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18 LGBTQ+ Nonfiction Books for Kids & Teens
New York Family

18 LGBTQ+ nonfiction books for kids & teens

A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack.
Crime

Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense

By Matt Tracy
The lead banner proceeds along the parade route at Queens Pride 2025.
Pride

Staten Island and Queens set to kick off borough-wide Pride events in NYC

By Matt Tracy
Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody”
Theater

‘Heated Rivalry’ musical parody: Slap shots and slapstick

By David Kennerley
Founded by Shawn Dixon, Otis & Finn Barbershop has four locations around Long Island City and Brooklyn.
QNS

Five LGBTQ+ owned spots to visit in western Queens during Pride Month

“Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77.
Galleries

Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space

By Nicholas Boston
Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine."
Cinema

‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer
The Fire Island Dance Festival, returning July 18-19 to Fire Island Pines, is set on a waterfront stage overlooking the Great South Bay. The festival gathers extraordinary dancers in a place where salt air, open sky, and communal memory become part of the performance. Here, dance is not merely entertainment. It is witness, offering, and love made visible, moving from the stage into real life through meals, medication, counseling, emergency assistance, testing, grants, and care.
Fire Island News

Fire Island Dance Festival Launches 2026 Season with Pop-Up Performances in the Pines

“Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado.
Music

‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment

By Steve Erickson
The 125th Street station on the west side of Manhattan.

Man arrested for alleged homophobic attack in Harlem subway station

By Matt Tracy
Congressmember Tim Walberg successfully carried legislation to passage that would force schools to out trans youth to their parents or guardians.
Politics

‘Don’t Say Trans’: GOP-led House passes bill requiring forced outing of trans youth

By Matt Tracy
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AMNY

Jasper Quattrone: An 18-Year-Old Artist Rewriting the Rules of Success

Monroe Township High School.
Legal

New Jersey school board on the hook for big damages in homophobic harassment case

By Arthur S. Leonard
Barney Frank delivers remarks at the Capitol in 2022 during a ceremony celebrating the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.
Politics

Barney Frank, trailblazing gay congressmember, dies at 86

By Matt Tracy
“Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026.
Cinema

‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films

By Gary M. Kramer
The Colorado Supreme Court's courtroom at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center.
Legal

Transgender plaintiffs win preliminary victories in three gender-affirming care lawsuits

By Arthur S. Leonard

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June 26, 6 pm

Marcel’s Promise: Short Film Screening
Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center

Murmrr & ArKtype Present: John Camer
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John Cameron Mitchell & Friends
The Town Hall

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Arts

  • “Camp," directed by Avalon Fast, opens June 26 at the IFC Center. Avalon Fast’s ‘Camp’ delivers on supernatural storylines, but struggles to convey queer joy and empowerment
  • This year marked the 29th annual edition of Folsom Street East, which originally started as ​​“The Leather County Fair." New frontiers at Folsom Street East and beyond
  • BXpride2026_couple_1ea78c‘The largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in the Bronx’ Bronx Pride celebrates 28 years of acceptance
  • Billy Porter and Les Cagelles in "La Cage Aux Folles." “La Cage” returns at City Center, offering a new look at a now-classic musical
  • If “Leviticus” becomes a hit, one hopes that it might create space for further queer voices in horror. ‘Leviticus’: Gay teenagers battle a monster created by homophobia

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

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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