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Rainbow balloons float in the air ahead of the NYC Pride March on the morning of June 29.

Pride

Guide to Pride Sunday: NYC Pride, Queer Liberation March, PrideFest, and more

By Matt Tracy

Albatross is one of three gay bars in Astoria owned by Nathan Finnegan and Dave Booher participating in Saturday's "Big Queer Scavenger Hunt."

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Astoria gay bars to host ‘Big Queer Scavenger Hunt’ celebrating local small businesses

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Bronx Times

‘Be yourself. Live in your truth’ Solera, the only gay nightclub in the Bronx, officially opens

The 2025 Drag March banner leads the way.

Pride

Pride weekend in NYC: Drag March, Harlem Pride, and Dyke March

By Matt Tracy

The 2025 Queer Liberation March banner leads the way.

Pride

Reclaim Pride Coalition’s eighth annual Queer Liberation March slated for June 28

By Matt Tracy

Ken Lustbader, Jonathan Ned Katz, Amanda Davis, and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum celebrate Eve Adams on June 17 after Kleinbaum led what was probably the only Kaddish ever recited for her.

History

NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project spotlights lesbian history and pays tribute to Eve Adams

By Donna Aceto

Community members look on while David France speaks at a gathering to remember Iris Long.

ACT UP remembers science-minded HIV/AIDS activist Iris Long

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto

The Lesbian Herstory Archives contingent marches along Fifth Avenue during Brooklyn Pride's twilight march on June 13.

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From day to night, thousands join energetic Brooklyn Pride festival and parade

By Dashiell Allen

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Gays Against Guns marks one decade since Pulse

By Donna Aceto

Community members carry a banner calling to mourn the dead and fight for the living.

PHOTOS: NYC AIDS Memorial vigil marks 45 years since CDC’s first report on epidemic

By Donna Aceto

Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks during his Pride event on June 9.

Pride

New York’s LGBTQ community joins Mayor Mamdani’s Pride celebration

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto

The Prospect Park Women's Softball League marches along Fifth Avenue at Brooklyn Pride in 2024.

Pride

Brooklyn Pride’s festival and twilight march scheduled for June 13

By Matt Tracy

The Queer Big Apple Corps contingent performs along the 34th annual Queens Pride Parade on June 7.

Pride

Queens Pride takes over Jackson Heights with ‘unstoppable Pride’

By Dashiell Allen

Luke Evans is all smiles at the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative's Pride kickoff event.

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Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative brings out the stars to begin Pride Month

By Donna Aceto

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Pride

City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus hosts lively Pride celebration

By Gay City News

Lorelei Creen, Jay W. Walker, Stacy Lentz, Steven L. Menendez, Robert Croonquist prepare to raise the Rainbow Flag at the Stonewall National Monument.

Pride

Rainbow Flags go up at Stonewall for Pride Month

By Gay City News

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