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Donna Aceto

Eliza Byard, the former executive director of GLSEN, with former National LGBTQ Task Force executive director Rea Carey.
New York City

Women in the spotlight at LGBT Center’s 26th annual event

By Donna Aceto
New Yorkers love to dress in a wide range of costumes at the Village's annual Halloween Parade.
Galleries

Spooky costumes take over Village Halloween Parade

By Donna Aceto
Emcee Dev Doee stands in the spotlight at GMHC's event at City Winery on Oct. 5
Around Town

GMHC combines drag performances with casino games to raise money

By Donna Aceto
The Drag March went from Tompkins Square Park to the Stonewall Inn.
Pride

Colorful NYC Drag March returns for 29th year

By Donna Aceto
Kids swarm the Brooklyn Public Library's booth at Youth Pride in Brooklyn.
Pride

PHOTOS: Families flock to Brooklyn for Youth Pride

By Donna Aceto
Everyone crowds together for a group photo at the disco.
New York City

Silent Disco returns to AIDS Memorial for Pride Month

By Donna Aceto
The event's hosts and co-chairs of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus, Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson, stand at the podium.
Pride

PHOTOS: New York City Council marks Pride Month

By Donna Aceto
Human Beings cross the street during a remembrance of the Pulse victims.
Remembrance

Pulse victims remembered seven years later

By Donna Aceto
AIDS Walk New York generated $2.1 million for GMHC and other service organizations in the tri-state area.
Health

AIDS Walk New York brings in $2.1 million

By Donna Aceto
Showing much-needed support for deaf trans youth.
Activism

Advocates march for youth on International Transgender Day of Visibility

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Andre De Shields accepts an award and offers wisdom on racism, activism, and becoming an entertainment Icon.
New York City

GMHC honors André De Shields with Howard Ashman award

By Donna Aceto
Ann Northrop speaks to the audience.
Activism

Ann Northrop recognized for years of activism

By Donna Aceto
Members of Rise and Resist at Washington Square.
Activism

LGBTQ activists protest police killing of Tyre Nichols

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy
Nancy Pelosi signs the Respect for Marriage Act.
Politics

PHOTOS: On the scene for marriage equality at the Capitol

By Donna Aceto
Candles and flowers rest at the NYC AIDS Memorial.
Health

Community marks World AIDS Day in the Village

By Donna Aceto
Gays Against Guns at a Transgender Day of Remembrance demonstration on November 20.
Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance observed at Stonewall

By Donna Aceto
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All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection
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The Flea Theater

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’25-’26 Yale LGBT Brudner Prize: Eli Clare
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Sept. 18, 7 pm

Sept. 18 Sharon Katz & The Peace Train at Joe’s Pub
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Arts

  • 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
  • Denis Lambert, Luke Newton, Emily Skinner, Fady Demian and Catherine LeFrere in “House of McQueen." ‘House of McQueen’: A dazzling mix of biodrama and fashion
  • “The History of Sound,” directed by Oliver Hermanus, opens Sept. 12th. In ‘The History of Sound,’ love and music are drowned in grief
  • In “Sk+te’kmukue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts)," an unresolved past trauma haunts an individual and his brother. Queer-themed films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

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

  • 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
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues

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