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Remembrance

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.
Remembrance

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.
Remembrance

Troy Masters, Gay City News co-founder, LA Blade publisher, dead at 63

By Paul Schindler
Coya White Hat-Artichoker.
Remembrance

Coya Hope White Hat-Artichoker, Indigenous and Two-Spirit advocate, dies at 49

By Nicholas Boston
Gays Against Guns holds a demonstration marking Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 21.
Remembrance

Emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil held in Manhattan

By Gay City News
Phil Donahue speaks at GMHC's Toast at Twilight at the Asia Society.
Remembrance

TV talk show giant Phil Donahue, peerless ally to LGBTQ community, dies at 88

By Andy Humm
MLB executive Billy Bean during an interview with Gay City News in December of 2019.
Remembrance

Billy Bean, trailblazing gay MLB player and executive, dies at 60

By Matt Tracy
Alexis Danzig, who co-organized the event, delivers remarks.
Remembrance

Kathy Ottersten, veteran of ‘Stop the Church’ protest, remembered at NYC AIDS Memorial

By Donna Aceto
Remembrance

Lynn Conway, microchip pioneer who overcame transgender discrimination, dies at 86

By Ed White, AP
Joan Gibbs during an interview for the ACT UP Oral History Project in 2012.
Remembrance

Joan Gibbs, renowned lesbian activist and attorney, dies at 71

By Matt Tracy

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Arts

  • “Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77. Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space
  • Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine." ‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival
  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films
  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’

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 
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