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History

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
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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
Filmmaker Historian Beau Lancaster, who is working on a documentary called “Gay, Black, and Blue: The Raid on Blues Bar.”
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Gay historian brings attention to 1982 Blues Bar raid

By Heather Cassell
The Lesbian Herstory Archives' building in Park Slope.
History

Community welcomes Lesbian Herstory Archives’ Brooklyn landmark

By Heather Cassell
Martin Luther King Jr. speaking.
History

Bayard Rustin Center observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Matt Tracy
Andrew Berman, Randy Wicker, Ken Lustbader, and Brad Hoylman unveil a plaque at Julius'
History

Julius’ Bar designated as NYC landmark in unanimous vote

By Matt Tracy
A mirror at Julius' Bar.
Nightlife

Sip-In Anniversary at Julius’ 55 Years Later

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
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Cinema

Documentary Highlights History of Women in Electronic Music

By Steve Erickson
Comedian Margaret Cho performs at the 2019 World Pride NYC and Stonewall 50th LGBTQ Pride Closing Ceremony in Times Square in New York
Cinema

Revry Offers Free Queer Movies for Women’s History Month

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
In Newly Released Audio, Bayard Rustin Talks About His Gay Identity
Cinema

Netflix Biopic to Focus on Bayard Rustin

By Matt Tracy
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Books

Queer Palestinians: Forging a New Paradigm

By Michael Luongo
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Around Town

History, Queer & Otherwise, Comes Alive in Midtown

By Nicholas Boston

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Manifesting Marilyn: The Making of an Icon
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Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 6pm
July 2, all day

Queens: The Art of Drag & NYC at Culture Lab LIC
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July 2, 7 pm

H@PPY F@GGOT (A Queer love letter from a member of Generation-X) at The Queerly Festival
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Slapdash! The Retro Variety Game Show
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Arts

  • Last October, President Trump, like presidents before him, issued an executive proclamation declaring Oct. 11, 2025, General Pulaski Memorial Day.Was General Pulaski a Revolutionary War Intersex Hero?
  • “Drunken Noodles," directed by Lucio Castro, opened June 25 at the IFC Center. Q&A with ‘Drunken Noodles’ director Lucio Castro
  • If America were handing out scores for the stories it chooses to remember, LGBTQ+ ballroom culture would earn a verdict without hesitation: tens across the board.Tens Across the Board: Why Ballroom Culture Belongs at the Center of LGBTQ+ History
  • HanJie_NQTStagingPride_May_2Staging Pride helps queer youth express themselves through theater
  • Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural. Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

Perspectives

  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • 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 

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