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Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project.
Guest Perspective

How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

By Ronald Porcelli, director of the NYC Unity Project
The 2025 NYC Dyke March.
Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity

By Elaine Chapnik
Enjoying Callen-Lorde's tea dance fundraiser on July 12 in Water Mill.
Health

Callen-Lorde hosts annual Hamptons Tea Dance fundraiser

By Gay City News
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024.
Education

Advocates, electeds reaffirm commitment to LGBTQ-inclusive education after controversial Supreme Court ruling

By Ajani Stella
Justin Sanchez (R) celebrating at Zona de Cuba in the South Bronx after taking a commanding lead in the Democratic primary for City Council District 17 on June 24, 2025.
Politics

Former Stonewall Democratic Club president Justin Sanchez wins Bronx Council race

By Sadie Brown
Ellie J Rudy (left) conducts interviews outside the Stonewall Inn at NYC Pride on June 29.
Pride

‘We named it the lesbian train’: The best quotes from outside Stonewall at NYC Pride

By Ellie J Rudy
The Caribbean Equality Project's Little Guyana Pride event in Richmond Hill, Queens.
Pride

Inaugural ‘Little Guyana Pride’ builds support and resilience for LGBTQI+ Caribbean communities in Queens

By Ryan Persadie (Cultural Researcher, Caribbean Equality Project)
National HIV Testing Day
Health

Callen-Lorde and Brita Filter mark HIV Testing Day in Union Square

By Gay City News
Posing with the 2024 Drag March banner.
Events

Look ahead to Pride’s final weekend in NYC

By Gay City News
Zack Reedy, Danielle Jackson, and David Echevarria share a moment at Brooklyn Pride.
Pride

We asked New Yorkers: What does Pride mean to you?

By Gay City News
Chloe Mar Ramirez joined friends for the Bronx Pride Festival Saturday June, 21 in the South Bronx to dance and celebrate Queer visibility and resistance.
Pride

‘Our existence is resistance’: Bronx Pride returns strong in 2025

By Sadie Brown
Advocates rally called on New York City to follow through on a proposal to abolish labor policies that allow for home care aides to work for 24 hours, but only receive 13 hours worth of pay.
Health

LGBTQ advocates join protracted push to improve conditions for home care aides

By Rohan Zhou-Lee
Craig Slutzkin was among the candidates re-elected to Community Education Council District 2.
Education

Conservative group loses ground in community education council races after anti-trans sports resolution

By Ajani Stella
Lance LePere, Michael Kors, Dr. Carla Smith, Robert Turner, and Peter Speliopoulos.
Fashion

Fashion icons honored at The Center

By Gay City News
Blasian Pride was moved inside this year due to rain.
Pride

PHOTOS: Rain pushes Blasian Pride indoors; march rescheduled

By Gay City News
Dr. H. Jean Wright II, Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Mental Hygiene, NYC Health Department.
Health

New York City’s LGBTQ community faces mental health disparities, but resources are available

By Dr. H. Jean Wright II, Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Mental Hygiene, NYC Health Department
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For the first time, The Heckscher Museum
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All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection
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Fire Island Dance Festival Opening Performance

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HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY Documentary Screening & Q&As
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Today, 9 pm

Mister Worldwide LGBTQ+ Dance Party
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Come together to learn and take action!
Tomorrow, 6 pm

Reproductive Freedom Summer 2025
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Déa Thatcher invites you to come out for
July 25, 7 pm

TransVolution, folk-punk playlist featuring Déa Thatcher
The Powerhouse Arena

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Arts

  • Bella Ramsey speaks to reporters. A person in a suit is standing in the background. Primetime Emmy nominations feature LGBTQ representation
  • McKenzie Kurtz (Heather Chandler), Lorna Courtney (Veronica Sawyer), Elizabeth Teeter (Heather McNamara), and Olivia Hardy (Heather Duke) in "Heathers The Musical." ‘Heathers the Musical’ is bursting with talent, but questions remain
  • Jason Patel and Ben Hardy in "Unicorns." Q&A with ‘Unicorns’ actors Jason Patel and Ben Hardy
  • Kesha's "(Period)" debuted on July 4. July LGBTQ music: Kesha’s ‘(Period)’ and DJ Haram’s ‘Beside Myself’
  • "I'm Not Everything I Want to Be" runs July 12-14 at Anthology Film Archives. ‘I’m Not Everything I Want To Be’ documents queer life in 1980s Prague

Crime

  • 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
  • murder trans PhillyKiller convicted in murder of Philly trans woman Dominique Fells
  • Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024. Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili

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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