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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

Andy (Jake Mosser) and Luis (Euriamis Losada) in “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!"

Cinema

Q&A: Director Todd Stephens on the re-release of ‘Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!’

By Gary M. Kramer

James Anthony finally has a dance party to call his own: Unspeakable Joy.

Music

DJ James Anthony brings down the house with Unspeakable Joy

By David Kennerley

Galina Jovovich and Anna Baryshnikov in "Idiotka."

Cinema

Affable satire ‘Idiotka’ coasts by on its charm

By Gary M. Kramer

Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda are owned by 2022 Impact Award winners Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon.

Brooklyn-based Club Lambda set to permanently close

By Matt Tracy

“Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It," directed by Paris Barclay, opens Feb. 20 at Film Forum.

Cinema

‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’ charts the rise and fall of a troubled gay musician

By Steve Erickson

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Assemblyman Michael Benedetto thanks his supporters at the Bronx Havana Room, as he secures another term representing Assembly District 82.

Assemblyman Michael Benedetto secures re-election in District 82

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