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Im Lynde is becoming the next executive director of NYC Pride.

Pride

NYC Pride hires new executive director

By Matt Tracy

Callen-Lorde CEO Patrick McGovern with Leyna Bloom and Thaddeus Laday at Callen-Lorde's gala on Nov. 7.

Health

Callen-Lorde honors Demetre Daskalakis, Leyna Bloom, and Alexis Michelle

By Donna Aceto

Laverne Cox delivers remarks at the LGBT Center's 2025 Women's Event in Manhattan.

Features

Coming home: Laverne Cox hosts The Center’s annual Women’s Event

By Amy Schatz

Daniel Mata reacts at the finish line after completing the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, 2025.

Sports

‘Running is for everyone’: NYC Marathon’s non-binary champion relishes inclusive atmosphere

By Amber Sexton

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AMNY

NYC MARATHON: Runner becomes ‘Finish Line Fiancée’ after race day proposal

A stop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during the Queer Ghosts of Brooklyn running tour.

History

‘Queer Ghosts of Brooklyn’ running tour revisits the borough’s forgotten queer history

By Rohan Zhou-Lee

The Minnesota Supreme Court.

Legal

Minnesota Supreme Court rules on trans powerlifter’s discrimination claims

By Arthur S. Leonard

Before he became involved with the archives at the LGBT Center, Rich Wandel served as the second president of the Gay Activists Alliance.

History

Rich Wandel’s fight to preserve LGBTQ history

By Amber Sexton

Oct 13, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; A general overview of the Northwest Stadium before a game between the Chicago Bears and the Washington Commanders.

Sports

NFL donates to the Trevor Project for National Coming Out Day

By Amber Sexton

Miss Major participates as a grand marshal in the 2024 NYC Pride March.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall veteran and longtime trans activist, dies at 78

By Matt Tracy

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Queer Ghosts of Brooklyn’ running tour uncovers an oft-erased history

NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis.

Sports

Trans athlete sues SUNY Geneseo, NCAA for discrimination on the basis of gender identity

By Matt Tracy

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Susan Xenarios, leader in the crime victim movement and longtime LGBTQ ally, dies at 79

By Roberta Sklar

"She Sells Sea Shells," an exhibition at Alice Austen House Museum in Staten, will run until February 21 of next year.

She Sells Sea Shells exhibit debuts at Staten Island’s Alice Austen House

By Iryna Shkurhan

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

Sports

Gay former NBA player Jason Collins diagnosed with brain tumor

By Matt Tracy

Michael Seltzer, who co-founded Funders for LGBTQ issues and Funders Concerned About AIDS, died on July 31 at the age of 78.

Michael Seltzer, visionary in gay and AIDS philanthropy, has died at 78

By Andy Humm

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Congress Members demand Con Edison response to dielectric fluid leaks into Bronx River

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021.

James wins major victory against Trump’s tariffs

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NYPD releases images of gunman who fatally shot homeless man at Midtown 7-Eleven