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Paul Schindler

Paul Schindler is the founding editor of Gay City News.

Troy Masters, 1961-2024.
Remembrance

March 30 memorial to honor Troy Masters

By Paul Schindler
Troy Masters in June 2024.
Remembrance

Troy Masters, Gay City News co-founder, LA Blade publisher, dead at 63

By Paul Schindler
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Talk It OUT

Our civic and sacred duty to hold onto hope

By Paul Schindler
Dave Fleischer.
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What we’ve learned in this queer election year

By Paul Schindler
Bob Binney is the chair of the Ward 5 Democratic Committee in Boston.
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Bostonians rushing into the breach

By Paul Schindler
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With squeaky tight polls, Harris takes aim at Trump’s strengths

By Paul Schindler
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Is it time’s up for Ted Cruz?

By Paul Schindler
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Joining the final six-week stretch for mobilizing Philadelphia voters

By Paul Schindler
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Can reproductive freedom trump Florida Senator Rick Scott?

By Paul Schindler
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How to best spend money to elect Kamala Harris

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Voting is lit: Ohio’s Sherrod Brown & control of the US Senate

By Paul Schindler
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North Carolina is back in play!

By Paul Schindler
Nadine Smith is the executive director of Equality Florida.
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Project 2025 makes all of us Floridians

By Paul Schindler
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Fighting for the House in the Hudson Valley

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Wisconsin: the biggest nail-biter among swing states

By Paul Schindler
André Wade is the director of Silver State Equality, Nevada’s LGBTQ civil rights organization.
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Back to Vegas — and on to Reno, too

By Paul Schindler
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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

  • 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
  • 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

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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