now taken on a deeper meaning. Our truth is the very perception in which our lives are navigated and circumvented in the environment around us. How far are we from a world of complete acceptance and tolerance? Are we equipped to mobilize to further our agendas? What are the barriers to the empowerment of our community? How accessible are the resources and can they assist in taking the community to the next level? These questions will be explored through a mix of speakers, panel discussions, and workshops RSVP HERE REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE HERE TO VIEW THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE CLICK HEREa> Front Desk MOCWomynsconference.jpg


July 28-30, 2017 | Washington, D.C.

No Fear ~ No Shame ~ No Hiding -
Just Celebrating Our Truth

ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE

Let's Mobilize Events' 2016 Masculine of Center (MOC) Conference is the unboxing of the MOC narrative. The weekend will consist of all facets of the other side of the identity narrative.

What is Masculine of Center
Masculine of center (MOC) is a term, coined by B. Cole of the Brown Boi Project. The term recognizes the breadth and depth of identity for lesbian/queer who tilt toward the masculine side of the scale. It includes a wide range of identities such as butch, stud, aggressive/AG, dom, macha, tomboi, trans-masculine, androgynous, etc.

Conference Goals
Butch, Stud, Boi, Trans-Masculine, Androgynous, etc - we are all a community. And it's time to celebrate all of the intersections and discuss what is important!

Empower and affirm our differences while embracing our common goals
Discuss the concerns and issues, while prioritizing what matters in the community
Learning how to embrace all intersection in which we live and thrive and connect with the family that defines the community
Learn how to stand firm against prejudice while walking in truth in the full light of day in all capacities of life.

Conference Theme:
Let's Mobilize - Know Your Truth

Today's political environment is in a state of flux, where members of the LGBTQ+ Community may have to battle not only previously won battles but battles that could potentially rock the very foundation of the LGBTQ+ Movement. Knowing Your Truth has now taken on a deeper meaning. Our truth is the very perception in which our lives are navigated and circumvented in the environment around us.

How far are we from a world of complete acceptance and tolerance? Are we equipped to mobilize to further our agendas? What are the barriers to the empowerment of our community? How accessible are the resources and can they assist in taking the community to the next level?

These questions will be explored through a mix of speakers, panel discussions, and workshops


RSVP HERE

REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE HERE


TO VIEW THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE CLICK HERE

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE CLICK HEREa>


]]> Dear GSA Advisors and School Administrators tag:www.thedccenter.org,2017:/blog//1.5906 2017-01-03T22:49:37Z 2017-01-03T22:58:04Z Front Desk Gay Men's Chorus

The GenOUT Youth Chorus, now in its third season, is welcoming new singers at our January rehearsals, starting this Sunday, January 8, 2:00-3:30 PM. The GenOUT Chorus is open to all students (LGBTQ and allies) from ages 13 through 18. Our 2-fold mission is to give young LGBTQA people a voice and to connect those voices to community.

If students are not able to attend on January 8, they may also join on our second rehearsal, which is Sunday, January 22, 2:00-3:30 PM.

Since its founding in January 2015, the GenOUT Chorus has grown from 9 singers to over 20 (from 15 schools around the DC area), and we have performed at the Lincoln Theatre, the Kennedy Center, the White House, and at the 2016 GALA Choruses Festival in Denver.

There is a nominal registration fee ($90) to participate, but no one is turned away for an inability to pay (scholarships are available).

Rehearsals are typically held at the renovated Wonder Bread Factory, at 641 S St., NW (near the corner of 7th & S Sts., NW; just steps away from the Shaw Metro stop).

Please help spread the word about this opportunity to the young people in your GSA and school. We welcome anyone who loves to sing and who would be a great fit for our GenOUT community. Feel free to pass on my e-mail address to your students and parents.

The spring rehearsal and performance calendar can be accessed here:
 Click here


The permission and registration forms are attached below .

