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Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

By Hillel Italie, AP
Club flyers of the past, collected by David Kennerley, encapsulate New York City's LGBTQ nightlife.
Books

‘Getting In’ captures nostalgia of ’90s gay nightlife in NYC

By Christopher Murray
Actor Elliot Page came out as trans and non-binary in 2020.
Books

Elliot Page opens up about coming out and new book ‘Page Boy’

By Emily Sawaked
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Q&A: J K Chukwu debut novel finds the joy in survival

By Christopher Murray
Camryn Garrett, a 23-year-old queer Black author, recently came out with "Friday I'm in Love," a novel.
Books

Author’s book celebrates LGBTQ visibility, identity

By Erasmo Guerra
From L-R, Mickey Mahoney, Lilly Wachowski, Samiya Bashir and Harper Zacharias on the red carpet at the 35th Annual Lambda Literary Awards in New York on Friday June 9, 2023.
Books

In midtown, glamorous Lammy Awards return to a sense of normalcy

By Michael Luongo
From left to Right: Glory Edim, Kim Coleman Foote, and Sarah Jessica Parker during a May 24 keynote panel at the US Book Show, held at New York University’s Kimmel Center May 22 to 25, 2023.
Books

LGBTQ themes highlight US Book Show

By Michael Luongo
Mitch Kellaway (right), then the publisher of Transgress Press, with brother Owen at the 2014 Rainbow Book Fair.
Books

Rainbow Book Fair slated to return after two years off

By Matt Tracy
Activist Jason Rosenberg holds up a sign outlining ACT UP's core demand to Simon & Schuster.
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ACT UP, GLAAD target Simon & Schuster HQ over ‘AIDS denialism’ book

By Matt Tracy
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Q&A: Author John Irving discusses new novel championing sexual minorities

By Christopher Murray
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Non-Fiction Books About the LGBT Community for All Ages

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PEN 100 brings attention to book banning, LGBTQ history

By Michael Luongo
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Smithtown Library reverses ban on Pride displays, books

By Matt Tracy
Books

All about poppers: Q&A with “Deep Sniff” author Adam Zmith

By Nicholas Boston
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John Weir shares his “impressions of the truth”

By Paul Schindler
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Lammy Nods Highlight Top LGBTQ Books

By Kathleen Warnock

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The Arkell Museum presents a solo exhibi
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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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THE TRUE STORY OF TAMARA DE LEMPICKA
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Documentary: TAMERA DE LEMPICKA & THE ART OF SURVIVAL
AMC Empire 42nd Street

Callie and Sara meet in New York City an
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5C Productions presents: Stop Kiss by Diana Son
The Vino Theater

From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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Southern Brooklyn’s only weekly drag sho
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All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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OUT/PLAY has announced the New York City
April 11, all day

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The Studio Theater at 520 8th Ave

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April 11, 6 pm

Fagtasia Presents: SHE-CAGO
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Arts

  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists
  • “The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10. ‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter
  • "The Stranger," directed by François Ozon, opened April 3 at the Angelika and Film at Lincoln Center. In ‘The Stranger,’ gay director François Ozon adapts a classic French novel

Crime

  • 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
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Perspectives

  • 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
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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