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Steve Erickson

If “Leviticus” becomes a hit, one hopes that it might create space for further queer voices in horror.
Cinema

‘Leviticus’: Gay teenagers battle a monster created by homophobia

By Steve Erickson
“Maddie’s Secret,” directed by John Early, is running at IFC Center.
Cinema

Maddie’s Secret’: A campy yet sincere drag melodrama

By Steve Erickson
Myra Molloy as Sonya and Maya Da Costa as Coley in “Girls Like Girls."
Cinema

In ‘Girls Like Girls,’ Hayley Kiyoko turns from sapphic pop star to filmmaker, telling the same story

By Steve Erickson
Downtown Boys.
Music

June LGBTQ music: Downtown Boys’ ‘Public Luxury’ and Andrew Sa’s ‘American Rough’

By Steve Erickson
“By Hook Or By Crook” opens at Anthology Film Archives June 12.
Cinema

‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later

By Steve Erickson
“Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado.
Music

‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment

By Steve Erickson
"Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album.
Music

May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’

By Steve Erickson
“Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum.
Cinema

‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history

By Steve Erickson
lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner.
Cinema

Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes

By Steve Erickson
Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music.
Music

April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’

By Steve Erickson
“The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10.
Cinema

‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter

By Steve Erickson
"The Stranger," directed by François Ozon, opened April 3 at the Angelika and Film at Lincoln Center.
Cinema

In ‘The Stranger,’ gay director François Ozon adapts a classic French novel

By Steve Erickson
“Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center.
Cinema

In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus

By Steve Erickson
Angelo Madsen is the director of "A Body to Live In."
Cinema

Q&A: Trans director Angelo Madsen on Fakir Musafar and ‘A Body to Live In’

By Steve Erickson
Anjimile's “You’re Free To Go” debuts March 13.
Music

March LGBTQ music: Morrissey’s ‘Make-up Is a Lie’ and Anjimile’s ‘You’re Free To Go’

By Steve Erickson
Eloy Pohu in "Enzo."
Cinema

Overview of LGBTQ-themed films at Rendez-vous with French Cinema

By Steve Erickson
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Arts

  • Last October, President Trump, like presidents before him, issued an executive proclamation declaring Oct. 11, 2025, General Pulaski Memorial Day.Was General Pulaski a Revolutionary War Intersex Hero?
  • “Drunken Noodles," directed by Lucio Castro, opened June 25 at the IFC Center. Q&A with ‘Drunken Noodles’ director Lucio Castro
  • If America were handing out scores for the stories it chooses to remember, LGBTQ+ ballroom culture would earn a verdict without hesitation: tens across the board.Tens Across the Board: Why Ballroom Culture Belongs at the Center of LGBTQ+ History
  • HanJie_NQTStagingPride_May_2Staging Pride helps queer youth express themselves through theater
  • Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural. Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • 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

Perspectives

  • James Dale and his partner, David Lam, at the NYC Pride March on June 28. Don’t let the parade pass you by
  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • 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

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