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Advocates rally for gender-affirming care at Washington Square Park on May 16.
Health

PHOTOS: Activists stand up for gender-affirming care at Washington Square Park

By Gay City News
Natalio Wheatley, the premier of the British Virgin Islands.
Caribbean Life

British Virgin Islands defends effort to outlaw same-sex marriage in new constitution

Kei Williams, the executive director of New Pride Agenda, at Tweed Courthouse on May 13.
Health

New Yorkers rally in Manhattan after feds demand trans youth records from NYU Langone

By Matt Tracy
District12
AMNY

Your Vote 2026: District 12: What’s Next for Aging New Yorkers? Contenders Answer

"Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center.
Cinema

Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’

By Gary M. Kramer
Kiara St. James during a Transgender Day of Visibility event at the LGBT Center in 2025.
Remembrance

Trans community mourns loss of NYTAG executive director Kiara St. James

By Amy Schatz
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AMNY

Trump DOJ demands NYU Langone patient records of trans youth who underwent gender-affirming care

Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.
Sports

Jason Collins, NBA’s first out gay NBA player, dies at 47

By Matt Tracy
Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity. 
Books

Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair

By Dashiell Allen
Peppermint leads a group selfie at Ali Forney Center's annual spring gala on May 7.
Youth

Ali Forney Center’s spring gala raises more than $3 million for at-risk and homeless LGBTQ youth

By Amy Schatz
New Pride Agenda executive director Kei Williams delivers remars in the State Capitol on May 6, 2026.
Politics

Advocates call on New York State to protect gender-affirming care, establish 24-hour LGBTQ crisis hotline

By Matt Tracy
Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023.
Guest Perspective

Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next

By Martha Shelley
Panelists engage during New York Transgender Advocacy Group's annual health and wellness summit.
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New York Transgender Advocacy Group hosts health and wellness summit

By Gay City News
married couple kisses after reunion following ICE detention
AMNY

Home free at last: Married couple celebrates reunion at Manhattan church after husband’s 150 days in ICE detention

Peppermint serves as emcee at a rally at the Supreme Court in 2024.
Pride

NYC Pride rolls out full list of grand marshals for 2026

By Matt Tracy
Josh Schneps and Vicki Schneps, owners of Schneps Media
AMNY

Schneps Media dominates New York state with record-setting win at New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest

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Arts

  • Myra Molloy as Sonya and Maya Da Costa as Coley in “Girls Like Girls." In ‘Girls Like Girls,’ Hayley Kiyoko turns from sapphic pop star to filmmaker, telling the same story
  • Downtown Boys. June LGBTQ music: Downtown Boys’ ‘Public Luxury’ and Andrew Sa’s ‘American Rough’
  • “The Devil Queen,” directed by Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, opens June 19 at the Alamo Lower Manhattan. Colorful costumes, drag queens, and bloodletting: Brazilian gangster film ‘The Devil Queen’ gets 4k restoration
  • Director Saheem Ali's Public Theater production of “Romeo and Juliet." Central Park comes alive with ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  • Qween Jean holds her Tony award while surrounded by attendees at the "Broadway is Trans" fundraiser. ‘Broadway is Trans’ fundraiser draws theater stars

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 
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