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Michael Shirey

Rainbow Flags at Christopher Park.
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What to do in queer NYC July 3-7

By Michael Shirey
Having fun near Stonewall on Pride Sunday in 2021.
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What to Do in Queer NYC June 27-30

By Michael Shirey
NYC Pride balloons
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What to do in queer NYC June 20-23

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Soaking in Pride Sunday from above in June of 2022.
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What to Do in Queer NYC June 13-16

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A large crowd at the Brooklyn Pride festival in 2022.
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What to do in queer NYC June 6-9

By Michael Shirey
Crowds hover around Ginger's Bar at Brooklyn Pride in 2023.
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What to do in queer NYC May 30-June 2 

By Michael Shirey
The Stonewall Inn.
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What to Do in Queer NYC May 16-19

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NYC skyline
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What to do in queer NYC April 18-21

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NYC skyline at night
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What to Do in Queer NYC March 7-10

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What to Do in Queer NYC Jan. 11-14

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From holiday events to happy hours, kick off the month of December with events across the city.
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What to Do in Queer NYC Nov. 30-Dec. 3

By Michael Shirey
Head to the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art to see Gemma Rolls-Bentley celebrate the US. publication of “Queer Art: From Canvas to Club, and the Spaces Between” with writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew and artist Clifford Prince King.
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What to do in queer NYC Nov. 16-19

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What to do in queer NYC Nov. 2-5

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Join Queer Social at Bowlmor Chelsea Piers for Queer Tag.
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What to do in queer NYC Oct. 26-29

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On Oct. 21, head to Green-Wood cemetery to learn about its queer luminaries — including Jean-Michel Basquiat and lyricist Fred.
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What to do in queer NYC Oct. 19-22

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What to do in queer NYC Oct. 5-8

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The Arkell Museum presents a solo exhibi
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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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Ha! or Nah!: A Joke Lab *TimeOut NY PICK!*
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This is Real
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From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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FRIGID Nightcap: Friendly Fire comes to
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“NO KINGS 3” Queens March – Sat, March 28, 10 AM, MacDonald Park
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SUNDANCE- NYC’s LGBT Outdoor Adven
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GAY DAY Louis Armstrong House Tour, Visitor’s Center, and Garden Picnic With SUNDANCE
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Bollywood Drag Show and Dance Party
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Arts

  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present
  • Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection. The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

Perspectives

  • 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
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now
  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

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