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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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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Meet Mom or shop the best for her at the
Today, 8 am

Biltmore Bazaar – Mothers Day Makers Market and Vintage Fashion at Grand Central – Track 42
Grand Central Terminal

Rough day at work? Stuff to celebrate? N
Today, 6:30 pm

$5 Drinks At Drag Show Happy Hour
Phoenix Bar

Come for Speed Dating, stay for the Afte
Today, 7 pm

NYC Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Queer Speed Dating & After Party with Dr. Frankie
Tara Rose, NYC

YOU & ME is set in a small-town New
Today, 7 pm

You & Me
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York Theatres

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Today, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
good judy

Join us for Night of 1000 Tillies, a sur
Tomorrow, 10:30 pm

Night of 1000 Tillies
Cmon everybody

World Dance Celebration at Ailey Extensi
May 7, midnight

World Dance Performance Workshops
Ailey Extension

Use exclusive code QNSLocal for 50% tick
May 7, 8 pm

US premier of “An Ordinary Afternoon in 1974”!
court square theater

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Arts

  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey
  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy
  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’

Crime

  • 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
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait

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