About the Second Tuesday Lecture Series

The Second Tuesday Lecture Series is a is the oldest and longest running cultural event of The LGBT Community Center (GayCenter.org) in New York City.

Since 1985, the series has presented over 140 noted speakers in the arts, academia, and politics in lectures, discussions, and readings. Speakers representing every major cultural award in America, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Grammy Award (Grammys), the Academy Award (The Oscars), Broadway's Tony Awards, the Lambda Literary Award, the National Book Award, and the British Man Booker award, have made presentations.

It was through this program that Larry Kramer (a last minute replacement speaker) in March 1987 spoke about the devastating plight of the AIDS Crisis. Critical of the organized community's response to the disease, what began as a speech led to an intense discussion and the decision to meet again the following week to see what could be done. This was the beginning of ACT-UP (The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), which became one of the largest direct action AIDS organizations in the world.

Unless noted otherwise, Second Tuesday programs start at 7:00pm. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center recommends a donation of $6 or $10 (depending on the function), although all donations are voluntary and all proceeds go to The Center.

Upcoming Speakers
 

Tuesday, May 13 (reception at 6:00pm, program at 7:00pm)

Hot and Bothered: "The Literature of Porn"
with writers Perry Brass, Laura Antoniou, and Michael Luongo

From one-handed reading to two eyes glued to the monitor, what is the underlying story of gay porn? A panel of experts in the field of turn-on will discuss contemporary porn: How porn works (and doesn't work), the three basic plot lines of porn (can you guess?), the key non-plot essentials (location, casting, and mood), and how these elements work together to produce a literature that is gay specific and a mirror of our distinct and diverse community. Joining the author and moderator Perry Brass will be hard-core S & M author Laura Antoniou, and travel writer, editor, photographer, and novelist Michael Luongo.

Participants (from left to right):

• Perry Brass (panel moderator): Perry is the author of the novels Angel Lust and Carnal Sacraments (and 12 other books ). He published his hot “Smoky George” stories in the 1980s, the "Golden Age of Gay Porn." For more information, see www.PerryBrass.com.
   
• Laura Antoniou: Laura is prolific author of erotic novels, including The Marketplace series and the groundbreaking "Leatherwomen" anthologies. She has been writing S & M fiction for more than 20 years. For more information, see www.LAntoniou.com.
   
• Michael Luongo: Michael is the author of the controversial Gay Travels in the Muslim World and many other travel works, the editor of the erotic travel collection Between the Palms, and the author of a novel, The Voyeur. For more information, see www.MichaelLuongo.com and www.TheVoyeurNovel.com.
   

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