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Chita Rivera died on Jan. 30 at the age of 91.
Remembrance

Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91

By Mark Kennedy, AP
The Cherry Grove Community House and Theater.
Theater

Second annual New York Transgender Film Festival set for September

By Matt Tracy
Bilal Hasna in "Layla."
Cinema

Five queer films to watch at Sundance Film Festival

By Gary M. Kramer
Calvin Knegten, Raquel Sciacca, (Center) Patrick Porter, Jamie Heinlein, Aaron Kaplan, (back) London Carlisle, and Alex Herrera in "Pride House."
Theater

‘Pride House’ review: Epic storm shakes up queer haven in Cherry Grove

By David Kennerley
Cinema

How ‘The Color Purple’ became the feel-good flick for white gay men

By Nicholas Boston
Cinema

Colman Domingo, Jodie Foster highlight queer Oscar nods

By Matt Tracy
"Ibsen’s Ghost" runs Wednesday through Sunday at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Theater

Classics reclassified: Charles Busch takes on ‘Ibsen’s Ghost’

By Christopher Byrne
Laurel Holloman in "The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love.
Cinema

Film Forum’s ‘Sapph-O-Rama’ to showcase lesbian films

By Gary M. Kramer
Brent Sikkema, 75, who was killed in Brazil, made a name for himself in New York's art scene.
Crime

Man arrested in stabbing murder of NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema

By Matt Tracy
Television

LGBTQ honorees uplift trans rights at 75th Emmy Awards

By Matt Tracy
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine," directed by Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley, opens at Film Forum Jan. 12.
Cinema

‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ is an essential documentary on James Baldwin

By Steve Erickson
Sleater-Kinney's "Little Rope" debuts Jan. 19.
Music

January LGBTQ music: Kali Uchis and Sleater-Kinney

By Steve Erickson
"Long Live Montero," a documentary on Lil Nas X and his 2022-23 tour, hits HBO and MAX on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m.
Cinema

Documentary on Lil Nas X’s ‘Long Live Montero’ tour to debut on HBO Jan. 27

By Matt Tracy
"You Can't Stay Here" opens Jan. 5 at the IFC Center.
Cinema

Cruising in the Ramble: Q&A with Todd Verow & Guillermo Díaz of ‘You Can’t Stay Here’

By Gary M. Kramer
Kali Reis and Jodie Foster in "True Detective: Night Country."
Television

Showcasing out actors Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, ‘True Detective’ makes triumphant return

By Steve Erickson
Mayor Eric Adams
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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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