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Donna Aceto

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Activism

Thousands protest in Manhattan after SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade

By Donna Aceto
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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.
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New US citizens sworn in near Stonewall Inn

By Donna Aceto
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Gays Against Guns mark six years since Pulse

By Donna Aceto
"Pride at Work" event at City Hall in June.
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Advocates seek funding for LGBTQ employment initiative

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
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Gays Against Guns lead march and rally after Uvalde shooting

By Donna Aceto
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Activists Rally for Abortion Rights at Foley Square

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
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Plaque Recognizes Julius’ 56 Years After “Sip-In”

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy
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Activism

Activists Stand Up for Abortion Rights on International Women’s Day

By Donna Aceto
Princess Janae Place Benefit
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Celebrating Black Trans History at Rockbar

By Donna Aceto
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Health

Activists Rally for Greater Vaccine Access

By Donna Aceto
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Health

New Yorkers Observe World AIDS Day

By Donna Aceto
Hetrick Martin Institute 40th Anniversary Emory Awards
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Hetrick-Martin Institute Brings Out the Ballroom

By Donna Aceto
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Around Town

LGBT Community Center Hosts Annual Women’s Event

By Donna Aceto
Spooky costumes light up the night sky in the West Village on Halloween.
Around Town

Halloween Parade Returns to the Village

By Donna Aceto
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Iconic Broadway artists from award-winni
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Broadway Stars from Hamilton, Wicked, Mamma Mia!, and More to Unite to Support NYC Nonprofit Spence-Chapin and Celebrate Family
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Ha! or Nah!: A Joke Lab *TimeOut NY PICK!*
Capish?! Club: Misfit Comedy Space

Pro-democracy group Queens Says No Kings
March 28, 10 am

“NO KINGS 3” Queens March – Sat, March 28, 10 AM, MacDonald Park
MACDONALD PARK

SUNDANCE- NYC’s LGBT Outdoor Adven
March 28, 11 am

GAY DAY Louis Armstrong House Tour, Visitor’s Center, and Garden Picnic With SUNDANCE
Louis Armstong House Museum

Build excitement ahead of Pride Month wi
March 28, 2 pm

“Road to Pride” Bar Crawl Series: Y2K Crawl – Hell’s Kitchen
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March 28, 8 pm

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Arts

  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present
  • Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection. The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

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