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The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.”

Cinema

Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films

By Matt Tracy

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé arrested, thrown to ground by NYPD, during deed theft eviction protest

lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner.

Cinema

Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes

By Steve Erickson

The Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse is home to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Legal

Courts deliver two trans rights victories — sort of — from out west

By Arthur S. Leonard

New York’s education commissioner ruled in favor of the New York Civil Liberties Union, ordering two Long Island school districts to allow transgender students to use facilities aligned with their gender identity.

LI Press

State education commissioner orders LI districts to allow transgender students facility access

Nicolas Mancoya as Amory Legato.

Theater

From Texas to New York: Nicolas Moncoya brings Southern charm as Amory Legato in ‘Memoirs of a Drag Queen’

By Christopher Byrne

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AMNY

Op-Ed | Why NYC’s New Health Plan Is Failing Its Workforce

Sirens Women’s+ Motorcycle Club of NYC commemorates Lesbian Visibility Week at the LGBT Center.

Lesbian Visibility Week kicks into high gear with motorcycle ride-in and brunch panel at The Center

By Amy Schatz

State Senator Erik Bottcher speaks with his former chief of staff, City Council candidate Carl Wilson, at an April 17 artist housing rally in Hell’s Kitchen.

Politics

LGBTQ representation emerges as key issue in City Council’s special election race for District 3

By Matt Tracy

The US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, US, April 1, 2026.

Legal

Supreme Court to decide whether state program to pay for universal preschool must include Catholic schools

By Arthur S. Leonard

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interviewed after announcing new nutrition guidelines, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026.

Legal

Federal court calls RFK Jr. an ‘unserious leader’ and blocks anti-trans health policies

By Arthur S. Leonard

suspect in Brooklyn hate crime

AMNY

Brooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops

Gotham Cheer performs during Brooklyn Pride's 2024 twilight march.

Pride

30 years of Brooklyn Pride: How the borough’s twilight march became a Fifth Avenue tradition

By Matt Tracy

'Heated Rivalry' co-creator Jacob Tierney (left) and Dr. Jill Biden (right) during The Center's April 16 dinner.

Dr. Jill Biden surprises guests at annual Center dinner honoring ‘Heated Rivalry’ co-creators

By Amy Schatz

The flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on April 16.

National

Trump administration restores Rainbow Flag at Stonewall — but just halfway up

By Matt Tracy

The flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on April 13, 2026.

Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

By Michael Shirey

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