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Arts

George Strus is the founding artistic director of Breaking the Binary.
Theater

Theatre festival fosters community among trans, non-binary, two-spirit artists

By David Kennerley
Schuyler Bailar is the author of He/She/They
Books

Schuyler Bailar’s ‘He/‌She/‌They’ invites everyone to learn about gender

By Dashiell Allen
Marley Armstrong.
Theater

Cocktail Magique will draw you to Brooklyn

By Christopher Byrne
"The Persian Version," directed by Maryam Keshavarz, opens Oct. 20.
Cinema

‘The Persian Version’ gets lost in translation

By Steve Erickson
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Cinema

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ presents courtroom drama, death, and marital issues

By Steve Erickson
“Nyad” stars Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, the lesbian who, at age 60, swam from Cuba to Florida.
Cinema

NewFest offers robust slate of queer features, documentaries, and shorts

By Gary M. Kramer
Golden Collier at the New York Queer Zine Fair on Saturday, October 7. Collier makes zines that center “marginalized people of the African diaspora.”
Arts

Banjos, birds, and gender euphoria at the New York Queer Zine Fair

By Dashiell Allen
Eismayer (Gerhard Liebmann) and Falak (Luka Dimic) in "Eismayer."
Cinema

‘Eismayer’ illustrates the power of love in the military

By Gary M. Kramer
“Down Low," directed by Rightor Doyle, is available Oct. 10 on demand.
Cinema

‘Down Low’ makes for painfully humorless comedy

By Gary M. Kramer
“Strange Way of Life” and “The Human Voice," directed by Pedro Almodovar, opened Oct. 4.
Cinema

A queer western on a double bill of Pedro Almodovar shorts

By Steve Erickson
Emcee Dev Doee stands in the spotlight at GMHC's event at City Winery on Oct. 5
Around Town

GMHC combines drag performances with casino games to raise money

By Donna Aceto
A documentary is revisiting the murder of Matthew Shepard, who was killed 25 years ago this month.
Television

Documentary to revisit Matthew Shepard’s death 25 years later

By Matt Tracy
Artist Karen "KayLove" Pedrosa poses in front of the mural she painted for the SAGE Center in the Bronx.
Arts

Mural celebrates the LGBTQ community’s diversity at SAGE Center Bronx

By Dashiell Allen
The New York Film Festival's “All of Us Strangers” finds a new twist in the coming out story, one that reflects the changes in gay life since the ‘80s and the fact that many people do wait till middle age to speak openly to their parents.
Cinema

New York Film Festival stars LGBTQ directors, themes

By Steve Erickson
Arnie Burton and James Daly in 'Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors.'
Theater

‘Dracula’ goes to camp in hilarious new telling of classic tale

By Christopher Byrne
Books

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

By Hillel Italie, AP

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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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