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Attendees at the Task Force's 1977 meeting, clockwise from center: Midge Costanza, Robert Maulsom, Jean O'Leary, William Kelley, Achebe Betty Powell, Charles Brydon, Charlotte Spitzer, Myra Riddell, Cooki Lutkefedder, Ray Hartman, Pokey Anderson, George Raya, Frank Kameny, Reverend Troy Perry, Charlotte Bunch, Elaine Noble, Bruce Voeller, and Marilyn Haft.

History

National LGBTQ Task Force marks 50 years

By Heather Cassell

Kevin Theriault, executive director of the Key West LGBTQ Visitor’s Center.

Travel

Explore the Florida Keys on a road trip to queer Key West

By Heather Cassell

Customers shopping at Housing Works Cannabis Co.’s 1 Astor Place store in New York City.

Business

Housing Works’ cannabis dispensary posts $12 million in sales in first six months

By Heather Cassell

Christian Cooper is the focus of the show "Extaordinary Birder" on National Geographic.

‘Extraordinary Birder’ Christian Cooper spreads his wings in the spotlight

By Heather Cassell

Anthony Nicodemo at the Gay City News Impact Awards in 2017.

Sports

Gay coach stands up for trans athletes, denounces anti-LGBTQ bills

By Heather Cassell

Soccer player Sivan Kotler-Berkowitz is standing up for trans athletes across the country.

Arts

Trans teen sets a positive example for young athletes

By Heather Cassell

The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.”

Newark remembers Sakia Gunn 20 years after her murder

By Heather Cassell

A smart, savvy broker is key to a new NYC home

By Heather Cassell

Research shows LGBTQ people lag behind in the home-buying process.

Despite assistance, LGBTQ first-time homebuyers lag behind

By Heather Cassell

Data from the start-up rental platform’s lease renewals and reports from New York City renters in the past three months are showing the usual pre-COVID-19 seasonal market pattern is emerging.

NYC rental market returning to pre-COVID landscape

By Heather Cassell

One of Manhattan’s and the country’s top real estate brokers Jared Seligman, associate broker at The Corcoran Group.

Broker Jared Seligman on his career and marriage

By Heather Cassell

(Left to right) Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil’s husband, DeAndre Richardson, Prince Manvendra, Rhea, and Sasheis at the LGBTQI Community Ashram in Rajpipla, in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Travel

India has everything queer travelers want

By Heather Cassell

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

Gay nightlife promoter speaks out amid legal fallout over The Q nightclub

By Heather Cassell

Petr Prokopik, owner and tour guide of Prague4Gay, in front of Czech sculptor David Černý's “Pissing Men” in front of the Franz Kafka Museum in Lower Town in Prague, Czechia.

Travel

Prague offers a lively queer experience

By Heather Cassell

A Tour of Her Own tour guide Ella Schiralli, left, and TOHO founder and president Kaitlin Calogera, right, walk across the rainbow crosswalk in Dupont Circle.

Travel

LGBTQ travel: Explore Washington, DC

By Heather Cassell

Built at the direction of Louis XIV, Place Vendôme is now home to Paris’s luxury brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Coco Chanel, among others.

Travel

Queer Paris: Take a trip to the City of Lights

By Heather Cassell

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