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The latest release by Soccer Mommy (aka Nashville-based artist Sophie Allison) is "Evergreen."

Music

October LGBTQ music: Katie Gavin’s solo debut and Soccer Mommy’s fourth album

By Steve Erickson

Elisa Crespo speaks during the 2021 Gay City News Impact Awards.

Elisa Crespo named executive director of Stonewall Community Foundation

By Matt Tracy

Congregation Beit SImchat Torah's day-long event on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack.

Religion

Marking one year since Oct. 7, CBST acknowledges members ‘in their full humanity’

By Matt Tracy

Latest News

Israeli hostage Tal Shoham

AMNY

Bring them home: Presenting the stories of the Oct. 7 hostages

Mayor Adams leaves Manhattan Federal Court on Oct. 2.

Politics

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City tells Mayor Adams to resign

By Matt Tracy

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QNS

Manhattan man convicted of murder in 2010 strangulation death of transgender woman in Glendale: DA

New Yorkers will have the opportunity to vote on the New York Equal Rights Amendment in November.

Legal

What the statewide ballot proposal could mean for LGBTQ rights in New York

By Matt Tracy

Philly National Coming Out Parade

Metro Philadelphia

Philly to host historic National Coming Out Parade at OURfest

Head to Good Judy in Brooklyn for Yas Kween Karaoke on Oct. 5 and Piano Sing-Along Sundays on Oct. 13.

Events

What to do in queer NYC October 3-6

By Michael Shirey

Leslie Cagan (middle) with presenters Peace Action New York executive director Emily Rubin (left) and Columbia professor and law scholar Katherine Franke (right).

Activism

Leslie Cagan, longtime peace activist and organizer, honored for intersectional social justice work

By Gay City News

Astoria Post

Vandal sought for destroying Pride flag, harassing staff at Astoria pub with anti-gay rhetoric: NYPD

Books

‘American Teenager’ gives a voice to trans adolescents across the US

By Erasmo Guerra

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Is it time’s up for Ted Cruz?

By Paul Schindler

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Metro Philadelphia

Man who killed lover ‘because he was gay’ receives life in prison

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in "Will & Harper" on Netflix.

Cinema

‘Will & Harper’: Exploring Americana as a trans woman, with a celebrity at her side

By Steve Erickson

“Gondola," based in the Georgia mountains, is a lesbian romance film.

Cinema

Newfest 2024: What to watch at New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer

More from Around NYC

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Great moments in tree-story: Parks Department adds 17 local legends to list of ‘Great Trees of New York City’

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$6 Million allocated for new facility to combat opioid crisis in the Bronx, tripling treatment capacity

Jamaica Progressive League President, Sadie Campbell.

Jamaica Progressive League Inc. champions immigrants’ casue

Sean Manaea yells Mets Phillies Game 3 NLDS

Mets’ Sean Manaea’s postseason redemption vs. Phillies in NLDS Game 3 gem ‘an incredible feeling’