GenOUT Chorus permission form - 2016-17 - rev Jan 2017.pdf

GenOUT Chorus registration form - 2016-17 - rev Jan 2017.pdf


]]> Reel Affirmations Presents: Pushing Dead tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5859 2016-11-30T23:35:30Z 2016-11-30T23:42:25Z Pushing Dead Starring Danny Glover and James Roday Directed by Tom E. Brown will be screening on December 2nd at 7pm at the Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036. We are proud to educate, laugh and cry together as we fight against the HIV epidemic. We identified this event as an opportunity to entertain and educate. Please support this partnership by purchasing a ticket and attending this interactive cinema experience. Information regarding tickets sales and logistics are included in the information below. If you are not able to attend, you can still purchase a ticket as a donation and support our organization and the film. This multidimensional event is sure to inspire and unify our community as we learn together. There will be a brief discussion time in which some of the peers, staff, and group members may share thoughts and new information. When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, can he take on a helpless bureaucracy but also come up with $3000 a month to buy meds on his own? See You There!!! Watch the trailer here and purchase tickets click here for the film. Front Desk pdead.png

Pushing Dead Starring Danny Glover and James Roday Directed by Tom E. Brown will be screening on December 2nd at 7pm at the Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036.

We are proud to educate, laugh and cry together as we fight against the HIV epidemic. We identified this event as an opportunity to entertain and educate.
Please support this partnership by purchasing a ticket and attending this interactive cinema experience. Information regarding tickets sales and logistics are included in the information below.

If you are not able to attend, you can still purchase a ticket as a donation and support our organization and the film. This multidimensional event is sure to inspire and unify our community as we learn together. There will be a brief discussion time in which
some of the peers, staff, and group members may share thoughts and new information.

When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, can he take on a helpless bureaucracy but also come up with $3000 a month to buy meds on his own?

See You There!!!

Watch the trailer here and purchase tickets click here for the film.

]]> Gay District Meetings In December tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5836 2016-11-21T17:27:24Z 2016-11-21T17:52:16Z Gay District is a community-based organization focused on building understanding of gay culture and personal identity, awareness of community events and civil rights for gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and inter-sexed (GBTQQI) men between the ages of 18 and 35 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Through a synthesis of interpersonal interaction and community involvement, we aim to promote a more productive GBTQQ community and an enlightened understanding of gay urban living. In addition, we believe that our program will encourage them to become more active in the social justice arena. We strive to reach our mission through facilitated discussions, and regular and ongoing happy hours, weekend outings, community and cultural events, volunteer opportunities, and other occasions created by and for our participants. Join Gay District on the first and third Fridays of each month for a facilitated group discussion. The meetings begin at 8:30 PM at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. After the meeting, members often head out for dinner together in the neighborhood. For more information, visit the Gay District website at www.gaydistrict.org or check us out on Facebook! Friday December 2nd CANCELLED Friday December 16st Front Desk GayDistrict122815.jpgGay District is a community-based organization focused on building understanding of gay culture and personal identity, awareness of community events and civil rights for gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and inter-sexed (GBTQQI) men between the ages of 18 and 35 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Through a synthesis of interpersonal interaction and community involvement, we aim to promote a more productive GBTQQ community and an enlightened understanding of gay urban living. In addition, we believe that our program will encourage them to become more active in the social justice arena. We strive to reach our mission through facilitated discussions, and regular and ongoing happy hours, weekend outings, community and cultural events, volunteer opportunities, and other occasions created by and for our participants.

Join Gay District on the first and third Fridays of each month for a facilitated group discussion. The meetings begin at 8:30 PM at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. After the meeting, members often head out for dinner together in the neighborhood.

For more information, visit the Gay District website at www.gaydistrict.org or check us out on Facebook!

