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History

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Queer Ghosts of Brooklyn’ running tour uncovers an oft-erased history

Belvedere
Fire Island News

FOR SALE: Fire Island’s Belvedere Guest House for Men

John Whyte with Panzi
Fire Island News

50 Years of Invading Fire Island Pines

The entrance of Mount Morris Baths.
History

What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge

By Charles Michael Smith
Portrait of Belle da Costa Greene, 1911, by the photographer Clarence H. White.
Galleries

Morgan Library honors the dual life of inaugural director Belle da Costa Greene

By Nicholas Boston
James Baldwin Library of Congress photo by Carl Van Vechten
Fire Island News

OUT SOUTH SHORE: James Baldwin’s Fire Island

The Gay Activists Alliance protest the Brooklyn Board of Education, 1971.
History

Online exhibit highlights New York City’s fight for a gay rights bill

By Stephen Petrus
History

Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history

By Jennifer Peltz, AP
Leslie Lohman Museum of Art
AMNY

Pride Month: What happened here in New York?

Harvey Milk sits at Mayor George Moscone's desk in 1978.
History

On Harvey Milk Day, remember his New York roots

By Matt Tracy
An exhibition about Italian LGBTQ history from 1982-2002 is running until May 31 at NYU's Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò.
History

Exhibition revisits collective Italian LGBTQ activism from 1982-2002

By Nicholas Boston
Marsha P. Johnson State Park is one of the 48 locations included in the NYC LGBT Historic Sites' Black History Month collection.
History

Dozens of NYC’s LGBTQ historic sites in the spotlight for Black History Month

By Matt Tracy
The American LGBTQ+ museum's first traveling exhibit celebrates the history of Lambda Legal.
History

American LGBTQ+ Museum’s first traveling exhibition celebrates Lambda Legal’s history

By Dashiell Allen
Stonewall Park
History

Storytelling show at Stonewall celebrates LGBTQ history

By David Kennerley
Kabukie Starshine, 1993
History

Linda Simpson’s ‘Drag Explosion’ recalls ’80s and ’90s scene

By Kathleen Warnock
Charles Silverstein (left) and his partner at the time, William Bory.
History

Some events leading to the deletion of homosexuality as mental disorder by the APA

By Charles Silverstein

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Tomorrow, 6 pm

FEMALE MISBEHAVIOR: THE FILMS OF MONIKA TREUT
Anthology Film Archives

***Educational Session w/ Juli Grey-Owen
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Gender Empowerment Series: The Language of Gender
Cinema Arts Centre

Join Brooklyn and Miami-based interdisci
Tomorrow, 7 pm

CELIA CRUZ 100: Migguel Anggelo’s ICONS
Joe’s Pub

Friday, October 16th Doors 7:30PM (pre-s
Oct. 16, 7:30 am

Not Your Uncle Tony: Comedy by Misfit Italian Americans
Capish?! Club: Misfit Comedy Space

Murmuration Theatre Co Presents you are
Oct. 16, 7 pm

you are seen (Murmuration Theatre Co @ The Makers’ Space)
Makers’ Space

Harvest a hottie this Sukkot at The Jewi
Oct. 16, 7 pm

The Jewish Dating Game – LGBTJEW!
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TARRYTOWN is a haunting queer, modern re
Oct. 16, 7:30 pm

TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
the cell theatre

WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Oct. 24, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

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Arts

  • Liam Oh as Ray McAffey and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in "Boots." ‘Boots’ marches through life in the marines in the shadow of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
  • (L to R) Ayo Edebiri as Maggie and Julia Roberts as Alma in "After the Hunt." ‘After the Hunt’ mistakes arbitrary plot twists for complex thought
  • Jay Som's 'Belong' debuts Oct. 10. October LGBTQ music: Khalid’s ‘After the Sun Goes Down’ and Jay Som’s ‘Belong’
  • ACT UP members join ‘Fairyland’ screening and Q&A
  • “Kiss of the Spider Woman," directed by Bill Condon, opens October 9 in wide release. ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ updates its perspective, 40 years after the original

Crime

  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing

Perspectives

  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

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More from Around NYC

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Brooklyn Paper

Bankrupt, structurally unsafe Brooklyn Mirage files for demolition

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Bronx Times

Permits filed for residential building with 42 units in Hunts Point

Jamaican singer Sean Paul.
Caribbean Life

Sean Paul breaks new ground with landmark global tour

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AMNY

CASINO RACE UPSET: MGM Resorts pulls Yonkers bid, leaving three in the running for as many NYC-area gaming licenses

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