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Arts

The main event of the Drag Isn’t Dangerous Campaign is a one-night-only telethon hosted by some of the biggest names in drag on May 7.
Advocacy

Drag superstars to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation with telethon

By Ellie J Rudy
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Cinema

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’: The glorious chaos of a rock’n’roll pioneer

By Steve Erickson
Vore (Eero Milonoff) and Tina (Eva Melander) in "Border."
Cinema

Anthology Film Archives delivers trans-inclusive programs and shorts

By Gary M. Kramer
Marcel Spears and Calvin Leon Smith in "Fat Ham."
Theater

‘Fat Ham’ a tragicomic romp about identity, Black masculinity, and queerness

By David Kennerley
Out gay filmmaker François Ozon's film, "Everything Went Fine," opens April 14 at the Quad Cinema.
Cinema

‘Everything Went Fine’: Gay filmmaker François Ozon gently navigates assisted dying

By Gary M. Kramer
The seance scene from Summoning Sylvia
AMNY

Troy Iwata talks queer joy and hilarious haunts in new LGBTQ+ horror-comedy film ‘Summoning Sylvia’

Mitch Kellaway (right), then the publisher of Transgress Press, with brother Owen at the 2014 Rainbow Book Fair.
Books

Rainbow Book Fair slated to return after two years off

By Matt Tracy
Artist Niccolo Cosme curated a photo series in an effort to advocate for just and equitable HIV/AIDS care.
Health

Filipino HIV/AIDS advocate’s art series uses HIV-positive blood for awareness

By Rohan Zhou-Lee
"Hilma," directed by Lasse Hallström, opens April 14 at the Quad Cinema.
Cinema

‘Hilma’ celebrates artist’s achievements in tasteful biopic

By Gary M. Kramer
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Bronx Times

Closed: The gay nightlife scene in the Bronx goes out of business

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Music

April LGBTQ music: Yaeji’s ‘With a Hammer’ and Joy Oladokun’s ‘Proof of Life’

By Steve Erickson
A remastered version of "The Doom Generation" opens on April 7 at the IFC Center.
Cinema

Q&A: Gregg Araki and James Duval revisit ‘The Doom Generation’

By Gary M. Kramer
Mickalene Thomas.
Galleries

Mickalene Thomas honors Pauli Murray in mosaic mural at Yale 

By Nicholas Boston
Gaten Matarazzo, Annaleigh Ashford, Josh Groban, Nathan Salstone and the company of "Sweeney Todd."
Theater

‘Sweeney Todd’ is back with a vengeance

By Christopher Byrne
John Umberger, 33, was found dead in May of 2022 after leaving The Q, a gay nightclub.
Crime

Indictments, but no arrests yet, in gay nightlife deaths

By Heather Cassell
Haider (Ali Junejo) and Biba (Alina Khan) in "Joyland," opening April 7 at Film Forum.
Cinema

Q&A: Saim Sadiq and Alina Khan open up about Pakistani film ‘Joyland’

By Gary M. Kramer

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The Green Room 42 presents “Cast Party:
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OUT/PLAY has announced the New York City
April 10, all day

The Homosexuals
The Studio Theater at 520 8th Ave

THE TRUE STORY OF TAMARA DE LEMPICKA
April 10, 4:45 pm

Documentary: TAMERA DE LEMPICKA & THE ART OF SURVIVAL
AMC Empire 42nd Street

Callie and Sara meet in New York City an
April 10, 7 pm

5C Productions presents: Stop Kiss by Diana Son
The Vino Theater

From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
April 10, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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April 10, 8 pm

All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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April 11, 6 pm

Fagtasia Presents: SHE-CAGO
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TONEWALL is the super-charismatic queer
April 11, 7 pm

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Arts

  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists
  • “The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10. ‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter
  • "The Stranger," directed by François Ozon, opened April 3 at the Angelika and Film at Lincoln Center. In ‘The Stranger,’ gay director François Ozon adapts a classic French novel
  • "The Blue Trail," directed by Gabriel Mascaro, opened at Angelika Film Center April 3. Q&A: Director Gabriel Mascaro on dystopian drama ‘The Blue Trail’

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

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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