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Gary M. Kramer

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Cinema

Tribeca Film Festival rolls out more than two dozen queer movies

By Gary M. Kramer
“I Don’t Understand You," directed by Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig, opens June 6 at the Regal Union Square, the AMC Kips Bay, the AMC Empire 25, and the AMC Lincoln Square.
Cinema

Q&A with ‘I Don’t Understand You’ directors Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig

By Gary M. Kramer
"Heightened Scrutiny" chronicles trans advocate and activist Chase Strangio arguing Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti about banning gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee.
Cinema

NewFest Pride features ‘Plainclothes,’ ‘Heightened Scrutiny,’ ‘Sally,’ and more

By Gary M. Kramer
Max Talisman and actor Joey Pollari in "Things Like This."
Cinema

Q&A with ‘Things Like This’ director Max Talisman and actor Joey Pollari

By Gary M. Kramer
Writer/director Iair Said recently spoke with Gay City News about making “Most People Die on Sundays.”
Cinema

Q&A with ‘Most People Die on Sundays’ director Iair Said

By Gary M. Kramer
Director Roshan Sethi with Karan Soni, who stars as Naveen Gavaskar, in "A Nice Indian Boy."
Cinema

Q&A: Roshan Sethi and Karan Soni on the making of ‘A Nice Indian Boy’

By Gary M. Kramer
“Pink Narcissus,” directed by James Bidgood, screens April 7 at BAM and opens April 11 at the Metrograph.
Cinema

Q&A: Kelly McKaig revisits James Bidgood’s ‘Pink Narcissus’

By Gary M. Kramer
Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell in "High Art."
Cinema

Q&A: ‘High Art’ director Lisa Cholodenko discusses 1998 film’s re-release

By Gary M. Kramer
"Viet and Nam," directed by Trương Minh Quý, is available to watch at the IFC Cinema March 28.
Cinema

‘Viet and Nam’: An ambitious queer romance in the shadow of the Vietnam War

By Gary M. Kramer
“Pet Shop Days,” directed by Olmo Schnabel, opens March 15 at the Roxy Cinema.
Cinema

‘Pet Shop Days’ immerses viewers in gritty NYC romance drama

By Gary M. Kramer
Lou Goossens and Marius De Saeger in “Young Hearts."
Cinema

‘Young Hearts’ brings emotional authenticity to a queer coming-of-age story

By Gary M. Kramer
Lilith Grasmug and Josefa Heinsius in "Foreign Tongue."
Cinema

Several LGBTQ films slated for ‘Rendezvous with French Cinema’ at Lincoln Center

By Gary M. Kramer
“Bonus Track” is a chaste romance that will enchant viewers of shows like “Heartstopper,” which it vaguely resembles.
Cinema

Gay teens’ budding bond takes flight in ‘Bonus Track’

By Gary M. Kramer
Bhushaan Manoj and Suraaj Suman in Sabar Bonda ("Cactus Pears").
Cinema

Sundance Film Festival features LGBTQ films; Q&A with ‘Touch Me’ director Addison Heimann

By Gary M. Kramer
Christophe Honoré.
Cinema

Q&A: Director Christophe Honoré on ‘Ma Mère’ and ‘Marcello Mio’

By Gary M. Kramer
"Bye Bye Love" has been restored more than 50 years after its release.
Cinema

Queer lovers go on the run in Isao Fujisawa’s restored 1974 film ‘Bye Bye Love’

By Gary M. Kramer
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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

  • 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
  • Steven Love Menendez (second from right) with Randy Wicker (center) and park rangers in front of the flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in 2022 — during the Biden administration. The Rainbow Flag and the heart and soul of Stonewall

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