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Steve Erickson

“Pacifiction," directed by Albert Serra, ran earlier this year at Film at Lincoln Center.
Cinema

Top 10 LGBTQ films of the year

By Steve Erickson
Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson star in "The Color Purple."
Cinema

‘The Color Purple’ adapts Alice Walker’s novel with balance

By Steve Erickson
"Eileen," directed by William Oldroyd, is playing now at the Angelika.
Cinema

‘Eileen’ portrays blood-soaked love in 1960s Boston

By Steve Erickson
“Frybread Face and Me,” directed by Billy Luther, opens Nov. 24 at select theaters and streams on Netflix.
Cinema

A queer boy finds his culture in ‘Frybread Face and Me’

By Steve Erickson
“Maestro," directed by Bradley Cooper, opens Nov. 22 at the Paris, Angelika Film Center and iPic Fulton Market; streams Dec. 24.
Cinema

‘Maestro’: Leonard Bernstein biopic struggles to keep the symphony going

By Steve Erickson
“Orlando, My Political Biography” opens Nov. 10 at Film Forum.
Cinema

In ‘Orlando, My Political Biography,’ a trans documentary turns toward fiction

By Steve Erickson
Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in "Rustin."
Cinema

‘Rustin’ biopic revisits the life of a gay civil rights hero

By Steve Erickson
Troye Sivan's "Something to Give Each Other" is one of the high-water marks in a weak year for pop.
Music

October LGBTQ music: Troye Sivan and Yeule

By Steve Erickson
"The Persian Version," directed by Maryam Keshavarz, opens Oct. 20.
Cinema

‘The Persian Version’ gets lost in translation

By Steve Erickson
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Cinema

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ presents courtroom drama, death, and marital issues

By Steve Erickson
“Strange Way of Life” and “The Human Voice," directed by Pedro Almodovar, opened Oct. 4.
Cinema

A queer western on a double bill of Pedro Almodovar shorts

By Steve Erickson
The New York Film Festival's “All of Us Strangers” finds a new twist in the coming out story, one that reflects the changes in gay life since the ‘80s and the fact that many people do wait till middle age to speak openly to their parents.
Cinema

New York Film Festival stars LGBTQ directors, themes

By Steve Erickson
John Osborne and TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne.
Music

September LGBTQ music: Brothers Osborne and Jlin

By Steve Erickson
Here's a still of Jonny, the protagonist. Credit should go to Shudder. Jonny (Kiah McKernan) in "Perpetrator."
Cinema

‘Perpetrator’ spills blood and guts in a high school world

By Steve Erickson
Lio Mehiel in "Mutt."
Cinema

‘Mutt’ review: Trauma overshadows a day in the life of a trans man

By Steve Erickson
Jaboukie is known for his work in comedy — and his music builds off his experience in that area.
Music

August LGBTQ music: Shamir and Jaboukie

By Steve Erickson
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Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Oct. 23, 7 pm

LGBTLOL – Queer Comedy Festival

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS transforms the untold
Oct. 23, 7 pm

In Their Footsteps
Bronx Music Hall Amphitheatre

In celebration of her inaugural season w
Oct. 23, 7 pm

Masterclass With Alicia Graf Mack
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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)
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WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Oct. 24, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
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Arts

  • Bluestockings Cooperative abruptly closed last month. Bluestockings Cooperative’s abrupt closure sparks internal drama
  • A Lesbian and Transgender Flag Hangs Above a Portrait of Marsha P. Johnson. Gladys Wine & Books: A new space for Black queer femmes in Brooklyn
  • Participating artists (standing left to right) Sharon De La Cruz, Mariela Figueroa, Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky, Ivan Velez, and panel moderator Megami. From ‘cringe’ to celebration: Puerto Rican queer comics take the spotlight
  • “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

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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