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Michael Shirey

This year marked the 29th annual edition of Folsom Street East, which originally started as ​​“The Leather County Fair."
Arts

New frontiers at Folsom Street East and beyond

By Michael Shirey
Small Rainbow Flags line the fence at Christopher Park.
Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend: Pride Month edition

By Michael Shirey
After gradually rolling out episodes, the full second of "The Boyfriend" is now available on Netflix.
Television

A second date with ‘The Boyfriend’: Gay Japanese reality show returns to Netflix for Season 2

By Michael Shirey
A person walks through wind and rain during a nor'easter storm at Times Square in New York City, U.S., October 13, 2025.
Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

By Michael Shirey
Bluestockings Cooperative abruptly closed last month.
Books

Bluestockings Cooperative’s abrupt closure sparks internal drama

By Michael Shirey
Billionaires' Row is seen before sunrise in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

By Michael Shirey
The Ritz Bar and Lounge.
Nightlife

From g Lounge to The Ritz, a new lease on nightlife

By Michael Shirey
Benito Skinner, right, along with the cast of “Overcompensating.”
Television

‘Overcompensating’ takes a comical, biting look at the college experience

By Michael Shirey
The sunset along the East River on Jan. 2, 2025.
Events

What to Do in Queer NYC January 23-26

By Michael Shirey
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Events

What to do in queer NYC January 16-19

By Michael Shirey
Out-FRONT! Fest, a dance, performance art, and film festival championing queer and feminist voices, takes place at Judson Memorial Church Jan. 9-13.
New York City

What to do in queer NYC January 9-12

By Michael Shirey
The Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan are bathed in the light of the setting sun, as viewed from the Edge NYC, in New York City, U.S., December 29, 2025.
Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

By Michael Shirey
A Times Square display with the numbers 2025 is lit up with lights.
Events

What to do in queer NYC December 26-29

By Michael Shirey
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Events

What to do in queer NYC December 19-22

By Michael Shirey
Christopher Park.
Events

What to do in queer NYC December 12-15

By Michael Shirey
NYC skyline view and FDR Drive on a sunny day in Manhattan.
Events

What to do in queer NYC December 5-8

By Michael Shirey
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Trauma Mia: A Transgender Parody of the hit Musical at the Queerly Festival
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Humor, history, and uncanny haunts combi
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Nancy at the Brick Aux
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Aesop Queer Library returns to New York
June 26, 11 am

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JBL Livebrary at Pride is a free weekend
June 26, 11 am

JBL Pride Livebrary
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June 26, 6 pm

Marcel’s Promise: Short Film Screening
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June 26, 6 pm

Drag Prize Trivia + Bingo
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Coney Island’s Premiere Drag Revue
June 26, 8 pm

Prideshow at the Sideshow
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Celebrate Pride at Marble Collegiate Church
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Arts

  • HanJie_NQTStagingPride_May_2Staging Pride helps queer youth express themselves through theater
  • Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural. Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections
  • solera_groupdancing_ps‘Be yourself. Live in your truth’ Solera, the only gay nightclub in the Bronx, officially opens
  • Congressmember Sarah McBride. ‘State of Firsts’ Q&A: Filmmaker Chase Joynt recalls capturing Sarah McBride’s historic rise to Congress
  • “Camp," directed by Avalon Fast, opens June 26 at the IFC Center. Avalon Fast’s ‘Camp’ delivers on supernatural storylines, but struggles to convey queer joy and empowerment

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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