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A banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March.
Guest Perspective

Four decades in, Black communities are still paying the highest price from HIV — and inaction is not an option

By David Collymore, Kei Williams, and Shirley Torho
Mark Milano.
Remembrance

Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/‌AIDS

By Asia Russell, Health GAP
NYC Commission on Gender Equity Executive Director Priya Nair
Guest Perspective

A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone

By Priya Nair
AIDS Walk New York in 2025.
Guest Perspective

Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it

By Guillermo Chacón, Sean Coleman, Joe Pressley, Kimberleigh Joy Smith, and Shirley Torho
A stop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during the Queer Ghosts of Brooklyn running tour.
History

‘Queer Ghosts of Brooklyn’ running tour revisits the borough’s forgotten queer history

By Rohan Zhou-Lee
Sasha Colby
Arts

With Stripped II, Sasha Colby is turning vulnerability into performance art

By Ellie J Rudy
Fairyland Movie Panel
Cinema

ACT UP members join ‘Fairyland’ screening and Q&A

By Gay City News
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New York City

PHOTOS: Rallying for trans rights in New York City

By Gay City News
Artists sketch while a model poses during The Anatomy Lesson, a drink & draw event at Club Cumming.
Arts

‘The Anatomy Lesson,’ biweekly drink & draw event, lives on at Club Cumming

By Caryl Espinoza Jaen
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Remembrance

Susan Xenarios, leader in the crime victim movement and longtime LGBTQ ally, dies at 79

By Roberta Sklar
"She Sells Sea Shells," an exhibition at Alice Austen House Museum in Staten, will run until February 21 of next year.
Galleries

She Sells Sea Shells exhibit debuts at Staten Island’s Alice Austen House 

By Iryna Shkurhan
Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell.
Guest Perspective

Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress

By Evan Low
Émilia Decaudin
Guest Perspective

For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes

By Émilia Decaudin
A club room at Ridgewood nightclub Earthly Delights, which is transitioning to a private event-only venue before ultimately closing on Nov. 30.
Nightlife

Ridgewood nightclub Earthy Delights celebrates one-year anniversary amid looming closure

By Caryl Espinoza Jaen
This year's Flame Con was held on Aug. 16 and 17 at the Sheraton Times Square.
Arts

Queer resistance art takes center stage at Flame Con in Times Square

By Rohan Zhou-Lee
Five Liberty fans stand together in front of a Rainbow Flag with a New York Liberty logo.
Sports

PHOTOS: Ellie, New York Liberty bring the energy for Pride Night

By Gay City News
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Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 6pm
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Queens: The Art of Drag & NYC at Culture Lab LIC
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Morgan After Hours: Pride
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Fire Island Bear Weekend
The Belvedere

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Tomorrow, 8 pm

The Gay Divorce at The Brick
The Brick

Queens World Film Festival and FTH proud
June 12, 6:30 pm

Queens Prideful Poetry
Flushing Town Hall

Marble Collegiate Church welcomes you to
June 21, 11 am

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Arts

  • “By Hook Or By Crook” opens at Anthology Film Archives June 12. ‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later
  • Directed by Adam Shankman, "Stop! That! Train!" opens June 12. ‘Stop! That! Train!’ takes a campy ride on the Glamazonian Express
  • 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.Bronx Pride 2026: A guide to LGBTQ+ events across the borough
  • Walker Stovall, Star Amerasu, Mickey Gooch in "Silverback Mountain." ‘Silverback Mountain’: Chaos and kooks in the jungle
  • Qween Jean poses with the Best Costume Design of a Musical award for "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" during the 79th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, U.S., June 7, 2026. Qween Jean wins Tony Award for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball,’ making trans history

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

  • 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 
  • 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

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