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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

Grace Detrevarah, Ali Kamerman, and Lynn Morrison at the Osborne Association's Transgender Day of Remembrance event.

Emphasizing ‘resistance,’ Osborne Association marks Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Amber Sexton

Michael McKee.

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

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riverside apartments rally

Tenants battle rodents, mites and rent hikes at Pinnacle-owned Riverside Apartments in Brooklyn Heights

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Just in time for Summer Open Streets, NYC DOT unveils permanent safety upgrades on Decatur Avenue

Junior masqueraders display colorful costumes at a July 11 Sesame Flyers Carnival launch in the Center Court of Kings Plaza in Brooklyn. Parents had a wide range of selections to choose from as they get their children ready for the Sept. 5 Road March competition in Crown Heights.

Sesame Flyers Junior Carnival launches with Kings Plaza revelry

City Council Speaker Julie Menin.

Speaker Menin says worker safeguards in horse carriage ban bill must be ‘beefed up’