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Past stories

The Utica Avenue A and C train station platform in Bed-Study, Brooklyn, is where an anti-LGBTQ attack allegedly took place.
Crime

Brooklyn man arrested for anti-LGBTQ assault in Bed-Stuy

By Dashiell Allen
Brad Hoylman-Sigal at a demonstration denouncing anti-LGBTQ appointments by Mayor Eric Adams.
Health

Hochul signs intersex education and awareness bill

By Dashiell Allen
Presenter Tabytha Gonzalez with "Pose" star Dominique Jackson.
Health

Callen-Lorde honors Dominique Jackson, Billy Bean, and New York Liberty

By Matt Tracy
The 2023 Gay City News Impact Award honorees.
Gay City News Impact Awards

Honorees dazzle at 2023 Gay City News Impact Awards, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union

By Dashiell Allen
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Thank You for Coming Out

Miles Borrero, Thank You For Coming Out

By Bobby Hankinson
Queens Councilmember Lynn Schulman, pictured here during an mpox awareness event in 2022, is one of six out city lawmakers who won another two-year term on Nov. 7.
Politics

LGBTQ Council incumbents cruise to victory in sleepy general election

By Matt Tracy

Man pleads guilty in 2019 murder of Muhlaysia Booker

By Jamie Stengle, AP
Love and Hate hands
Dan’s Papers

Why Do People Hate? A Psychologist Weighs In

“Orlando, My Political Biography” opens Nov. 10 at Film Forum.
Cinema

In ‘Orlando, My Political Biography,’ a trans documentary turns toward fiction

By Steve Erickson
Governor Kathy Hochul at the Stonewall Inn
Politics

Hochul declares November Transgender Awareness Month in New York

By Dashiell Allen
Amber Hollibaugh in 2000.
Remembrance

LGBTQ activist and political organizer Amber Hollibaugh dies at 77

By Dashiell Allen
The US Supreme Court
Legal

Supreme Court considering several LGBTQ-related cases for review

By Arthur S. Leonard
Cindy Cheung, Marinda Anderson, Nicole Villamil, Esco Jouléy and Shaunette Renée Wilson in "Merry Me."
Theater

‘Merry Me’ playfully considers lesbian power and sexual prowess 

By David Kennerley
An NYPD officer was seen making anti-gay slurs in a viral video.
New York City

GOAL speaks out after NYPD cop voices anti-gay slur in viral video

By Dashiell Allen
Sports

Asia’s first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion

By Kanis Leung, AP
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Events

What to do in queer NYC Nov. 2-5

By Michael Shirey

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April 29, 6:30 pm

In Discussion with Hearts of Men
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April 29, 7 pm

Launch Party! Journal of Experimental Fiction 40th Anniversary Edition
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World Dance Performance Workshops
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Arts

  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • 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.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • 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. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • 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. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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