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Steve Erickson

Two men greet each other in a scene in "Viet and Nam" near the ocean.
Cinema

Looking ahead to the 2024 New York Film Festival

By Steve Erickson
Elliott (Maisy Stella) and Ro (Kerrice Brooks) in "My Old Ass."
Cinema

‘My Old Ass’ is an up-to-date yet old-fashioned teen drama

By Steve Erickson
"Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers," directed by Robert J. Kaplan, is running at Anthology Film Archives.
Cinema

‘Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers’ looks back at ’70s NYC with Holly Woodlawn

By Steve Erickson
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Cinema

‘Close to You’: Elliot Page returns to the big screen four years after transition

By Steve Erickson
Hunter Schafer in "Cuckoo."
Cinema

‘Cuckoo’: Sapphic romance and eugenics in the Alps

By Steve Erickson
“Good One” traces a camping trip undertaken by a queer teenager, Lily, with her father Chris (James LeGros) and his friend Matt (Danny McCarthy).
Cinema

Q&A: India Donaldson on her feature debut, ‘Good one’

By Steve Erickson
Bi indie pop star Clairo's "Charm" released on July 12.
Music

July LGBTQ music: Clairo’s ‘Charm’ and Lava La Rue’s ‘Starface’

By Steve Erickson
“Crossing,” directed by Levan Akin, opens July 18 at the Angelika.
Cinema

‘Crossing’ embarks on a mission to find a missing trans family member

By Steve Erickson
“Sing Sing,” directed by Greg Kwedar, opens July 12 at the Angelika.
Cinema

‘Sing Sing’: Art and friendship behind jail walls

By Steve Erickson
A scene from "Ice Cream Fever."
Cinema

Japan Society’s film festival features LGBTQ themes

By Steve Erickson
“The Human Surge 3,” directed by Eduardo Williams, opened June 28 at BAM.
Cinema

‘The Human Surge 3’: A very queer trip through nature

By Steve Erickson
"UKI," completed last year, takes place in a hellscape that resembles a more debased version of the world of “Fresh Kill.”
Cinema

BAM’s Shu Lea Cheang series dreams up a queer, extremely horny future

By Steve Erickson
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Music

June LGBTQ music: Arooj Aftab and Pride Month Barbie

By Steve Erickson
“The Mattachine Family," directed by Andy Vallentine, is available on VOD June 4.

The Mattachine Family’: Gay daddy issues

By Steve Erickson
"Backspot, directed by D.W. Waterson, opens May 31.
Cinema

‘Backspot’: Cheerleading without the cheer

By Steve Erickson
'Hit Me Hard and Soft," by Billie Eilish, is her most solid work yet.
Music

May LGBTQ music: Billie Eilish and Adeem the Artist

By Steve Erickson
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TARRYTOWN is a haunting queer, modern re
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TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
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Join Kate Sisk (Comedy Central) and some
Tomorrow, 8 pm

Kate Sisk & Friends Feat. Gianmarco Soresi, Sunny Laprade, and more
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Join the Gays for Zohran community for t
Oct. 22, 6 pm

MAYORAL DEBATE WATCH PARTY – GAYS FOR ZOHRAN
3 Dollar Bill

Step into the spotlight as Miss Robusta
Oct. 22, 7 pm

Miss Robusta’s Reel to Real: From Film to Footlights
The Stonewall Inn

This four-week performance workshop is d
Oct. 23, midnight

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
Ailey Extension

Join us on October 23rd for a special ed
Oct. 23, 6:30 pm

Lesbian Lives Opening Program
The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York City

LGBTQIA+ musician / Billboard-charting a
Oct. 23, 7 pm

Rachael Sage and The Sequins to Play Album Release Show at The Cutting Room (10/23)
Cutting Room NYC

WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Oct. 24, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

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Arts

  • “Blue Moon," directed by Richard Linklater, is running at the Angelika Film Center and the AMC Lincoln Square 13. Ethan Hawke stars as fading lyricist in melancholic ‘Blue Moon’
  • A view of “The Gay Harlem Renaissance” at the New York Historical. ‘An embarrassment of riches’: ‘The Gay Harlem Renaissance’ opens at The New York Historical
  • "Fight Back" takes place at The LGBT Community Center on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. ‘Fight Back’ turns theatergoers into 1980s ACT UP activists
  • Jordan E. Cooper's "Oh, Happy Day!" runs through early November at The Public Theater. Jordan E. Cooper, writer of ‘Oh, Happy Day,’ shares his process, growth, and faith
  • Liam Oh as Ray McAffey and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in "Boots." ‘Boots’ marches through life in the marines in the shadow of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Crime

  • 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
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing

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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