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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
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
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Still, We Are Sacred — Emanuel Xavier Book Launch at Stonewall
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Arts

  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes
  • Nicolas Mancoya as Amory Legato. From Texas to New York: Nicolas Moncoya brings Southern charm as Amory Legato in ‘Memoirs of a Drag Queen’
  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw
  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story

Crime

  • 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
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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