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Gary M. Kramer

Caio Macedo and Kauan Alvarenga in "Toll."
Cinema

Dozens of LGBTQ movies at Toronto International Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer
Aristotle aka Ari (Max Pelayo) and Dante (Reese Gonzales) in "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe."
Cinema

‘Aristotle and Dante’ spotlights a coming-of-age companionship

By Gary M. Kramer
Portraits (September 9 at 7:30) features four shorts, including “Be Love/Geliebt."
Cinema

Jan Soldat’s revealing shorts showcase sexuality and emotion without shame

By Gary M. Kramer
"Mutt" is playing at Film Forum beginning Aug. 18.
Cinema

Q&A with ‘Mutt’ director writer/‌director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

By Gary M. Kramer
"Shortcomings," directed by Randall Park and written by Adrian Tomine, features a straight man and his lesbian best friend.
Cinema

Straight man and lesbian bond together in amusing ‘Shortcomings’ dramedy

By Gary M. Kramer
Ira Sach's "Passages" is at the IFC Center and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Cinema

Q&A: ‘Passages’ filmmaker Ira Sachs opens up about his ‘personal film’

By Gary M. Kramer
In "The Watermelon Woman," Cheryl Duyne starts a video documentary project investigating Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards' history and makes some startling discoveries.
Cinema

LGBTQ streaming: What to watch in August

By Gary M. Kramer
Gianmarco Saurino stars as Nicola in “The Hottest Summer."
Cinema

Filmmaker Matteo Pilati discusses ‘The Hottest Summer’ romcom

By Gary M. Kramer
“Last Call," directed by Anthony Caronna, is on HBO and streams on MAX.
Television

‘Last Call’ docuseries recalls murders of gay men in ’90s New York

By Gary M. Kramer
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in "Wham!"
Cinema

‘WHAM!’ recalls the work and fame of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley

By Gary M. Kramer
Taylor Mac’s "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music" is on MAX.
Cinema

Q&A with directors of Taylor Mac’s ‘A 24-Decade History of Popular Music’

By Gary M. Kramer
The Stonewall Inn.

Five films chronicling the Stonewall Uprising

By Gary M. Kramer
"L'Immiensita" is out on VOD July 11.
Cinema

LGBTQ streaming: what to watch in July

By Gary M. Kramer
Priya (Poorna Jagannathan) and Nic (Casey Thomas Brown) in "I'll Show You Mine."
Cinema

Personal interview strikes a nerve in ‘I’ll Show You Mine’

By Gary M. Kramer
Graham Parkhurst as Parker and Miss Benny as Marco in an episode of "Glamorous."
Television

Office drama meets relationship issues in Netflix’s ‘Glamorous’

By Gary M. Kramer
Kristen Lovell in 2005, as seen in "The Stroll."
Cinema

In ‘The Stroll,’ sex workers reflect on life in the meatpacking district

By Gary M. Kramer
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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Homage: Queer lineages on video presents
Today, noon

Homage: Queer lineages on video
Wallach Art Gallery

Come out to Queens Botanical Garden for
Today, 6:30 pm

Summer LGBT Dance Social with Brooklyn Contra
Queens Botanical Garden

Before there was OnlyFans… In 1980
Today, 8 pm

Chain NYC Film Festival — Lovebug
Chain Theatre

It’s All About the (S)ex By Joe Ma
Tomorrow, 3 pm

It’s All About the (S)ex!
BACCA Arts Center

Join us for a night of comedy that
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Kweendom
Pete’s Candy Store

Meet Carol Anne from “Mommie Deare
Tomorrow, 8 pm

Chain NYC Film Festival — Land of the Mustaches
Chain Theatre

Short films and documentaries from emerg
Aug. 16, 2 pm

Chain NYC Film Festival — LGBTQIA+ Block
Chain Theatre

Get ready to close out summer in true tr
Aug. 16, 4 pm

Dia de Sol : End of Summer Brazilian Fest
Bar 47

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Arts

  • Upon entering Oberon, patrons are greeted by a collection of mirrors and a sign introducing the space. Oberon, a new queer cocktail bar, opens in Williamsburg 
  • “Went Up the Hill,” directed by Samuel Van Grinsven, opens Aug. 15 at the IFC Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven on the making of queer ghost story ‘Went Up The Hill’
  • Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins, at Stage 422 at 422 W. 42nd St., runs through the end of the month in New York City. The great escape: ‘Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins’ takes New York
  • Ethel Cain's “Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You” debuted August 8. August LGBTQ music: Ethel Cain and Water From Your Eyes
  • Morgan Bassichis in "Can I Be Frank?" ‘Can I Be Frank?’: Solo show honors a comic queer pioneer

Crime

  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Man arrested after husband’s gruesome stabbing death in Manhattan
  • Outside of The Monster in Greenwich Village. Man allegedly brandishes knife, defaces Pride sign in Greenwich Village: NYPD
  • Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shotTwo men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say
  • Man in suit looks at crime scene with blood and napkins on sidewalkStonewall shooting: Two teen girls shot near historic Village inn during Pride celebrations

Perspectives

  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity
  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities

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