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Features

Michael McKee.
Remembrance

Michael McKee, tenant advocate and gay pioneer in Chelsea, dies at 85

By Andy Humm
St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, New Jersey.
Religion

‘This is shameful’: LGBTQ Catholic leaders blast bishops for banning gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
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.
Remembrance

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

By Matt Tracy
brooklyn running tour
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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Remembrance

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.
Galleries

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

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Arts

  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’
  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey
  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy

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

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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

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Brooklyn Paper

Invisible labor takes center stage in Brooklyn short film, backed by Chelsea Film Festival incubator

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AMNY

Fifth annual Japan Parade shines despite rain on the Upper West Side

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