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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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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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The world premiere of Dante Fuoco’s bold
Today, 6 pm

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The Makers’ Space

Radicant Productions presents Escalation
Today, 7 pm

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Studio 17

For so many, especially those in our LGB
Tomorrow, 6 pm

Pridesgiving at James Joyce
James Joyce

Celebrate a yummy season with Taste the
Nov. 25, 7:30 pm

Taste the Rainbow: FEAST!
Brooklyn Art Haus

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Nov. 25, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Get ready to witness an unforgettable ni
Nov. 27, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
Pink Metal

From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
Nov. 28, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
Branded Saloon

Ana Gasteyer will perform favorites from
Dec. 15, 7 pm

Ana Gasteyer’s Sugar & Booze “A Holiday Spectacular”
The Town Hall

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Arts

  • “Cactus Pears,” directed by Rohan Kanawade, opens Nov. 21 at the IFC Center. Q&A: Director Rohan Kanawade on his gay Indian romantic drama ‘Cactus Pears’
  • Lea Delaria kicked off her monthly residency at the Stonewall Inn this month. Comedian Lea DeLaria begins monthly residency at Stonewall Inn
  • Maraluisa Ernst’s “A Place of Absence” speaks from the family history of the director, who is queer and non-binary. DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates
  • Michael Urie in "Richard II." A powerful ‘Richard II’: Michael Urie brings insight, depth, and passion to Shakespeare
  • An exhibit on display offers highlights from New York City's drag history, as chronicled in the book, “The Drag Queens of New York," by Julian Fleisher. Exhibit recalls the ‘sleazy goodness’ behind the East Village’s drag history

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

  • 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
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

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