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Duncan Osborne

Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025.
Crime

Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom

By Duncan Osborne
James Obergefell outside the Supreme Court on the morning of June 26, 2015 with attorney Al Gerhardstein.
National

A decade after Obergefell, old arguments against same-sex marriage have failed the test of time

By Duncan Osborne
The Southern Baptist Convention's annual conference is being held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas.
Religion

Southern Baptists call to overturn same-sex marriage ruling and reject trans rights

By Duncan Osborne
An International Transgender Day of Visibility demonstration in 2023.
National

Pew: LGBTQ adults say trans and non-binary people lag behind in acceptance

By Duncan Osborne
The Kingsboro Temple of Seventh-day Adventist placed two small flyers on the gates outside the temple and its office on 7th Street in Park Slope announcing that the Watoto Children’s Choir will perform at the temple on May 3.
Religion

Brooklyn church to host Ugandan children’s choir linked to ‘kill the gays’ bill

By Duncan Osborne
Ohio Senator and GOP VP Nominee JD Vance.
Politics

Inside JD Vance’s association with right-wing Catholics

By Duncan Osborne
Tyler Gregory, the chief executive of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay Area.
Religion

Jewish leaders confront anti-Semitism and call for safety at Pride

By Duncan Osborne
Trailblazers Park in July of 2022.
New York State

ACT UP replaces Ritchie Torres display at Trailblazers Park

By Duncan Osborne
Brandon Cuicchi speaks at the podium during ACT UP NY's town hall meeting on May 30.
Health

ACT UP calls on city to reverse proposed HIV/AIDS cuts and bolster COVID and mpox services

By Duncan Osborne
ACT UP at the 2010 Pride March in New York City.
Health

ACT UP New York votes to expel member accused of harassment

By Duncan Osborne
Members of ACT UP make their voices heard.
New York City

ACT UP New York gathers to confront former member’s lawsuit

By Duncan Osborne
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.
Health

NYC sees uptick in estimated new HIV infections among men who have sex with men

By Duncan Osborne
Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15.
History

Gay Liberation Front gathers for Martha Shelley’s memoir on early LGBTQ rights movement

By Duncan Osborne
The Queen of Angels Catholic Store at 11629 San Jose Blvd. in Jacksonville.
Legal

Jacksonville store becomes latest to pursue exemption from anti-discrimination law

By Duncan Osborne
Marty Algaze at a 2015 Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC event.
Politics

Marty Algaze, co-founder of Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC, dies at 72

By Duncan Osborne
Politics

GOP candidates spew anti-trans rhetoric at Iowa fundraiser

By Duncan Osborne
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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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