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David Kennerley

Walker Stovall, Star Amerasu, Mickey Gooch in "Silverback Mountain."
Theater

‘Silverback Mountain’: Chaos and kooks in the jungle

By David Kennerley
Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody”
Theater

‘Heated Rivalry’ musical parody: Slap shots and slapstick

By David Kennerley
L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon."
Theater

‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story

By David Kennerley
Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection.
Galleries

The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

By David Kennerley
James Anthony finally has a dance party to call his own: Unspeakable Joy.
Music

DJ James Anthony brings down the house with Unspeakable Joy

By 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
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Afro-Haitian Workshop with Julio Jean
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Fire Island Bear Weekend
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The Gay Divorce at The Brick
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It’s Getting Tired, Mildred at the Queerly Festival
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Arts

  • Qween Jean holds her Tony award while surrounded by attendees at the "Broadway is Trans" fundraiser. ‘Broadway is Trans’ fundraiser draws theater stars
  • “Something You Should Know About Me” is writer/director Andy Fidoten’s romcom about Al (EJ Marcus) a trans cartoonist with low self-esteem who heads out to a queer comics intensive (not “gay cartoon camp”) with his trans bestie, Jesse (Morgan Sullivan). 16 queer films at this year’s Tribeca Festival
  • “By Hook Or By Crook” opens at Anthology Film Archives June 12. ‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later
  • Directed by Adam Shankman, "Stop! That! Train!" opens June 12. ‘Stop! That! Train!’ takes a campy ride on the Glamazonian Express
  • Chloe Mar Ramirez joined friends for the Bronx Pride Festival Saturday June, 21 in the South Bronx to dance and celebrate Queer visibility and resistance.Bronx Pride 2026: A guide to LGBTQ+ events across the borough

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges

Perspectives

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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