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HIV/AIDS activists protest at Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office on Sept. 11 — roughly three weeks before a key deadline to renew PEPFAR funding.
Health

HIV/AIDS activists protest potential PEPFAR funding cuts at McCarthy’s office

By Matt Tracy
Downtown Ithaca, known as the Ithaca Commons, during winter.
New York State

Following state’s lead, Ithaca becomes a sanctuary city for gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
CEO George Arison and Grindr management are sparring with workers during a summertime unionization push.
Business

Grindr slashes staff amid labor issues, return-to-office policy

By Matt Tracy
Rutgers University–New Brunswick is the lone New Jersey school on Campus Pride's list of the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges in the nation.
Education

Northeast, midwest lead list of LGBTQ-friendly colleges; Florida, Texas excluded

By Matt Tracy
Education

California judge halts district policy requiring parents to be told if kids change pronouns

By Amy Taxin, AP
Marty Algaze at a 2015 Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC event.
Politics

Marty Algaze, co-founder of Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC, dies at 72

By Duncan Osborne
Sports

Carl Nassib, NFL’s first out gay player, announces retirement

By Matt Tracy
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Brooklyn Paper

Man indicted for hate crime after allegedly attacking transgender woman on Bed-Stuy subway

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Empowering Women in Cannabis Law with Lauren Rudick

Customers shopping at Housing Works Cannabis Co.’s 1 Astor Place store in New York City.
Business

Housing Works’ cannabis dispensary posts $12 million in sales in first six months

By Heather Cassell
Aristotle aka Ari (Max Pelayo) and Dante (Reese Gonzales) in "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe."
Cinema

‘Aristotle and Dante’ spotlights a coming-of-age companionship

By Gary M. Kramer
Portraits (September 9 at 7:30) features four shorts, including “Be Love/Geliebt."
Cinema

Jan Soldat’s revealing shorts showcase sexuality and emotion without shame

By Gary M. Kramer
Ellen Winter
Thank You for Coming Out

Ellen Winter, Thank You for Coming Out

By Bobby Hankinson
Club flyers of the past, collected by David Kennerley, encapsulate New York City's LGBTQ nightlife.
Books

‘Getting In’ captures nostalgia of ’90s gay nightlife in NYC

By Christopher Murray
Arielle Jacobs and Jose Llana in "Here Lies Love."
Theater

‘Here Lies Love’ delivers fascism you can dance to

By Christopher Byrne
Peter Toto (Lewis) and Harrison Fish (Matt) in "Fantasticks."
Theater

Boy-meets-boy ‘Fantasticks’ highlights summer theater in P-Town

By David Shengold

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May 1, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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A searing portrait of union power in act
May 2, 1 pm

May Day Celebration Brunch, Film Showing and Discussion
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Arts

  • 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
  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy
  • “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

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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Caribbean Life

Beyond celebrations: Brooklyn leaders tackle Maternal Mental Health

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