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Michael Luongo

A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025.
Religion

Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues

By Michael Luongo
New York State Tourism’s I ♥︎ NY rainbow heart at the New York Travel and Adventure Show.
Travel

From Thailand to Key West: LGBTQ highlights from the 2025 New York Travel & Adventure Show

By Michael Luongo
Chiara Mastroianni speaks to the press in New York City on Dec. 12.
Cinema

Actress Chiara Mastroianni reflects on father’s role as gay man in 1977 film ‘A Special Day’

By Michael Luongo
Mahmoud Hassino in Istanbul.
International

A Syria for everybody: Gay Syrian in exile reflects on the changes in his home country

By Michael Luongo
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum sings and dances with the congregation during the Congregation Beit Simchat Torah Pride Shabbat on June 28, 2024 at Masonic Hall.
Religion

A Pride season retirement farewell to Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

By Michael Luongo
Crowds line the streets at NYC Pride in 2024.

PHOTOS: NYC Pride 2024

By Michael Luongo
Marchers on Fifth Avenue at New York City Pride on June 30, 2024.
Pride

War, rain, and rainbows at New York City Pride

By Michael Luongo
The Cover Girls were the main act at the Da Bronx Pride festival on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Pride

The Cover Girls and hometown crowds highlight Da Bronx Pride Festival

By Michael Luongo
L-R: Maria Sjödin, Outright International’s executive director; Billy Porter, recipient of the Outspoken Award; and Wilson Cruz, who received the Outspoken Award last year, at the Monday, June 3, 2024 Outright International Celebration of Courage Awards in New York City.
International

Pride, protests, and Porter: Outright International’s 2024 awards ceremony

By Michael Luongo
Author K. Marcus with the Passover book Frankenstein’s Matzah at the Rainbow Book Fair.
Books

Rainbow Book Fair draws full house at LGBT Center

By Michael Luongo
Gonzalo Fernandez of Spain’s National Tourist Office promotes the 2026 Gay Games in Valencia at the LGBTQ Pavilion at the New York Travel and Adventure Show, Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Travel

Travel in a troubled world: NY Travel & Adventure Show’s LGBTQ pavilion

By Michael Luongo
The Stonewall Hotel, an important nightlife venue along Oxford Street in the Darlinghurst neighborhood, Sydney’s main gay district.
Travel

Experiencing queer Sydney after World Pride

By Michael Luongo
From L-R, Mickey Mahoney, Lilly Wachowski, Samiya Bashir and Harper Zacharias on the red carpet at the 35th Annual Lambda Literary Awards in New York on Friday June 9, 2023.
Books

In midtown, glamorous Lammy Awards return to a sense of normalcy

By Michael Luongo
Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, and Blu Del Barrio of "Star Trek: Discovery" receive the Outspoken Award during the Outright International Courage Awards on June 5, 2023.
International

Outright International’s NYC fundraiser generates $1 million

By Michael Luongo
From left to right: moderator Brandon Berkson, founder of Hotels Above Par; health educator and activist Jahlove Serrano; Ravi Roth of the travel website Ravi Around the World; Dayna Troisi, the managing editor of Go Magazine; Aniyah Evelyn Santos Ortiz, who works for The Ali Forney Center; and Stacy Lentz, the CEO and co-founder of The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative.
Travel

Panelists discuss the trends and pitfalls of LGBTQ travel

By Michael Luongo
From left to Right: Glory Edim, Kim Coleman Foote, and Sarah Jessica Parker during a May 24 keynote panel at the US Book Show, held at New York University’s Kimmel Center May 22 to 25, 2023.
Books

LGBTQ themes highlight US Book Show

By Michael Luongo
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OUT/PLAY proudly kicks-off its Season 3
Today, 3 pm

OUT/PLAY Presents CAFFE CINO: One Acts
The Chain Theatre

Ever since the release of her debut feat
Today, 6 pm

FEMALE MISBEHAVIOR: THE FILMS OF MONIKA TREUT
Anthology Film Archives

SoMad presents Life is Drag — A landmark
Tomorrow, noon

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
SoMad

Join Brooklyn and Miami-based interdisci
Oct. 14, 8 am

CELIA CRUZ 100: MIGGUEL ANGGELO’S ICONS CELEBRATES THE QUEEN OF SALSA’S CENTENNIAL AT JOE’S PUB
Joe’s Pub

Prepare, share, and listen to five minut
Oct. 14, 3 pm

Outspoken Voices: LGBTQ+ Storytelling Circle
Virtual via Zoom

Join Brooklyn and Miami-based interdisci
Oct. 14, 7 pm

CELIA CRUZ 100: Migguel Anggelo’s ICONS
Joe’s Pub

TARRYTOWN is a haunting queer, modern re
Oct. 16, 7:30 pm

TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
the cell theatre

WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Oct. 24, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

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Arts

  • Liam Oh as Ray McAffey and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in "Boots." ‘Boots’ marches through life in the marines in the shadow of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
  • (L to R) Ayo Edebiri as Maggie and Julia Roberts as Alma in "After the Hunt." ‘After the Hunt’ mistakes arbitrary plot twists for complex thought
  • Jay Som's 'Belong' debuts Oct. 10. October LGBTQ music: Khalid’s ‘After the Sun Goes Down’ and Jay Som’s ‘Belong’
  • ACT UP members join ‘Fairyland’ screening and Q&A
  • “Kiss of the Spider Woman," directed by Bill Condon, opens October 9 in wide release. ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ updates its perspective, 40 years after the original

Crime

  • 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
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing
  • U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity

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