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Gary M. Kramer

“The Embalmer," directed by Matteo Garrone, screens at the Quad Cinema Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. as part of the “The Great Garrone” retrospective.
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Love and taxidermy intersect in ‘The Embalmer’

By Gary M. Kramer
Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat in "Drift."
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‘Drift’: A compelling refugee story of healing and bonding in Greece

By Gary M. Kramer
"Disco Boy," directed by Giacomo Abbruzzese, opens Feb. 2 at the Quad Cinema.
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Q&A with ‘Disco Boy’ director Giacomo Abbruzzese

By Gary M. Kramer
Bilal Hasna in "Layla."
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Five queer films to watch at Sundance Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer
Laurel Holloman in "The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love.
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Film Forum’s ‘Sapph-O-Rama’ to showcase lesbian films

By Gary M. Kramer
"You Can't Stay Here" opens Jan. 5 at the IFC Center.
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Cruising in the Ramble: Q&A with Todd Verow & Guillermo Díaz of ‘You Can’t Stay Here’

By Gary M. Kramer
“Huesera: The Bone Woman,” directed by Michelle Garza Cervera, was a top lesbian horror film of the year.
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The year in queer: Best and worst films of 2023

By Gary M. Kramer
Billy Porter, Christopher Woodley, and Luke Evans in "Our Son."
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‘Our Son’ Q&A: Gay City News interview with Billy Porter, Luke Evans, and Bill Oliver

By Gary M. Kramer
Nia and Katie in "We Live Here: We Live Here: The Midwest."
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Q&A: ‘We Live Here: The Midwest’ director Melinda Maerker on queer life in the heartland

By Gary M. Kramer
Queer Nero and Andrés Erickson in "Bad Together."
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Q&A: Andrés Erickson and Queer Niro give meaning to friendship in ‘Bad Together’

By Gary M. Kramer
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‘Saltburn’ is a twisted story of class and attraction

By Gary M. Kramer
Jaiyah Saelua played on an American Samoa soccer team that is now the focus of a new film, "Next Goal Wins."
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Q&A: trans soccer player Jaiyah Saelua on ‘Next Goal Wins’ and American Samoa’s underdog story

By Gary M. Kramer
Sonny Kiss in "Out in the Ring," directed by Ry Levey.
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Q&A with ‘Out in the Ring’ filmmaker Ry Levey

By Gary M. Kramer
“Maggots and Men” is an experimental Russian-language film that features a large cast of trans actors.
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BAM’s Masc Film Series marks Transgender Awareness Week

By Gary M. Kramer
Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey) and Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller (Matt Bomer) in "Fellow Travelers."
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Closeted gay love clashes with politics in steamy ‘Fellow Travelers’ series

By Gary M. Kramer
“Nyad” stars Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, the lesbian who, at age 60, swam from Cuba to Florida.
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NewFest offers robust slate of queer features, documentaries, and shorts

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Arts

  • Grammy Award-winning tenor Freddie Ballentine. At 92nd Street Y, ‘Our People’ delivers an operatic tribute to Black queer experiences
  • The culminating piece of the exhibit is a 14th century German statue borrowed from the Cleveland Museum of Art, depicting Jesus and John the Baptist in the style of a married couple. The plaque describes how medieval viewers would have seen their relationship as a form of marriage “with Jesus in the role of the groom” and one that “stretched gender roles and sexual identities.” The Met’s Cloisters Museum offers a delightedly queer-inclusive analysis of sexuality in the Middle Ages
  • After gradually rolling out episodes, the full second of "The Boyfriend" is now available on Netflix. A second date with ‘The Boyfriend’: Gay Japanese reality show returns to Netflix for Season 2
  • “Pillion," directed by Harry Lighton, opens Feb. 6th at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square. Dom and sub probe the limits of their feelings in ‘Pillion’
  • Nicole Titus at The Winter Show's Young Collectors Night at the Park Avenue Armory. Young guns having some fun at The Winter Show at the Park Avenue Armory

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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