Archive – Gay City News

Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025.

Crime

In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence

By Matt Tracy

Podcast host, journalist, and activist Raquel Willis speaks to the crowd at Stonewall in commemoration of what would have been Marsha P. Johnson's 80th birthday.

PHOTOS: Marsha P. Johnson’s 80th birthday at the Stonewall Inn

By Donna Aceto

Ann Harada, Julie Halston, Anika Larsen, and Jackie Hoffman in "Finding Dorothy Parker."

Theater

Douglas Carter Beane’s ‘Finding Dorothy Parker’ revives the legacy of a witty 1920s writer

By Christopher Byrne

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis during his time in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Health

‘Enough is enough’: Gay CDC official resigns, says ‘nation’s health security is at risk’

By Matt Tracy

A view of the Manhattan skyline from Flushing Meadows, New York, on August 27, 2025.

Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

By Michael Shirey

Sasha Velour celebrates her new book, “The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag,” at the New York Public Library in 2023.

Arts

Sasha Velour marks 10 years of ‘NightGowns’ with seven-show residency in NYC

By Matt Tracy

James Sweeney and Dylan O'Brien in "Twinless."

Cinema

‘Twinless’ Q&A: Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney on the intersection of brotherhood and twinhood

By Gary M. Kramer

Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.

AMNY

Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing

The New York State Education Building at 89 Washington Avenue in Albany.

Trump administration demands New York, dozens of states nix trans-inclusive education materials

By Matt Tracy

Saint George Ukrainian Catholic Church, in New York City, is seen on August 15, 2025.

Religion

Less than half of LGBTQ Americans are religious: Pew

By Matt Tracy

New York City Mayor Eric Adams New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Acting Commissioner Javier Lojan today announced three major milestones in their efforts to fight rats and deliver a cleaner city to all New Yorkers.

AMNY

Op-Ed | From the mean streets to clean streets: A cleaner city for all New Yorkers

U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025.

Crime

Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles

By Matt Tracy

A general view shows the CVS Health Finance Center at CVS headquarters of CVS Health Corp in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. October 30, 2023.

Health

CVS avoids covering twice-yearly injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy

“Griffin in Summer," directed by Nicholas Colia, screens at Regal Union Square on Aug. 27 at 7 p.m.

Cinema

Q&A: Writer/‌director Nicholas Colia on coming-of-age comedy ‘Griffin in Summer’

By Gary M. Kramer

Sandra Oh & Lupita Nyong'o in Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night."

Theater

Shakespeare in the Park is back with ‘Twelfth Night’

By Christopher Byrne

A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.

Politics

City Council bolsters training and transparency for LGBTQ care, but gay Republican votes ‘no’

By Matt Tracy

More from Around NYC

NY: Thousands celebrate the West Indian Day Parade.

Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner outline security measures for J’Ouvert and West Indian American Day Parade

permits

Permits filed for residential building with 38 units in Crotona Park East

Costume designer and band leader Natasha Hinds of Karibbean Island Pulse Kidz, surrounded by costumes ready for children to compete in the August 30 Junior costume competition on the streets of Crown Heights, and the Brooklyn Museum grounds.

Karibbean Island Pulse Kidz to depict the five senses of carnival in junior competition on Aug. 30

lanes of the hutchinson river parkway in the bronx

Teen shot in the legs on Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx: NYPD