queer things to do in NYC | Sunday, June 1, 2025
part of the queer on the street newsletter | edition: 6/1 - 6/7
IT’S PRIDE MONTH, BABY!! And this queer on the street newsletter is bringing you more 52 events for Sunday, June 1 (and 334 this week) to start the month off right!
Due to the volume of events this week, each day has its own “post” and are hyperlinked below.
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*REMINDER: free entry/no cover usually means (not always) there’s a drink minimum. Please inquire with the organizer or venue beforehand. And remember: ALWAYS tip performers IN CASH.
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10 am | Dyke Run – Beginner (every Sunday)
Powered by: Dyke Run NYC (@dykerunnyc)
Location: Pier 25 Bathrooms | Manhattan
Cost – FREE | flyer!
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11 am | Exploring the Village's LGBT+ History: From Sexual Health to Civil Rights
Powered by: New York Adventure Club (@nyadventureclub)
Location: NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle | Manhattan
Cost: $32 | flyer! | tix!
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11 am | Queers Run Brooklyn: Trail Run (first Sunday of month)
Powered by: Queers Run Brooklyn (@queersrunbrooklyn)
Location: varies | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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12 pm | Drag Brunch: Special Birthday Edition
Powered by: @freedakulo with special guests @imaranyxnyc & @justmariquita
Location: Kween Astoria @kweenastoria | Queens
Cost: depends what you purchase | flyer! | reservations!
Note: there are multiple seatings
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12 pm | Foot Hoops Dyke Basketball Pride Kickoff
Powered by: FROOT HOOPS LESBIAN BASKETBALL (@froot_h00ps)
Location: Tompkins Square Park Basketball Courts | Manhattan
Cost: FREE but rsvp | flyer! | rsvp!
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12 pm | Troublemakers Queer Open Mic
Powered by: Trouble Makers Art Collective (@troublemakers.ac)
Location: Sanger Hall (@sangerhall) | Queens
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer! | info!
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12 pm | TransGEM Expo Ain't Goin' Nowhere: The Ultra Euphoria Project
Powered by: Brooklyn YAS Coalition (@bklyn_yas)
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center (@lgbtbrooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE but must register | flyer! | register! | partiful! |
Note: “This is for LGBTQIA+ Youth & Young Adults ages 13+ within the trans experience and/or trans/agender/nonbinary-identifying, or intersex.”
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1 pm | Dave's Lesbian Bar Presents 4th Annual Battle of the Bands
Powered by: Dave's Lesbian Bar (@daveslesbianbar)
Location: Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden | Queens
Cost: $10 | flyer! | tix!
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1 pm | Queer Knit Club – June Meet Up
Powered by: Queer Knit Club (@queerknitclub)
Location: Principles Coffee House Gowanas (@principlesbk) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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1 pm | T4T Clothing Swap (first Sunday of month)
Powered by: The Nonbinarian Bookstore
Location: The Nonbinarian Bookstore | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE / no registration required | flyer! | info!
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2 pm | Hanky Panky Party
Powered by: Hanky Panky Party (@hankypanky_party)
Location: Hank’s Bar (@hanksbarbk) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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2 pm | Know Your Rights Propaganda Party
Powered by: Interference Archive (@interferencearchive)
Location: Interference Archive | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE / donations encouraged | flyer! | donate!
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2 pm | Out of the Closet: Vintage & Maker’s Market (G.L.I.T.S. fundraiser)
Powered by: For Good Market (@forgoodmarket)
Location: BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* but depends what you purchase | flyer!
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2 pm | Queer Out! Pride Kick Off! Walk of the High Line & Social
Powered by: Queer Social (@queer_social)
Location: High Line | Manhattan
Cost: FREE | rsvp!
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2 pm - 4 pm | Reverence: Bootblacking and the Legacies that Bind Us
Powered by: Kink Out (@kinkoutevents)
Location: TV Eye (@tveyenyc) | Queens
Cost: waitlist only | flyer! | join waitlist!
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2 pm to 6 pm | Sapphic Soup Sundays (every Sunday)
Powered by: BOYFRIEND co-op
Location: BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
Cost: $8/bowl of soup | flyer!
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2 pm - 4 pm | Stitch & Bitch (first and last Sunday of month)
Powered by: Brooklyn Hearts Club (@brooklynheartsclub)
Location: Crystal Lake | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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2 pm | Tiki Disco
Powered by: Tiki Disco
Location: Ruins at Knockdown Center | Queens
Cost: waitlist only | flyer! | waitlist!
