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Books

‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan

By Dashiell Allen

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Brooklyn Paper

New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists

“The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10.

Cinema

‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter

By Steve Erickson

"The Stranger," directed by François Ozon, opened April 3 at the Angelika and Film at Lincoln Center.

Cinema

In ‘The Stranger,’ gay director François Ozon adapts a classic French novel

By Steve Erickson

"The Blue Trail," directed by Gabriel Mascaro, opened at Angelika Film Center April 3.

Cinema

Q&A: Director Gabriel Mascaro on dystopian drama ‘The Blue Trail’

By Gary M. Kramer

An angel stands at the edge of the East River against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline.

Angelic portraits explore the tender side of the male form at NYC’s queer landmarks

By Dashiell Allen

Arkanoii Dante Guzman with their work, entitled, “Dissection of my Reflections."

The Center hosts Transgender Day of Visibility art exhibition

By Donna Aceto

New Directors/New Films will showcase out gay actor and writer John Early’s arch feature directorial debut, “Maddie’s Secret”

Cinema

Several queer films set to screen at 55th annual New Directors/‌New Films festival

By Gary M. Kramer

“The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn.

Cinema

Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’

By Gary M. Kramer

“Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center.

Cinema

In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus

By Steve Erickson

“Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30.

Cinema

Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films

By Gary M. Kramer

HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026.

Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present

By Nicholas Boston

Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection.

The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

By David Kennerley

Angelo Madsen is the director of "A Body to Live In."

Cinema

Q&A: Trans director Angelo Madsen on Fakir Musafar and ‘A Body to Live In’

By Steve Erickson

Anjimile's “You’re Free To Go” debuts March 13.

Music

March LGBTQ music: Morrissey’s ‘Make-up Is a Lie’ and Anjimile’s ‘You’re Free To Go’

By Steve Erickson

Eloy Pohu in "Enzo."

Cinema

Overview of LGBTQ-themed films at Rendez-vous with French Cinema

By Steve Erickson

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Awarding-winning, Brooklyn-based Fashion Designer Roger Gary, left, with a model wearing a swimwear from his Spring, Summer Resort collection, recently shown on the runway of Summer Sizzle fashion show, in the British Virgin Islands.

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