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Bronx Times

‘Be yourself. Live in your truth’ Solera, the only gay nightclub in the Bronx, officially opens

Congressmember Sarah McBride.

Cinema

‘State of Firsts’ Q&A: Filmmaker Chase Joynt recalls capturing Sarah McBride’s historic rise to Congress

By Gary M. Kramer

“Camp," directed by Avalon Fast, opens June 26 at the IFC Center.

Cinema

Avalon Fast’s ‘Camp’ delivers on supernatural storylines, but struggles to convey queer joy and empowerment

By Gary M. Kramer

This year marked the 29th annual edition of Folsom Street East, which originally started as “The Leather County Fair."

Arts

New frontiers at Folsom Street East and beyond

By Michael Shirey

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Bronx Times

‘The largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in the Bronx’ Bronx Pride celebrates 28 years of acceptance

Billy Porter and Les Cagelles in "La Cage Aux Folles."

Theater

“La Cage” returns at City Center, offering a new look at a now-classic musical

By Christopher Byrne

If “Leviticus” becomes a hit, one hopes that it might create space for further queer voices in horror.

Cinema

‘Leviticus’: Gay teenagers battle a monster created by homophobia

By Steve Erickson

“Maddie’s Secret,” directed by John Early, is running at IFC Center.

Cinema

Maddie’s Secret’: A campy yet sincere drag melodrama

By Steve Erickson

Alice Kremelberg, director Adrienne Campbell-Holt, playwright Victoria Lynne Barclay, and Colby Minifie.

Theater

‘Camping’: Love and repression in an intimate tent setting

By Donna Aceto

Myra Molloy as Sonya and Maya Da Costa as Coley in “Girls Like Girls."

Cinema

In ‘Girls Like Girls,’ Hayley Kiyoko turns from sapphic pop star to filmmaker, telling the same story

By Steve Erickson

Downtown Boys.

Music

June LGBTQ music: Downtown Boys’ ‘Public Luxury’ and Andrew Sa’s ‘American Rough’

By Steve Erickson

“The Devil Queen,” directed by Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, opens June 19 at the Alamo Lower Manhattan.

Cinema

Colorful costumes, drag queens, and bloodletting: Brazilian gangster film ‘The Devil Queen’ gets 4k restoration

By Gary M. Kramer

Director Saheem Ali's Public Theater production of “Romeo and Juliet."

Theater

Central Park comes alive with ‘Romeo and Juliet’

By Christopher Byrne

Qween Jean holds her Tony award while surrounded by attendees at the "Broadway is Trans" fundraiser.

Theater

‘Broadway is Trans’ fundraiser draws theater stars

By Donna Aceto

“Something You Should Know About Me” is writer/director Andy Fidoten’s romcom about Al (EJ Marcus) a trans cartoonist with low self-esteem who heads out to a queer comics intensive (not “gay cartoon camp”) with his trans bestie, Jesse (Morgan Sullivan).

Cinema

16 queer films at this year’s Tribeca Festival

By Gary M. Kramer

“By Hook Or By Crook” opens at Anthology Film Archives June 12.

Cinema

‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later

By Steve Erickson

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