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Pride merchandise on display at a Target store in Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, in May of 2023.
Business

Target plans to limit Pride merchandise again this year

By Matt Tracy
Karl Dunn Headshot
Books

Divorce…LGBTQ+ Style: Karl Dunn’s ‘How to Burn a Rainbow’

By Christopher Byrne
state trooper LGBTQ Philadelphia
Metro Philadelphia

State trooper who arrested LGBTQ+ leaders in Philadelphia no longer works for state police

Hamptons Pride
Dan’s Papers

Looking Ahead to the 2024 Summer of Pride in the Hamptons & North Fork

Roller derby in Nassau County amid trans sports ban
AMNY

Nassau County trans athlete ban struck down by judge following roller derby league’s challenge

Colectivo Intercultural Transgrediendo, a Queens-based group committed to supporting the trans community, gets honored at Fuerza Fest in 2024.
Arts

Fuerza Fest celebrates the Latinx LGBTQ+ community

By Erasmo Guerra
Laverne Cox stands next to her portrait poster after it was unveiled.
New York City

Stonewall National Museum spotlights Laverne Cox and the late Urvashi Vaid

By Donna Aceto
Corey Briskin and Nicholas Maggipinto have been fighting for their right to receive IVF services to build a family.
Health

Class action lawsuit accuses NYC of refusing IVF coverage for gay men

By Matt Tracy
Youth

Boy Scouts of America is rebranding. Here’s why they will be named Scouting America

By Jamie Stengle, AP
Marvel Comics' Pride Month collection includes a "Captain America" cover.
Arts

Marvel Comics to roll out series of Pride covers in June

By Matt Tracy
Craig Slutzkin was among the candidates re-elected to Community Education Council District 2.
Education

Community Board 5 member ousted over anti-trans resolution: source

By Matt Tracy
NYC AIDS Memorial

NYC AIDS Memorial announces Pride Month events

By Matt Tracy
Britton Smith and The Sting performs on stage.
Music

Britton Smith straddles the intersection of music, faith, and identity

By Meron Tebeje
Health

Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers

By Tom Murphy, AP
Author K. Marcus with the Passover book Frankenstein’s Matzah at the Rainbow Book Fair.
Books

Rainbow Book Fair draws full house at LGBT Center

By Michael Luongo
Eddie Redmayne, starring as the emcee, is surrounded by others in "Cabaret" at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre.
Theater

Magic in the making: Rebecca Frecknall’s new production of ‘Cabaret’ is a masterpiece

By Christopher Byrne

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Arts

  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • 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

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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New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced a massive fentanyl mill bust, spanning three separate locations and capturing 90 pounds of the deadly narcotic.
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Drug task force seizes 90 pounds of fentanyl from three separate Manhattan and Bronx narcotics mills

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