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Melissa Sklarz.
Guest Perspective

Queens congressmembers should explain anti-trans vote

By Melissa Sklarz
Members of the Queer Food Foundation at work.
Food

Queer Food Foundation strives to be a lifeline for the LGBTQ food industry

By Brianna Lopez
The Trans Flag stands tall outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.
Legal

US v. Skrmetti: Reading the silence and curiosity in the room at the Supreme Court

By Matthew J. Skinner
World AIDS Day Out of the Darkness
Health

New Yorkers mark World AIDS Day with vigils and readings

By Gay City News
Steven Garibell is a Community Business Development Officer at TD Bank.
Sponsored Content

TD Bank announces chosen first name: A heartfelt commitment to the trans, gender-expansive, and non-binary communities

By Steven Garibell, Community Business Development Officer, TD Bank
The 2024 honorees of the Gay City News Impact Awards.
Gay City News Impact Awards

Honorees bring determination and perseverance to the 2024 Gay City News Impact Awards, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union

By Morgan Desfosses
Gays Against Guns holds a demonstration marking Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 21.
Remembrance

Emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil held in Manhattan

By Gay City News
Callen-Lorde CEO Patrick McGovern.
Health

Callen-Lorde hosts 24th annual health awards

By Gay City News
Stonewall Inn co-owner Stacy Lentz speaks to the audience alongside the Stonewall Inn Give Back Initiative's board members.
New York City

Stonewall Inn’s Brick Awards Gala saves space for hope and advocacy in Chelsea

By Amy Schatz
Amy Leipziger headshot
Guest Perspective

We must support LGBTQ youth and ‘Fight the Power’ in the Trump era

By Amy Leipziger
The Gay City News Impact Awards.
Gay City News Impact Awards

Gay City News Impact Awards slated for Nov. 21 in Queens

By Gay City News
Palm Springs can be a worthwhile vacation spot for friends, couples, and singles looking to get away from New York City.
Travel

Bonding in the sun: Planning your next group getaway to Palm Springs

By Jarryd Boyd
LGBT Center CEO Dr. Carla Smith and Urban Resource Institute CEO Nathaniel M. Fields.
Guest Perspective

Shining a light on New York’s lack of shelter access for LGBTQIA+ survivors

By Nathaniel M. Fields and Carla Smith
Senator Marsha Blackburn, a key Republican sponsor of KOSA, has called for "protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture."
Guest Perspective

This free speech week, Democrats in Congress should rethink support for KOSA

By Amanda Babine and Jared Trujillo
Leslie Cagan (middle) with presenters Peace Action New York executive director Emily Rubin (left) and Columbia professor and law scholar Katherine Franke (right).
Activism

Leslie Cagan, longtime peace activist and organizer, honored for intersectional social justice work

By Gay City News
Steven Garibell is a Community Business Development Officer at TD Bank.
Sponsored Content

The importance of succession planning for LGBTQ2+ business owners

By Steven Garibell, Community Business Development Officer, TD Bank
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SoMad presents Life is Drag — A landmark
Today, noon

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
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Join us on October 23rd for a special ed
Today, 6:30 pm

Lesbian Lives Opening Program
The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York City

LGBTLOL is the buzziest queer comedy fes
Today, 7 pm

LGBTLOL – Queer Comedy Festival

TARRYTOWN is a haunting queer, modern re
Today, 7:30 pm

TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
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Benny & the JettsOpening October 202
Today, 8 pm

BENNY & THE JETTS
BACCA Arts Center

Get ready to witness an unforgettable ni
Today, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
Pink Metal

The Queer Diwali Ball is back for its th
Tomorrow, 6 pm

Queer Diwali Ball
3 Dollar Bill

WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

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Arts

  • Sasha Colby With Stripped II, Sasha Colby is turning vulnerability into performance art
  • Camryn Garrett is the author of “The Forgotten Summer of Seneca." Portal to the past: Author Camryn Garrett champions overlooked Black history for young readers
  • Bluestockings Cooperative abruptly closed last month. Bluestockings Cooperative’s abrupt closure sparks internal drama
  • A Lesbian and Transgender Flag Hangs Above a Portrait of Marsha P. Johnson. Gladys Wine & Books: A new space for Black queer femmes in Brooklyn
  • Participating artists (standing left to right) Sharon De La Cruz, Mariela Figueroa, Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky, Ivan Velez, and panel moderator Megami. From ‘cringe’ to celebration: Puerto Rican queer comics take the spotlight

Crime

  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing

Perspectives

  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • 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

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