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Miss Simone (left) watches Shirley McKinney and Steven Love Menendez lift the Rainbow Flag up into the air at Christopher Park in 2022 — back when the Biden administration allowed the flag to go up, complete with black and brown stripes and the colors of the Trans Flag.
New York City

Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy
Councilmembers Chi Ossé of Brooklyn (left) and Justin Sanchez of the Bronx (right) are the new co-chairs of the City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus.
Politics

Chi Ossé and Justin Sanchez named co-chairs of the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus

By Matt Tracy
The culminating piece of the exhibit is a 14th century German statue borrowed from the Cleveland Museum of Art, depicting Jesus and John the Baptist in the style of a married couple. The plaque describes how medieval viewers would have seen their relationship as a form of marriage “with Jesus in the role of the groom” and one that “stretched gender roles and sexual identities.”
Galleries

The Met’s Cloisters Museum offers a delightedly queer-inclusive analysis of sexuality in the Middle Ages

By Michael Luongo
Don Lemon speaks onstage during the Human Rights Campaign 2026 Greater New York Dinner at Marriott Marquis Times Square on February 07, 2026 in New York City.
Advocacy

Don Lemon makes surprise appearance as Human Rights Campaign honors advocates and allies in NYC

By Amy Schatz
Queerity, an app debuting on Feb. 19, aims to help the queer sober community find connections ranging from romantic partners to friends.
Business

‘Chemistry without chemicals’: Queerity app aims to connect the LGBTQ sober community

By Matt Tracy
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a Super Bowl LX press conference at San Jose Convention Center on Feb. 2, 2026.
Sports

GLAAD teaming up with NFL for ‘Road to Pride’ event ahead of Super Bowl LX

By Matt Tracy
After gradually rolling out episodes, the full second of "The Boyfriend" is now available on Netflix.
Television

A second date with ‘The Boyfriend’: Gay Japanese reality show returns to Netflix for Season 2

By Michael Shirey
“Pillion," directed by Harry Lighton, opens Feb. 6th at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square.
Cinema

Dom and sub probe the limits of their feelings in ‘Pillion’

By Steve Erickson
City Council Speaker Julie Menin
AMNY

Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: A new chapter for New York City

Nicole Titus at The Winter Show's Young Collectors Night at the Park Avenue Armory.
Galleries

Young guns having some fun at The Winter Show at the Park Avenue Armory

By Nicholas Boston
Home.BodyBK
Brooklyn Paper

Queer-owned fitness studio Home.BodyBK defines a new model for inclusive fitness in Park Slope

Erik Bottcher will represent District 47 in the State Senate.
Politics

Erik Bottcher wins special election to fill Brad Hoylman-Sigal’s State Senate seat

By Matt Tracy
Sophie Hyde's “Jimpa” opens Feb. 5th at the Quad.
Cinema

Generations clash and come together in ‘Jimpa’

By Steve Erickson
Macri Park, a gay bar in Brooklyn, closed abruptly last month.
Nightlife

Williamsburg gay bar Macri Park closes abruptly, sparking questions and concerns for staff

By Amy Schatz
A promotion for Key West, Florida, at the 2026 New York Travel and Adventure Show.
Travel

Despite no LGBTQ pavilion, queer presence endures at NY Travel & Adventure Show

By Michael Luongo
Stonewall president Gabriel Lewenstein (left) with Mateo Guerrero and Kenny Agosto.
Politics

LGBTQ leaders, candidates join Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC’s 40th anniversary party

By Donna Aceto

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Arts

  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’
  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey

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

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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

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