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Talk It OUT

Our civic and sacred duty to hold onto hope

By Paul Schindler
Mayor Eric Adams announces the new $10,000 benefit at City Hall on Oct. 28.
Families

Mayor announces $10k family planning benefit for some non-unionized city employees

By Matt Tracy
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New York Family

9 LGBT History Podcasts for LGBT History Month

DeAnna LeTray, a trans woman, said she was sexually assaulted and humiliated by upstate New York authorities in 2017.
New York State

Settlement forces upstate New York police department and jail to respect TGNCNBI individuals

By Matt Tracy
Liberty star Breanna Stewart celebrates during the Oct. 24 parade.
Sports

Queer joy: New York Liberty showered with love at jubilant WNBA championship parade

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Tim Bagley and Jeff Hiller in the third season of "Somebody, Somewhere."
Television

Q&A: Jeff Hiller and Tim Bagley reflect on three seasons of ‘Somebody Somewhere’

By David Kennerley
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
Health

Biden administration looks to require insurance coverage of injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy
Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas delivers remarks at the Oct. 21 rally for Proposal 1 outside City Hall.
Politics

LGBTQ leaders and advocates encourage New Yorkers to vote yes on Proposal 1

By Matt Tracy
LGBT Center CEO Dr. Carla Smith and Urban Resource Institute CEO Nathaniel M. Fields.
Guest Perspective

Shining a light on New York’s lack of shelter access for LGBTQIA+ survivors

By Nathaniel M. Fields and Carla Smith
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QNS

Ridgewood writer brings trans-femme play ‘Clay Mommy’ to the stage in Brooklyn this November

Senator Marsha Blackburn, a key Republican sponsor of KOSA, has called for "protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture."
Guest Perspective

This free speech week, Democrats in Congress should rethink support for KOSA

By Amanda Babine and Jared Trujillo
Dave Fleischer.
Talk It OUT

What we’ve learned in this queer election year

By Paul Schindler
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's survey on transgender students included 20,000 responses.
Youth

CDC survey says 3.3% of high school students identify as transgender

By Matt Tracy
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Brooklyn Paper

Lighten up: Loafers, a new gay cocktail bar, set to open on Court Street

US Attorney announces indictment of former Abercrombie and Fitch CEO on sex trafficking charges
AMNY

Hamptons-based sex trafficking ring indictment leaves former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, partner and aid in handcuffs

Mark Nadler (l) and Jesse James Keitel in “The Christine Jorgensen Show.”
Theater

Jesse James Keitel embraces role in ‘The Christine Jorgensen Show’ musical

By Christopher Byrne

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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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Brooklyn Paper

Photoville celebrates 15 years with citywide festival across Brooklyn and NYC

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Bronx Times

Veteran-focused talk show ‘Vet Talk’ celebrates 13 years as it returns to filming at BronxNet Studios

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Caribbean Life

Masicka ‘run tings’: Jamaican dancehall heavyweight delivers three standout releases

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AMNY

LIRR strike threat: MTA labor lawyer says worker walkout is avoidable, but unions say they are far from deal

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