Archive – Gay City News

Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during an Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 26, 2026.

Sports

International Olympic Committee bans trans athletes

By Matt Tracy

A view of Billionaires' Row before sunrise in New York City, U.S., March 24, 2026.

Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

By Michael Shirey

The Lunar New Year for All banner.

‘We are very much a part of this Chinatown’: Lunar New Year for All perseveres in the face of adversity

By Rohan Zhou-Lee

Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity.

Guest Perspective

Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund

By Katie Blum

From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue.

Guest Perspective

Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By Michael Kane

“The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn.

Cinema

Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’

By Gary M. Kramer

“Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center.

Cinema

In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus

By Steve Erickson

ACT UP members march through Manhattan on March 21 to mark the organization's 39th anniversary and honor the life of Mark Milano.

Health

ACT UP honors Mark Milano, targets ICE and Palantir at 39th anniversary rally

By Dashiell Allen

“Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30.

Cinema

Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films

By Gary M. Kramer

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks while US President Donald Trump listens during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.

Health

Federal judge in Oregon blocks HHS ‘declaration’ targeting youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

Walter Naegle, Bayard Rustin's surviving spouse, delivers remarks on what would have been his late partner's 114th birthday.

Activists protest nuclear weapons in honor of Bayard Rustin’s birthday

By Gay City News

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Legal

Ninth Circuit panel affirms injunction against Montana anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard

Bloodroot screening

Brooklyn Paper

‘A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot’ screens in Greenpoint March 22 with Bechdel Project

HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026.

Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present

By Nicholas Boston

Fresco's Grand Cantina

QNS

Fresco’s Grand Cantina in Astoria fights to stay open with fourth anniversary fundraiser

Ronnie_Eldridge on the set of "Keeping Relevant."

Ronnie Eldridge, longtime LGBTQ ally, NY civic leader, and TV host, dies at 95

By Andy Humm

More from Around NYC

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Endangered African penguin chick makes his debut at Coney’s New York Aquarium

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36 years later, Bronxites remember the 87 victims of the Happy Land fire

Tyrell Hankerson and Farah Louis, both New York City Council Members; Monique Chandler-Waterman, New York State Assemblywoman; and Clyde Vanel, New York State Assemblyman, attend an MWBE Networking Reception hosted by Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, New York State Assemblywoman, during the 55 Annual Legislative Conference in Albany this year 2026. The event connected minority- and women-owned business with government leaders to promote awareness, inclusion, and support.

State lawmakers call communities to Albany for 2026 MWBE Advocacy Day

Chef prepares hotpot in the stew pan in the kitchen

Op-Ed | Recovery doesn’t just happen in a clinic, it happens in a kitchen