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Conrad Ricamora and Cole Escola in "Oh, Mary."
Theater

Oh wow! ‘Oh, Mary!’ is just too good

By Christopher Byrne
Sean Meloy, and Mayor Annise Parker of the Victory Fund.
Talk It OUT

All out for LGBTQ candidates nationwide

By Paul Schindler
Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen during a celebration of life for the late Urvashi Vaid in 2022.
International

In absentia, Russia sentences journalist Masha Gessen for criticizing war in Ukraine

By Matt Tracy
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum sings and dances with the congregation during the Congregation Beit Simchat Torah Pride Shabbat on June 28, 2024 at Masonic Hall.
Religion

A Pride season retirement farewell to Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

By Michael Luongo
The crystal Gay City News Impact Awards at last year's gala.
Gay City News Impact Awards

Nominations open for 2024 Gay City News Impact Awards

By Matt Tracy
"Ain’t Done Bad" rruns through Sept. 1 at Pershing Square Signature Center.

Dancing through life: ‘Ain’t Done Bad’ is powerful, original, inspired theater

By Christopher Byrne
Attorney General Letitia James
AMNY

Editorial | Challenging an unjust trans sports ban in New York

Transgender
LI Press

New York State Attorney General Sues Nassau County Over Transgender Athlete Ban

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Fire Island News

OUT SOUTH SHORE: Coded Messages; Hidden Lives

Bi indie pop star Clairo's "Charm" released on July 12.
Music

July LGBTQ music: Clairo’s ‘Charm’ and Lava La Rue’s ‘Starface’

By Steve Erickson
“Crossing,” directed by Levan Akin, opens July 18 at the Angelika.
Cinema

‘Crossing’ embarks on a mission to find a missing trans family member

By Steve Erickson
Cole Escola and Conrad Ricamora as Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln in "Oh, Mary!"
AMNY

Review | Cole Escola’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ is perfect summer camp for adults

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Fire Island News

SEEN ON THE SCENE: Oz the Great and Powerful, Invasion 2024

The Trevor Project's CEO, Jaymes Black.
Youth

The Trevor Project hires Jaymes Black as new CEO

By Matt Tracy
Left to Right: Charlie Plummer, Eve Lindley and Mason Alexander Park star in ”National Anthem.”
Cinema

Q&A with ‘National Anthem’ director Luke Gilford

By Gary M. Kramer
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Events

What to Do in Queer NYC July 11-14

By Michael Shirey

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Arts

  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists
  • “The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10. ‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter
  • "The Stranger," directed by François Ozon, opened April 3 at the Angelika and Film at Lincoln Center. In ‘The Stranger,’ gay director François Ozon adapts a classic French novel

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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Trinidad pushes leaders’ meeting in Barnett row

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Review | Nathan Lane electrifies in a daring ‘Death of a Salesman’

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