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Nicholas Boston

“Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77.
Galleries

Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space

By Nicholas Boston
HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026.
Galleries

Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present

By Nicholas Boston
Nicole Titus at The Winter Show's Young Collectors Night at the Park Avenue Armory.
Galleries

Young guns having some fun at The Winter Show at the Park Avenue Armory

By Nicholas Boston
A 1990 KG vogueing ball at Cafe de Paris.
Galleries

London gallery revisits Black queer nightlife and a transatlantic culture pipeline

By Nicholas Boston
"Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung Fire Island" series.
Galleries

Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future

By Nicholas Boston
"The Web: The Birth and Legacy of New York's First Asian Gay Bar" is on display at Gallery 456 until Dec. 5.
Galleries

A bar of our own: Archival photographs revive legacy of NYC Asian gay bar The Web

By Nicholas Boston
A view of “The Gay Harlem Renaissance” at the New York Historical.
Galleries

‘An embarrassment of riches’: ‘The Gay Harlem Renaissance’ opens at The New York Historical

By Nicholas Boston
“Legendary Looks: Preserving Our Legacy” runs until Sept. 4 at City Lore Gallery.
Galleries

‘Legendary Looks’ exhibition series highlights untold legacy of House-Ballroom culture

By Nicholas Boston
Angela Davis (center) accepts an award from CLAGS at the CUNY Graduate Center.
New York City

Challenging the icons: Angela Davis receives CLAGS award

By Nicholas Boston
"Group on Petra, Lake Mahopac" (1888).
Galleries

Daguerreotype, day trips, and devastation: the Met explores early US photography

By Nicholas Boston
Is the Trump administration cracking down on poppers?
Health

Reports say FDA is targeting poppers

By Nicholas Boston
From left to right: Jathan Martin, Dr. Roderick A. Ferguson, Cornelius Moore, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Darnell L. Moore, Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes.
Galleries

‘Speaks to the moment we are in’: Panelists reexamine Marlon Riggs’ ‘Tongues Untied’ three decades later

By Nicholas Boston
James Baldwin works on his novel, "Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone," in 1965.
Galleries

Brooklyn Public Library zooms in on James Baldwin’s decade in Istanbul

By Nicholas Boston
Coya White Hat-Artichoker.
Remembrance

Coya Hope White Hat-Artichoker, Indigenous and Two-Spirit advocate, dies at 49

By Nicholas Boston
Portrait of Belle da Costa Greene, 1911, by the photographer Clarence H. White.
Galleries

Morgan Library honors the dual life of inaugural director Belle da Costa Greene

By Nicholas Boston
Individuals compete in NYC Black Pride's 2024 Mr. and Miss International Pageant.
Pride

Energetic pageant highlights 27th annual NYC Black Pride celebration

By Nicholas Boston
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Arts

  • Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” ‘Heated Rivalry’ musical parody: Slap shots and slapstick
  • “Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77. Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space
  • Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine." ‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival
  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

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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