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Arthur S. Leonard

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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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Anti-Gay Photographer Wins Reprieve — For Now

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Appeals Court Applies Title VII Win to Trans Student’s Claim

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Second Circuit Throws Discriminatory Adoption Agency a Life Line

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Supreme Court Contraceptive Ruling’s Impact on LGBTQ Rights

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Supreme Court Broadens “Ministerial Exception” to Anti-Discrimination Laws

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Two First Amendment Red Flags as High Court Winds Up

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A Stunning Supreme Court Win — And the Work Left to Do

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Lesbians’ Challenge to South Carolina Foster Care Discrimination Advances

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Alaska Denying Coverage of Employee’s Gender Confirmation Surgery Nixed

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Catholic Agency Religious Opt-Out Claim Goes to Supreme Court

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Hey Gotham fans – our first double
Today, 5:30 pm

Gotham Roller Derby Double Header
Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park

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HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY Documentary Screening & Q&As
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Experience the vibrant legacy of jazz in
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Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Alí Bello & The Charanga Syndicate
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Arts

  • Bella Ramsey speaks to reporters. A person in a suit is standing in the background. Primetime Emmy nominations feature LGBTQ representation
  • McKenzie Kurtz (Heather Chandler), Lorna Courtney (Veronica Sawyer), Elizabeth Teeter (Heather McNamara), and Olivia Hardy (Heather Duke) in "Heathers The Musical." ‘Heathers the Musical’ is bursting with talent, but questions remain
  • Jason Patel and Ben Hardy in "Unicorns." Q&A with ‘Unicorns’ actors Jason Patel and Ben Hardy
  • Kesha's "(Period)" debuted on July 4. July LGBTQ music: Kesha’s ‘(Period)’ and DJ Haram’s ‘Beside Myself’
  • "I'm Not Everything I Want to Be" runs July 12-14 at Anthology Film Archives. ‘I’m Not Everything I Want To Be’ documents queer life in 1980s Prague

Crime

  • Outside of The Monster in Greenwich Village. Man allegedly brandishes knife, defaces Pride sign in Greenwich Village: NYPD
  • Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shotTwo men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say
  • Man in suit looks at crime scene with blood and napkins on sidewalkStonewall shooting: Two teen girls shot near historic Village inn during Pride celebrations
  • murder trans PhillyKiller convicted in murder of Philly trans woman Dominique Fells
  • Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024. Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity
  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities

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