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"Forever After" is playing at The Flea Theater through Aug. 26.
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TOSOS revives Doric Wilson delight ‘Forever After’

By Sherri Rase
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Bryan Batt returns to Off-Broadway with ‘Pay the Writer’

By Christopher Byrne
Joe Locke (center) with his "Heartstopper" co-star Kit Connor (left) at the Capital Pride Parade in Washington, DC.
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‘Heartstopper’ star Joe Locke comes out as gay

By Emily Sawaked
Jaboukie is known for his work in comedy — and his music builds off his experience in that area.
Music

August LGBTQ music: Shamir and Jaboukie

By Steve Erickson
Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez star as Prince Henry and Alex Claremont-Diaz in "Red, White & Royal Blue."
Cinema

‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ is a fairy tale come to life

By Michael Shirey
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AMNY

Local bands to take Coney Island stage at Queer Clown Bat Mitzvah show

Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges in "Brokeback Mountain" at Sohoplace.
Theater

LGBTQ issues take center stage in London

By Andy Humm
"Shortcomings," directed by Randall Park and written by Adrian Tomine, features a straight man and his lesbian best friend.
Cinema

Straight man and lesbian bond together in amusing ‘Shortcomings’ dramedy

By Gary M. Kramer
O'Shae Sibley was listening to Beyoncé's music before he was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn on July 29.
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Beyonce pays tribute to O’Shae Sibley

By Emily Sawaked
Ira Sach's "Passages" is at the IFC Center and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Cinema

Q&A: ‘Passages’ filmmaker Ira Sachs opens up about his ‘personal film’

By Gary M. Kramer
In "The Watermelon Woman," Cheryl Duyne starts a video documentary project investigating Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards' history and makes some startling discoveries.
Cinema

LGBTQ streaming: What to watch in August

By Gary M. Kramer
"Kokomo City" opened July 28 at IFC Center.
Cinema

‘Kokomo City’ gives Black trans sex workers a platform to speak with frankness

By Steve Erickson
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Theater

‘Chanteuse’: a tale of gay resistance in Nazi Germany

By Christopher Byrne
Music

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

By Sylvia Hui, AP
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Affordable Fashion Giant Primark Expands in New York with Kevin Tulip

The Original Fairy Godmother with assembled princesses in "Once Upon A One More Time."
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‘Once Upon a One More Time’: a classic tale told anew to the tune of Britney Spears

By Christopher Byrne

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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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Target Margin Theater’s anchor pro
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This is Real
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From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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Southern Brooklyn’s only weekly drag sho
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All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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After being heavily mocked online by Sta
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Revenge of the Soy Boy
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Relive the best dance music of the 90s a
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Pantheon: A Classic Queer Dance Party
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Trans Voices Cabaret returns with a bran
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Trans Voices Cabaret at Caveat
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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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