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Past stories

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One before arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 27, 2025.
Military

Trump bans trans troops yet again, prompting lawsuits and outrage

By Matt Tracy
Robin Lord Taylor as Tennessee Williams and Brandon Flynn as Marlon Brando.
Theater

‘Kowalski’ eyes epic showdown between Brando and Tennessee

By David Kennerley
“Extremely Unique Dynamic,” directed by Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, and Katherine Dudas, is available on VOD Jan. 29.

Gay man and his best friend set out to make a movie together in ‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’

By Steve Erickson
A picture of John Umberger.
Crime

Trial begins in string of deadly nightlife attacks targeting gay men

By Heather Cassell
transgender bathroom
AMNY

Op-ed | New York will defend transgender and non-binary bathroom rights – unlike Congress

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.
Politics

State Department, Bureau of Prisons begin carrying out Trump’s transphobic agenda

By Matt Tracy
Karla Sofía Gascón attends the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, in Palm Springs, California, U.S., January 3, 2025.
Cinema

Karla Sofía Gascón becomes first out trans actress nominated for Academy Award

By Matt Tracy
Jaia Cruz, accused of fatally stabbing a postal worker in Harlem earlier this month, pleaded not guilty during a chaotic Thursday court hearing that saw some audience members ejected as emotions ran high.
AMNY

Harlem deli stabbing: Self-defense claim shocks court as transgender woman indicted for postal worker’s murder

(From left to right) Beth Leavel, Bebe Neuwirth, Phil Birsh, Debra Monk, Tom Viola, Lillias White, Norm Lewis, Joe Benincasa, Christopher Sieber, and Jonathan Groff.
Theater

Tom Viola celebrated for 36 years at the helm of Broadway Cares

By Andy Humm
Christophe Honoré.
Cinema

Q&A: Director Christophe Honoré on ‘Ma Mère’ and ‘Marcello Mio’

By Gary M. Kramer
The sunset along the East River on Jan. 2, 2025.
Events

What to Do in Queer NYC January 23-26

By Michael Shirey
Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024.
From the Editor

Now, more than ever, double down and stand up for our community

By Matt Tracy
“Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story," directed by Bruce David Klein, opens at IFC Center Jan. 24.
Cinema

A gay icon seizes the spotlight in ‘Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story’

By Steve Erickson
The New York Supreme Court sided with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's law banning transgender women from competing in women's sports, which he signed into law in July.
LI Press

Nassau judge upholds Blakeman’s ban on trans women in sports

U.S. President Donald Trump presents an executive order during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025.
Legal

Trump’s ‘day one’ executive orders trash LGBTQ rights

By Arthur S. Leonard
Standing up for trans youth during the Jan. 18 People's March in New York City.
Activism

New Yorkers denounce Trump in counter-inauguration events across the city

By Matt Tracy

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Aesop Queer Library returns to New York
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Afro-Haitian Workshop with Julio Jean
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Queens: The Art of Drag & NYC at Culture Lab LIC
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Read to Filth, the world’s funnies
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Read to Filth Presents: ALICE IN WONDERLAND
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Brick House: A Thicc Queer Burlesque Show at the Queerly Festival
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Arts

  • “Drunken Noodles," directed by Lucio Castro, opened June 25 at the IFC Center. Q&A with ‘Drunken Noodles’ director Lucio Castro
  • If America were handing out scores for the stories it chooses to remember, LGBTQ+ ballroom culture would earn a verdict without hesitation: tens across the board.Tens Across the Board: Why Ballroom Culture Belongs at the Center of LGBTQ+ History
  • HanJie_NQTStagingPride_May_2Staging Pride helps queer youth express themselves through theater
  • Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural. Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections
  • solera_groupdancing_ps‘Be yourself. Live in your truth’ Solera, the only gay nightclub in the Bronx, officially opens

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

  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • 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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