Friday December 2nd

CANCELLED Friday December 16st

]]> Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Concert: "Naughty and Nice" tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5832 2016-11-17T21:51:39Z 2016-11-17T22:02:19Z Get in the holiday spirit with the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington's upcoming holiday concert entitled Naughty and Nice! The concert is to be presented December 10, 17 & 18, 2016 at the Lincoln Theatre located at 1215 U Street NW. Naughty and Nice will feature new holiday songs and traditional favorites with a twist! The concert will feature some all-new holiday music arrangements and mashups, tap dancers, leather reindeer, dancing fruitcakes, men in heels, snow, the "Village People" and much more! Songs include "Sleigh Ride," "Snow," "Text Me Merry Christmas," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," and "I'll Be Home for Christmas." The concert will be directed by John Moran, conducted by GMCW Artistic Director Thea Kano, and choreographed by Craig Cipollini and James Ellzy. Ticket prices range from $25 to $65 and can be purchased by calling 1-877-435-9849, online at www.GMCW.org or in person at the 9:30 Club box office, located at 815 V Street NW. Box office hours are 12-7pm Monday to Friday. Front Desk Gay Men's Chorus Naughty and Nice Concert Thumbnail.jpgGet in the holiday spirit with the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington's upcoming holiday concert entitled Naughty and Nice! The concert is to be presented December 10, 17 & 18, 2016 at the Lincoln Theatre located at 1215 U Street NW.

Naughty and Nice will feature new holiday songs and traditional favorites with a twist! The concert will feature some all-new holiday music arrangements and mashups, tap dancers, leather reindeer, dancing fruitcakes, men in heels, snow, the "Village People" and much more! Songs include "Sleigh Ride," "Snow," "Text Me Merry Christmas," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," and "I'll Be Home for Christmas."

The concert will be directed by John Moran, conducted by GMCW Artistic Director Thea Kano, and choreographed by Craig Cipollini and James Ellzy. Ticket prices range from $25 to $65 and can be purchased by calling 1-877-435-9849, online at www.GMCW.org or in person at the 9:30 Club box office, located at 815 V Street NW. Box office hours are 12-7pm Monday to Friday.

]]> Reel Affirmations Film Festival Presents: Strike a Pose tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5775 2016-10-07T18:32:00Z 2016-10-07T18:32:47Z FILM: Strike a Pose WHEN: Sunday, October 16th @ 3pm WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW SYNOPSIS: A quarter-century ago, Madonna's blockbuster Blonde Ambition tour and scandalous backstage film Truth or Dare thrust seven young backup dancers into the pop culture spotlight. Now, reassembled on-camera for the first time since, the talented performers who helped the Material Girl bring voguing to the mainstream - Luis, Jose, Kevin, Carlton, Slam, and Oliver - continue to express themselves, baring their truth in this revealing documentary look at the dancers after the dance. Tickets for the screening of Strike a Pose can be purchased here. Click here to view the film's trailer. Front Desk Strike a Pose Film Thumbnail.jpgFILM: Strike a Pose

WHEN: Sunday, October 16th @ 3pm

WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW

SYNOPSIS: A quarter-century ago, Madonna's blockbuster Blonde Ambition tour and scandalous backstage film Truth or Dare thrust seven young backup dancers into the pop culture spotlight. Now, reassembled on-camera for the first time since, the talented performers who helped the Material Girl bring voguing to the mainstream - Luis, Jose, Kevin, Carlton, Slam, and Oliver - continue to express themselves, baring their truth in this revealing documentary look at the dancers after the dance.

Tickets for the screening of Strike a Pose can be purchased here.

Click here to view the film's trailer.


]]> Reel Affirmations Film Festival Presents: Seducing Mr. Bluefrog: NSFW with short film Perpetual tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5773 2016-10-06T16:24:00Z 2016-10-06T16:24:06Z FILM: Seducing Mr. Bluefrog: NSFW with short film Perpetual WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 11pm WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 4th St NW SYNOPSIS: A cam-model bears it all--in more ways than one. Mr. Bluefrog enjoys taking erotic photos and videos of himself to share online as both a hobby and an art. When he agrees to star in Hendrik Shäfer's experimental documentary, he has the opportunity to direct his own porno, but he must also expose himself to the camera in ways he's not used to. The result is a sexy, strange, and self-aware film that certainly lives up to its title while probing important questions about privacy and exhibitionism in the digital age. Tickets for the screening of Mr. Bluefrog and Perpetual can be purchased here. Click here to view the film's trailer. Front Desk Seducing Mr. Bluefrog Thumbnail.jpgFILM: Seducing Mr. Bluefrog: NSFW with short film Perpetual

WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 11pm

WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 4th St NW

SYNOPSIS: A cam-model bears it all--in more ways than one. Mr. Bluefrog enjoys taking erotic photos and videos of himself to share online as both a hobby and an art. When he agrees to star in Hendrik Shäfer's experimental documentary, he has the opportunity to direct his own porno, but he must also expose himself to the camera in ways he's not used to. The result is a sexy, strange, and self-aware film that certainly lives up to its title while probing important questions about privacy and exhibitionism in the digital age.

Tickets for the screening of Mr. Bluefrog and Perpetual can be purchased here.

Click here to view the film's trailer.


]]> Reel Affirmations Film Festival Presents: International Spotlight: Theo and Hugo tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5771 2016-10-04T20:30:00Z 2016-10-04T20:26:40Z FILM: Interantional Spotlight: Theo and Hugo WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 9pm WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW SYNOPSIS: Brashly sexual and boldly romantic, this provocative French drama proceeds in surprising turns from its raw opening scene: the titular duo's erotically charged first encounter at a Parisian after-hours sex club. Shot mostly at night on the amorously-lit streets of Paris, Theo and Hugo revels in a fantasy of urban romance, while depicting with heart and sharp-edged intelligence some of the harsher realities of sex and dating in the City of Light. Tickets for the screening of Theo and Hugo can be purchased here. Click here to view the film's trailer. Front Desk Theo and Hugo Film Still Thumbnail.jpgFILM: Interantional Spotlight: Theo and Hugo

WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 9pm

WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW

SYNOPSIS: Brashly sexual and boldly romantic, this provocative French drama proceeds in surprising turns from its raw opening scene: the titular duo's erotically charged first encounter at a Parisian after-hours sex club. Shot mostly at night on the amorously-lit streets of Paris, Theo and Hugo revels in a fantasy of urban romance, while depicting with heart and sharp-edged intelligence some of the harsher realities of sex and dating in the City of Light.

Tickets for the screening of Theo and Hugo can be purchased here.

Click here to view the film's trailer.


]]> Reel Affirmations Film Festival Presents: Shorts 1: Swipe Right tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5770 2016-10-04T18:00:00Z 2016-10-04T18:22:30Z FILM: Shorts 1: Swipe Right WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 7pm WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW SYNOPSIS: "Swipe Right" is dedicated to new beginnings and sudden transformations. Whether hilarious, heartwarming or heart breaking, these short films follow characters who find, or attempt to find, the courage to take that first leap, explore differences and make up for missed opportunities. From youthful romance to sperm donation to polyamory, language barriers and pet ownership, "Swipe Right" explores the diverse forms LGBTQ relationships may take. Tickets for the screening of Shorts 1 can be purchased here. Front Desk Swipe Right Film Collage Thumbnail.jpgFILM: Shorts 1: Swipe Right

WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 7pm

WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW

SYNOPSIS: "Swipe Right" is dedicated to new beginnings and sudden transformations. Whether hilarious, heartwarming or heart breaking, these short films follow characters who find, or attempt to find, the courage to take that first leap, explore differences and make up for missed opportunities. From youthful romance to sperm donation to polyamory, language barriers and pet ownership, "Swipe Right" explores the diverse forms LGBTQ relationships may take.

Tickets for the screening of Shorts 1 can be purchased here.


]]> Reel Affirmations Film Festival Presents: Shorts 2: So Long Farewell... tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5764 2016-09-30T16:00:00Z 2016-09-30T20:19:40Z FILM: Shorts 2: So Long Farewell... WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 3pm WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW SYNOPSIS: So Long, Farewell short film compilation delves into the varying "endings" that occur in everyday life experiences. From a marriage proposal (accepted or not accepted), a struggle with sexual identity, letting go of one's formal self or boy meet boy, boy cheats on boy..and..well...you probably know what happens with that. The emotional roller coaster each characters faces will captivate and will cause viewers to pause and reflect. Tickets for the screening of Shorts 2 can be purchased here. Front Desk So Long Farewell Collage Thumbnail.jpgFILM: Shorts 2: So Long Farewell...

WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 3pm

WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW

SYNOPSIS: So Long, Farewell short film compilation delves into the varying "endings" that occur in everyday life experiences. From a marriage proposal (accepted or not accepted), a struggle with sexual identity, letting go of one's formal self or boy meet boy, boy cheats on boy..and..well...you probably know what happens with that. The emotional roller coaster each characters faces will captivate and will cause viewers to pause and reflect.

Tickets for the screening of Shorts 2 can be purchased here.


]]> October Volunteer Packing Parties! tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5769 2016-09-29T19:35:27Z 2016-10-02T21:30:23Z The HIV Working Group hosts safer sex kit packing parties on the first and third Tuesday of every month! Come join us this month on October 4th and October 18th from 7 PM- 9 PM if you would like to get involved! We will be hosting both parties at The DC Center (2000 14th St. NW Suite 105, Washington, D.C. 20009). All of the kits we assemble will be distributed at local LGBT establishments like Secrets, JR's, The Green Lantern, and Town. If you are aware of any other LGBT spaces that primarily serve communities of color, please don't hesitate to have them call us at 202-682-2245 so they can be added to our distribution list. You can help fight the HIV epidemic in the District of Columbia by volunteering your time to this effort. Come meet new people and educate yourself on what you can do to prevent the spread of HIV in your own community. Also learn about what The HIV Working Group and The DC Center do to help reach MSM and trans women of color! These kits also include important information on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This is a revolutionary medication that acts to prevent HIV the way birth control works to prevent pregnancy. Learn more about PrEP and other ways to protect against the spread of HIV by joining us this month at The DC Center. We hope to see you there! Sign up to volunteer on October 4th here. Sign up to volunteer on October 18th here. If you'd like to learn more about what The HIV Working Group does, feel free to check us out on Facebook! Front Desk condom.jpg
The HIV Working Group hosts safer sex kit packing parties on the first and third Tuesday of every month! Come join us this month on October 4th and October 18th from 7 PM- 9 PM if you would like to get involved! We will be hosting both parties at The DC Center (2000 14th St. NW Suite 105, Washington, D.C. 20009).

All of the kits we assemble will be distributed at local LGBT establishments like Secrets, JR's, The Green Lantern, and Town. If you are aware of any other LGBT spaces that primarily serve communities of color, please don't hesitate to have them call us at 202-682-2245 so they can be added to our distribution list.

You can help fight the HIV epidemic in the District of Columbia by volunteering your time to this effort. Come meet new people and educate yourself on what you can do to prevent the spread of HIV in your own community. Also learn about what The HIV Working Group and The DC Center do to help reach MSM and trans women of color!

These kits also include important information on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This is a revolutionary medication that acts to prevent HIV the way birth control works to prevent pregnancy. Learn more about PrEP and other ways to protect against the spread of HIV by joining us this month at The DC Center. We hope to see you there!

Sign up to volunteer on October 4th here.

Sign up to volunteer on October 18th here.

If you'd like to learn more about what The HIV Working Group does, feel free to check us out on Facebook!

]]> Reel Affirmations Film Festival Presents: Spectrum Shorts: Gender, Identity and Aging tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5762 2016-09-29T16:00:00Z 2016-09-30T20:16:45Z FILM: Spectrum Shorts: Gender, Identity and Aging WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 1pm WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW SYNOPSIS: This short film program traverses the globe to share stories by and about those of us who don't fit neatly into conventional ideas of gender, aging or identity. To assemble a program that highlights nearly every hue of the LGBTQ spectrum, we drew inspiration from the moving Brazilian short Places of Fear and Hatred; and from sexagenarian gay country singer-songwriter Patrick Haggerty, proudly "singing old songs to old people" in the delightful doc These C*cksucking Tears; from the tender slow-burn of two strangers finding common ground in Dawn; from Frances Reed, the enterprising and gender non-conforming subject of malefemale; and from the square dancers of Partners, and the seniors supporting one another in An Afternoon Knows; from an elegant lady out on the town in First Night Out, and the enduring love and partnership of Cecil & Carl. We hope you too will find insight and inspiration here. Tickets for the screening of Spectrum Shorts can be purchased here. Front Desk Spectrum Shorts Collage Thumbnail.jpgFILM: Spectrum Shorts: Gender, Identity and Aging

