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Emily Sawaked

Nepal is the second country in Asia to establish marriage equality.
Legal

Nepal’s Supreme Court orders government to recognize marriage equality

By Emily Sawaked
Former Congressmember Mondaire Jones of New York.
Elections

Mondaire Jones launches bid for Congress

By Emily Sawaked
Elections

DeSantis campaign falsely paints Trump as supporter of LGBTQ rights

By Emily Sawaked
State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald.
Health

New York State offering HIV self-testing kits

By Emily Sawaked
Business

Starbucks workers strike after accusing company of removing Pride decorations

By Emily Sawaked
Vice President Kamala Harris visiting Stonewall Inn
Politics

Vice President Harris visits Stonewall Inn

By Emily Sawaked
Elections

Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride mounts historic bid for Congress

By Emily Sawaked
Marchers move to the beat of the drum at the 2023 NYC Dyke March.
Pride

Thousands rally for bodily autonomy at NYC Dyke March

By Emily Sawaked
Estonia's parliament building, where lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage.
International

Estonia becomes first former Soviet nation to legalize same-sex marriage

By Emily Sawaked
Marchers head down Seventh Avenue at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's 2021 Queer Liberation March.
Pride

Look ahead to marches and events throughout Pride weekend in NYC

By Emily Sawaked
The scene in the Village during Pride Sunday in 2021.
National

Gallup poll shows dip in support for same-sex relations; marriage equality holds firm

By Emily Sawaked
Assemblymember Alec Brook-Krasny's anti-LGBTQ remarks drew criticism from political clubs.
Politics

Assemblymember voices anti-LGBTQ remarks at community board meeting

By Emily Sawaked
The New York State Education Department building in Albany.
Education

State officials announce guidelines to help schools implement trans-inclusive policies

By Emily Sawaked
Long-term care facilities serving LGBTQ people and people living with HIV would face new regulations under legislation passed during the home stretch of the legislative session.
Politics

New York State lawmakers pass LGBTQ and HIV long-term care residents’ bill of rights

By Emily Sawaked
The Rainbow Flags on the ground at the Stonewall National Monument.
Crime

Vandals target Rainbow Flags at Stonewall National Monument 

By Emily Sawaked
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Arts

  • Stephen Pasquale plays Charles Condomine in "High Spirits." ‘High Spirits’ musical makes memorable return to New York after more than 60 years
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press briefing on the city’s preparations for a snowstorm at the New York City Emergency Management Department on Jan. 23. Thousands download ‘Heated Rivalry’ from NYPL after Mamdani’s snowstorm suggestion
  • Ani Palmer, Beatrix Rain Wolfe and Sophia Kirkwood-Smith appear in "Big Girls Don't Cry." Sundance Film Festival offers LGBTQ features, documentaries, and shorts
  • Edward Nelson and Miles Mykkanen in "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Belonging, art, and trauma collide in The Met’s WWII opera ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’
  • A 1990 KG vogueing ball at Cafe de Paris. London gallery revisits Black queer nightlife and a transatlantic culture pipeline

Crime

  • 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
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation

Perspectives

  • A banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March. Four decades in, Black communities are still paying the highest price from HIV — and inaction is not an option
  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging

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