NYC LGBTQ May Events

IT IS SPRING! RIGHT? Your WHAT, WHEN & WHERE for NYC LGBTQ Events! It's hot, it's cold, it's warm, it's rainy, it's even colder, and then warm again! Yaaaayy Springtime :) By the way, flip-flop season is upon us - so do yourself and others a favor and get a pedicure before you flip-flop all over town & please for the name of everything that is fashionable - do NOT wear socks with flip-flops or sandals - it is not cute at all.  If your organizations, club, group, etc is hosting an event in NYC that our LGBTQ community should know about - then we ask you to please visit our website to upload your info and reach over 45,000 readers on a weekly basis.  Check out the latest events in the  Calendar of Events  and don't forget to enter this week's prizes just  scroll to the bottom & click on pic to enter.  Continue the conversation and up to the minute info:           FEATURED EVENTS LAST OPPORTUNITY TO GET TIX FOR  THE EVENT OF THE SEASON #GetForkd! 3rd Annual Forks,Corks & Cocktails-Westchester's Premier LGBT Food, Wine & Cocktails Show VW Friday May 6th, 2016 @ 7:30pm The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY Take Metro North from Manhattan, get off at White Plains Train Station. The venue is a 5 min walk from the station. Forks, Corks & Cocktails is Westchester's Premier LGBT Food & Wine Show providing attendees with a golden ticket to taste the latest food trends throughout Westchester & Hudson Valley. With over a dozen personally curated GUEST CHEFS & VENDORS, Forks, Corks, & Cocktails is an event that gathers the LGBT community and their allies of the New York Metropolitan Area for a night of indulging, social networking, dancing and community. Entering the room feels more like stepping onto a culinary stage inspired by the very clientele who sat at Sunday Brunch away from the city scene but still loved a phenomenal party. Executive Planner Björn VW, makes certain to fill the needs of the diverse proud LGBT community of foodies, allies and socialites.      More Info Gay American History @4O Conference This conference on the anniversary of Gay American History will provide an opportunity for critical reflection on the book and on the international development of LGBTQ and heterosexual history, the ways in which theories, categories, research methods and priorities have been constructed, challenged, and reconstructed .   May 4 - May 6, 2016 The LGBT Family Building Expo The road to parenthood is the ride of a lifetime, and we all need a little assistance along the way. Panel discussions & workshops focused on alternative insemination, foster care, adoption & surrogacy, transgender community planning parenthood, single parents, and an in-depth conversation for trans-racial families.   May 4 - May 6, 2016 SEE MORE EVENTS HERE AIDS Walk New York 2016 AIDS Walk New York is a 10k fundraising walk starting and ending in Central Park. This event benefits GMHC and more than 40 tri-state area AIDS service organizations.   Registration is free and easy. Please visit ny.aidswalk.net or call 212.807.WALK (9255) to sign up today!   May 15, 2016 LGBTQutie Presents: QutieLicious Happy Hour LGBTQutie- The Dating & Social Networking App for the ENTIRE Queer community- is throwing a party!  Come join us at the legendary Stonewall Inn after work and enjoy drinks with some Qutie's, raffle give-aways and swag bags filled with Rum Passion Lolly's made by Lena Mae's Gourmet! May 19, 2016 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS CONNEXTIONS MAGAZINE This Week's NYC Up And Out Contest Deadline to Register: 5/5/16 @ 12pm EST  Click on pics below to enter - good luck! This newsletter wouldn't be possible without our sponsors ... Click & Support them We need your help, please spread the love and forward this email.  NYC Up & OUT! is NYC's LGBT resource for arts, entertainment and culture. Contact us at  info@nycupandout.com with questions, praises, comments, or suggestions, we are here for you. If your organization, sports team, reading group, theater production, etc. is planning special events, register your info at  NYCUpAndOUT.com. Your event will appear on our website within 1 business day, it's that easy! NYC Up & Out is a division of  Connextions Magazine, LLC .  STAY CONNECTED