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Cinema

Bilal Hasna in "Layla."
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Five queer films to watch at Sundance Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer
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How ‘The Color Purple’ became the feel-good flick for white gay men

By Nicholas Boston
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Colman Domingo, Jodie Foster highlight queer Oscar nods

By Matt Tracy
Laurel Holloman in "The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love.
Cinema

Film Forum’s ‘Sapph-O-Rama’ to showcase lesbian films

By Gary M. Kramer
“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
"Long Live Montero," a documentary on Lil Nas X and his 2022-23 tour, hits HBO and MAX on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m.
Cinema

Documentary on Lil Nas X’s ‘Long Live Montero’ tour to debut on HBO Jan. 27

By Matt Tracy
"You Can't Stay Here" opens Jan. 5 at the IFC Center.
Cinema

Cruising in the Ramble: Q&A with Todd Verow & Guillermo Díaz of ‘You Can’t Stay Here’

By Gary M. Kramer
“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
“Huesera: The Bone Woman,” directed by Michelle Garza Cervera, was a top lesbian horror film of the year.
Cinema

The year in queer: Best and worst films of 2023

By Gary M. Kramer
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
Billy Porter, Christopher Woodley, and Luke Evans in "Our Son."
Cinema

‘Our Son’ Q&A: Gay City News interview with Billy Porter, Luke Evans, and Bill Oliver

By Gary M. Kramer
Nia and Katie in "We Live Here: We Live Here: The Midwest."
Cinema

Q&A: ‘We Live Here: The Midwest’ director Melinda Maerker on queer life in the heartland

By Gary M. Kramer
Queer Nero and Andrés Erickson in "Bad Together."
Cinema

Q&A: Andrés Erickson and Queer Niro give meaning to friendship in ‘Bad Together’

By Gary M. Kramer
"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

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Arts

  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’
  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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
  • 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

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