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Court affirms injunction against Biden’s protections for trans people under ACA

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Federal court upholds ruling against Arkansas ban on care for trans youth

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Judge partially blocks Utah’s ban on transgender student-athletes

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Federal court rejects suit challenging trans-inclusive school board policy in Maryland

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Federal appeals court says federal statutes cover gender dysphoria

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Michigan Supreme Court rules sex discrimination ban includes sexual orientation

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Federal judge orders Indianapolis school to allow transgender girl play on softball team

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Biden administration proposes to restore LGBTQ protections under Affordable Care Act

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Supreme Court may hear challenge to conversion therapy law

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Federal court blocks agencies from enforcing policy against LGBTQ discrimination

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Gay teacher fired by Catholic school loses first round in lawsuit

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Supreme Court overruling of Roe v. Wade poses danger for LGBTQ Rights

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SCOTUS: Maine tuition reimbursement program must include religious schools

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Yeshiva University LGBTQ group wins first round in fight for recognition

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Court rules against North Carolina’s exclusion of gender-affirming care in state insurance plan

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Courts in Texas and Alabama Issue Partial Rulings on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Today, noon

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
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Tomorrow, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
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From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
Nov. 28, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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Dec. 2, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Theater for the New City premieres the n
Dec. 4, 8 pm

Killing Mrs. Claus: A new inappropriate holiday comedy
Theater for the New City

Be swept away by the electrifying energy
Dec. 6, 8 pm

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR: PEACE
Colden Auditorium

Ana Gasteyer will perform favorites from
Dec. 15, 7 pm

Ana Gasteyer’s Sugar & Booze “A Holiday Spectacular”
The Town Hall

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Arts

  • "The Web: The Birth and Legacy of New York's First Asian Gay Bar" is on display at Gallery 456 until Dec. 5. A bar of our own: Archival photographs inspire exhibition of NYC’s first Asian gay bar
  • Attendees and Grantees Gather for a Photo Nightlife grants awarded to several non-profits serving LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • “Cactus Pears,” directed by Rohan Kanawade, opens Nov. 21 at the IFC Center. Q&A: Director Rohan Kanawade on his gay Indian romantic drama ‘Cactus Pears’
  • Lea Delaria kicked off her monthly residency at the Stonewall Inn this month. Comedian Lea DeLaria begins monthly residency at Stonewall Inn
  • Maraluisa Ernst’s “A Place of Absence” speaks from the family history of the director, who is queer and non-binary. DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates

Crime

  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
  • 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

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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