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History

Lesbian Avengers at the Alice Austen Action demonstrating for the museum to recognize early 20th century photographer Alice Austin’s 30-year relationship Gertrude Tate in front of the Alice Austin House on Staten Island in 1994.
History

The legacy of the ‘feisty’ and ‘fire eating’ Lesbian Avengers

By Heather Cassell
American LGBTQ+ Museum
History

Museum plans virtual, in-person LGBTQ+ History Month events

By Matt Tracy
A mirror at Julius' Bar.
History

City to consider landmarking Julius’ Bar

By Matt Tracy
Andrew Berman, Randy Wicker, Ken Lustbader, and Brad Hoylman unveil a plaque at Julius'
History

Plaque Recognizes Julius’ 56 Years After “Sip-In”

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy
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History

What It Was Like to Be Gay in the UN in the ’70s and ’80s

By Sam Oglesby
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History

Google Doodle Pays Tribute to Audre Lorde on her Birthday

By Matt Tracy
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Travel

Playing the Lute and Committing Pretty Murder

By Sam Oglesby
Virtual Village 55 Fifth Avenue
History

Virtual Map Highlights Bid to Save Village LGBTQ, Civil Rights, Feminist Landmarks

By Matt Tracy
Eddie Conway, Paul Coates Feb20-2020
Books

Shut Up, History: Paul Coates & Eddie Conway Are Talking

By Susie Day
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An Online Retrospective on Caribbean-American LGBTQ Activism

By Paul Schindler
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History

Landmarking Sought For Iconic Sites in LGBTQ, Black, Women’s Movements

By Emily Davenport & Paul Schindler
Mid point Dyke Marches. 2000-2009
Pride

The Dyke March’s History in Pictures

By Donna Aceto
ACT UP at the 2010 Pride March in New York City.
Pride

Pride Marches Through the Years

By Donna Aceto & Michael Luongo
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Pride

The Radical Roots of LGBTQ Activism

By Duncan Osborne
Gays Against Guns 2019
History

Pulse Nightclub Victims Remembered Four Years Later

By Matt Tracy
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Remembrance

David Carter, Stonewall’s Definitive Historian, Dead at 67

By Paul Schindler

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Active Aging Workshops at the Ailey Stud
Today, 1 pm

Active Aging Workshops
Ailey Extension

Rough day at work? Stuff to celebrate? N
Today, 6:30 pm

$5 Drinks At Drag Show Happy Hour
Phoenix Bar

YOU & ME is set in a small-town New
Today, 7 pm

You & Me
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York Theatres

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Today, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Tomorrow, 6:30 pm

Out of the Abyss: Yiyun Li and Édouard Louis
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​Need a place to wear your Liberty jerse
Tomorrow, 7:30 pm

Sports Adjacent: Free Weekly Comedy
Blazers Sports Bar

World Dance Celebration at Ailey Extensi
April 30, midnight

World Dance Performance Workshops
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Every Guy is a fast-paced, coming-of-age
April 30, 6 pm

Every Guy @ The Wild Project
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Arts

  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • 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

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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