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Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music.

Music

April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’

By Steve Erickson

The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center.

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

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