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Heather Cassell

Elsie De Wolfe.
Home

The lasting legacy of Elsie de Wolfe, the lesbian mother of interior design

By Heather Cassell
Robert DeMaio, Jacob Barroso, and Jayqwan Hamilton at their sentencing on May 21.
Crime

Three sentenced for robbing and killing gay men in nightlife scheme

By Matt Tracy & Heather Cassell
A picture of John Umberger.
Crime

Victim’s mother speaks out after gay nightlife murder verdict

By Heather Cassell
A picture of John Umberger.
Crime

Trial begins in string of deadly nightlife attacks targeting gay men

By Heather Cassell
(L-R): Tourism Cares CEO Greg Takehara moderated the panel discussion, “Feeling Seen, Being Heard: The Importance of Inclusivity and Representation,” which brought together The Pathways Project executive director team member Miles Tibbs, Travel Unity Executive Director Roni Weiss, and WorldStrides tour guide AJ Gibson, at TripCon in Brooklyn on November 12, 2024.
Travel

TripCon brings tour and experience professionals to NYC

By Heather Cassell
Longtime activist Brent Nicholson Earle continues to lead the annual Out of the Darkness march and vigil for World AIDS Day
Health

Brent Nicholson Earle maintains legacy of HIV/AIDS activism for World AIDS Day

By Heather Cassell
nglccNY’s new executive director, Barton L. Jackson II.
Business

Barton Jackson takes the reins at nglccNY

By Heather Cassell
The former nightclub known as The Q, which was located at 795 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, closed in 2023.
Legal

Setting the record straight: The Q nightclub owner speaks out

By Heather Cassell
From left to right: Gayle, Ellen Broidy, unknown woman, and Arlene Kisner at New York City’s first-ever Christopher Street Liberation Day March in 1970.
Pride

Ellen Broidy looks back on more than five decades of Pride

By Heather Cassell
One Brooklyn Health interim CEO Dr. Sandra Scott.
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Dr. Sandra Scott, One Brooklyn Health’s interim CEO, leads with Pride

By Heather Cassell
Narwhal Divers exploring Cozumel’s Playacar Reef on the company’s first dive trip to Mexico.
Travel

Trans-led scuba diving company caters to queer travelers

By Heather Cassell
David Mixner speaks during a past Victory Fund event in New York.
Politics

Hundreds remember David Mixner’s life and legacy in NYC

By Heather Cassell
The Mayan ruins at Caracol Natural Monument Reservation, a living archeological site.
Travel

Make Belize your next big gay escape

By Heather Cassell
Astoria Food Pantry’s free store. The mutual aid group has served the community since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Food

Queer-led Astoria Food Pantry thrives three years after pandemic launch

By Heather Cassell
Kenrick Ross, the new executive director of the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Inc.
New York City

New leader takes the helm at Brooklyn Community Pride Center

By Heather Cassell
Village Apothecary receives a City Council citation from Councilmember Erik Bottcher of Manhattan.
Health

Village Apothecary, independent pharmacy specializing in HIV, turns 40

By Heather Cassell
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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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Benny & the JettsOpening October 202
Today, 8 pm

BENNY & THE JETTS
BACCA Arts Center

“Reinas” is your all-Latin,
Today, 10 pm

All-Latin, High-Energy Drag Show at Hell’s Kitchen’s #1 Gay Entertainment Bar
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Halloween | Día de los Muertos | Queer C
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FRIGID Nightcap: Borderless Spirits
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Nov. 2, 3:30 pm

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Nov. 4, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Nov. 5, 6 pm

East Wind Wedding Showcase
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Nov. 6, 8 am

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
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Arts

  • Corey Fogelmanis as “Ben” and Miles Gutierrez-Riley as “Nathan” in "I Wish You All the Best." Tommy Dorfman’s heartfelt debut film, ‘I Wish You All the Best,’ gives non-binary youth a voice
  • "Lesbian Space Princess," directed by Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs, opens Oct. 31. ‘Lesbian Space Princess’: A delightful animated sci-fi comedy
  • Posing for a picture at the 2024 Village Halloween Parade. Annual Village Halloween Parade returning for 52nd year
  • Joshua Henry, Cassie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, and the cast of "Ragtime." Sing a song of America: The revival of ‘Ragtime’ is not to be missed
  • Sasha Colby With Stripped II, Sasha Colby is turning vulnerability into performance art

Crime

  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
  • 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

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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