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Vibrant Trans Liberation March Follows Powerful Speeches

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Health

Efforts Aim to Ban Conversion Therapy in UK, Israel

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A gender neutral bathroom is seen at the University of California, Irvine
Health

Legislature Expands Gender-Neutral Bathroom Mandate

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Families

State Senate Bans Anti-Trans Discrimination in Child Custody Cases

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Transphobes Dominate Discussion of Trans Issues on Facebook

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Crystal Hudson Brings Diverse Experience to Historic Brooklyn Council Run

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After a Month of Cautious Humility, Ritchie Finally Claims Victory!

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U.S. President Trump holds a meeting with black supporters in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington
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Trump Trans Shelter Ban Would Discriminate According to Appearance

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COVID Destroyers Invade Fire Island

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Pompeo Unveils Report Criticizing Human Rights Gains

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Time celebrates its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, in New York
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Hollywood’s LGBTQ Inclusion Stagnates, With Racial, Gender Diversity Declining

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Sudan No Longer Punishing Gay Sex With Death Penalty

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City Probe Leads YMCA to Cover Gender-Affirming Care Nationwide

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Trump Administration Aims to Limit Asylum Claims

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Facebook, Instagram Ban Conversion Therapy Content

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Anti-LGBTQ Polish President Andrzej Duda Narrowly Wins Re-Election

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Arts

  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’
  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey
  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • 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

Perspectives

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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 
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