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Past stories

Ashley Ryan organized The Doll Walk.
Activism

Marchers gather for The Doll Walk to mark Transgender Day of Visibility

By Donna Aceto
Transgender Day of Visibility was recognized at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah's Shabbat Services on March 27.
Religion

CBST spotlights Transgender Day of Visibility, chosen family at Shabbat services

By Amy Schatz
The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Politics

Pennsylvania House codifies marriage equality, but State Senate path remains uncertain

By Matt Tracy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas.
Legal

EEOC rules that transgender federal employees may be denied insurance coverage for gender-affirming care

By Arthur S. Leonard
Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during an Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 26, 2026.
Sports

International Olympic Committee bans trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
The Lunar New Year for All banner.
New York City

‘We are very much a part of this Chinatown’: Lunar New Year for All perseveres in the face of adversity

By Rohan Zhou-Lee
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.
Guest Perspective

Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 

By Katie Blum
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.
Guest Perspective

Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By Michael Kane
“The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn.
Cinema

Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’

By Gary M. Kramer
“Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center.
Cinema

In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus

By Steve Erickson
ACT UP members march through Manhattan on March 21 to mark the organization's 39th anniversary and honor the life of Mark Milano.
Health

ACT UP honors Mark Milano, targets ICE and Palantir at 39th anniversary rally

By Dashiell Allen
“Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30.
Cinema

Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films

By Gary M. Kramer
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks while US President Donald Trump listens during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.
Health

Federal judge in Oregon blocks HHS ‘declaration’ targeting youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Walter Naegle, Bayard Rustin's surviving spouse, delivers remarks on what would have been his late partner's 114th birthday.
Remembrance

Activists protest nuclear weapons in honor of Bayard Rustin’s birthday

By Gay City News
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.
Legal

Ninth Circuit panel affirms injunction against Montana anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard
Bloodroot screening
Brooklyn Paper

‘A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot’ screens in Greenpoint March 22 with Bechdel Project

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Arts

  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’
  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

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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