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Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Business

17 LGBTQ artists and small business owners to follow on Instagram

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
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Inclusive Queer Wedding Venues and Vendors Across America

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
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Nightlife

Black Lesbians Open a Queer Haven in Chicago

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles
Features

A Personal World AIDS Day for Billy Porter

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
Kathy Stewart places a ring on the finger of her partner, Vicky Mangus, during a wedding ceremony outside of the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds office in Charlotte
Love & Marriage

What’s Love Got to Do With Disability Insurance?

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
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Remembrance

Remembering Michael K. Williams, Actor and Ally

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Pride

How British Diplomats Are Embracing Pride Month in the US

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Young girl cheers as she watches 2019 World Pride NYC and Stonewall 50th LGBTQ Pride Parade in New York
Advocacy

Guide to Being an Ally

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
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“Lesbian Bar Project” Confronts a Diminishing Nightlife Landscape

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
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Pride

Family-Friendly LGBTQ Pride Events Across the Nation

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Cinema

Netflix Chronicles Brazilian Lesbian Couple’s Long-Term Relationship

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Television

Jasika Nicole’s Creative Vision

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
Musician Big Freedia arrives at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
Music

Big Freedia’s Pandemic Perseverance

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
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Cinema

LGBTQ Women in Film and TV to Celebrate This Women’s History Month

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Features

How a Pottery Collective Uplifts Formerly Incarcerated LGBTQ Folks

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Fashion

12 Black Queer Brands and Businesses to Support This Year

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Arts

  • “Cactus Pears,” directed by Rohan Kanawade, opens Nov. 21 at the IFC Center. Q&A: Director Rohan Kanawade on his gay Indian romantic drama ‘Cactus Pears’
  • Lea Delaria kicked off her monthly residency at the Stonewall Inn this month. Comedian Lea DeLaria begins monthly residency at Stonewall Inn
  • 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

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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