WHEN: Saturday, October 15th @ 1pm

WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW

SYNOPSIS: This short film program traverses the globe to share stories by and about those of us who don't fit neatly into conventional ideas of gender, aging or identity. To assemble a program that highlights nearly every hue of the LGBTQ spectrum, we drew inspiration from the moving Brazilian short Places of Fear and Hatred; and from sexagenarian gay country singer-songwriter Patrick Haggerty, proudly "singing old songs to old people" in the delightful doc These C*cksucking Tears; from the tender slow-burn of two strangers finding common ground in Dawn; from Frances Reed, the enterprising and gender non-conforming subject of malefemale; and from the square dancers of Partners, and the seniors supporting one another in An Afternoon Knows; from an elegant lady out on the town in First Night Out, and the enduring love and partnership of Cecil & Carl. We hope you too will find insight and inspiration here.

Tickets for the screening of Spectrum Shorts can be purchased here.



]]> DC Jewish Community Center Seeking New GLOE Program Director tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5767 2016-09-28T21:27:23Z 2016-10-02T21:47:46Z GLOE--the Kurlander Program for GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement--of the Edlavitch DCJCC (EDCJCC), is seeking a full-time program director to build and connect GLBTQ Jewish community in the DC area. Founded in 2006 by Stuart S. Kurlander, GLOE is the first and only full-time GLBT program at any Jewish Community Center (JCC) in North America. GLOE holds around 40 programs and events every year, in a wide range of areas - in the arts and literature, community service, holidays and spirituality, social justice, and, of course, social events - and running the gamut of queer Jewish identities. View the listing on JewishJobs.com See below for the PDF version of the announcement. Job Posting - GLOE Program Director - Sept '16.pdf Front Desk GLOE Job Position Thumbnail.jpg GLOE--the Kurlander Program for GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement--of the Edlavitch DCJCC (EDCJCC), is seeking a full-time program director to build and connect GLBTQ Jewish community in the DC area.

Founded in 2006 by Stuart S. Kurlander, GLOE is the first and only full-time GLBT program at any Jewish Community Center (JCC) in North America. GLOE holds around 40 programs and events every year, in a wide range of areas - in the arts and literature, community service, holidays and spirituality, social justice, and, of course, social events - and running the gamut of queer Jewish identities.

View the listing on JewishJobs.com

See below for the PDF version of the announcement.
Job Posting - GLOE Program Director - Sept '16.pdf

]]> Reel Affirmations Film Festival Presents: LOEV tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5761 2016-09-28T21:15:47Z 2016-09-28T21:25:53Z FILM: LOEV WHEN: Friday, October 14th @ 9pm WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW SYNOPSIS: A pair of handsome young friends hit the road in a red-hot convertible, with endless miles of highway and a weekend ripe with possibility laid out ahead of them. From this classic cinema setup, India-born writer-director Sudhanshu Saria spins a seductive tale of uncommon emotional depth and power about Sahil and Jai, close friends whose indefinable bond hovers somewhere between brotherly love and capital-L-o-v-e. Is it loev, or just attraction? Beautifully shot around the stunning natural terrain of India's Sandhan Valley and Mahabaleshwar plateau, this quintessential road movie ventures to places both poignantly familiar and shockingly unexpected, aided by a clever script and an eclectic soundtrack featuring artists from Kanye West and Pearl Jam, to Pakistani pop stars Zeb & Haniya. Tickets for the screening of LOEV can be purchased here. Click here to view the film's trailer. Front Desk LOEV Film Still Thumbnail.jpgFILM: LOEV

