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Cinema

"Sinners" is an instant classic.
Cinema

Top 10 movies of 2025: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Cloud,’ and more

By Steve Erickson
"Kill the Jockey,” directed by Luis Ortega, ran at Film Forum earlier this year.
Cinema

The year in queer cinema: The best LGBTQ films of 2025

By Gary M. Kramer
Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Caden Burris, and Lennox Espy in Charlie Polinger’s "The Plague."
Cinema

Fear takes control in adolescent psychological thriller ‘The Plague’

By Gary M. Kramer
Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man."
Cinema

‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Two steps forward, one step back

By Steve Erickson
James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.” 
Cinema

‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction

By Gary M. Kramer
“Peaches Goes Bananas," directed by Marie Loisier, opened at Anthology Film Archives Dec. 3.
Cinema

‘Peaches Goes Bananas’ presents three-dimensional portrait of a queer rock star

By Steve Erickson
Jara Sofija Ostan as Lucia and Mina Svajger as Ana-Maria in a scene from Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girl.
Cinema

Choir trip sparks teen’s awakening in coming-of-age film ‘Little Trouble Girls’

By Gary M. Kramer
“100 Nights of Hero," directed by Julia Jackman, opens Dec. 3.
Cinema

‘100 Nights of Hero’: A lesbian fantasy set in a colorful alternate universe

By Steve Erickson
Filmmaker Charlie Spickler (left) on the set of "Outcast Nation."
Cinema

‘Outcast Nation’ documentary highlights ‘staggering’ scale of LGBTQ homelessness in NYC

By Matt Tracy
“Cactus Pears,” directed by Rohan Kanawade, opens Nov. 21 at the IFC Center.
Cinema

Q&A: Director Rohan Kanawade on his gay Indian romantic drama ‘Cactus Pears’

By Gary M. Kramer
Maraluisa Ernst’s “A Place of Absence” speaks from the family history of the director, who is queer and non-binary.
Cinema

DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates

By Steve Erickson
Evan Adams in "The Business of Fancydancing."
Cinema

Q&A: Filmmaker and actor discuss restoration of gay Native American film ‘The Business of Fancydancing’

By Gary M. Kramer
“Peter Hujar’s Day," directed by Ira Sachs, is running at Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center.
Cinema

‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ takes a trip back to New York’s gay arts scene in 1974

By Steve Erickson
"Bunny," directed by Ben Jacobsen, opens Nov. 7 in select theaters and premieres on VOD.
Cinema

‘Bunny’: 24 frantic hours in a sex worker’s life

By Steve Erickson
“Whoever Deserves It, Will be Immortal," by Nay Mendl, collects thoughts about mortality, regret, masculinity, and homophobia as four Cuban men of different ages.
Cinema

MIX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival to showcase dozens of short films

By Gary M. Kramer
Corey Fogelmanis as “Ben” and Miles Gutierrez-Riley as “Nathan” in "I Wish You All the Best."
Cinema

Tommy Dorfman’s heartfelt debut film, ‘I Wish You All the Best,’ gives non-binary youth a voice

By Gary M. Kramer

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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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Arts

  • New Directors/New Films will showcase out gay actor and writer John Early’s arch feature directorial debut, “Maddie’s Secret” Several queer films set to screen at 55th annual New Directors/‌New Films festival
  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present

Crime

  • 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
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

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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