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Heather Cassell

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Advocacy

Protest and resolve mark Creating Change 35 in San Francisco

By Heather Cassell
A new Rainbow Flag was installed at Little Prince hours after the previous flag was set ablaze.
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
The Lesbian Herstory Archives' building in Park Slope.
History

Community welcomes Lesbian Herstory Archives’ Brooklyn landmark

By Heather Cassell
Grotto founder Austa Somvichian-Clausen, left, with her girlfriend, Victoria “Tori” Geddes, right, enjoying cocktails and an intimate moment at the Ludlow House, Grotto’s host, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Food

Inside the queer dinner parties popping up across New York City

By Heather Cassell
Jordan Taylor
Crime

NYC law student disappears near LGBTQ nightclub

By Heather Cassell
Jennifer-Pizer
Legal

Lambda Legal looks to the future under Jennifer Pizer

By Heather Cassell
Opening of Housing Works Cannabis Co, the First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary in New York
Business

Crowds flock to New York’s first cannabis dispensary

By Heather Cassell
Tour de Forks guests prepping shrimp.
Food

Lesbian-owned food travel company celebrates 20 years

By Heather Cassell
Ceyenne Doroshow
Real Estate

Trans folks face challenges on road to homeownership

By Heather Cassell
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
Crime

Arrests announced in Manhattan nightlife robbery and drugging cases

By Heather Cassell
GMHC staffer Donna Pine, background, and GMHC Director of Nutrition and Meals Grace Holihen, foreground, pack grocery bags for community members.
Food

Food pantries serving queer New Yorkers during the holidays

By Heather Cassell
Daniel Aston, left, and Wyatt Kent as drag queen Potted Plant, right.
Crime

Club Q shooting survivors, heroes speak out

By Heather Cassell
Attendees dine during Shabbat on Deck.
Food

Uniting young Jewish New Yorkers through queer Shabbat

By Heather Cassell
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The Arkell Museum presents a solo exhibi
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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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Active Aging Workshops at the Ailey Stud
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Open Mic Tuesdays at Housing Works Bookstore & Cafe
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The Publishing Triangle Awards
The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York City

TIME OUT NEW YORK PICK Host Lauren LoGiu
April 16, 8 pm

Misfit Variety Show
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April 16, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
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April 17, 8 pm

So Percussion Unplugged
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April 17, 8 pm

All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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Arts

  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story
  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists

Crime

  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Perspectives

  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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