queer things to do in NYC | Thursday, June 5, 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 59 events for Thursday, June 5 (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 - 12 pm | Open Doors, Open Hearts – ages 25+ (every Thursday)
Powered by: Destination Tomorrow
Location: 448 East 149th St. 3rd Floor | The Bronx
Cost: FREE but MUST register as a DT client prior to attending | flyer!
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2 pm | Celebrating Our LGBTQ+ Elders - Free Exhibition Tours
Powered by: Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art (@leslielohmanmuseum)
Location: Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art | Manhattan
Cost: FREE | rsvp!
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3 pm - 5 pm | Let’s Dance Our Story (every Thursday)
Powered by: Catherine Soliz-Rey w/ Destination Tomorrow & Bronx Council on the Arts
Location: Da Spot | The Bronx
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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4 pm | LGBTQIA+ Nights (every Thursday)
Powered by: Cordial
Location: Cordial NYC | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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5 pm - 6 pm | Trans Speaking Voice Training Practice Space & Workshops (most Thursdays)
Powered by: Brooklyn Pride Center
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center (@lgbtbrooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | info!
Note: the workshop is by and for trans people
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5 pm | The Eight Ball Lounge (every Thursday)
Powered by: The Stonewall Inn
Location: The Stonewall Inn | Manhattan
Cost: 2 drink min | flyer!
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5:30 pm | Prepping for Pride
Powered by: Queer Craft Club (@queercraftclub) and QNS Collaborative (@qnscollaborative)
Location: 4009 21st St | Queens
Cost: $15 suggested / rsvp required | flyer! | tix/rsvp!
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6 pm | C’mon and Eat Weekly Food Pop-up (every Thursday)
Powered by: Crystal Hart
Location: C’mon Everybody (@cmoneverybodybk) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover*| flyer!
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6 pm | Drag History Hour: Queers on Wheels
Powered by: Bertha Vanayshun (@berthavnyc), featuring @maljoblu @harriet_tugsmen @theaimeeamour and @mariyeaaaa with choreography by @djpgold in support of @heatprogram
Location: XANADU (@xanadu.nyc) | Brooklyn
Cost: $26.78 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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6:30 pm | Dykes On Tour: A Very Gay Variety ShowPowered by: samantha.mann05, @hivemindbookstore, @ninadiviina, @mxspicydelight @alytadros Comedian Sheria Mattis! @sheriamattiscomedy
Location: Starr Bar | Brooklyn
Cost: $17.85 – $30.65 (incl. tax) | tix! | info!
Note: masks are required
^^^^ CANCELED ^^^^
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6 pm – 8:30 pm | Pride Bark and Recreation at Greenbelt - Hike and Luv on Leash and Lifestyles
Powered by: Greenbelt Conservancy, The Pride Center of Staten Island, Luv on a Leash and Lifestyles for the Disabled
Location: Greenbelt Conservancy | Staten Island
Cost: FREE | flyer! | info!
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6 pm - 8 pm | RUSA LGBTQ+ Community Meeting (every other Thursday)
Powered by: Brooklyn Pride Center
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center (@lgbtbrooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE / no registration required | info!
Note: intended for Russian speaking queer folks
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6 pm | Sapphic Social
Powered by: Urban Sapphic
Location: The Bushwick Triangle | Brooklyn
Cost: $5 early bird | flyer! | tix!
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6 pm | Trans Men Over 30 Social Club Pride Meet Up
Powered by: Trans Men Over 30 Social Club & hosted by Gus Morgan (@notacartoonmouse)
Location: Henrietta Hudson (@henriettahudson) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
Note from organizer: “This meetup centers anyone 30+ who identifies on the trans masculine spectrum, but all trans masc folks 21+ are welcome to attend. This includes but is not limited to: binary trans men, non binary trans men, trans mascs, butches, studs, mascs, etc.”
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6 pm | XANADEU by Perraneu
Powered by: Perraneu (@perraneu)
Location: The Stonewall Inn (@thestonewallinn) | Manhattan
Cost: $23.18 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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6:30 pm | Dance As If UCARE (Understanding Consciously and Releasing Emotions)
Powered by: UCARE & Brooklyn Pride Center
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center (@lgbtbrooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | info!
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6:30 pm | Game Night @ Astoria Food Pantry (every Thursday)
Powered by: Astoria Food Pantry
Location: Astoria Food Pantry | Queens
Cost: $10 suggested donation to pantry but no one is turned away | info!
