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Haider (Ali Junejo) and Biba (Alina Khan) in "Joyland," opening April 7 at Film Forum.

Cinema

Q&A: Saim Sadiq and Alina Khan open up about Pakistani film ‘Joyland’

By Gary M. Kramer

The queer Hell's kitchen nightclub known as The Q has apparently closed down.

The Q, troubled Hell’s Kitchen queer nightclub, apparently shutters

By Heather Cassell

Activist Jason Rosenberg holds up a sign outlining ACT UP's core demand to Simon & Schuster.

Books

ACT UP, GLAAD target Simon & Schuster HQ over ‘AIDS denialism’ book

By Matt Tracy

Derek Christopher Murphy and Max Kantor in "Rough Trade."

Theater

‘Rough Trade’ review: Surviving modern gay New York

By Christopher Byrne

Noah J. Ricketts (Kevin), Frankie Grande (Nico), and Troy Iwata (Reggie) in "Summoning Sylvia," available for streaming April 7.

Cinema

LGBTQ streaming: What to watch in April

By Gary M. Kramer

"Disco Boy" is writer/director Giacomo Abbruzzese’s homoerotic and hypnotic character study.

Cinema

Queer-themed films slated for New Directors/‌New Films festival

By Gary M. Kramer

Pakistani director/cowriter Saim Sadiq’s extraordinary feature debut, “Joyland,” depicts the relationship that develops between the married Haider (Ali Junejo) and the trans Biba (Alina Khan) when he takes a job as one of her backup dancers.

Cinema

Spring LGBTQ film guide: What to watch this season

By Gary M. Kramer

The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art's current exhibition, “Images on which to build, 1970s – 1990s,” runs until July 30.

The archive is the agent: Exhibition charts trans, feminist, and lesbian educational projects of the 1970s to 1990s

By Nicholas Boston

"The Five Devils" opens March 27th at the Angelika Film Center.

Cinema

‘The Five Devils’: smells, supernatural powers, and ominous imagery

By Steve Erickson

Patrons discuss Craig Anthony Miller’s (aka CAM) artwork on the wall from their bar stool at Superfine’s sunken bar in September 2022.

Food

Brooklyn’s queer-owned Superfine restaurant blends art, food, and music

By Heather Cassell

The electronic punk duo Sleaford Mods are up to their 12th album.

Music

March LGBTQ music: Sleaford Mods and 100 gecs

By Steve Erickson

Three people in a scene from "Rodeo."

Cinema

Q&A with “Rodeo” filmmaker Lola Quivoron

By Gary M. Kramer

Beth B's “Two Small Bodies"part of “Sex, Power & Money: Films by Beth B” at Metrograph March 10-13.

Cinema

Beth B’s films look back at a queer, punk downtown New York scene

By Steve Erickson

Sabine Devieilhe as Sister Constance in Poulenc's "Dialogues des Carmélites."

Theater

From Schubert to Strayhorn, gay composers find voice in New York and Paris

By David Shengold

Matt de Rogatis and Frederick Weller in a scene from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

Cinema

A scorching, refreshed ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’

By David Kennerley

A scene in "Calls from Moscow."

Cinema

‘Calls from Moscow’ follows four queer Cuban migrants holed up in Russia

By Nicholas Boston

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