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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
Drag personas Lisa Renee and Karma Sutara.
Travel

LGBTQ pavilion returns to New York Travel & Adventure Show

By Michael Luongo
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Books

PEN 100 brings attention to book banning, LGBTQ history

By Michael Luongo
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New York City

Summertime conversations about incarceration and intersectionality

By Michael Luongo
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Pride

Bronx Pride Festival shines through the rain

By Michael Luongo
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International

Shouting about LGBTQ refugees from the rooftop

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Pride

Beautiful skies, Planned Parenthood lead Pride Sunday

By Michael Luongo
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International

OutRight Action International hosts glamorous Pride Gala

By Michael Luongo
Trans Flag creator Monica Helms stands next to portraits with her flag in 2022.
Galleries

Exhibit documents global legacy of Gilbert Baker’s Rainbow Flag

By Michael Luongo
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Travel

LGBTQ Community in Focus at New York Travel & Adventure Show

By Michael Luongo
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Books

Queer Palestinians: Forging a New Paradigm

By Michael Luongo
ACT UP at the 2010 Pride March in New York City.
Pride

Pride Marches Through the Years

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New York City

At Purim, Esther’s Coming Out Story

By Michael Luongo
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Galleries

More Popular at the Met than on Grindr

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Arts

  • 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
  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’

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

  • 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 
  • 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

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