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The US Census Bureau on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, asked the Biden administration for permission to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for people age 15 and above on its most comprehensive annual survey of life in the US.
National

Census Bureau wants to test asking about sexual orientation and gender identity on biggest survey

By Mike Schneider, AP
This image released by Netflix shows Jeffrey Mackenzie Jordan, left, and Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in a scene from "Rustin."
Cinema

‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero

By Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer
Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Education

California judge halts district policy requiring parents to be told if kids change pronouns

By Amy Taxin, AP
Club flyers of the past, collected by David Kennerley, encapsulate New York City's LGBTQ nightlife.
Books

‘Getting In’ captures nostalgia of ’90s gay nightlife in NYC

By Christopher Murray
Customers line up for Bite’s Gay Donut, available Fridays at Smorgasburg World Trade Center, the weekly open-air food market located at the Oculus Plaza on Fulton and Church Streets.
Food

Donuts that dare to show their Pride colors

By Erasmo Guerra
A drag ban signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott of Texas has been placed on hold by a federal judge on Aug. 31.
Legal

A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down

By Juan Lozano, AP
Andrea Montanez sits in her office in the Hope Community Center, Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Apopka, Fla. Florida's law has already created obstacles for Montanez, an LGBTQ+ immigration organizer. Montanez, 57, said her prescription for hormone therapy was initially denied after the restrictions were signed.
Seniors

Trans adults worried about finding welcoming spaces to live in their later years

By Andrew DeMillo, Lynne Sladky, and Laura Bargfeld, AP
NYC Black Pride founder Lee Soulja-Simmons speaks to the crowd at the 2023 Heritage Awards at the Brooklyn Museum.
New York City

Honorees celebrated at NYC Black Pride’s Heritage Awards

By Gay City News
Dr. Katy Miller, the medical director of adolescent medicine for Children’s Minnesota, sits for a portrait at the hospital in Minneapolis, Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Health

States that protect transgender care now try to absorb demand

By Jeff McMillan and Hannah Schoenbaum, AP
"Forever After" is playing at The Flea Theater through Aug. 26.
Theater

TOSOS revives Doric Wilson delight ‘Forever After’

By Sherri Rase
United States' Megan Rapinoe stands in the corner during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Sweden and the United States in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023.
Sports

Megan Rapinoe leaves her final Women’s World Cup with pride after a long career

By Anne M. Peterson, AP
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.
Health

NYC sexual health clinics still operating at reduced capacity

By Nico Lang
Park guests stroll past the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Friday, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Disney’s efforts to neutralize governing district takeover

By Associated Press
Actor Kevin Spacey addresses the media outside Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Crime

UK jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges

By Brian Melley, AP
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Music

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

By Sylvia Hui, AP
Actor Kevin Spacey walks outside Southwark Crown Court, London, Monday July 17, 2023.
Crime

Kevin Spacey’s lawyer says three of the actor’s sexual assault accusers are ‘liars’

By Brian Melley, AP
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Dec. 1, 6 pm

MCCNY Queer Holiday Art Market
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Marble Church will team up with Kaleidos
Dec. 1, 7 pm

Marble Collegiate Church + Kaleidoscope Ministries To Commemorate World AIDS Day With Song and Reflection
Marble Collegiate Church

Join Christopher Street Tours for a Vill
Dec. 2, 11 am

Village Pride Walking Tour with Christopher Street Tours
McCarthy Square

Deck the halls and don your gay apparel
Dec. 2, 2 pm

“Make the Yuletide Gay” Holiday Tour
Pulitzer Fountain

Told through theater and dance, The Deep
Dec. 3, 1 pm

The Deepest Breath by Treehouse Shakers
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International Human Rights Art Movement,
Dec. 4, 7 pm

International Human Rights Art Festival – New York City’s Pre-Eminent Arts Festival Returns
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Arts

  • “Frybread Face and Me,” directed by Billy Luther, opens Nov. 24 at select theaters and streams on Netflix. A queer Boy finds his culture in ‘Frybread Face and Me’
  • Wade McCollum in "Make Me Gorgeous." ‘Make Me Gorgeous’ is one of the best plays of the season
  • “Maestro," directed by Bradley Cooper, opens Nov. 22 at the Paris, Angelika Film Center and iPic Fulton Market; streams Dec. 24. ‘Maestro’: Leonard Bernstein biopic struggles to keep the symphony going
  • Billy Porter is stepping into the world of dance music in his latest album. Billy Porter hits the dance floor on his fifth album with the goal of ‘trying to heal people’
  • ‘Saltburn’ is a twisted story of class and attraction

Crime

  • The Utica Avenue A and C train station platform in Bed-Study, Brooklyn, is where an anti-LGBTQ attack allegedly took place. Brooklyn man arrested for anti-LGBTQ assault in Bed-Stuy
  • Family and friends of Sakia Gunn join LGBTQ advocates on October 28 for the renaming of a street in downtown Newark in honor of the late 15-year-old lesbian. Newark street renamed ‘Sakia Gunn Way’ in honor of slain lesbian teen
  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Man pleads guilty in NYC gay bar robbery scheme
  • Chyna Long, 30, was fatally shot at 89th and Dogwood St. in Milwaukee Oct. 18. Black trans individuals killed in Milwaukee, DC, and Chicago
  • Jasmine Adams said she was attacked in July outside of West Brighton Deli & Grocery in Staten Island due to her LGBTQ identity. Woman kicked and beaten at Staten Island deli due to LGBTQ identity: lawsuit

Perspectives

  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a host of elected officials announce new legislation that would expand hate crime charges. The need for a sustained, coordinated front against hate
  • Kawaski Trawick's mother, Ellen Trawick (left), with the family's attorney, Royce Russell (right), at NYPD headquarters on April 12. Officers should be held accountable in Kawaski Trawick case
  • An important message for the anti-trans lawmakers pushing transphobic legislation in statehouses across the country. Courts offer glimmer of hope during a painful year
  • mpox vaccine site Get fully vaccinated against mpox to protect yourself and our community
  • A Pride event at Yeshiva University in 2019. Time to recognize the YU Pride Alliance

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