Pride Center of Staten Island

At first I thought this was a safe space for qtpoc folks. I was surely wrong. During coivd19, the majority of the staff were white cis, and many not even gay. One night I had a mental breakdown, I was brought into one of the directors office, and she threatened to call the police on a young bipoc person for expressing their pain. I thought I can explore my pgps and preferred name, and I was accused of falsifying my identity and eventually banned. Extremely hostile towards trans people of color.

This place is trash, they treat their members like criminals and have very limited services for people between 18-35 which is the bulk of the people interested in the center. Preferential treatment, cliques and failure to protect all members equally. You can meet a few really nice genuine people but generally it's not worth the headache you'll receive from everyone else. They fire their nicest and most understanding staff members and are at a point now of having to convince people to join their groups with Amazon gift certificates. I think that speaks for itself. They need to seriously revamp their staff and protocols. Wish them the best though.

I recently visited the Pride Center and Sherwin was able to help me out. Sherwin was extremely helpful and professional, providing me with all the information I needed and answering my questions with patience. The entire experience was positive and supportive, thanks to Sherwin's assistance. Highly recommend!

Honestly, by the looks of this place, it's awful. The staff were rude, and there was an American flag inside. America is so toxic towards trans people, and everyone there called me by my deadname, even when I asked them not to.

Their dedication to inclusivity, education, and advocacy is truly inspiring. The staff is kind, the resources are valuable, and the sense of community is uplifting.

The people in this institution do not care about their members. You can very obviously tell this is just a job to them. Anything useful that can come of this place is bogged down with bureaucratic red tape. Most of the members are not mentally stable and the ones who are suffer for it. They also contract weirdos with strange emotional hangups to liven things up but it's always an epic failure. 95% of my experiences with people from this organization have ended in disappointment or betrayal. This is not a healthy safe space; it is exceedingly toxic. Beware.

The staff is so fake and disingenuous, double-standards are common place, cliques are formed depending on who the staff favors. They are hurting for members and they wonder why. Fire Hailey, Gina and Nichole and get people who actually care about members welfare.