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Emily Sawaked

International

World Bank halts lending to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law

By Emily Sawaked
The team at Apicha Community Health Center proudly accepts an Impact Award in 2022.
Gay City News Impact Awards

Nominations now open for 2023 Gay City News Impact Awards

By Emily Sawaked
Robert Fehring is holed up in a federal prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Crime

Judge rejects release of Long Island man who made anti-LGBTQ threats

By Emily Sawaked
Remembrance

Ballroom icon Carmen Xtravaganza dies at 62

By Emily Sawaked
Education

Florida loses AP psychology courses thanks to ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ law

By Emily Sawaked
Cheri Pies died in July at the age of 73.
Remembrance

Cheri Pies, trailblazer for lesbian mothers, dies at 73

By Emily Sawaked
Governor Kevin Stitt of Florida signs an executive order requiring the state to use "male" and "female," effectively erasing non-binary people.
Legal

Oklahoma governor’s order bars state from recognizing trans, non-binary people

By Emily Sawaked
O'Shae Sibley was listening to Beyoncé's music before he was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn on July 29.
Music

Beyonce pays tribute to O’Shae Sibley

By Emily Sawaked
Lee Soulja-Simmons, the leader of NYC Black Pride, pauses for a picture during last year's Pride at the Beach event.
Pride

NYC Black Pride festivities slated for Aug. 16-20

By Emily Sawaked
Camdyn Rider, 21, died on July 21.
Crime

Pregnant trans man killed in murder-suicide in Florida

By Emily Sawaked
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department is facing an investigation over the violent arrest of a transgender man earlier this year.
Crime

Violent arrest of a transgender man in LA leads to investigation

By Emily Sawaked
Sports

Strong LGBTQ representation at FIFA Women’s World Cup

By Emily Sawaked
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Health

Mpox cases remain low in New York City

By Emily Sawaked
The NYPD arrested one man and is searching for another individual after they allegedly robbed a man in an anti-LGBTQ attack.
Crime

Man robbed in alleged anti-gay attack in Harlem

By Emily Sawaked
A couple at their wedding in Toronto, Canada. An overwhelming majority of Canadians support same-sex marriage.
International

Study outlines support for marriage equality around the world

By Emily Sawaked
Brooklyn Pride's 2021 street festival.
Religion

Survey: Americans opposed to using religion to discriminate

By Emily Sawaked
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Hal Bromm Gallery is pleased to present
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The Queer Show, Part II
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Homage: Queer lineages on video presents
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Homage: Queer lineages on video
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Think you’ve got the brains *and* the be
July 6, 8 pm

T‘nA: A TV Show-Themed Drag Trivia Extravaganza at Pink Metal!
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National Queer Theater and Arts Project
July 7, 8 pm

“Pizza and a Play”, The Cherry Picked Playreading Series
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Boyhood Reimagined: Reading and Q&A
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Arts

  • Miss Simone is the focus of the forthcoming documentary "Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall." Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’
  • man dressed like abraham lincoln with actor dressed in 1850s dress arms outstretchedGay theater in a time of restriction and resistance
  • “Kill the Jockey," directed by Luis Ortega, opens July 2 at Film Forum. Q&A with ‘Kill the Jockey’ actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
  • “Ponyboi," directed by Esteban Arango, opens June 27 at AMC Village 7. Intersex representation and neon color intersect in ‘Ponyboi’
  • BelvedereFOR SALE: Fire Island’s Belvedere Guest House for Men

Crime

  • Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shotTwo men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say
  • Man in suit looks at crime scene with blood and napkins on sidewalkStonewall shooting: Two teen girls shot near historic Village inn during Pride celebrations
  • murder trans PhillyKiller convicted in murder of Philly trans woman Dominique Fells
  • Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024. Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili
  • Robert DeMaio, Jacob Barroso, and Jayqwan Hamilton at their sentencing on May 21. Three sentenced for robbing and killing gay men in nightlife scheme

Perspectives

  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities
  • A view of the front steps of New York City Hall. Four cheers and five jeers to the City Council’s vote on trans protections
  • The entrance of Mount Morris Baths. What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge

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