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Theater

Non-binary Pakistani-American navigates pressure to conform in ‘Sad Magic Sins’

By Rohan Zhou-Lee
Members of Caribbean Equality Project, seen here at the Phagwah Parade in 2023, are leading a "Black Future Tings" event on Feb. 22.
New York City

Caribbean Equality Project to host ‘Black Future Tings’ event in commemoration of Black History Month

By Matt Tracy
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, February 7, 2025.
Military

Hegseth begins implementing Trump’s ban on trans troops

By Matt Tracy
Suspect in string of Manhattan drug-induced robberies
AMNY

Trio convicted in 2022 Manhattan string of drug-induced robberies that killed two men

“Bonus Track” is a chaste romance that will enchant viewers of shows like “Heartstopper,” which it vaguely resembles.
Cinema

Gay teens’ budding bond takes flight in ‘Bonus Track’

By Gary M. Kramer
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Schneps Podcasts

Designing a Future with Barbara Blair, President of the Garment Center Alliance

"I know how important my life is, and I know that being me is not hurting anybody," said Naim, a TfS student.
Youth

Thousands rise up for trans youth at Union Square rally

By Gay City News
Kamala Harris' videographer Azza Cohen with Queers for Kamala founders Danny Wein, Kathleen Borschow, and Jeffrey Omura.
Politics

Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC honors four leaders at ‘defiant’ awards night

By Donna Aceto
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams delivers remarks near NYU Langone on Feb. 6, 2025, after the hospital changed course on youth gender-affirming care in response to an executive order.
Health

‘Do not be complicit’: Pols speak out at NYU Langone after hospitals restrict gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in women's sports, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025.
Politics

Trump bans trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports 

By Matt Tracy
NYU Langone, pictured across the river, nixed appointments for youth seeking gender-affirming care, according to reports.
From the Editor

No time to waver on healthcare when trans youth are under attack

By Matt Tracy
Trans activists protest NYU Langone pause on gender-affirming care
AMNY

‘Blood on your hands’: Thousands protest NYU Langone halt of trans youth gender-affirming care after Trump order

Irish Ambassador to the UK Martin Fraser (left) with Bernárd Lynch and Deirdre Fraser.
International

Gay Priest Bernárd Lynch Given ‘Freedom of City of London’

By Andy Humm
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
Health

AG James warns providers after reports of two NYC hospitals halting youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Bhushaan Manoj and Suraaj Suman in Sabar Bonda ("Cactus Pears").
Cinema

Sundance Film Festival features LGBTQ films; Q&A with ‘Touch Me’ director Addison Heimann

By Gary M. Kramer
(From L-R): Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts Adam Silvera swears in Judge Norma Jennings, accompanied by her wife, Judge Juliet Howard, and two sons, Nicholas and Jordan.
Legal

Norma Jennings sworn in as New York State’s first Black LGBTQ+ Civil Court judge

By Amy Schatz

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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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