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Remembrance

Malachy McCourt flashes a smile during the 2022 St. Pat's for All parade.
Remembrance

Malachy McCourt, staunch, passionate, and colorful LGBTQ ally, dies at 92

By Andy Humm
Cecilia Gentili at an mpox-related demonstration in July of 2022.
Remembrance

Friends and family bid farewell to Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

By Matt Tracy
Steve Ostrow opened the Continental Baths in the basement of this building at 2109 Broadway.
Remembrance

Steve Ostrow, founder of NYC’s Continental Baths, dies at 91

By Matt Tracy
Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024.
Remembrance

‘She always showed up’: Hundreds memorialize Cecilia Gentili in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
Cecilia Gentili at an mpox-related demonstration in July of 2022.
Remembrance

Cecilia Gentili, longtime advocate for trans people, immigrants, and sex workers, dies at 52

By Matt Tracy
Chita Rivera died on Jan. 30 at the age of 91.
Remembrance

Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91

By Mark Kennedy, AP
James Jorden, 1954-2023.
Remembrance

Memorial for James Jorden scheduled for Feb. 3

By Carl Sullivan
Remembrance

Remembering the social impact of Norman Lear’s sitcoms

By Nicholas Boston
Ken Sherrill with his cat, Bella. Ken died at the age of 81.
Remembrance

Ken Sherrill, gay trailblazer in politics and poli sci, dies at 81

By Andy Humm
The late Dr. Jeanne Hoff died at the age of 85.
Remembrance

Jeanne Hoff, first trans psychiatrist to serve trans people, dies at 85

By Andy Humm
High school students hold a memorial and vigil in Washington Square Park for trans people who have died in the past year.
Remembrance

Emotional vigils highlight Transgender Day of Remembrance in New York City

By Dashiell Allen & Matt Tracy
A vigil at Corona Plaza on Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2022.
Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance vigils planned across New York City

By Matt Tracy
Amber Hollibaugh in 2000.
Remembrance

LGBTQ activist and political organizer Amber Hollibaugh dies at 77

By Dashiell Allen
James Jorden, 1954-2023.
Remembrance

James Jorden, iconoclastic queer opera critic, Gay City News contributor, dead at 69

By Paul Schindler
Remembrance

Dianne Feinstein, LGBTQ ally and longtime senator, dies at 90

By Dashiell Allen
Donna Smith, Barbara Love's wife, speaks during the memorial at the LGBT Community Center.
Remembrance

Friends and activists remember Barbara Love at LGBT Center

By Matt Tracy

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Arts

  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes

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

  • 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
  • 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

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