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Donna Aceto

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.
Legal

PHOTOS: LGBTQ advocates at the Supreme Court ahead of oral argument in US v. Skrmetti

By Donna Aceto
Grand marshal André De Shields shows his costume at the 2024 Village Halloween Parade.
New York City

Cats take center stage at 51st annual Village Halloween Parade

By Donna Aceto
Liberty star Breanna Stewart celebrates during the Oct. 24 parade.
Sports

Queer joy: New York Liberty showered with love at jubilant WNBA championship parade

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Mapplethorpe Foundation trustee Eric R. Johnson (left) with Mapplethorpe model Randy Sherman and fashion designer Zaldy Goco.
Health

Hundreds raise money for Callen-Lorde at Hamptons Tea Dance

By Donna Aceto
There were several testing vans on hand.
Health

Callen-Lorde leads Union Square event to mark HIV Testing Day

By Donna Aceto
Posing with the 2024 Drag March banner.
Pride

PHOTOS: NYC Drag March marks 30 years of expression

By Donna Aceto
Enjoying a moment in the sun.
Pride

Sunset Garden Party sets the scene for Pride week in NYC

By Donna Aceto
Alexis Danzig, who co-organized the event, delivers remarks.
Remembrance

Kathy Ottersten, veteran of ‘Stop the Church’ protest, remembered at NYC AIDS Memorial

By Donna Aceto
Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun.
Pride

Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative hosts Pride kickoff fundraiser

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Laverne Cox stands next to her portrait poster after it was unveiled.
New York City

Stonewall National Museum spotlights Laverne Cox and the late Urvashi Vaid

By Donna Aceto
From left to right: Ken Lustbader of the LGBT Historic Sites Project; Finn Brigham and Patrick McGovern of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center; and Bernie Wagenblast at the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square station.
New York City

Bernie Wagenblast, out trans ‘voice of the subway,’ rolls out podcast and visibility campaign

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy
Alan Menken accepts the Howard Ashman Award at GMHC's fundraiser on Feb. 26.
Arts

Alan Menken receives Howard Ashman Award at GMHC fundraiser

By Donna Aceto
The Reclaim Pride Coalition's Jay W. Walker leads a town hall meeting about the 2024 Queer Liberation March at the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan on Jan. 26.
Pride

Reclaim Pride Coalition weighs route, theme of 2024 Queer Liberation March

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
A marcher prepares to lay her effigies to rest in Manhattan on Dec. 28.
Activism

Jewish LGBTQ activists silently mourn civilian deaths in Gaza

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Gender Cool Project honorees take the stage.
New York City

Stonewall Inn honors LGBTQ leaders

By Donna Aceto
Advocates carry the banner at the 32nd Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day candlelight vigil in 2023.
Health

Advocates brave the rain at 32nd Out of the Darkness vigil on World AIDS Day

By Donna Aceto
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CELIA CRUZ 100: MIGGUEL ANGGELO’S ICONS CELEBRATES THE QUEEN OF SALSA’S CENTENNIAL AT JOE’S PUB
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Homage: Queer lineages on video
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Arts

  • Liam Oh as Ray McAffey and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in "Boots." ‘Boots’ marches through life in the marines in the shadow of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
  • (L to R) Ayo Edebiri as Maggie and Julia Roberts as Alma in "After the Hunt." ‘After the Hunt’ mistakes arbitrary plot twists for complex thought
  • Jay Som's 'Belong' debuts Oct. 10. October LGBTQ music: Khalid’s ‘After the Sun Goes Down’ and Jay Som’s ‘Belong’
  • ACT UP members join ‘Fairyland’ screening and Q&A
  • “Kiss of the Spider Woman," directed by Bill Condon, opens October 9 in wide release. ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ updates its perspective, 40 years after the original

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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
  • 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

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