QUEER POOLPLAYERS ASSOCIATION

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Pool hall decorated with Pride flags with multiple players at a variety of billiard tables

Billiards classes and competitions for LGBTQ+ communities. Promoters of safe and inclusive spaces and producers of the comedy game show Shark Bite.

EVENTS

Woman leaning over a pool table to take a shot

A night of queer community, friendly competition, and cash prizes--the second Thursday of every month at Sugar Mouse, 47 3rd Ave in Manhattan’s East Village

Host of the comedy and billiards game show Shark Bite with a red curtain backdrop and logos for Shark Bite, the QPA, and Fort Hamilton Distillery

Live, comedy, game show with poolplayers and comedians from the LGBTQIA+ community vying to win an eight-ball match that encourages its audience and players to roast, distract, and otherwise “shark” the competition.

Two teens at a pool tables learning how to rack the balls for a game of billiards

A free, monthly group billiards class for LGBTQIA+ teens. Lessons focus on developing the basic skills, techniques, and strategies vital to the games of eight-ball and nine-ball.

SAFE SPACES INITIATIVE

To help the billiards community promote safe spaces for LGBTQIA+people, the QPA offers FREE window decals to venues that believe in supporting LGBTQIA+ rights and cultivate inclusiveness and respect among its players, especially for those of intersecting identities such as race, ethnicity, religion, or disability.

Request your free QPA window decal by completing this contact form.