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Heather Cassell

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield
International

US-led coalition urges United Nations Security Council to protect LGBTQ people in war and peace

By Heather Cassell
The queer Hell's kitchen nightclub known as The Q has apparently closed down.
Nightlife

The Q, troubled Hell’s Kitchen queer nightclub, apparently shutters

By Heather Cassell
Patrons discuss Craig Anthony Miller’s (aka CAM) artwork on the wall from their bar stool at Superfine’s sunken bar in September 2022.
Food

Brooklyn’s queer-owned Superfine restaurant blends art, food, and music

By Heather Cassell
Marriage equality is rising to the fore in India's Supreme Court.
International

India’s Supreme Court hears marriage equality case, sends to five-judge bench

By Heather Cassell
Yeshiva University's latest move in its fight against the YU Pride Alliance has drawn a response from multiple state lamwakers.
Legal

Pols blast Yeshiva University for demanding personal information from LGBTQ club members

By Heather Cassell
HRC president Kelley Robinson.
National

HRC’s Robinson marks 100 days with ‘unrelenting commitment’ to fight

By Heather Cassell
Out gay Congressmember Mark Pocan is pushing back against a GOP-led attack on LGBTQ youth.
Politics

GOP-led House committee passes federal ban on trans student-athletes

By Heather Cassell
Brooklyn Councilmember Brad Lander is urging Yeshiva University to recognize the YU Pride Alliance, a student group on campus.
Education

City comptroller calls on Yeshiva University to recognize queer student group

By Heather Cassell
A picture of John Umberger.
Crime

Medical examiner declares two gay men died by drug-facilitated homicides

By Heather Cassell
A photo of the late Achebe Betty Powell.
Remembrance

Former Task Force board co-chair Achebe Betty Powell dies at 82

By Heather Cassell
Advocates demonstrate on a sunny day in DC.
International

Immigration advocates urge Biden to reconsider asylum policy

By Heather Cassell
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Advocacy

Protest and resolve mark Creating Change 35 in San Francisco

By Heather Cassell
A new Rainbow Flag flies at Little Prince hours after an arsonist set the previous flag on fire.
Crime

New Rainbow Flag goes up hours after Manhattan arson; suspect arrested

By Heather Cassell
HRC president Kelley Robinson.
Politics

HRC delivers alarming brief on the state of anti-LGBTQ legislation

By Heather Cassell
Filmmaker Historian Beau Lancaster, who is working on a documentary called “Gay, Black, and Blue: The Raid on Blues Bar.”
Cinema

Gay historian brings attention to 1982 Blues Bar raid

By Heather Cassell
Apartment buildings and streets near Midtown Manhattan.
Real Estate

Winter can be an ideal time to search for an NYC apartment

By Heather Cassell
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International Trans Day of Visibility with Black Trans Femmes in the Arts
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Arts

  • Haider (Ali Junejo) and Biba (Alina Khan) in "Joyland," opening April 7 at Film Forum. Q&A: Saim Sadiq and Alina Khan open up about Pakistani film ‘Joyland’
  • The queer Hell's kitchen nightclub known as The Q has apparently closed down. The Q, troubled Hell’s Kitchen queer nightclub, apparently shutters
  • Activist Jason Rosenberg holds up a sign outlining ACT UP's core demand to Simon & Schuster. ACT UP, GLAAD target Simon & Schuster HQ over ‘AIDS denialism’ book
  • Derek Christopher Murphy and Max Kantor in "Rough Trade." ‘Rough Trade’ review: Surviving modern gay New York
  • Noah J. Ricketts (Kevin), Frankie Grande (Nico), and Troy Iwata (Reggie) in "Summoning Sylvia," available for streaming April 7. LGBTQ streaming: What to watch in April

Crime

  • Families leave a reunification site in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, March 27, 2023 after several children were killed in a shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. Gays Against Guns condemns Nashville school shooting
  • Elected officials call on city to keep disciplinary trial date in Trawick case
  • A picture of John Umberger. Medical examiner declares two gay men died by drug-facilitated homicides
  • A new Rainbow Flag flies at Little Prince hours after an arsonist set the previous flag on fire. New Rainbow Flag goes up hours after Manhattan arson; suspect arrested
  • Op-Ed | Keeping New York the safest large city in America

Perspectives

  • Why I cover and march in St. Patrick’s Day Parades
  • Food Bank For New York City CEO Leslie Gordon. Fighting food insecurity in LGBTQ community requires multi-faceted approach
  • RaySean Dixon Cultural competence in health care is a necessity
  • Santos’ ‘groomer’ rhetoric highlights hypocrisy
  • Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock waves to supporters during his election night party. In a troubled time, Warnock victory inspires and informs us

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