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The Human Rights Campaign's headquarters in Washington, DC.
Youth

HRC report sheds light on experiences of Black LGBTQ youth

By Matt Tracy
International

Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage

By Nicholas Paphitis, AP
Cecilia Gentili at an mpox-related demonstration in July of 2022.
Remembrance

Friends and family bid farewell to Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

By Matt Tracy
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban visited Dubai after members of the department's emergency services unit traveled there earlier this year.
International

NYPD competed with anti-LGBTQ Chechen authorities in Dubai

By Matt Tracy
Steve Ostrow opened the Continental Baths in the basement of this building at 2109 Broadway.
Remembrance

Steve Ostrow, founder of NYC’s Continental Baths, dies at 91

By Matt Tracy
The Mayan ruins at Caracol Natural Monument Reservation, a living archeological site.
Travel

Make Belize your next big gay escape

By Heather Cassell
Religion

Jesuits in US bolster outreach initiative aimed at encouraging LGBTQ Catholics

By David Crary, AP
Austin Rivers founded Knit the Rainbow in April 2020.
Features

Knit the Rainbow brings handmade clothing to LGBTQ youth

By Dashiell Allen
Martin Duberman.
Books

Subjects matter: an interview with Martin Duberman 

By Gregg Shapiro
Television

GLAAD: Super Bowl commercials showed more LGBTQ representation, but still fell short

By Matt Tracy
Kate Sosin of The 19th*.
Cinema

‘Breaking the News’ shows how The 19th* put women and non-binary journalists at the forefront

By Steve Erickson
“The Embalmer," directed by Matteo Garrone, screens at the Quad Cinema Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. as part of the “The Great Garrone” retrospective.
Cinema

Love and taxidermy intersect in ‘The Embalmer’

By Gary M. Kramer
Politics

Statehouses and AGs continue attacks on trans Americans

By Matt Tracy
Darius Rose as Mr. Kenny Marlowe in “Make Me Gorgeous.”
Theater

Drag Star Darius Rose AKA Jackie Cox takes on new role in ‘Make Me Gorgeous’

By Christopher Byrne
Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024.
Remembrance

‘She always showed up’: Hundreds memorialize Cecilia Gentili in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat in "Drift."
Cinema

‘Drift’: A compelling refugee story of healing and bonding in Greece

By Gary M. Kramer

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Active Aging Workshops at the Ailey Stud
Today, 1 pm

Active Aging Workshops
Ailey Extension

Introducing Open Mic Nights at Housing W
Today, 5 pm

Open Mic Tuesdays at Housing Works Bookstore & Cafe
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Lesbian Visibility Week (April 20-26, 20
Today, all day

Lesbian Visibility Week 2026
Multiple Venues

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Today, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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​Need a place to wear your Liberty jerse
Tomorrow, 7:30 pm

Sports Adjacent: Free Weekly Comedy
Blazers Sports Bar

World Dance Celebration at Ailey Extensi
April 23, midnight

World Dance Performance Workshops
Ailey Extension

Poet Emanuel Xavier celebrates the relea
April 23, 6 pm

Still, We Are Sacred — Emanuel Xavier Book Launch at Stonewall
Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center

I’M FINE! is a high-energy dance musical
April 23, 6:30 pm

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Arts

  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw
  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story
  • 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

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

  • 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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