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2:30 pm | Brag Drunch (every Sunday)
Powered by: Brag Drunch (@bragdrunch), @agoodsis, @giardiatheparasite @annejtifah with DJ @twinkdeathnyc
Location: Branded Saloon (@brandedsaloon) | Brooklyn
Cost: varies/depends what you purchase | flyer! | info!
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3 pm | GGG’s Block Party
Powered by: gay gayer gayest (@ggg.nyc)
Location: The Bush (@bushdykebar) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer! | rsvp!
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3 pm | Playground by Polèle Single Release Party
Powered by: Polèle (@polele.music)
Location: The Parkside Lounge (@the_parkside_lounge_nyc) | Manhattan
Cost: $13.07 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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3 pm | Queer Swing Social Dance (& picnic after)
Powered by: Queer Swing Dance (@queerswingdancenyc)
Location: Christ Church Cobble Hill | Brooklyn
Cost: donation based | flyer! | tix!
Note: masks are required / 3 pm lesson & 4 pm dance
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3 pm - 8 pm | Sunday Tea with DJ Chauncey D (every Sunday)
Powered by: DJ Chauncey D and The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn (@thestonewallinn) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* with 2 drink min | flyer!
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4 pm | Fagtasia – Sunday Matinee
Powered by: Fagtasia (@fagtasia.nyc) & 3 Dollar Bill
Location: 3 Dollar Bill (@3dollarbillbk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $14.33 – $65.87 (incl. tax) | tix! | flyer!
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2 pm - 4 pm | Reverence: Bootblacking and the Legacies that Bind Us
Powered by: Kink Out (@kinkoutevents)
Location: TV Eye (@tveyenyc) | Queens
Cost: sold out but keeping so people can follow for future events | flyer! | info!
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4 pm | DISFRUTAR: PRIDE KICKOFF PERREO
Powered by: DISFRUTAR (@disfrutar.nyc)
Location: Maite (@Maitebushwick) | Brooklyn
Cost: $5 for Latinx/BIPOC / $20 white non-Latinx / $50 for white non-Latinx, straight, cis men (tickets can be purchased at door via venmo/cash/zelle) | flyer!
Note: this is a Latinx centered event but allies are welcome
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4 pm | GayRidge Reads The Price of Salt
Powered by: GayRidge (@GayRidge)
Location: The Bookmark Shoppe (@thebookmarkshoppe) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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4 pm | Metamorphic Minds: Embodying Mindfulness
Powered by: @queering_existentialism @mindful.manifestations.mk @_afterglo_
Location: Daya Studio (@dayayogastudio) | Brooklyn
Cost: $30 early bird / $35 day before | flyer! | tix!
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4 pm | Pride Kick Off - LASREINASNYC Official Queens Pride
Powered by: @LASREINASNYC
Location: Kabu Lounge (@kabuloungeny) | Queens
Cost: $20 and up | flyer! | tix!
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4 pm | Queer Girl on the Q Line Party
Powered by: Queer Girl on the Q Line (@queergirlontheqline)
Location: Ruth on Flatbush (@ruth_on_flatbush)
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer! | rsvp!
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4 pm | Write Club (1st Official Meeting)
Powered by: Write Club (@writeclubnyc)
Location: Hive Mind Books (@hivemindbookstore) | Brooklyn
Cost: Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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5 pm | JUDY - Dykes! And Dolls! And Drag! Oh my!
Powered by: @dykepr1ncess, @theomichaela, @ms.womanthewoman, @mx.ology
Location: Ginger’s Bar (@gingersbar_brooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: $0 (free for QTBIPOC only) – $12.51 | flyer! | tix!
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5 pm | Pride & Prejudice Art Show (Opening Night & Reception)
Powered by: RIVAA Gallery (@rivaagallery)
Location: RIVAA Gallery | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer! | info!
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5 pm | Queens Pride Day Party for Queer Men of Color & Allies
Powered by: Men Who Brunch (@menwhobrunchevents), Felipe Sanchez (@felipesanchezu_) and Ken Rogers (@dreamboy__ken)
Location: Uptop | Queens
Cost: $10 early bird | flyer! | tix!
