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Gary M. Kramer

Liam Oh as Ray McAffey and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in "Boots."
Cinema

‘Boots’ marches through life in the marines in the shadow of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

By Gary M. Kramer
“Blue Film" is arguable the most potent (and potentially triggering) film playing at NewFest.
Cinema

Packed lineup of queer films set for NewFest’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer
Denis Shepherd, Brandon Grimes, and Rafael Silva in "The Compatriots."
Cinema

Q&A: Actors Rafael Silva and Brandon Grimes on their roles in gay immigration film ‘The Compatriots’

By Gary M. Kramer
In “Sk+te’kmukue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts)," an unresolved past trauma haunts an individual and his brother.
Cinema

Queer-themed films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer
James Sweeney and Dylan O'Brien in "Twinless."
Cinema

‘Twinless’ Q&A: Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney on the intersection of brotherhood and twinhood

By Gary M. Kramer
“Griffin in Summer," directed by Nicholas Colia, screens at Regal Union Square on Aug. 27 at 7 p.m.
Cinema

Q&A: Writer/‌director Nicholas Colia on coming-of-age comedy ‘Griffin in Summer’

By Gary M. Kramer
“Went Up the Hill,” directed by Samuel Van Grinsven, opens Aug. 15 at the IFC Center.
Cinema

Q&A: Filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven on the making of queer ghost story ‘Went Up The Hill’

By Gary M. Kramer
A man and a woman's faces are close together in a black and white scene in “Who Killed Teddy Bear," directed by Joseph Cates, opens Aug. 8 at the Film Forum.
Cinema

“Who Killed Teddy Bear,” dramatic thriller starring out actor Sal Mineo, screening at Film Forum

By Gary M. Kramer
Ellen Adair, Mitzi Akaha, and Scott Thomas in "Coming Out Polyamorous."
Cinema

Chain NYC Festival, set for mid-August, offers six LGBTQ shorts

By Gary M. Kramer
Four men stand together on a beach while facing the sun.
Cinema

Q&A: Charles Busch reflects on ‘Psycho Beach Party’ 25 years later

By Gary M. Kramer
Jason Patel and Ben Hardy in "Unicorns."
Cinema

Q&A with ‘Unicorns’ actors Jason Patel and Ben Hardy

By Gary M. Kramer
“Bel Ami” screens July 21 at 9 p.m. Walter Reade Theater at Film at Lincoln Center.
Cinema

New York Asian Film Festival features queer features, shorts, and documentaries

By Gary M. Kramer
“Kill the Jockey," directed by Luis Ortega, opens July 2 at Film Forum.
Cinema

Q&A with ‘Kill the Jockey’ actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

By Gary M. Kramer
Ingrid (Vicky Krieps) holding Sofia (Emma Mackey) in "Hot Milk."
Cinema

Mother-daughter drama ‘Hot Milk’ is a film to endure, not embrace

By Gary M. Kramer
“Winter Kept Us Warm," directed by David Secter, opens June 21 at the Metrograph.
Cinema

Q&A: Director David Sector on remastered ‘Winter Kept Us Warm’

By Gary M. Kramer
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Cinema

Tribeca Film Festival rolls out more than two dozen queer movies

By Gary M. Kramer
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Arts

  • HanJie_NQTStagingPride_May_2Staging Pride helps queer youth express themselves through theater
  • Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural. Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections
  • solera_groupdancing_ps‘Be yourself. Live in your truth’ Solera, the only gay nightclub in the Bronx, officially opens
  • Congressmember Sarah McBride. ‘State of Firsts’ Q&A: Filmmaker Chase Joynt recalls capturing Sarah McBride’s historic rise to Congress
  • “Camp," directed by Avalon Fast, opens June 26 at the IFC Center. Avalon Fast’s ‘Camp’ delivers on supernatural storylines, but struggles to convey queer joy and empowerment

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

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 
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