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Arthur S. Leonard

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Ohio Ban on Trans Birth Certificate Changes Nixed

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SCOTUS Refuses to Review Indiana’s Loss in Challenging Lesbian Mom

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Michigan Court Splits Verdict on Anti-Gay, Anti-Trans Discrimination

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Passport Denial Violates Trans Man’s Equal Protection Rights

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Will SCOTUS Narrow Equal Marriage Rights in Indiana Case?

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In Dangerous Development, Trump Appeals Panel Nixes Conversion Therapy Bans

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Will Supreme Court Go Big or Narrow in Philly Catholic Social Services Case?

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For Now, NYS Can’t Penalize Anti-Gay Adoption Agency

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Staunch Support of LGBTQ Rights

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Federal Court Finds Social Security Survivorship Retroactive to Pre-Obergefell Era

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Fired Gay Catholic Church Choir Director Can Sue for Harassment

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Birthright Citizenship Ordered for Gay Couple’s Child Born Overseas Through Surrogacy

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Gavin Grimm, Trans Student Champion, Notches Another Win

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Plastic Surgeon Denying Care Due to HIV Status Loses Big

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Federal Court Blocks Idaho’s Anti-Trans Sports Law

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Judge Blocks Trump in Stripping Trans Healthcare Protections

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Today, 7:30 pm

TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
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A free Halloween-themed short play extra
Today, 9 pm

Queer Spooky Shorts 2025
The Flea Theater

This fall, we’re inviting you to join us
Tomorrow, 1 pm

EVERY BODY IN THE HOUSE
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Spend a Saturday afternoon with like min
Tomorrow, 2 pm

Art Meetup at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Step into the spotlight as Miss Robusta
Tomorrow, 3 pm

Miss Robusta’s Reel to Real: From Film to Footlights
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Arts

  • "Fight Back" takes place at The LGBT Community Center on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. ‘Fight Back’ turns theatergoers into 1980s ACT UP activists
  • Jordan E. Cooper's "Oh, Happy Day!" runs through early November at The Public Theater. Jordan E. Cooper, writer of ‘Oh, Happy Day,’ shares his process, growth, and faith
  • Liam Oh as Ray McAffey and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in "Boots." ‘Boots’ marches through life in the marines in the shadow of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
  • (L to R) Ayo Edebiri as Maggie and Julia Roberts as Alma in "After the Hunt." ‘After the Hunt’ mistakes arbitrary plot twists for complex thought
  • Jay Som's 'Belong' debuts Oct. 10. October LGBTQ music: Khalid’s ‘After the Sun Goes Down’ and Jay Som’s ‘Belong’

Crime

  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing

Perspectives

  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

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