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Steve Erickson

Katy O’Brien as Jackie in "Love Lies Bleeding."
Cinema

Love Lies Bleeding’: Be gay, do crime, and then some

By Steve Erickson
Fabi Reyna of Reyna Tropical.
Music

March LGBTQ music: Judas Priest and Reyna Tropical

By Steve Erickson
Tricia Cooke and Ethan Coen.
Cinema

Q&A with Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke of ‘Drive-Away Dolls’

By Steve Erickson
Kate Sosin of The 19th*.
Cinema

‘Breaking the News’ shows how The 19th* put women and non-binary journalists at the forefront

By Steve Erickson
Brittany Howard's "What Now" debuts Feb. 9.
Music

February LGBTQ music: Brittany Howard and Astrit Ismaili

By Steve Erickson
"She Is Conann" is queer director Bertrand Mandico’s third feature.
Cinema

‘She Is Conann’: A queer barbarian at war

By Steve Erickson
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine," directed by Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley, opens at Film Forum Jan. 12.
Cinema

‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ is an essential documentary on James Baldwin

By Steve Erickson
Sleater-Kinney's "Little Rope" debuts Jan. 19.
Music

January LGBTQ music: Kali Uchis and Sleater-Kinney

By Steve Erickson
Kali Reis and Jodie Foster in "True Detective: Night Country."
Television

Showcasing out actors Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, ‘True Detective’ makes triumphant return

By 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
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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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