[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF THE REOPENING OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER 
                            COMMUNITY CENTER

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2001

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the reopening of 
the newly renovated and recently renamed Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & 
Transgender Community Center located in New York City. The stated 
mission of the Center is to provide a home for the birth, nurture and 
celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organizations, 
institutions and culture. For nearly two decades the Center has 
successfully fulfilled that mission by providing groups and individuals 
a safe space in which to achieve their fullest potential. The newly 
renovated space at 208 West 13th Street in Manhattan, will be a 
permanent home for the local LGBT community, fostering creativity, 
compassion, and activism.
  The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center has long 
been a beacon of hope for many in the community, serving thousands upon 
thousands of residents from all walks of life and from every corner of 
the world. The Center is not only a host to a wide variety of civic, 
athletic, health, and cultural groups, but it also provides an array of 
its own programming. Programs such as Project Connect, CenterBridge, 
Center Kids, the Pat Parker/Vito Russo Center Library, and the National 
Museum and Archive of Lesbian and Gay History add to the expansive 
fabric that binds New York's LGBT Community.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender 
Community Center in its ongoing effort to better enrich the LGBT 
Community and society as a whole. I am eminently proud to represent 
such a living landmark. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing them 
well and all the hope for the future in their new spectacular facility.

                          ____________________