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David Kennerley

A circuit party in Fire Island Pines. The second season of the docuseries “Finding Fire Island" recently launched.
Podcast

‘Finding Fire Island’: Capturing the history and magic of a queer enclave

By David Kennerley
Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural.
Nightlife

Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections

By 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
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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Manifesting Marilyn: The Making of an Icon
Genesis House

HAMLETMACHINE is a performance by ZIWEI
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Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 6pm
Tomorrow, all day

Queens: The Art of Drag & NYC at Culture Lab LIC
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Los Angeles, 1955: just minutes after a
July 13, 7:30 pm

Flit – A staged reading of a new one-act play
Dixon Place

Introducing Open Mic Nights at Housing W
July 14, 5 pm

Open Mic Tuesdays at Housing Works Bookstore & Cafe
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

EdFest: a festival of Edinburgh Fringe p
July 14, 7 pm

EdFest: a festival of Edinburgh Fringe previews
Brooklyn Art Haus

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
July 14, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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The female body births, beguiles, and so
July 15, 8 pm

Harpies Angels Vol 2: Cursed Corpus
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Arts

  • “Macho Dancer," directed by Lino Brocka, is running at IFC Center. ‘Macho Dancer,’ a landmark of queer Asian cinema, returns to US
  • Joan Chen stars in her new film, "Montreal, My Beautiful," as Feng Xia, a married, menopausal Chinese immigrant in Montreal who has an affair with Lisa (Charlotte Aubin), a 30-year-old she meets on a dating app. New York Asian Film Festival’s ‘Queer Unbound’ program showcases LGBTQ features
  • Wet Leg's “Moisturizer debuts July 10. July LGBTQ music: Wet Leg’s ‘Moisturizer’ and Lido Pimienta’s ‘Caribenya’
  • “Mary Oliver: Saved By The Beauty Of The World," directed by Sasha Waters, opens at IFC Center July 3rd. ‘Mary Oliver’ documentary tells the story of a lesbian poet through her aesthetic
  • Robin Byrd. Q&A: Robin Byrd, ‘Bang My Box’ directors look back on her TV legacy in new documentary

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

  • James Dale and his partner, David Lam, at the NYC Pride March on June 28. Don’t let the parade pass you by
  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • 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

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