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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 on World AIDS Day in 2022.
Health

Community marks World AIDS Day in the Village

By Donna Aceto
Gays Against Guns' Human Beings at a Transgender Day of Remembrance demonstration on November 20, 2022.
Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance observed at Stonewall

By 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
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Arts

  • solera_groupdancing_ps‘Be yourself. Live in your truth’ Solera, the only gay nightclub in the Bronx, officially opens
  • ‘State of Firsts’ Q&A: Filmmaker Chase Joynt recalls capturing Sarah McBride’s historic rise to Congress
  • “Camp," directed by Avalon Fast, opens June 26 at the IFC Center. Avalon Fast’s ‘Camp’ delivers on supernatural storylines, but struggles to convey queer joy and empowerment
  • This year marked the 29th annual edition of Folsom Street East, which originally started as ​​“The Leather County Fair." New frontiers at Folsom Street East and beyond
  • BXpride2026_couple_1ea78c‘The largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in the Bronx’ Bronx Pride celebrates 28 years of acceptance

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

Perspectives

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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 
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