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David Kennerley

Chico Raro's band photo.
Theater

Queerly Festival: Celebration of pride, diversity, and strength

By David Kennerley
Celia Keenan Bolger and Jessica Lange in "Mother Play."
Theater

‘Mother Play’ review: Unpacking the past with a meddling matriarch 

By David Kennerley
"Sperm Donor Wanted (or, The Unnamed Baby Play)" runs through April 28.
Theater

‘Sperm Donor Wanted’ review: And baby makes five?

By David Kennerley
Cynthia Nixon and Taylor Trensch in The Seven Year Disappear."
Theater

‘Seven Year Disappear’ review: When mom goes rogue

By David Kennerley
Calvin Knegten, Raquel Sciacca, (Center) Patrick Porter, Jamie Heinlein, Aaron Kaplan, (back) London Carlisle, and Alex Herrera in "Pride House."
Theater

‘Pride House’ review: Epic storm shakes up queer haven in Cherry Grove

By David Kennerley
Tim Daly stars as Rev. Shannon and Jean Lichty portrays Hannah in "The Night of the Iguana."
Theater

‘Night of the Iguana’: at the end of their rope

By David Kennerley
Cindy Cheung, Marinda Anderson, Nicole Villamil, Esco Jouléy and Shaunette Renée Wilson in "Merry Me."
Theater

‘Merry Me’ playfully considers lesbian power and sexual prowess 

By David Kennerley
George Strus is the founding artistic director of Breaking the Binary.
Theater

Theatre festival fosters community among trans, non-binary, two-spirit artists

By David Kennerley
Swiping America is now available on Max.
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‘Swiping America’ puts realness back into reality TV

By David Kennerley
Imani Pearl Williams, Jonathan Burke, and Matt Walker in “Love + Science."
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Love amidst an epidemic

By David Kennerley
Stonewall Park
History

Storytelling show at Stonewall celebrates LGBTQ history

By David Kennerley
JC Leyendecker (1874-1951) was an award-winning commercial artist specializing in male figures who settled in New York in 1902.
Galleries

Cult of masculinity

By David Kennerley
Josh Segarra, Helene Yorke, and Drew Tarver in the second season of "The Other Two."
Television

‘The Other Two’ returns to HBO Max for another zany season

By David Kennerley
Marcel Spears and Calvin Leon Smith in "Fat Ham."
Theater

‘Fat Ham’ a tragicomic romp about identity, Black masculinity, and queerness

By David Kennerley
Matt de Rogatis and Frederick Weller in a scene from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
Cinema

A scorching, refreshed ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’

By David Kennerley
Matt de Rogatis in a scene from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 2022.
Theater

Q&A: Matt de Rogatis about the bold, sexy spin on ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’

By David Kennerley
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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Blood Orange, by Abigail Duclos and prod
Tomorrow, 3 am

Blood Orange
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York Theatres

Homage: Queer lineages on video presents
Tomorrow, noon

Homage: Queer lineages on video
Wallach Art Gallery

Celebrate National Dance Day at the Muse
Tomorrow, noon

National Dance Day Celebration
Museum of the City of New York

A new dark comedy about bugs, strangers
Tomorrow, 7 pm

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The Flea Theater

Local host Nomie K. Baker is back at Yan
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Lavender Laughs: Saturday Night Alive
yant art space

Join Boombox Burlesque for a two-night f
Tomorrow, 7:30 pm

2025 Boombox Burlesque Festival
Speyer Hall

Join Illume Fertility at the Men Having
Sept. 21, 8 am

Visit Illume Fertility at the Men Having Babies New York Conference for Free Onsite Consultations and Exclusive Discounts on Fertility Treatments
The Westin New York at Times Square

Verse4Verse is New York’s only dra
Sept. 21, 7 pm

Verse4Verse: Drag Poetry Show
Dada Bar

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Arts

  • "She Sells Sea Shells," an exhibition at Alice Austen House Museum in Staten, will run until February 21 of next year. She Sells Sea Shells exhibit debuts at Staten Island’s Alice Austen House 
  • Marilyn Oliva, Roberta Degnore, and Anne Maguire stand together against book bans. Activists protest book bans in front of New York Public Library
  • HIV Unwrapped made its US debut at New York Fashion Week on Sept. 13. ‘HIV Unwrapped’ combines science and style for New York Fashion Week
  • Denis Shepherd, Brandon Grimes, and Rafael Silva in "The Compatriots." Q&A: Actors Rafael Silva and Brandon Grimes on their roles in gay immigration film ‘The Compatriots’
  • Ane Dahl Torp, Ella Overbye, and Anne Marit Jacobsen in “Dreams (Sex Love)." ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ concludes ‘Love Sex Dreams’ trilogy with a sapphic coming-of-age tale

Crime

  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing
  • U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles
  • The front of a white brick building representing the Middletown Police Department on a sunny day. DA: Middletown man lured Grindr date to his home in brutal stabbing attack
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data

Perspectives

  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell at 316 Eighth Avenue. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity
  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity

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