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Emily Davenport

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Music

Turtle Creek Chorale to Premiere ‘Dreamland: Tulsa, 1921’ at Carnegie Hall in July

By Emily Davenport
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Crime

Man Punched in Homophobic Attack in Manhattan

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New York City Eateries Called to Participate in “NYC Restaurant Week To Go”

By Emily Davenport
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Four Trans Kids in Mid-America Chronicled

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Police Union Calls Ritchie Torres “First Class Whore”

By Emily Davenport
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Landmarking Sought For Iconic Sites in LGBTQ, Black, Women’s Movements

By Emily Davenport & Paul Schindler
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Stonewall Inn Turns to GoFundMe to Stay Afloat

By Emily Davenport
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“A Moment of Reckoning,” State Senate Leader Says

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Brandon Kyle Goodman Talks About Black Lives Matter

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Daily Tracking of Testing Data Key to Reopening, Cuomo Says

By Emily Davenport
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Cuomo Steps Up Pressure on Trump, McConnell for Relief

By Robert Pozarycki & Emily Davenport
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Martha Graham Archive Headed to New York Public Library of the Performing Arts

By Emily Davenport
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Cuomo Blasts Trump for Stoking Partisan Rancor

By Emily Davenport
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Cuomo Says Infection Rate Still Too High

By Emily Davenport
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New York to Receive $4.3 Billion to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

By Emily Davenport
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Fill Out the Census & Maybe Get a Call from Lin-Manuel Miranda!

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Arts

  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes
  • Nicolas Moncayo as Amory Legato. From Texas to New York: Nicolas Moncayo brings Southern charm as Amory Legato in ‘Memoirs of a Drag Queen’
  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw

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

  • 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
  • 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

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