New Brooklyn LGBT Center Hosts Its "Coming Out" Party

 

One of the city's most diverse boroughs, Brooklyn now has a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals -- and this weekend it plans to show its pride in an official "coming out" party.

The Brooklyn Community Pride Center offers physical and mental health services, social support, and recreational and cultural programming. The Center will also serve as a representative voice for the LGBT community.

Nearly 7,000 same-sex couples live in Brooklyn, which makes it the most densely populated area for that group next to Manhattan, according to the Williams Institute. Overall, LGBT people make up roughly 10 percent of the borough's population.

No hub of consolidated services for that burgeoning community currently exists in Brooklyn however, which is why advocates say the center is so crucial.

"Brooklyn has the highest concentration of LGBT couples in New York City. These voices deserve to be heard," the center's executive director, Marianne Nicolosi, said in a statement. "What better way to have a kick-off than with a party."

Details

What: The Brooklyn Community Pride Center's "Coming Out" Party Where: The Brooklyn Academy of Music Cafe, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn When: Saturday, June 12th @ 10 p.m.