Dashiell Allen, Author at Gay City News

Marilyn Oliva, Roberta Degnore, and Anne Maguire stand together against book bans.

Books

Activists protest book bans in front of New York Public Library

By Dashiell Allen

HIV Unwrapped made its US debut at New York Fashion Week on Sept. 13.

Fashion

‘HIV Unwrapped’ combines science and style for New York Fashion Week

By Dashiell Allen

NYC H+H/Metropolitan CEO Julian John cuts the ribbon to mark the relaunch of the Pride Health Center.

Health

NYC Health + Hospitals/‌Metropolitan relaunches Pride Health Center

By Dashiell Allen

Niyya Tenee enjoys Harlem Pride on June 28.

Pride

Harlem Pride celebrates ‘sweet 16’ on June’s final Saturday

By Dashiell Allen

"MENERGY: Gay Male Magazines of the 1940s-1980s" is on exhibit at the Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, through July 31.

‘Menergy’ exhibition brings 1940s-1980s gay magazines out of the closet

By Dashiell Allen

Tens of thousands made their way to Park Slope for the 29th edition of Brooklyn Pride.

Pride

Tens of thousands join Brooklyn Pride’s exuberant twilight march

By Dashiell Allen

“We will not give up until Andry is freed from that prison in El Salvador,” said former City Councilmember Daniel Dromm, referring to Andry Hernández Romero, a gay Venezuelan asylum seeker who was deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

Pride

Queens kicks off Pride Month with ‘defiant joy’

By Dashiell Allen

Austin Rivers founded Knit the Rainbow in April 2020.

Features

Knit the Rainbow brings handmade clothing to LGBTQ youth

By Dashiell Allen

The antibiotic doxycycline is being utilized as a tool to combat sexually transmitted infections.

Health

NYC health officials, doctors embracing doxy-PEP for STI prevention

By Dashiell Allen

Community activist Julie DeLaurier protests a Moms for Liberty event on Jan. 18 in Manhattan.

Activism

‘No hate! no fear!’: LGBTQ activists and politicians protest Moms for Liberty event in NYC

By Dashiell Allen

The beach along Fire Island in The Pines has eroded significantly since April 2020.

LGBTQ community members call on feds to protect Fire Island Pines from erosion

By Dashiell Allen

Makyyla Holland, 25, filed a lawsuit that prompted the Broome County Jail to implement policies for the treatment of LGBTQ people in custody.

Legal

Advocates renew push to protect incarcerated trans people in New York

By Dashiell Allen

Graves on Hart Island of anonymous individuals who died of AIDS-related complications.

Hart Island, burial site for many people lost to AIDS, opens to the public

By Dashiell Allen

LGBT Center CEO Carla Smith.

Advocacy

Carla Smith named new CEO of LGBT Center

By Dashiell Allen

The spire of One World Trade Center lit red for World AIDS Day.

Health

President Biden, New York electeds commemorate World AIDS Day

By Dashiell Allen

Housing Works' South Slope thrift shop in Brooklyn.

Health

Housing Works expands virtual food bank program with $300K grant

By Dashiell Allen

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