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Dashiell Allen

Governor Kathy Hochul at the Stonewall Inn
Politics

Hochul declares November Transgender Awareness Month in New York

By Dashiell Allen
Amber Hollibaugh in 2000.
Remembrance

LGBTQ activist and political organizer Amber Hollibaugh dies at 77

By Dashiell Allen
An NYPD officer was seen making anti-gay slurs in a viral video.
New York City

GOAL speaks out after NYPD cop voices anti-gay slur in viral video

By Dashiell Allen
Out gay Congressmember Mark Pocan of Wisconsin is pushing for a new national museum for the LGBTQ community in Washington, DC.
National

Pocan renews push to establish national LGBTQ museum

By Dashiell Allen
Family and friends of Sakia Gunn join LGBTQ advocates on October 28 for the renaming of a street in downtown Newark in honor of the late 15-year-old lesbian.
Crime

Newark street renamed ‘Sakia Gunn Way’ in honor of slain lesbian teen

By Dashiell Allen
Members of New Ways Ministry meeting with Pope Francis. From left to right: Matthew Myers, Francis DeBernardo, Sister Jeannine Gramick and Robert Shine.
Religion

LGBTQ Catholics meet with Pope Francis during month-long church gathering

By Dashiell Allen
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Crime

Man pleads guilty in NYC gay bar robbery scheme

By Dashiell Allen
Homeward CEO Jeannette Ruffin, flanked by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and others, cuts the ribbon to mark the opening of Homeward Central Harlem on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
Youth

Supportive housing development for LGBTQ youth opens in Central Harlem

By Dashiell Allen
Jasmine Adams said she was attacked in July outside of West Brighton Deli & Grocery in Staten Island due to her LGBTQ identity.
Crime

Woman kicked and beaten at Staten Island deli due to LGBTQ identity: lawsuit

By Dashiell Allen
A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack.
Crime

FBI report shows anti-LGBTQ hate crimes increased in 2022

By Dashiell Allen
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History

‘Herstory’ walking tour highlights historic lesbian sites in the Village

By Dashiell Allen
Schuyler Bailar is the author of He/She/They
Books

Schuyler Bailar’s ‘He/‌She/‌They’ invites everyone to learn about gender

By Dashiell Allen
Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson joined advocates to mark National Coming Out Day on, Oct. 10.
New York City

National Coming Out Day observed in the boroughs

By Dashiell Allen
Dubbs Weinblatt is the host of Thank You For Coming Out, a podcast from Gay City News.
Thank You for Coming Out

Gay City News’ ‘Thank You For Coming Out’ podcast to celebrate 5 seasons with live recording

By Dashiell Allen
Golden Collier at the New York Queer Zine Fair on Saturday, October 7. Collier makes zines that center “marginalized people of the African diaspora.”
Arts

Banjos, birds, and gender euphoria at the New York Queer Zine Fair

By Dashiell Allen
City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan speaks alongside then-New York State Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett (left) and Raj Panjabi, then the coordinator of the White House Pandemic Office (right), at an mpox press conference outside of the city's Harlem clinic on July 7, 2022.
Health

Study finds racial disparities in NYC’s 2022 mpox response

By Dashiell Allen
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Arts

  • “100 Nights of Hero," directed by Julia Jackman, opens Dec. 3. ‘100 Nights of Hero’: A lesbian fantasy set in a colorful alternate universe
  • Playwright Dave Osmundsen's “Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism" runs at the HERE Arts Center in Lower Manhattan from Dec. 4 through 14. ‘Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism’ subverts tropes to attain authenticity
  • Filmmaker Charlie Spickler (left) on the set of "Outcast Nation." ‘Outcast Nation’ documentary highlights ‘staggering’ scale of LGBTQ homelessness in NYC
  • "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 revive legacy of NYC Asian gay bar The Web
  • Attendees and Grantees Gather for a Photo Nightlife grants awarded to several non-profits serving LGBTQ New Yorkers

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

  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • 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

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