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6:30 pm | Misfit Variety Show: A Joyful Comedy Night
Powered by: @misfitcomedyco, Hosted by Lauren LoGiudice / Featuring: Angela Di Carlo, Benny Feldman, Lily Armstrong, Kristal Adams and Sevrin Willinder. Directed by Kate Sisk and produced by Amelia Gorman
Location: Under St. Marks @frigidnewyork | Manhattan
Cost: waitlist only | flyer! | join the waitlist!
Note: not exclusively queer but a majority of the line up and/or organizers are queer
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6:30 pm | Transcend Workshop Series: The Power Of Make-Up
Powered by: Queens LGBT Center
Location: Queens LGBT Center (@queenslgbtcenter) | Queens
Cost: FREE | info!
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7 pm | An Asteroid Named Kate Bush
Powered by: Cosmic Cherry Arts Festival (@cosmiccherry.art), @emotionalsupportsnack @saint_elizabitch @katwsteckel
Location: The Parkside Lounge (@the_parkside_lounge_nyc) | Manhattan
Cost: $18.51 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm | Book Talk: Yellow Singing Sail by Yinfan Huang
Powered by: Yu & Me Books
Location: Yu & Me Books | Manhattan
Cost: FREE – $16.32 (book ticket) | tix!
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7 pm | Dom(me) School
Powered by: Hit Me Up (@hitmeupnycity) & Foxie Lou (@mxfoxielou)
Location: 120 Walker St floor 6 | Manhattan
Cost: $49.31 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm - 8 pm | Families in Transition – All Ages (some Thursdays)
Powered by: The Pride Center of Staten Island
Location: Virtual & in person at the Pride Center of Staten Island | Staten Island
Cost: FREE | info!
Note: to participate, email Arielle aschechtman@pridecentersi.org
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7 pm | Fancy a Go? | Lesbian Speed Dating
Powered by: MyCheekyGayDate (@MyCheekyGayDate)
Location: Twist Bar | Manhattan
Cost: $36.25 - $39.47 (incl. tax) | tix!
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7 pm | Glitter Groove: A Queer Prom
Powered by: SASS (@cultivate.sass)
Location: The Chocolate Factory | Brooklyn
Cost: $10 for first release tix | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm | “Hey Gay!” A Pride Month Improv Comedy Extravaganza Times Square NYC
Powered by: Improv Theatre LLC (@newyorkimprovtheater)
Location: Comedy Village | Manhattan
Cost: $20 | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm | Hot Gay Pride Party: A Comedy Show and Dance Party
Powered by: Emily Dayton Evans (@hotgaycelebrity)
Location: Littlefield (@littlefieldnyc) | Brooklyn
Cost: $18.67 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm | Queer Line Dancing & Two Stepping (every Thursday)
Powered by: Stud Country
Location: Brooklyn Monarch
Cost: $25 | tix! | flyer!
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7 pm | Queers Run Brooklyn: All Queers (every Thursday)
Powered by: Queers Run Brooklyn (@queersrunbrooklyn)
Location: Central Library | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer!
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7 pm | Seen on VH1: New York City Lesbian Speed Dating
Powered by: SpeedNY GayDate
Location: Twist Bar | Manhattan
Cost: $39.47 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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7 pm | Transmasc Variety Show & Fundraiser
Powered by: Fireside Theater Co.
Location: BOYFRIEND co-op | Brooklyn
Cost: $15 suggested | tix! | flyer!
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7:30 pm | Book Event: Alden Jones with Andrew Ellis Evans and Raluca Albu
Powered by: Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene
Location: Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene (@greenlightbklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE | flyer! | rsvp!
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7:30 pm | The Existentialists Comedy Show
Powered by: The Existentialists Comedy Show (@the.existentialists.show), Hosted by Adrienne Hunter (@projectadrienne) and Adison Eyring (@adidaughter)
Location: Rabbit Hole (@rabbithole.bk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $15 | flyer! | tix!
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7:30 pm | NY Liberty Watch Party
Powered by: The Bush
Location: The Bush (@bushdykebar) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8 pm | Ballroom Practice (every Thursday)
Powered by: Brooklyn Pride Center
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center (@lgbtbrooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE / no registration required | info!
