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(L to R) Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi, and Josh O'Connor as Patrick in "Challengers."
Cinema

In ‘Challengers,’ repressed desire is tested on the tennis court

By Steve Erickson
Claire Rousay is pictured in conjunction with her album release in April.
Music

April LGBTQ music: Pet Shop Boys and Claire Rousay

By Steve Erickson
Kyle Ramar Freeman as Lion, Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Phillip Johnson Richardson as Tinman, and Avery Wilson as Scarecrow in "The Wiz."
Theater

‘The Wiz’ is a revival that’s right for our time

By Christopher Byrne
Narwhal Divers exploring Cozumel’s Playacar Reef on the company’s first dive trip to Mexico.
Travel

Trans-led scuba diving company caters to queer travelers

By Heather Cassell
Edwin Joseph, Shannon Delijani, Lloyd Reshard Jr., and Emily Margevich in "Eugene Onegin."
Theater

Heartbeat Opera spins ‘Eugene Onegin’ and introduces ‘The Extinctionist’

By Sherri Rase
“Egoist,” directed by Daishi Matsunaga, opens April 19 at the IFC Center.
Cinema

Q&A with ‘Egoist’ director Daishi Matsunaga

By Gary M. Kramer
John Jarboe
Metro Philadelphia

‘John Jarboe: The Rose Garden’ was inspired by a local creative’s personal journey

"Sperm Donor Wanted (or, The Unnamed Baby Play)" runs through April 28.
Theater

‘Sperm Donor Wanted’ review: And baby makes five?

By David Kennerley
Books

Report: LGBTQ titles lead growing list of banned books in US

By Matt Tracy
Director Goran Stolevski on the set of "Housekeeping for Beginners."
Cinema

Q&A with ‘Housekeeping for Beginners’ filmmaker Goran Stolevski

By Gary M. Kramer
“The People’s Joker," directed by Vera Drew, opens April 5 at IFC Center.
Cinema

‘The People’s Joker’: satirical queer intellectual property

By Steve Erickson
Patricia Rozema
Cinema

Lesbian director Patricia Rozema reflects on her filmmaking work

By Gary M. Kramer
Jinkx Monsoon as Audrey in "Little Shop of Horrors."
Theater

Jinkx Monsoon takes on the role of Audrey in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

By Ellie J Rudy
“Good One” builds to a potent story of a girl pressured into independence by having to share space with men.
Cinema

New Directors/‌New Films serves up a glimpse into the future of queer cinema

By Steve Erickson
Director Dustin Wills, a 2023 Obie winner, is leading his first local operatic production.
Theater

Opera preview: Queering ‘Eugene Onegin’ at Heartbeat Opera

By David Shengold
"The Plural of He" runs until July 21 at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.
Galleries

Group exhibition engages the past lives of Colin Robinson, late godfather of New York and Caribbean LGBTQ+ movements

By Nicholas Boston

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Arts

  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes
  • Nicolas Moncayo as Amory Legato. From Texas to New York: Nicolas Moncayo brings Southern charm as Amory Legato in ‘Memoirs of a Drag Queen’

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

  • 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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