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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

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New York City

Summertime conversations about incarceration and intersectionality

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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

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International

OutRight Action International hosts glamorous Pride Gala

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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

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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

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More Popular at the Met than on Grindr

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Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 6pm
June 11, all day

Queens: The Art of Drag & NYC at Culture Lab LIC
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How does Pride season make you feel? Hot
June 11, 7 pm

Playing the Field: a Duet Drag Show
Brooklyn Art Haus

This hour-long concert of selected songs
June 11, 7 pm

Bury Your Gays (in Concert) at the Queerly Festival
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Join us for the FIFTH ANNUAL night of ce
June 11, 7:30 pm

Gay Takeover of Little Italy: An LGBTQ+ Pride Comedy Show
Capish?! Club: Misfit Comedy Space

Savage Comedy is every 2nd Thursday at L
June 11, 8 pm

Savage Comedy Show PRIDE edition (free!)
Logan’s Run

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June 11, 8 pm

The Gay Divorce at The Brick
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Marble Collegiate Church welcomes you to
June 21, 11 am

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Arts

  • Chloe Mar Ramirez joined friends for the Bronx Pride Festival Saturday June, 21 in the South Bronx to dance and celebrate Queer visibility and resistance.Bronx Pride 2026: A guide to LGBTQ+ events across the borough
  • Walker Stovall, Star Amerasu, Mickey Gooch in "Silverback Mountain." ‘Silverback Mountain’: Chaos and kooks in the jungle
  • Qween Jean poses with the Best Costume Design of a Musical award for "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" during the 79th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, U.S., June 7, 2026. Qween Jean wins Tony Award for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball,’ making trans history
  • “She’s the He," directed by Siobhan McCarthy, opens June 5 at the IFC Center. Trans writer/‌director Siobhan McCarthy opens up about debut film ‘She’s the He’
  • Nadia Melliti in "The Little Sister." Q&A: Actress Nadia Melliti on her role in coming-of-age film ‘The Little Sister’

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

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 
  • 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

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