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5 pm | Trans Basketball Runs (every Sunday)
Powered by: BASKETDOLLS NYC (in partnership w/ BK Pride Center)
Location: Major R. Owens Community Center gym | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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5:30 pm | Memoir Comics Workshop: Four Week Workshop (Week 1 of 4)
Powered by: Bluestockings Cooperative | Manhattan
Location: Bluestockings | Manhattan
Cost: $12 – $17 sliding scale | tix!
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6 pm | Forbidden Fruit starring Eden Darkstar (every Sunday)
Powered by: Eden Darkstar x Icon Astoria
Location: Icon Astoria (@iconastoria) | Queens
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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6 pm | Masqueerade Parade Open Mic
Powered by: Masqueerade Parade (@masqueerade.parade)
Location: Sanger Hall (@sangerhall) | Queens
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer! | info!
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6 pm | Queer Latines x Henrietta's Happy Hour
Powered by: Queer Latines (@queerlatines) & Henrietta Hudson
Location: Henrietta Hudson (@henriettahudson) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer! | rsvp!
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6:30 pm | Surf Reality Art Star Reunion Benefit for Waggytail Rescue
Powered by: The Parkside Lounge / @waggytailrescue
Location: The Parkside Lounge (@the_parkside_lounge_nyc) | Manhattan
Cost: $8.71 – $10.98 (incl. tax) | tix!
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6 pm | Sungays @ Saturn Road (every Sunday)
Powered by: Saturn Road (@saturnroadnyc)
Location: Saturn Road (@saturnroadnyc) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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7 pm | Buck Wild: Line Dance Lessons (every Sunday)
Powered by: Buck Wild (@buckwildline) with hosts @rivkah.reyes and @sugarfootsyyy
Location: Desert 5 Spot (@desertfivespotny) | Brooklyn
Cost: sold out but limited tix will be available at the door | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm | Sungays at Nicky’s (every Sunday)
Powered by: Sungays at Nicky’s
Location: Nicky’s Unisex | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8 pm | Fagatha Christie
Powered by: Maljo Blu (@maljoblu) & C’mon Everybody
Location: C’mon Everybody (@cmoneverybodybk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $12.36 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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8 pm | T ‘n A: A Drag Trivia Extravaganza (every 1st Sunday)
Powered by: Pacha (@pachacvnti) and Kraven Strange (@kravenstrange)
Location: Pink Metal (@pinkmetalbk) | Brooklyn
Cost: 2 drink min | flyer! | tix!
Note from organizer: “There are two stairs up to the entrance of Pink Metal. There is bar seating (stools) and limited table seating (chairs) available. Please reach out by messaging @pachacvnti or emailing pachacvnti@gmail.com if you have any questions or accessibility needs. Masks are recommended and we will have KN-95s available! There will be a Coway Air Mega HEPA air purifier in the space.”
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8 pm | Two in the Pink (every Sunday)
Powered by: Soraya Sis (@agoodsis) & Good Sis Productions (@goodsisproductions), Pink Metal
Location: Pink Metal (@pinkmetalbk) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8:30 pm | Anything Blows: BirthSLAY Ball
Powered by: Weather Whimsy Productions (@weatherwhimsyproductions), host Tiffi Tornado (@tiffitornado) & stage fairy Sidhe Fae (@sidhefaefairie)
Location: The Cobra Club (@cobraclubbk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $8 – $10 | flyer! | tix!
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9 pm | Mood Ring Karaoke
Powered by: Mood Ring
Location: Mood Ring (@moodringnyc) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | info!
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9 pm | Pleasure Chest: NYC’s Ultimate Queer Strip Club & Lap Dance Party
Powered by: Pleasure Chest Party (@pleasurechest.party) and Mu$e Mint (@musemint.vanilla)
Location: Madam X (@madamexnyc) | Manhattan
Cost: $22.50 – $368.50 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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10 pm | The Invasion Drag Spectacular (every Sunday)
Powered by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* with two drink min | flyer!
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10 pm | Karaoke Sundays (every Sunday)
Powered by: The Broadway
Location: The Broadway | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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10 pm | Play Date: Game Night/Drag Show (every Sunday)
Powered by: Crystal Hart
Location: Happyfun Hideaway | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
QUEER EVENTS & THINGS TO DO IN NYC: JUNE 1 - JUNE 7
Sunday, June 1
Monday, June 2
Tuesday, June 3
Wednesday, June 4
Thursday, June 5
Friday, June 6
Saturday, June 7
