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Past stories

The stage at PrideFest 2025.
Pride

NYC Pride announces 2026 theme: ‘For All of Us’

By Matt Tracy
Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced.
Crime

Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security

By Matt Tracy
US President Donald Trump looks on before departing for Florida from the South Lawn, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 16, 2026.
Politics

How Trump targeted trans rights and the broader LGBTQ community in his first year back in office

By Matt Tracy
Carl Wilson, chief of staff to Council Member Erik, is launching his campaign Tuesday to succeed Bottcher in Manhattan’s District 3.
AMNY

Erik Bottcher’s Chief of Staff Carl Wilson launches campaign to succeed his boss, backed by Speaker Menin

The Madison Square Garden jumbotron lit up in rainbow colors during Knicks' Pride Night in 2020.
Sports

Knicks set to host Pride Night at Madison Square Garden Jan. 27

By Matt Tracy
The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10.
Crime

Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

By Matt Tracy
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New York Family

Explore Brooklyn’s Charter Schools on February 1st at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center

Edward Nelson and Miles Mykkanen in "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay."
Theater

Belonging, art, and trauma collide in The Met’s WWII opera ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’

By Gary M. Kramer
Brian Romero, seen here at a rally for trans youth on Jan. 10, is running for office in the 34th Assembly District.
Politics

Queer progressive Brian Romero vies for Queens Assembly seat

By Matt Tracy
A 1990 KG vogueing ball at Cafe de Paris.
Galleries

London gallery revisits Black queer nightlife and a transatlantic culture pipeline

By Nicholas Boston
Nurses make their demands clear on the picket line outside Mount Sinai on Jan. 12, 2026.
Health

State lawmaker warns against disruption to gender-affirming care during nurses’ strike

By Matt Tracy
Drag Race Watch Party
Brooklyn Paper

In Coney Island, a ‘Drag Race’ watch party becomes a radical act of community

The Trevor Project's CEO, Jaymes Black.
National

MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to The Trevor Project

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026.
Legal

New York and 11 states sue Trump administration for threatening to withhold funding over trans-inclusive policies

By Matt Tracy
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AMNY

State of the State: ICE protections, transit improvements and other key items on Hochul’s radar for 2026

A demonstrator wearing a Statue of Liberty crown waves a Transgender Flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as the justices heard oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026.
Legal

Supreme Court arguments show skepticism about letting trans girls and women play in women’s sports

By Arthur S. Leonard

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Arts

  • Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” ‘Heated Rivalry’ musical parody: Slap shots and slapstick
  • “Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77. Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space
  • Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine." ‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival
  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films

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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CARICOM condemns US threats against Cuba

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