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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

  • Last October, President Trump, like presidents before him, issued an executive proclamation declaring Oct. 11, 2025, General Pulaski Memorial Day.Was General Pulaski a Revolutionary War Intersex Hero?
  • “Drunken Noodles," directed by Lucio Castro, opened June 25 at the IFC Center. Q&A with ‘Drunken Noodles’ director Lucio Castro
  • If America were handing out scores for the stories it chooses to remember, LGBTQ+ ballroom culture would earn a verdict without hesitation: tens across the board.Tens Across the Board: Why Ballroom Culture Belongs at the Center of LGBTQ+ History
  • 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

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

  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • 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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