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Religion

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Pope apologizes after being quoted using anti-gay term in talk about ban on gay priests

By Nicole Winfield, AP
Religion

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy

By Peter Smith, AP
Religion

United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues

By Peter Smith, AP
St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.
Religion

Citing anti-LGBTQ teachings, more Americans ditch religion: survey

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
Religion

Jesuits in US bolster outreach initiative aimed at encouraging LGBTQ Catholics

By David Crary, AP
Rabbi Rachel Timoner, the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn.
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Lesbian rabbi guides congregation through ‘hardest moment’

By Matt Tracy
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‘I was shocked’: LGBTQ Catholics cheer after Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples

By Matt Tracy
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One fourth of United Methodist churches in US have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?

By Peter Smith, AP
Members of New Ways Ministry meeting with Pope Francis. From left to right: Matthew Myers, Francis DeBernardo, Sister Jeannine Gramick and Robert Shine.
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LGBTQ Catholics meet with Pope Francis during month-long church gathering

By Dashiell Allen
Religion

Pope Francis considers blessing same-sex unions, drawing reaction from LGBTQ Catholics

By Dashiell Allen
Brooklyn Pride's 2021 street festival.
Religion

Survey: Americans opposed to using religion to discriminate

By Emily Sawaked
Religion

United Methodists lose one-fifth of US churches amid growing defiance of LGBTQ bans

By Peter Smith, AP
Micah Bucey became the senior minister at Judson Memorial Church on June 1.
Religion

Gay senior minister steps into leading role at Judson Memorial Church

By Duncan Osborne
An annual Iftar dinner at The Center in April of 2023.
Religion

The Center hosts LGBTQ Iftar dinner

By Gay City News
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Pope says homosexuality ‘not a crime,’ but still a sin

By Matt Tracy

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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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Arts

  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present
  • Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection. The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now
  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

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