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Steve Erickson

Although Lucy Dacus has always been open about being queer, she’s embracing her sexuality more directly in “Forever Is a Feeling.”
Music

March LGBTQ music: Lucy Dacus and OHYUNG

By Steve Erickson
“Being Maria," directed by Jessica Palud, opens March 21 at the Quad.
Cinema

‘Being Maria’ charts a bisexual actress’ traumatic encounter with Marlon Brando

By Steve Erickson
Queer director Charles Shackleton's "Zodiac Killer Project” uses his unproduced film as a means of examining true crime's clichés and manipulation.
Cinema

A ‘First Look’ at new queer films at the Museum of the Moving Image

By Steve Erickson
Sarah Bitar in "Stockade."
Cinema

Brooklyn-based Lebanese immigrant story ‘Stockade’ fails to deliver

By Steve Erickson
Uel Renteria’s short, “Stellacast Transmission Pt. 1 Subconscious Eyes,” takes place on colorful sets daubed in paint.
Cinema

Queer films at the 2025 Slamdance Film Festival

By Steve Erickson
Olly Alexander's album, "Polari," debuted on Feb. 7.
Music

February LGBTQ music: Olly Alexander’s ‘Polari’ and Venturing’s ‘Ghostholding’

By Steve Erickson
“Extremely Unique Dynamic,” directed by Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, and Katherine Dudas, is available on VOD Jan. 29.

Gay man and his best friend set out to make a movie together in ‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’

By Steve Erickson
“Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story," directed by Bruce David Klein, opens at IFC Center Jan. 24.
Cinema

A gay icon seizes the spotlight in ‘Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story’

By Steve Erickson
"Eat the Night," directed by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, is In French with English subtitles.
Cinema

‘Eat the Night’ presents the struggle of a queer drug dealer in a chronically online world

By Steve Erickson
"Perverts" is Ethel Cain's second album.
Music

January LGBTQ music: Ethel Cain and Lambrini Girls

By Steve Erickson
“I Saw the TV Glow” was directed by Jane Schoenbrun.
Cinema

Top 10 films of 2024: ‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ ‘Chime,’ and more

By Steve Erickson
Halina Reijn’s “Babygirl” revolves around the shifting nature of power between Samuel and Romy.
Cinema

‘Babygirl’ explores power dynamics, but chokes on too much good taste

By Steve Erickson
Elton John smiles while sitting at a piano.
Cinema

‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ glimpses into gay rock icon’s life

By Steve Erickson
Frédérika Milano and Gem Deger in "Endless Summer Syndrome."
Cinema

‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ takes a provocative look at a family that loves each other too literally

By Steve Erickson
“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," directed by Jacques Demy, is available at Film Forum.
Cinema

Reviving ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’: A classical musical queers the heterosexual romance

By Steve Erickson
"The End," directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, opens Dec. 6.
Cinema

‘The End’: Singing and dancing through the apocalypse

By Steve Erickson
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Arts

  • Connor Storrie stars as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry." Closeted hockey players bring heart, authenticity, and passion to enthralling ‘Heated Rivalry’ series
  • "Sinners" is an instant classic. Top 10 movies of 2025: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Cloud,’ and more
  • Real estate agent Jordan Hurt stars prominently in both seasons of "Owning Manhattan," a show on Netflix. From assistant to agent: Jordan Hurt finds growth and redemption in ‘Owning Manhattan’
  • Books on display at Hive Mind Books, a queer-focused bookstore in Brooklyn. Queer bookstore Hive Mind Books builds community in Brooklyn
  • "Kill the Jockey,” directed by Luis Ortega, ran at Film Forum earlier this year. The year in queer cinema: The best LGBTQ films of 2025

Crime

  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • 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

Perspectives

  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • 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

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