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Politics

Doug Burgum vetoed anti-LGBTQ measures while governor. Then he started running for president

By Jack Dura, AP
Moving along Fifth Avenue on the way to Washington Square.
Pride

NYC Dyke March combines celebration and protest along Fifth Avenue

By Morgan Desfosses
Members of the NYC Dyke March team.
Pride

Pride season in pictures: Snapshots from around NYC

By Gay City News
An individual at holds a sign at the Nassau County Legislative Building during a demonstration against the county's anti-trans sports policy.
Politics

Lawmakers in Nassau County pass transgender athlete ban

By Associated Press and Gay City News
History

Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history

By Jennifer Peltz, AP
Politics

Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban

By Zeke Miller, AP
Lorenzo Van Ness
Guest Perspective

Love and rage: Reflections on Pride Month and the fight for equity in NYC

By Lorenzo Van Ness
Pat Nealon is the founder of Butch Monthly.
New York City

‘Anybody is welcome’: Butch Monthly strikes down stereotypes

By Julia Mitchem 
Crime

The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes

By Colleen Slevin, AP
Community members enjoy the Juneteenth Block Party Celebration.
New York City

LGBT Center marks Juneteenth with afternoon block party

By Gay City News
Ethan Felson, executive director of A Wider Bridge.
Guest Perspective

Don’t let them take our Pride away

By Ethan Felson
Elected officials and Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC members.
Politics

Stonewall Democrats host annual Pride event

By Gay City News
International

Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages

By Jintamas Saksornchai, AP
Remembrance

Lynn Conway, microchip pioneer who overcame transgender discrimination, dies at 86

By Ed White, AP
Legal

Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

By Collin Binkley, AP 
Gays Against Guns leads an event remembering individuals killed in the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando.
Activism

New York vigil remembers 49 lives lost at 2016 Pulse shooting

By Gay City News
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Sports Adjacent: Free Weekly Comedy
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Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 6pm
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Queens: The Art of Drag & NYC at Culture Lab LIC
Culture Lab LIC

How does Pride season make you feel? Hot
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Playing the Field: a Duet Drag Show
Brooklyn Art Haus

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The Gay Divorce at The Brick
The Brick

June 12, 2026 Prideful Poetry at Flushin
June 12, 7 am

Prideful Poetry
Flushing Town Hall

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

It’s Pride Month at Marble Collegiate Church
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June 28, 8 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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