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CRACKED OPEN
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Hal Bromm Gallery is pleased to present
May 22, all day

The Queer Show, Part II
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The Fire Weeds (Jaclyn Bethany & Lin
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OUTRAGED HEARTS: INTERIOR: PANIC and THE PRETTY TRAP
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Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit: A Cowboy Carter Drag Show
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Arts

  • A7300049T4T celebrates three years of transgender comedy, creating safe spaces at the Bell House
  • Oghenero Graje (left) and Essence Lotus in "Bowl EP." ‘Bowl EP’ is a masterpiece of queer theater — and a bold, imaginative experience
  • Max Talisman and actor Joey Pollari in "Things Like This." Q&A with ‘Things Like This’ director Max Talisman and actor Joey Pollari
  • ‘Love’ presents a trilogy about changing ideas of romance
  • K. Kerimian with the original book bike. The Nonbinarian secures new wheels to replace ‘book bike’

Crime

  • Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on sentencing of Donald TrumpMan sentenced to 8 years for deadly Manhattan nightclub druggings in robbery scheme: Bragg
  • Sam Nordquist was 24 years old. Sam Nordquist’s alleged killers accused of forcing children to torture him
  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Manhattan DA’s Office looks to reverse trend of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
  • A picture of John Umberger. Victim’s mother speaks out after gay nightlife murder verdict
  • Sam Nordquist, 24, was staying at Patty's Lodge during the time leading up to his disappearance and death. Five charged with killing trans man in upstate New York after ‘prolonged physical and psychological abuse’

Perspectives

  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities
  • A view of the front steps of New York City Hall. Four cheers and five jeers to the City Council’s vote on trans protections
  • The entrance of Mount Morris Baths. What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge
  • Cornelius Wiggins is the youth community engagement coordinator at the NYC LGBT Community Center. Finding my way: the struggles and strength of transgender youth in NYC

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