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Past stories

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‘Conversations with Mother’ explores the relationship between a mom and her gay son

By Christopher Byrne
Governor Kathy Hochul.
Politics

LGBTQ clubs call on Hochul and state leaders to increase support for trans wellness fund, HIV/AIDS initiatives

By Matt Tracy
Lilith Grasmug and Josefa Heinsius in "Foreign Tongue."
Cinema

Several LGBTQ films slated for ‘Rendezvous with French Cinema’ at Lincoln Center

By Gary M. Kramer
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Brooklyn Paper

A Matter of Pride: How pro-drag-wrestlers make space for queer fighters in Brooklyn

A picture of John Umberger.
Crime

Victim’s mother speaks out after gay nightlife murder verdict

By Heather Cassell
From left to right: Jathan Martin, Dr. Roderick A. Ferguson, Cornelius Moore, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Darnell L. Moore, Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes.
Galleries

‘Speaks to the moment we are in’: Panelists reexamine Marlon Riggs’ ‘Tongues Untied’ three decades later

By Nicholas Boston
Qween Jean speaks during Trans Day of Love at Judson Memorial Church on Feb. 14.
Around Town

‘They can’t erase us’: Trans Day of Love brings joy on Valentine’s Day

By Adrian Childress
The William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse is seen during a hearing in the multi-state lawsuit over President Trump's order ending all federal funding or support for gender-affirming care for people younger than 19, outside a courthouse in Seattle, Washington, U.S., February 14, 2025.
Legal

Bicoastal court orders block Trump’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
Honorees Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman.
Theater

GMHC honors Broadway songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

By Donna Aceto
Sam Nordquist, 24, was staying at Patty's Lodge during the time leading up to his disappearance and death.
Crime

Five charged with killing trans man in upstate New York after ‘prolonged physical and psychological abuse’

By Matt Tracy
A view of the Stonewall Inn from Christopher Park, which is also the home of the Stonewall National Monument.
New York City

New Yorkers protest after Trump administration scrubs transgender references from Stonewall National Monument’s website

By Matt Tracy
Olly Alexander's album, "Polari," debuted on Feb. 7.
Music

February LGBTQ music: Olly Alexander’s ‘Polari’ and Venturing’s ‘Ghostholding’

By Steve Erickson
NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.
Health

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s restrictions on youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
"B*tchcraft: A Musical Play" runs through March 1 at The Wild Project.
Theater

‘B*tchcraft’ recounts the birth of a queer feminist indie rockstar

By David Kennerley
New York State Tourism’s I ♥︎ NY rainbow heart at the New York Travel and Adventure Show.
Travel

From Thailand to Key West: LGBTQ highlights from the 2025 New York Travel & Adventure Show

By Michael Luongo
In September of last year, New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald signed an order allowing pharmacists to administer the mpox vaccine without requiring a prescription.
Health

New York State reports first case of new mpox strain

By Matt Tracy

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OUT/PLAY has announced the New York City
April 3, all day

The Homosexuals
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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Arts

  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present
  • Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection. The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

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