About the Author
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LGBTQ+ events in NYC
Sept. 11, 7:30 pm
Arts
‘Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers’ looks back at ’70s NYC with Holly Woodlawn
OUT SOUTH SHORE: James Baldwin’s Fire Island
‘Torched’ showcases the camaraderie of ultimate frisbee
‘Red Island’: Living authentically under repression in 1970s Madagascar
‘Close to You’: Elliot Page returns to the big screen four years after transition
Crime
Man hospitalized after homophobic attack on A train at Columbus Circle
Lawsuit accuses two Queens pharmacies of selling fake HIV drugs
Former NYPD cop sentenced for shooting ex, killing ex’s new partner
Arts Gowanus’ Pride-themed public art exhibition repeatedly vandalized in Park Slope
Man suffers anti-LGBTQ attack at Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway subway station
Perspectives
TGNCIQ+ community members deserve secure jobs
Finding faith, identity, and community: My journey to an inclusive Brooklyn church
History will reflect poorly on Nassau County’s transphobic sports crusade
Op-Ed: Queer love is divine love
Op-ed: Why LGBTQ activism and Palestinian nationalism are incompatible causes