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Michael Shirey

The New York City skyline is visible at sunset as the 7 subway train approaches.
Events

What to do in queer NYC November 7-10

By Michael Shirey
New Yorkers love to dress in a wide range of costumes at the Village's annual Halloween Parade.
Events

What to do in queer NYC October 31-November 3

By Michael Shirey
Kit Connor and Joe Locke in Netflix’s “Heartstopper.”
Television

‘Heartstopper’ returns with more maturity, but remains just as sweet

By Michael Shirey
Join Queer Social at Bowlmor Chelsea Piers for Queer Tag.
Events

What to Do in Queer NYC October 17-20

By Michael Shirey
Kyle Anderson (pictured) and Lena Green founded Doable Guys to fill a gap they saw in New York’s drawing scene.
Arts

Where art intersects voyeurism: Kyle Anderson on not-so-guilty pleasures, doable guys, and homoerotic art

By Michael Shirey
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Events

What to do in queer NYC Sept. 26-29

By Michael Shirey
The 10th annual Queer Zine Fest returns to the Bureau on Sept. 21 featuring over 60 zine creators.
Events

What to do in Queer NYC Sept. 19-22

By Michael Shirey
Urban Bear NYC is marking its 16-year anniversary with a Bears Ahoy sunset cruise on Sept. 13.
Events

What to do in queer NYC Sept. 12-15

By Michael Shirey
A view of the lower Manhattan skyline on a cloudy overcast day.
Events

What to Do in Queer NYC Sept. 5-8

By Michael Shirey
Empire State Building lit up in Rainbow Colors
Events

What to do in queer NYC Aug. 22-25

By Michael Shirey
The exhibitor hall in the grand ballroom at Flame Con 2022.
Events

What to do in queer NYC Aug. 15-18

By Michael Shirey
Rainbow Flags near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York.
Events

 What to Do in Queer NYC Aug 8-11

By Michael Shirey
Empire State Building lit up in rainbow colors.
Events

What to Do in Queer NYC July 25-July 28

By Michael Shirey
Rainbow Flags at Christopher Park.
Events

What to do in queer NYC July 18-21

By Michael Shirey
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Events

What to Do in Queer NYC July 11-14

By Michael Shirey
Rainbow Flags at Christopher Park.
Events

What to do in queer NYC July 3-7

By Michael Shirey
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Karen Tenderness lives to belt an 11 o’c
Today, 5 pm

Queer Window
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Verse4Verse is New York’s only dra
Today, 7 pm

Verse4Verse: Drag and Poetry Show
Dada Bar

JACKIE MASON LIVES AGAIN in this riotous
Today, 8 pm

New York Comedy Festival Presents: The Jackie Mason Musical
Triad Theater

SoMad presents Life is Drag — A landmark
Tomorrow, noon

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
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Ronald K. Brown’s spiritually charged Gr
Tomorrow, 7 pm

‘Grace’ Repertory Workshop with Solomon Dumas
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Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Nov. 18, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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On November 19, the NEW Pride Agenda wil
Nov. 19, 6 pm

The Second Annual Empowerment Awards
Salesforce Tower

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Nov. 20, 8 am

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
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Arts

  • Maraluisa Ernst’s “A Place of Absence” speaks from the family history of the director, who is queer and non-binary. DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates
  • Michael Urie in "Richard II." A powerful ‘Richard II’: Michael Urie brings insight, depth, and passion to Shakespeare
  • An exhibit on display offers highlights from New York City's drag history, as chronicled in the book, “The Drag Queens of New York," by Julian Fleisher. Exhibit recalls the ‘sleazy goodness’ behind the East Village’s drag history
  • Evan Adams in "The Business of Fancydancing." Q&A: Filmmaker and actor discuss restoration of gay Native American film ‘The Business of Fancydancing’
  • “Peter Hujar’s Day," directed by Ira Sachs, is running at Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center. ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ takes a trip back to New York’s gay arts scene in 1974

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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
  • 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

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