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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
Youth

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
The Gays Against Guns crew in Washington in 2021.
Activism

Gays Against Guns Joins the Soul Box Project in DC

By Donna Aceto
EQNY 5th Anniversary
Advocacy

Equality New York Honors Kathy Hochul, Carmen Neely

By Donna Aceto
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Advocacy

New York City Anti-Violence Project Hosts Annual Courage Awards

By Donna Aceto
The Women’s March for Reproductive Freedom
Activism

Women’s March for Reproductive Rights Sweeps Through Manhattan

By Donna Aceto
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Events

NYC’s LGBT Center Hosts Closing Ceremonies for The 275 Challenge

By Donna Aceto
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NYC AIDS Memorial Hosts 9/11 Remembrance Event

By Donna Aceto
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Pride

Pictures from WorldPride in Copenhagen

By Donna Aceto
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Around Town

Dromm Honored at 77 WABC’s LGBT Leadership Breakfast

By Donna Aceto
2021 Dyke March from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park.
Pride

Dyke March for Black Dyke Power Storms Through Manhattan

By Donna Aceto
Drag March

Drag March Returns to the Streets

By Donna Aceto
Juneteenth
Activism

Break the Chains with Love March Commemorates Juneteenth

By Donna Aceto
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Arts

  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films
  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’

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

  • 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 
  • 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

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