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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
Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) in the second season of "Heartstopper"

Second season of ‘Heartstopper’ returns to the drama of coming out

By Steve Erickson
"Kokomo City" opened July 28 at IFC Center.
Cinema

‘Kokomo City’ gives Black trans sex workers a platform to speak with frankness

By Steve Erickson
Big Freedia's latest album, Central City, comes more than two decades after her first single came out in 1999.
Music

July music: Big Freedia, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and Greta van Fleet

By Steve Erickson
"Afire" has opened at IFC Center and Film at Lincoln Center
Cinema

In ‘Afire,’ a vacation in the woods coincides with climate change

By Steve Erickson
In "Biosphere," the end of the world opens up new possibilities for its sole characters, former president Billy (Mark Duplass) and his advisor and lifelong friend Ray (Sterling K. Brown), as they live together under a dome.
Cinema

In ‘Biosphere,’ a new world opens up after the apocalypse

By Steve Erickson
Intersex activists Alicia Roth Weigel, River Gallo, and Sean Saifa Wall in "Every Body."
Cinema

‘Every Body’ brings visibility to intersex community

By Steve Erickson
"Eldorado" arrived on Netflix on June 28.
Cinema

‘Eldorado’ examines LGBTQ nightlife in 1920s Berlin

By Steve Erickson
“Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy” opens on June 23 at Film Forum.
Cinema

‘Midnight Cowboy’ documentary: Putting a classic in context

By Steve Erickson
"Social Lubrication" is Dream Wife's third album.
Music

June LGBTQ music: Janelle Monae and Dream Wife 

By Steve Erickson
“Brooklyn 45,” directed by Ted Geoghegan, streams on Shudder and AMC+ June 9.
Cinema

‘Brooklyn 45’: a gay veteran stares into the abyss

By Steve Erickson
A scene from "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne."
Cinema

Looking back on Udo Kier’s career across 200 films

By Steve Erickson
Brandy Clark
Music

May LGBTQ music: Brandy Clark and Alex Lahey

By Steve Erickson
Monica (Trace Lysette), a trans woman, returns to her hometown to help take care of her dying mother (Patricia Clarkson) in "Monica."
Cinema

‘Monica’ goes through the motions of family matters — from a distance

By Steve Erickson
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Flit – A staged reading of a new one-act play
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July 14, 11 am

Manifesting Marilyn: The Making of an Icon
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Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Harpies Angels Vol 2: Cursed Corpus
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Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 6pm
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Arts

  • “Macho Dancer," directed by Lino Brocka, is running at IFC Center. ‘Macho Dancer,’ a landmark of queer Asian cinema, returns to US
  • Joan Chen stars in her new film, "Montreal, My Beautiful," as Feng Xia, a married, menopausal Chinese immigrant in Montreal who has an affair with Lisa (Charlotte Aubin), a 30-year-old she meets on a dating app. New York Asian Film Festival’s ‘Queer Unbound’ program showcases LGBTQ features
  • Wet Leg's “Moisturizer debuts July 10. July LGBTQ music: Wet Leg’s ‘Moisturizer’ and Lido Pimienta’s ‘Caribenya’
  • “Mary Oliver: Saved By The Beauty Of The World," directed by Sasha Waters, opens at IFC Center July 3rd. ‘Mary Oliver’ documentary tells the story of a lesbian poet through her aesthetic
  • Robin Byrd. Q&A: Robin Byrd, ‘Bang My Box’ directors look back on her TV legacy in new documentary

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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