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8 pm | BIG GIRLZ (every Thursday)
Powered by: The Big Girlz NYC
Location: Playhouse Bar (@PlayhousebarNYC) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8 pm | Ginger’s Karaoke (every Thursday)
Powered by: Ginger’s Bar with with @javmerci
Location: Ginger’s Bar (@gingersbar_brooklyn) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8 pm | Growl - Pet Gala
Powered by: Growl (@growlfur)
Location: 9 Bob Note (9bobnotebk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $19.48 – $24.64 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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8 pm | The Lavender Scare
Powered by: Gabe González (@gaybonez)
Location: C’mon Everybody (@cmoneverybodybk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $12.36 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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8 pm | Trivia at Phoenix Bar (every Thursday)
Powered by: Phoenix Bar & NYC Trivia League
Location: Phoenix Bar (@phoenixbarnyc) | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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8 pm | Trivia Night at Sandy Jack’s (every Thursday)
Powered by: Sandy Jack’s and @lituptrivia
Location: Sandy Jack’s Bar | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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9 pm | BUTCH FEMME THEY THEM STOPLIGHT PARTY (every Thursday)
Powered by: DJ Oatmilk & Henrietta Hudson
Location: Henrietta Hudson | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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9 pm | Drag Karaoke (every Thursday)
Powered by: Miss Behave & Franklin820
Location: Franklin820 | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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9 pm | Loafers Karaoke (every Thursday)
Powered by: Loafers Cocktail Bar
Location: Loafers Cocktail Bar (@loaferscocktailbar) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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9 pm | Miss Bussy’s Fully Open State for All Queer Artists (every Thursday)
Powered by: Pink Metal with hosts MISS BUSSY & XADDY ADDY
Location: Pink Metal | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
Note: performers should arrive between early to sign up
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9 pm | RENAISSANCE: A Drag Concert & Dance Party
Powered by: The 44 Entertainment Group (@the44entertainmentgroup)
Location: 3 Dollar Bill (@3dollarbillbk) | Brooklyn
Cost: $29.79 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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9:30 pm | Roman Showers Show (every Thursday)
Powered by: VV Bar NYC
Location: VV Bar NYC | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* before 11 pm | flyer!
Note: There are multiple showtimes
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10 pm | Addison *Album Release Party* (@addisonraee)
Powered by: @legendsonly_pod, Lemon Chiffon (@lemon_chiffon_), Ryan Rudewicz (@rude.polaroids) w/ @cherry.jaymes, @imbabynyc,
Location: C’mon Everybody (@cmoneverybodybk) | Brooklym
Cost: $12.36 (incl. tax) | flyer! | tix!
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10 pm | And What About It? (every Thursday)
Powered by: Mambiché (@themambiche) with @slagnyc and @mrussell103 / music by @themambiche and @paultomasiello
Location: Metropolitan Bar | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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10 pm | chudai
Powered by: RuAfza (@ru.afza), @huzzaddy @udummaht @mxspicydelight
Location: RASH (@rash_nyc) | Brooklyn
Cost: $5 suggested at door | flyer! | info!
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10 pm | juicy fruit: a queer dance party
Powered by: hot messsss
Location: Danger Danger | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | rsvp! | flyer!
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10 pm | Open Decks w/ DJ TK (every other Thursday)
Powered by: DJ TK (@tonnkeykong)
Location: Purgatory (@purgatory.bk) | Brooklyn
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer! | info!
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10 pm | Midnight Lace Affair: Lingerie Party for Bodaceous Queer Bodies Everywhere
Powered by: Bra City (@bracitynyc) w/ DJs @deneisaaa @ggps____ @hope_808 @hanz0ndeck
Location: Mood Ring (@moodringnyc) | Brooklyn
Cost: $11.05 (incl. tax) | info! | tix!
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10 pm | Planet Yes Dance Party (every Thursday)
Powered by: House of Yes
Location: House of Yes | Brooklyn
Cost: FREE with rsvp | rsvp!
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10 pm | Thirsty Thursdays with Moxy Cillin (every Thursday)
Powered by: Moxy Cillin and Suite Bar
Location: Suite Bar | Manhattan
Cost: Free entry/no cover* | flyer!
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10 pm | Thursday Night Live
Powered by: Matzah Belle Soup & Phoenix Bar
Location: Phoenix Bar (@phoenixbarnyc) | Manhattan
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
