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"Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung Fire Island" series.

Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future

By Nicholas Boston

James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.”

Cinema

‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction

By Gary M. Kramer

Kristen Chenoweth as Jackie Siegel in “The Queen of Versailles."

Theater

Meandering and unfocused, ‘The Queen of Versailles’ collapses under its own weight

By Christopher Byrne

“Peaches Goes Bananas," directed by Marie Loisier, opened at Anthology Film Archives Dec. 3.

Cinema

‘Peaches Goes Bananas’ presents three-dimensional portrait of a queer rock star

By Steve Erickson

State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald.

Health

New York State Health Department’s ‘Unfiltered’ docuseries aims to fight HIV stigma, racial disparities

By Amber Sexton

Jara Sofija Ostan as Lucia and Mina Svajger as Ana-Maria in a scene from Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girl.

Cinema

Choir trip sparks teen’s awakening in coming-of-age film ‘Little Trouble Girls’

By Gary M. Kramer

“100 Nights of Hero," directed by Julia Jackman, opens Dec. 3.

Cinema

‘100 Nights of Hero’: A lesbian fantasy set in a colorful alternate universe

By Steve Erickson

Playwright Dave Osmundsen's “Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism" runs at the HERE Arts Center in Lower Manhattan from Dec. 4 through 14.

Theater

‘Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism’ subverts tropes to attain authenticity

By David Kennerley

Filmmaker Charlie Spickler (left) on the set of "Outcast Nation."

Cinema

‘Outcast Nation’ documentary highlights ‘staggering’ scale of LGBTQ homelessness in NYC

By Matt Tracy

"The Web: The Birth and Legacy of New York's First Asian Gay Bar" is on display at Gallery 456 until Dec. 5.

A bar of our own: Archival photographs revive legacy of NYC Asian gay bar The Web

By Nicholas Boston

Attendees and Grantees Gather for a Photo

Nightlife grants awarded to several non-profits serving LGBTQ New Yorkers

By Amber Sexton

“Cactus Pears,” directed by Rohan Kanawade, opens Nov. 21 at the IFC Center.

Cinema

Q&A: Director Rohan Kanawade on his gay Indian romantic drama ‘Cactus Pears’

By Gary M. Kramer

Lea Delaria kicked off her monthly residency at the Stonewall Inn this month.

Comedy

Comedian Lea DeLaria begins monthly residency at Stonewall Inn

By Donna Aceto

Maraluisa Ernst’s “A Place of Absence” speaks from the family history of the director, who is queer and non-binary.

Cinema

DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates

By Steve Erickson

Michael Urie in "Richard II."

Theater

A powerful ‘Richard II’: Michael Urie brings insight, depth, and passion to Shakespeare

By Christopher Byrne

An exhibit on display offers highlights from New York City's drag history, as chronicled in the book, “The Drag Queens of New York," by Julian Fleisher.

Arts

Exhibit recalls the ‘sleazy goodness’ behind the East Village’s drag history

By Dashiell Allen

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Hanks+Saloon

Third annual Red Hook Film Festival celebrates local filmmakers

immunization

North Central Bronx Hospital reaches record highs in child immunization rates

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024.

Governing party wins second term in Bahamas

Police at crime scene in Staten Island

Man stabs girlfriend to death inside Brooklyn apartment: cops