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Heather Cassell

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.
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
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Arts

  • Billy Porter. Billy Porter ‘on the road to recovery’ after sepsis hospitalization
  • Udo Kier in "My Neighbor Adolf." The late Udo Kier commands the screen in ‘My Neighbor Adolf’
  • Connor Storrie stars as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry." Closeted hockey players bring heart, authenticity, and passion to enthralling ‘Heated Rivalry’ series
  • "Sinners" is an instant classic. Top 10 movies of 2025: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Cloud,’ and more
  • Real estate agent Jordan Hurt stars prominently in both seasons of "Owning Manhattan," a show on Netflix. From assistant to agent: Jordan Hurt finds growth and redemption in ‘Owning Manhattan’

Crime

  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • 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

Perspectives

  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • 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

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