WHEN: Friday, October 14th @ 9pm

WHERE: Gala Hispanic Theatre | 3333 14th St NW

SYNOPSIS: A pair of handsome young friends hit the road in a red-hot convertible, with endless miles of highway and a weekend ripe with possibility laid out ahead of them. From this classic cinema setup, India-born writer-director Sudhanshu Saria spins a seductive tale of uncommon emotional depth and power about Sahil and Jai, close friends whose indefinable bond hovers somewhere between brotherly love and capital-L-o-v-e. Is it loev, or just attraction? Beautifully shot around the stunning natural terrain of India's Sandhan Valley and Mahabaleshwar plateau, this quintessential road movie ventures to places both poignantly familiar and shockingly unexpected, aided by a clever script and an eclectic soundtrack featuring artists from Kanye West and Pearl Jam, to Pakistani pop stars Zeb & Haniya.

Tickets for the screening of LOEV can be purchased here.

Click here to view the film's trailer.


]]> Reel Affirmations Film Festival Presents: RETAKE tag:www.thedccenter.org,2016:/blog//1.5759 2016-09-28T17:15:38Z 2016-09-28T19:01:55Z FILM: RETAKE WHEN: Thursday, October 13th @ 7pm WHERE: Human Rights Campaign Building | 1640 Rhode Island Ave NW SYNOPSIS: With a seductive gravitational allure, RETAKE pulls viewers into a world of love, loss, and intrigue from its opening scenes. Handsome businessman Jonathan (Tuc Watkins) has returned to San Francisco with a mission. He's on the hunt for a brunette who is "rough around the edges," temperamental, and scented with just the right cologne. Cruising the streets of the city, he finds what he's looking for in a flirtatious young hustler played by Devon Graye, and a bold proposition is made: If this young man agrees to accompany Jonathan on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, he'll get double his nightly rate, plus $1,000. But, there's a catch: He has to role-play as someone named "Brandon" for the full ride. Eager to leave his life on the streets, he says yes, and an amorous game of manipulation and obsession commences. So begins the ambitious, risk-taking first feature by Nick Corporon, a film of romance and brooding suspense, with shades of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. The mystery of the real Brandon haunts the film for its duration. As the role-playing intensifies, the what and the who become captivatingly confused, as lines between fantasy and reality, desire and performance, blur. RETAKE is a spellbinding journey of heartbreak and self-discovery.-- Curran Nault from 2016 Frameline Film Festival Tickets for the VIP Launch/Exclusive screening of RETAKE can be purchased here. Click here to view the film's trailer. Front Desk RETAKE Film Still Thumbnail.jpgFILM: RETAKE

WHEN: Thursday, October 13th @ 7pm

WHERE: Human Rights Campaign Building | 1640 Rhode Island Ave NW

SYNOPSIS: With a seductive gravitational allure, RETAKE pulls viewers into a world of love, loss, and intrigue from its opening scenes. Handsome businessman Jonathan (Tuc Watkins) has returned to San Francisco with a mission. He's on the hunt for a brunette who is "rough around the edges," temperamental, and scented with just the right cologne.

Cruising the streets of the city, he finds what he's looking for in a flirtatious young hustler played by Devon Graye, and a bold proposition is made: If this young man agrees to accompany Jonathan on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, he'll get double his nightly rate, plus $1,000. But, there's a catch: He has to role-play as someone named "Brandon" for the full ride. Eager to leave his life on the streets, he says yes, and an amorous game of manipulation and obsession commences. So begins the ambitious, risk-taking first feature by Nick Corporon, a film of romance and brooding suspense, with shades of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. The mystery of the real Brandon haunts the film for its duration. As the role-playing intensifies, the what and the who become captivatingly confused, as lines between fantasy and reality, desire and performance, blur. RETAKE is a spellbinding journey of heartbreak and self-discovery.-- Curran Nault from 2016 Frameline Film Festival

Tickets for the VIP Launch/Exclusive screening of RETAKE can be purchased here.

Click here to view the film's trailer.


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