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AMNY

Brooklyn rape case: Suspect choked and sexually assaulted man near Verrazzano Bridge

Im Lynde is becoming the next executive director of NYC Pride.
Pride

NYC Pride hires new executive director

By Matt Tracy
Erik Bottcher.
AMNY

Manhattan Council Member Erik Bottcher tells amNewYork he’s running for Congress to combat autocracy in America

An exhibit on display offers highlights from New York City's drag history, as chronicled in the book, “The Drag Queens of New York," by Julian Fleisher.
Arts

Exhibit recalls the ‘sleazy goodness’ behind the East Village’s drag history

By Dashiell Allen
People gather next to an advertisement board at the Apple store in Beijing's Sanlitun area during the start of sales of the new iPhone 17 series smartphones in Beijing, China September 19, 2025.
International

Apple removes gay dating apps from Chinese app store

By Amber Sexton
Evan Adams in "The Business of Fancydancing."
Cinema

Q&A: Filmmaker and actor discuss restoration of gay Native American film ‘The Business of Fancydancing’

By Gary M. Kramer
Callen-Lorde CEO Patrick McGovern with Leyna Bloom and Thaddeus Laday at Callen-Lorde's gala on Nov. 7.
Health

Callen-Lorde honors Demetre Daskalakis, Leyna Bloom, and Alexis Michelle

By Donna Aceto
header-photography by Gina Curovic–Arlinda Dine + Eric Benaim
AMNY

Real Estate Hasn’t Changed in 20 Years. These Industry Vets Are Fixing That

FILE PHOTO: A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024.
Legal

Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis’ petition to revisit marriage equality decision

By Matt Tracy
“Peter Hujar’s Day," directed by Ira Sachs, is running at Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center.
Cinema

‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ takes a trip back to New York’s gay arts scene in 1974

By Steve Erickson
Laverne Cox delivers remarks at the LGBT Center's 2025 Women's Event in Manhattan.
Features

Coming home: Laverne Cox hosts The Center’s annual Women’s Event

By Amy Schatz
The State Capitol building in Albany.
Education

New state law requires private schools to protect against bullying

By Matt Tracy
On stage during the after-school program known as Staging Pride.
Theater

National Queer Theater hosts after-school LGBTQ theater program

By Amber Sexton
view of the cityhall in New York City
AMNY

What does it mean to be speaker of the city council? And why does it matter?

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AMNY

Who’s Next to Lead the City Council?

A new report warns that 41% of LGBTQ characters will not return to television next year.
Television

Report warns of looming decrease in LGBTQ characters on TV

By Amber Sexton

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Tomorrow, 7 pm

HOLIDAY, an Immersive Crafting Experience
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Tomorrow, 8 pm

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Superstar Open Set
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Dec. 5, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
Branded Saloon

Be swept away by the electrifying energy
Dec. 6, 8 pm

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR: PEACE
Colden Auditorium

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Dec. 9, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Dec. 15, 7 pm

Ana Gasteyer’s Sugar & Booze “A Holiday Spectacular”
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Arts

  • Jara Sofija Ostan as Lucia and Mina Svajger as Ana-Maria in a scene from Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girl. Choir trip sparks teen’s awakening in coming-of-age film ‘Little Trouble Girls’
  • “100 Nights of Hero," directed by Julia Jackman, opens Dec. 3. ‘100 Nights of Hero’: A lesbian fantasy set in a colorful alternate universe
  • Playwright Dave Osmundsen's “Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism" runs at the HERE Arts Center in Lower Manhattan from Dec. 4 through 14. ‘Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism’ subverts tropes to attain authenticity
  • Filmmaker Charlie Spickler (left) on the set of "Outcast Nation." ‘Outcast Nation’ documentary highlights ‘staggering’ scale of LGBTQ homelessness in NYC
  • "The Web: The Birth and Legacy of New York's First Asian Gay Bar" is on display at Gallery 456 until Dec. 5. A bar of our own: Archival photographs revive legacy of NYC Asian gay bar The Web

Crime

  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom

Perspectives

  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes

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