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Donna Aceto

Lawmakers and advocates huddle by the podium
Politics

Schumer leads marriage rally at LGBT Center

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Governor Kathy Hochul at the Stonewall Inn
Politics

Democrats hold pre-election rally at Stonewall

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
The annual Village Halloween Parade 2022
Around Town

Spooky costumes take over annual Village Halloween Parade

By Donna Aceto
Tyler Clementi UpStander Awards
Around Town

Tyler Clementi Foundation brings out the stars

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
2022 Black Pride at Coney IslandFounder Lee Soulja
Pride

NYC Black Pride returns to the beach in Coney Island

By Donna Aceto
AIDS Panel w. Ivy Arce
Health

Whitney Museum hosts discussion on pandemic equity

By Donna Aceto
Silent Disco Dance Party
Music

NYC AIDS Memorial hosts silent disco

By Donna Aceto
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Activism

Thousands protest in Manhattan after SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade

By Donna Aceto
Garden Party
Pride

The return of the Garden Party

By Donna Aceto
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Activism

Advocates mark Juneteenth in Fire Island

By Donna Aceto
Naturalization Ceremony at Stonewall Natl Park.
National

New US citizens sworn in near Stonewall Inn

By Donna Aceto
Pulse Six Action
Remembrance

Gays Against Guns mark six years since Pulse

By Donna Aceto
"Pride at Work" event at City Hall in June.
New York City

Advocates seek funding for LGBTQ employment initiative

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
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Activism

Gays Against Guns lead march and rally after Uvalde shooting

By Donna Aceto
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Activism

Activists Rally for Abortion Rights at Foley Square

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Andrew Berman, Randy Wicker, Ken Lustbader, and Brad Hoylman unveil a plaque at Julius'
History

Plaque Recognizes Julius’ 56 Years After “Sip-In”

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy
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Homage: Queer lineages on video presents
Today, noon

Homage: Queer lineages on video
Wallach Art Gallery

DIFFA and Sewciety are excited to presen
Today, 6 pm

DIFFA Threads for Impact
Steelcase Showroom

🌈 Queer Ballroom & Latin Dance B
Today, 6:30 pm

Quit Ballroom
Ripley Grier Studios

Ever been part of a live harmony sound-b
Today, 7 pm

The Sing Easy!
True Voice Studio

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

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The Flea Theater

For the first time, The Heckscher Museum
Sept. 12, noon

All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection
Heckscher Museum of Art

Blood Orange, by Abigail Duclos and prod
Sept. 12, 7:30 pm

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

Caribb-esque 🏝️ is an original sultry Bu
Sept. 18, 8:30 pm

Caribb-esque! Caribbean Burlesque Show & Party
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Arts

  • 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
  • Curators P. Henry (left) and Sal Kimura (right) have been working to uncover LGBTQ history through their project, “Queer Archeology: Reflections on Communal History." New York Public Library curators highlight lesser-known queer history
  • A club room at Ridgewood nightclub Earthly Delights, which is transitioning to a private event-only venue before ultimately closing on Nov. 30. Ridgewood nightclub Earthy Delights celebrates one-year anniversary amid looming closure
  • Ann Harada, Julie Halston, Anika Larsen, and Jackie Hoffman in "Finding Dorothy Parker." Douglas Carter Beane’s ‘Finding Dorothy Parker’ revives the legacy of a witty 1920s writer
  • Sasha Velour celebrates her new book, “The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag,” at the New York Public Library in 2023. Sasha Velour marks 10 years of ‘NightGowns’ with seven-show residency in NYC

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

  • 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
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities

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