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Dashiell Allen

The 2023 Gay City News Impact Award honorees.
Gay City News Impact Awards

Honorees dazzle at 2023 Gay City News Impact Awards, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union

By 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

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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

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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

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Arts

  • Books on display at Hive Mind Books, a queer-focused bookstore in Brooklyn. Queer bookstore Hive Mind Books builds community in Brooklyn
  • "Kill the Jockey,” directed by Luis Ortega, ran at Film Forum earlier this year. The year in queer cinema: The best LGBTQ films of 2025
  • Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Caden Burris, and Lennox Espy in Charlie Polinger’s "The Plague." Fear takes control in adolescent psychological thriller ‘The Plague’
  • Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man." ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Two steps forward, one step back
  • "Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung Fire Island" series. Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future

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

  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • 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

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