Queens center for gay seniors

The pop-up pantry is run out of Friend's Tavern in Jackson Heights. The food comes from partnerships with the city and other pantries. Mark Buhrmester helps run the nonprofit. There were a lot of food pantries in the neighborhood helping people who needed it, but they were all run out of centers, and I know not every queer person seniors comfortable going to a church and asking for help.

So a bunch of people in the community decided let's start our own food pantry and run it out of a gay bar on Roosevelt Avenue," Buhrmester said. As word spread, gay and more people started lining up for food. I know our pantry is called Love Wins, but I literally felt the love that day.

Like, I didn't know anyone But it just felt inclusive," Sanchez said. That love is what keeps year-old Wayne Judkins coming back. He volunteers with both Love Wins and the Queens Center for Gay Seniors, which is right down the street from the pantry. Judkins grew up in Oklahoma and remembers coming out to his family when he was I had three brothers, one of them was very accepting and the other two didn't talk to me for 11 years," said Judkins.

In fact, now in Uganda, you can actually be killed legally for being gay," Judkins said. The Queens Center for Gay Seniors is all about community. Dinyar Master comes five days a week. It's clear. Before, people were hiding. Now that means we don't need to hide either," Ohno said.

You just have to be someone who needs some queen. And I think that's what we should all do is try to help our fellow human beings," Judkins said. Her passion is sharing stories for children, seniors, education, adoption, animals and mental health awareness. Featured Local Savings.

Queens Center for Gay Seniors fosters inclusive atmosphere for LGBTQ older adults

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