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Sports

After a county restricted transgender women in sports, a roller derby league said, ‘No way’

By Philip Marcelo, AP

Joan Gibbs during an interview for the ACT UP Oral History Project in 2012.

Joan Gibbs, renowned lesbian activist and attorney, dies at 71

By Matt Tracy

Amber Hollibaugh in 2000.

Friends, colleagues, and family gather to remember Amber Hollibaugh

By Kathleen Warnock

Malachy McCourt flashes a smile during the 2022 St. Pat's for All parade.

Malachy McCourt, staunch, passionate, and colorful LGBTQ ally, dies at 92

By Andy Humm

Caitlyn Jenner

LI Press

Caitlyn Jenner Voices Support For Nassau County Transgender Sports Ban

Sports

Women’s roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on trans athletes

By Philip Marcelo, AP

New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

Politics

Letitia James threatens Nassau County executive over anti-trans sports policy

By Matt Tracy

The Heritage of Pride banner at WorldPride in 2019.

Pride

NYC Pride unveils theme for 2024: ‘Reflect. Empower. Unite.’

By Matt Tracy

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

Sports

Nassau County executive’s ban on trans athletes sparks outrage

By Matt Tracy

St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.

Religion

Archdiocese of New York criticizes Cecilia Gentili’s funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

By Matt Tracy

Cecilia Gentili at an mpox-related demonstration in July of 2022.

Friends and family bid farewell to Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

By Matt Tracy

Steve Ostrow opened the Continental Baths in the basement of this building at 2109 Broadway.

Steve Ostrow, founder of NYC’s Continental Baths, dies at 91

By Matt Tracy

The Mayan ruins at Caracol Natural Monument Reservation, a living archeological site.

Travel

Make Belize your next big gay escape

By Heather Cassell

Religion

Jesuits in US bolster outreach initiative aimed at encouraging LGBTQ Catholics

By David Crary, AP

Austin Rivers founded Knit the Rainbow in April 2020.

Features

Knit the Rainbow brings handmade clothing to LGBTQ youth

By Dashiell Allen

Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024.

‘She always showed up’: Hundreds memorialize Cecilia Gentili in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy

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Reggae and Dancehall artiste Terry Ganzie.

Terry Ganzie’s ‘Same Africans’ charges up Spin Counts Top 150 Chart

Grimanesa Amorós

We have always chased the light: Grimanesa Amorós and the architecture of illumination