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FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore.

Pride

FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore to serve as grand marshal at Queens Pride

By Matt Tracy

Jackie Wilson, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment’s SVP of Social Impact (middle right) presents the Jason Collins award to the Ali Forney Center, led by president and executive director Alex Roque (middle left) during halftime of the Nets-Mavericks Pride Night game on Feb. 24.

Sports

Marking Pride Night, Nets showcase ballroom dancers and honor Ali Forney Center

By Matt Tracy

Feb 11, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Drake Powell (4) looks to pass the ball against Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) and center Micah Potter (11) during the second quarter at Barclays Center.

Sports

Nets set to host annual Pride Night game Feb. 24

By Matt Tracy

Karina Manta and Joe Johnson ice skating

AMNY

Former Team USA figure skaters are coaching the next generation of athletes in NYC

Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at a news conference in New York, U.S. January 15, 1997 to announce an accord on the boycott of Mitsubishi Motors products and the company's work force diversity efforts.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and LGBTQ ally, dies at 84

By Matt Tracy

A photograph of Kamehameha III.

History

Kamehameha III: Reviving the forgotten story of a Hawaiian king and his lover

By Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a Super Bowl LX press conference at San Jose Convention Center on Feb. 2, 2026.

Sports

GLAAD teaming up with NFL for ‘Road to Pride’ event ahead of Super Bowl LX

By Matt Tracy

A promotion for Key West, Florida, at the 2026 New York Travel and Adventure Show.

Travel

Despite no LGBTQ pavilion, queer presence endures at NY Travel & Adventure Show

By Michael Luongo

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin (21) skates with the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks first period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit:

Sports

USA Hockey faces backlash for quietly restricting trans athletes

By Matt Tracy

Anthony Nicodemo at the Gay City News Impact Awards in 2017.

Sports

LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees

By Matt Tracy

The stage at PrideFest 2025.

Pride

NYC Pride announces 2026 theme: ‘For All of Us’

By Matt Tracy

The Madison Square Garden jumbotron lit up in rainbow colors during Knicks' Pride Night in 2020.

Sports

Knicks set to host Pride Night at Madison Square Garden Jan. 27

By Matt Tracy

Mark Milano.

Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/‌AIDS

By Asia Russell, Health GAP

Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.

Sports

Jason Collins announces he has stage 4 brain cancer

By Matt Tracy

Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster is the sixth bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Religion

Bishop Katrina Foster is first woman and lesbian to lead New York’s Lutherans

By Andy Humm

A memorial on display at the LGBT Community Center on Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Transgender Day of Remembrance observed in NYC

By Donna Aceto

More from Around NYC

BAT Waterfront

Brooklyn Army Terminal launches summer lineup of free waterfront events

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Oldtimers Softball League hosts opening day game

Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier (left), who is blind, and Mike Schweinsberg (right). McLennon-Weir is the executive director of the Center for the Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY), and Schweinsberg is the director of the 504 Democratic Club. They are two of the participants in the disability forum held on April 28.

Local forum discusses future of citywide agency for the disabled

New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) shoots against Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) during the first quarter of game three of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Josh Hart speaks on Knicks focus, organizational success ahead of Eastern Conference finals