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Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody”

Theater

‘Heated Rivalry’ musical parody: Slap shots and slapstick

By David Kennerley

Founded by Shawn Dixon, Otis & Finn Barbershop has four locations around Long Island City and Brooklyn.

QNS

Five LGBTQ+ owned spots to visit in western Queens during Pride Month

“Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77.

Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space

By Nicholas Boston

Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine."

Cinema

‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer

The Fire Island Dance Festival, returning July 18-19 to Fire Island Pines, is set on a waterfront stage overlooking the Great South Bay. The festival gathers extraordinary dancers in a place where salt air, open sky, and communal memory become part of the performance. Here, dance is not merely entertainment. It is witness, offering, and love made visible, moving from the stage into real life through meals, medication, counseling, emergency assistance, testing, grants, and care.

Fire Island News

Fire Island Dance Festival Launches 2026 Season with Pop-Up Performances in the Pines

“Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado.

Music

‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment

By Steve Erickson

The 125th Street station on the west side of Manhattan.

Man arrested for alleged homophobic attack in Harlem subway station

By Matt Tracy

Congressmember Tim Walberg successfully carried legislation to passage that would force schools to out trans youth to their parents or guardians.

Politics

‘Don’t Say Trans’: GOP-led House passes bill requiring forced outing of trans youth

By Matt Tracy

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AMNY

Jasper Quattrone: An 18-Year-Old Artist Rewriting the Rules of Success

Monroe Township High School.

Legal

New Jersey school board on the hook for big damages in homophobic harassment case

By Arthur S. Leonard

Barney Frank delivers remarks at the Capitol in 2022 during a ceremony celebrating the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.

Politics

Barney Frank, trailblazing gay congressmember, dies at 86

By Matt Tracy

“Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026.

Cinema

‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films

By Gary M. Kramer

The Colorado Supreme Court's courtroom at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center.

Legal

Transgender plaintiffs win preliminary victories in three gender-affirming care lawsuits

By Arthur S. Leonard

Grand Marshal Rosie Perez at the opening ceremony to kick off AIDS Walk New York.

Health

GMHC raises $1.7 million at AIDS Walk New York 2026

By Donna Aceto

Advocates rally for gender-affirming care at Washington Square Park on May 16.

Health

PHOTOS: Activists stand up for gender-affirming care at Washington Square Park

By Gay City News

Natalio Wheatley, the premier of the British Virgin Islands.

Caribbean Life

British Virgin Islands defends effort to outlaw same-sex marriage in new constitution

More from Around NYC

Aminatu Noah and Elyjha Chandler drowning advocacy

Two years after her son drowned in a Jacob Riis rip current, a Flatbush mom is turning grief into action

Bronx 3

Stop & Shop donates $256,000 to support Food Bank for NYC

Chanique Bailey renders "Lift Me Up" during the preliminary judging of the Dynamite Calypso Tent at the American Legion Hall in Canarsie, Brooklyn, on June 6, 2026.

Brooklyn’s Chanique Bailey lifts SVG Calypso Crown in historic debut

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at a press conference.

Mamdani denies faith played role in judicial advisory committee appointees amid criticism that panel lacks Jewish members