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David Kennerley

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.
Theater

‘Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism’ subverts tropes to attain authenticity

By David Kennerley
Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in "Little Bear Ridge Road."
Theater

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’: Stumbling towards connection

By David Kennerley
"Fight Back" takes place at The LGBT Community Center on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
Theater

‘Fight Back’ turns theatergoers into 1980s ACT UP activists

By David Kennerley
Anania, B Noel Thomas, and Caleb Quezon in NYTW's "Saturday Church."
Theater

‘Saturday Church’ review: Finding salvation in unlikely places

By David Kennerley
Denis Lambert, Luke Newton, Emily Skinner, Fady Demian and Catherine LeFrere in “House of McQueen."
Theater

‘House of McQueen’: A dazzling mix of biodrama and fashion

By David Kennerley
Morgan Bassichis in "Can I Be Frank?"
Theater

‘Can I Be Frank?’: Solo show honors a comic queer pioneer

By David Kennerley
Josh Sharp stands on stage with his name printed on screen behind him in rainbow colors.
Theater

‘ta-da!’ review: A heartfelt romp full of magic and mayhem

By David Kennerley
John McCrea as Prince George and Mihir Kumar as Dev Chatterjee in "Prince Faggot."
Theater

‘Prince Faggot’ review: A raw subversive royal fairy tale

By David Kennerley
Crisco dancers in 1979, as depicted in the book "Queer Happened Here."
Books

A new wave of books celebrating queer spaces

By David Kennerley
"I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan" runs through April 30 at Atlantic Theater Stage 2.
Theater

‘I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan’: A solo show with multiple characters and metatheatrics

By David Kennerley
Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Theater

Paul Mescal dazzles in a stripped-down ‘Streetcar’

By David Kennerley
"B*tchcraft: A Musical Play" runs through March 1 at The Wild Project.
Theater

‘B*tchcraft’ recounts the birth of a queer feminist indie rockstar

By David Kennerley
Robin Lord Taylor as Tennessee Williams and Brandon Flynn as Marlon Brando.
Theater

‘Kowalski’ eyes epic showdown between Brando and Tennessee

By David Kennerley
McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger sit together in "A Guide for the Homesick."
Theater

‘A Guide for the Homesick’: A searing night of revelation and redemption

By David Kennerley
Gilberto Saenz and Christopher Harrod in "Little House on the Ferry."
Theater

‘Little House on the Ferry’: Quirky, immersive musical set on Fire Island

By David Kennerley
Tim Bagley and Jeff Hiller in the third season of "Somebody, Somewhere."
Television

Q&A: Jeff Hiller and Tim Bagley reflect on three seasons of ‘Somebody Somewhere’

By David Kennerley
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Arts

  • “Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It," directed by Paris Barclay, opens Feb. 20 at Film Forum. ‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’ charts the rise and fall of a troubled gay musician
  • Beverly Glenn-Copeland's latest release is called “Laughter In Summer." February LGBTQ music: Troye Sivan and Beverly Glenn-Copeland
  • Grammy Award-winning tenor Freddie Ballentine. At 92nd Street Y, ‘Our People’ delivers an operatic tribute to Black queer experiences
  • The culminating piece of the exhibit is a 14th century German statue borrowed from the Cleveland Museum of Art, depicting Jesus and John the Baptist in the style of a married couple. The plaque describes how medieval viewers would have seen their relationship as a form of marriage “with Jesus in the role of the groom” and one that “stretched gender roles and sexual identities.” The Met’s Cloisters Museum offers a delightedly queer-inclusive analysis of sexuality in the Middle Ages
  • After gradually rolling out episodes, the full second of "The Boyfriend" is now available on Netflix. A second date with ‘The Boyfriend’: Gay Japanese reality show returns to Netflix for Season 2

Crime

  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • 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

Perspectives

  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly
  • Steven Love Menendez (second from right) with Randy Wicker (center) and park rangers in front of the flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in 2022 — during the Biden administration. The Rainbow Flag and the heart and soul of Stonewall
  • A banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March. Four decades in, Black communities are still paying the highest price from HIV — and inaction is not an option
  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone

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