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Remembrance

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

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

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

By Andy Humm
Hal Weiner faces the. camera in a close-up shot.
Remembrance

Hal Weiner, ally who joined gay movement by defending Sylvia Rivera, dies at 90

By Andy Humm
Joe Lovett, survived by his husband, Dr. Jim Cottrell, died July 14 at the age of 80.
Remembrance

Joe Lovett, gay TV producer and documentarian who tackled gay and AIDS issues, dies at 80

By Andy Humm
Human Beings hold photos of people who died in the Pulse shooting nine years ago.
Remembrance

Gays Against Guns’ Human Beings lead Pulse remembrance

By Donna Aceto
Nanette Kazaoka at an ACT UP demonstration.
Remembrance

Nanette Kazaoka, an unlikely AIDS activist, dies at 83

By Kelly Kochendorfer
Gerri Well was a founding member of ACT UP, Housing Works, and the Pink Panther Patrol.
Remembrance

Gerri Wells, veteran community activist, dies at 70

By Erin Wells and Jay Blotcher
William Finn died on April 7 at age 73.
Remembrance

Remembering William Finn, pioneering composer of gay-themed musicals on and off Broadway

By Andy Humm
Ivy Kwan Arce delivers remarks at a memorial service for Dr. Joseph Sonnabend.
Remembrance

Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, HIV/AIDS pioneer, memorialized at Judson

By Gay City News
The lineup of speakers at Troy Masters' memorial on March 30.
Remembrance

Queer media pioneer Troy Masters celebrated for transformative impact on community publishing

By Amy Schatz
Troy Masters, 1961-2024.
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March 30 memorial to honor Troy Masters

By Paul Schindler
Gerri Wells Memorial
Remembrance

Community remembers original ACT UP member Gerri Wells

By Gay City News
Community members lay flowers down in honor of Sam Nordquist.
Remembrance

West Village candlelight vigil remembers Sam Nordquist, other trans lives lost

By Amy Schatz
Anita Bryant in 1971.
Remembrance

Anita Bryant, anti-gay singer who killed gay rights ordinance in Miami, dies at 84

By Matt Tracy
Ed Sedarbaum and Howard Cruse early in their 40-year relationship.
Remembrance

Ed Sedarbaum, ‘grandfather’ of Queens LGBTQ movement, dies at 78

By Andy Humm
Troy Masters in June 2024.
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Troy Masters, Gay City News co-founder, LA Blade publisher, dead at 63

By Paul Schindler

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Wallach Art Gallery

OUT/PLAY proudly kicks-off its Season 3
Tomorrow, 7 pm

OUT/PLAY Presents CAFFE CINO: One Acts
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Young Ethel’s

Murmuration Theatre Co Presents you are
Oct. 9, 7 pm

you are seen (Murmuration Theatre Co @ The Makers’ Space)
Makers’ Space

WHAT HAPPENS TO BOYS IN CHELSEA THE STON
Oct. 9, 7 pm

WHAT HAPPENS TO BOYS IN CHELSEA
The Stonewall Inn

Meet your new bestie! Go Fish, Girl! is
Oct. 10, 7 pm

Go Fish, Girl! ; Make new friends over board games!
The Tiny Cupboard

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Oct. 10, 8 pm

Country Gongbang
LeFrak Concert Hall

WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Oct. 24, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

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Arts

  • ACT UP members join ‘Fairyland’ screening and Q&A
  • “Kiss of the Spider Woman," directed by Bill Condon, opens October 9 in wide release. ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ updates its perspective, 40 years after the original
  • (L to R) Pamela Shaw, Alan Ceppos, Audrey Heffernan Meyer, Brian Mason, Molly Chiffer, and Jordan Lage in "The Art of Leaving." Do I stay or do I go? Actor Alan Ceppos on the new play ‘Art of Leaving’
  • The Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival returns to New York City for a fourth year Oct. 20-26. Theatre festival to shine spotlight on trans, non-binary, and two-spirit artists
  • Telly Justice, owner of HAGS.Telly Justice and her rise to Food & Wine’s Best New Chef

Crime

  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing
  • U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles

Perspectives

  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell at 316 Eighth Avenue. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity

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