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Nightlife

A club room at Ridgewood nightclub Earthly Delights, which is transitioning to a private event-only venue before ultimately closing on Nov. 30.
Nightlife

Ridgewood nightclub Earthy Delights celebrates one-year anniversary amid looming closure

By Caryl Espinoza Jaen
Upon entering Oberon, patrons are greeted by a collection of mirrors and a sign introducing the space.
Nightlife

Oberon, a new queer cocktail bar, opens in Williamsburg 

By Matt Tracy
The Ritz Bar and Lounge.
Nightlife

From g Lounge to The Ritz, a new lease on nightlife

By Michael Shirey
Barracuda, known for its long-running "Star Search" drag show, first opened in 1995.
Nightlife

Barracuda closing down after three decades

By Matt Tracy
loafers cocktail bar
Brooklyn Paper

Lighten up: Loafers, a new gay cocktail bar, set to open on Court Street

The former nightclub known as The Q, which was located at 795 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, closed in 2023.
Legal

Setting the record straight: The Q nightclub owner speaks out

By Heather Cassell
A sunset view at the 2018 Pines Party.
Nightlife

Pines Party preview: What to know about Fire Island’s annual main event

By Matt Tracy
Mayor Eric Adams
AMNY

Op-ed | Keeping nightlife safe in New York City

"Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé," which debuted earlier this month, chronicles the music star's 2023 world tour.
Music

In New York City’s queer bars, Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ remains unmuted

By Vincent Anthony
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
Musician Martin St. Lawrence (left) and general manager Daniel Tobey (right) accept the 2023 Village Award for The Monster Bar from Village Preservation at Cooper Union’s Great Hall on June 13. Penny Arcade (seated, far right) emceed the event.
Nightlife

The Monster: a place for all of us

By Erasmo Guerra
The former nightclub known as The Q, which was located at 795 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, closed in 2023.
Nightlife

Gay nightlife promoter speaks out amid legal fallout over The Q nightclub

By Heather Cassell
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Bronx Times

Closed: The gay nightlife scene in the Bronx goes out of business

John Umberger, 33, was found dead in May of 2022 after leaving The Q, a gay nightclub.
Crime

Indictments, but no arrests yet, in gay nightlife deaths

By Heather Cassell
The now-shuttered Hell's kitchen nightclub known as The Q.
Nightlife

The Q, troubled Hell’s Kitchen queer nightclub, apparently shutters

By Heather Cassell
The now-shuttered Hell's kitchen nightclub known as The Q.
Nightlife

NYC gay nightlife promoters facing multiple allegations

By Heather Cassell

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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Murmuration Theatre Co Presents you are
Today, 7 pm

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

OUT/PLAY proudly kicks-off its Season 3
Today, 7 pm

OUT/PLAY Presents CAFFE CINO: One Acts
The Chain Theatre

Get ready to witness an unforgettable ni
Today, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
Pink Metal

Meet your new bestie! Go Fish, Girl! is
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Go Fish, Girl! ; Make new friends over board games!
The Tiny Cupboard

Fusing the soul of bluegrass with the sp
Tomorrow, 8 pm

Country Gongbang
LeFrak Concert Hall

ARIADNE IN AMERICA is a queer chamber op
Tomorrow, 8 pm

Ariadne in America
the cell theatre

Join the conversation as Masculine Ident
Oct. 11, 10 am

“Visibility Through Voices” LGBTQ Conference
The LGBT Center

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

  • (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
  • (L to R) Pamela Shaw, Alan Ceppos, Audrey Heffernan Meyer, Brian Mason, Molly Chiffer, and Jordan Lage in "The Art of Leaving." Do I stay or do I go? Actor Alan Ceppos on the new play ‘Art of Leaving’

Crime

  • 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
  • U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles

Perspectives

  • 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 at 316 Eighth Avenue. 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
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity

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