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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

By Michael Luongo
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

By Donna Aceto & Michael Luongo
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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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Jobs in New York

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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Queens Center for Gay Seniors invites al
Today, 1 pm

JollyGay Holiday Social
Kew Gardens Older Adult Center

Join Miss Robusta for a merry and bright
Today, 3 pm

Sleigh My Name: A Miss Robusta Christmas
The Stonewall Inn

Get ready for the annual holiday extrava
Today, 7 pm

The Doris Dear Christmas Special: Christmas in New York
The Triad Theater

This holiday season, TRANScend offers a
Today, 7:30 pm

Wintergrace: A Holiday Concert with TRANScend
Christ & St. Stephens Church

Theater for the New City premieres the n
Today, 8 pm

Killing Mrs. Claus: A new inappropriate holiday comedy
Theater for the New City

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Dec. 23, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Get ready to witness an unforgettable ni
Dec. 25, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
Pink Metal

From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
Dec. 26, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
Branded Saloon

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Arts

  • Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man." ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Two steps forward, one step back
  • "Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung Fire Island" series. Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future
  • James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.”  ‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction
  • Kristen Chenoweth as Jackie Siegel in “The Queen of Versailles." Meandering and unfocused, ‘The Queen of Versailles’ collapses under its own weight
  • “Peaches Goes Bananas," directed by Marie Loisier, opened at Anthology Film Archives Dec. 3. ‘Peaches Goes Bananas’ presents three-dimensional portrait of a queer rock star

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

  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • 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

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