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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.
New York City

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

By Heather Cassell
Anthony Nicodemo at the Gay City News Impact Awards.
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
Kristi Ambrosetti is a senior global real estate advisor and associate broker at Sotheby's International Realty.
Real Estate

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.
Real Estate

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.
Real Estate

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.
Real Estate

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.
Nightlife

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
Queer travelers enjoying a meal together at Maroma by Belmond in Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Mexico.
Travel

Brooklyn-based company launches vacation packages for LGBTQ travelers

By Heather Cassell
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Landmark costume exhibition on Ballroom culture
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Homage: Queer lineages on video
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The Waterfront at The Pines Welcomes the 50th Invasion of the Pines
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For the first time, The Heckscher Museum
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All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection
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Celebrating its 50th anniversary, this w
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Arts

  • Miss Simone is the focus of the forthcoming documentary "Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall." Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’
  • man dressed like abraham lincoln with actor dressed in 1850s dress arms outstretchedGay theater in a time of restriction and resistance
  • “Kill the Jockey," directed by Luis Ortega, opens July 2 at Film Forum. Q&A with ‘Kill the Jockey’ actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
  • “Ponyboi," directed by Esteban Arango, opens June 27 at AMC Village 7. Intersex representation and neon color intersect in ‘Ponyboi’
  • BelvedereFOR SALE: Fire Island’s Belvedere Guest House for Men

Crime

  • Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shotTwo men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say
  • Man in suit looks at crime scene with blood and napkins on sidewalkStonewall shooting: Two teen girls shot near historic Village inn during Pride celebrations
  • murder trans PhillyKiller convicted in murder of Philly trans woman Dominique Fells
  • Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024. Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili
  • Robert DeMaio, Jacob Barroso, and Jayqwan Hamilton at their sentencing on May 21. Three sentenced for robbing and killing gay men in nightlife scheme

Perspectives

  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities
  • A view of the front steps of New York City Hall. Four cheers and five jeers to the City Council’s vote on trans protections
  • The entrance of Mount Morris Baths. What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge

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