Archive – Gay City News

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin oversees the Council’s stated meeting at City Hall on April 16, 2026.

AMNY

The Speaker’s Corner: A budget that delivers affordability, stability, and opportunity

Annie Hoeg and Queen-Tiye Akamefula.

Theater

‘What A World! What A World’: An exploration of gender and art

By Christopher Byrne

Thank You for Coming Out

Dylan Adler, Thank You For Coming Out

By Bobby Hankinson

Long before his work became synonymous with the clean-lined homes of Fire Island Pines, R. Scott Bromley helped transform one of New York City's most recognizable interiors.

Fire Island News

Bromley Caldari Architects: Shaping Fire Island Through Decades of Design

“Macho Dancer," directed by Lino Brocka, is running at IFC Center.

Cinema

‘Macho Dancer,’ a landmark of queer Asian cinema, returns to US

By Steve Erickson

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (left), who is running against Gov. Kathy Hochul (right), attacked the governor over the state's LGBTQ Long-Term Care Facility Residents’ Bill of Rights.

Politics

‘Complete nonsense’: Hochul fires back after Blakeman defends anti-LGBTQ Catholic nursing home

By Matt Tracy

The sun sets behind the Manhattan skyline as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary on Independence Day in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2026.

Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

By Michael Shirey

Ann Northrop (right) is leaving Gay USA after 30 years of working with Andy Humm (left) on the show.

Ann Northrop leaving Gay USA TV show after 30 years

By Gay City News

Fire Island Water Taxi cut through the Great South Bay as the afternoon sun started to turn everything golden. Jeff and I had decided to make a proper night of it: Low Tea at the Blue Whale, the Barn on Fire presentation at Whyte Hall, dinner at Pines Bistro, and dancing at the Pavilion.

Fire Island News

Date Night Fire Island: Dinner, a Show, and Dancing Under the Stars

four men in suits standing together for a photo opp

AMNY

Queens legal community celebrates LGBTQ+ pride at courthouse event

Aeliana Boyer was riding her bicycle through a green light when an ambulance collided with her and drove off.

AMNY

Brooklyn appellate court finds city ambulance liable for 2016 hit-and-run of trans cyclist

Joan Chen stars in her new film, "Montreal, My Beautiful," as Feng Xia, a married, menopausal Chinese immigrant in Montreal who has an affair with Lisa (Charlotte Aubin), a 30-year-old she meets on a dating app.

Cinema

New York Asian Film Festival’s ‘Queer Unbound’ program showcases LGBTQ features

By Gary M. Kramer

Wet Leg's “Moisturizer debuts July 10.

Music

July LGBTQ music: Wet Leg’s ‘Moisturizer’ and Lido Pimienta’s ‘Caribenya’

By Steve Erickson

“Mary Oliver: Saved By The Beauty Of The World," directed by Sasha Waters, opens at IFC Center July 3rd.

Cinema

‘Mary Oliver’ documentary tells the story of a lesbian poet through her aesthetic

By Steve Erickson

A circuit party in Fire Island Pines. The second season of the docuseries “Finding Fire Island" recently launched.

Podcast

‘Finding Fire Island’: Capturing the history and magic of a queer enclave

By David Kennerley

Standing up for trans rights at the Stonewall National Monument on June 30.

Activism

PHOTOS: Community rallies at Stonewall after SCOTUS upholds anti-trans sports bans

By Gay City News

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