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Kious Kelly, Gay Mount Sinai RN, Died Due to Lack of Protective Equipment

By Andy Humm
Terrence McNally (right) and husband Tom Kirdahy outside City Hall on June 26, 2015, the day they married, hours after the US Supreme Court legalized marriage equality nationwide.
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Terrence McNally, Master Playwright and Gay Pioneer, 81, Falls to Coronavirus

By Andy Humm
73rd Annual Tony Awards – Show – New York, U.S.
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The Baton of “Boys in the Band” is Set Down: Mart Crowley, 1935-2020

By David Noh
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Howard Cruse, Seminal Queer Cartoonist, Dead at 75

BY PAUL SCHINDLER
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Andy Vélez Remembered at Center Gathering

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Alan Fleishman, Longtime Brooklyn Activist, Dead at 62
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Alan Fleishman, Longtime Brooklyn Activist, Dead at 62

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE
Andy Vélez, AIDS Warrior, Dead at 80|Andy Vélez, AIDS Warrior, Dead at 80|Andy Vélez, AIDS Warrior, Dead at 80
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Andy Vélez, AIDS Warrior, Dead at 80

BY JAY BLOTCHER
Lew Fidler, Homeless Youth Champion, Dies at 62
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Lew Fidler, Homeless Youth Champion, Dies at 62

BY PAUL SCHINDLER
Lagerfeld — Difficult, Elitist, Entitled… and Talented
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Lagerfeld — Difficult, Elitist, Entitled… and Talented

BY DAVID NOH
“Front Runner” Author Patricia Nell Warren Dies at 82
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“Front Runner” Author Patricia Nell Warren Dies at 82

BY MATT TRACY
Jersey Trans Pioneer Babs Siperstein Dies at 76|Jersey Trans Pioneer Babs Siperstein Dies at 76
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Jersey Trans Pioneer Babs Siperstein Dies at 76

BY PAUL SCHINDLER
Pioneering Activist Jim Levin Dead at 78|Pioneering Activist Jim Levin Dead at 78
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Pioneering Activist Jim Levin Dead at 78

BY ANDY HUMM
Hector Xtravaganza, Ball Scene Icon, Dies at 60
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Hector Xtravaganza, Ball Scene Icon, Dies at 60

BY MATT TRACY
Janet Weinberg’s Life Celebrated|Janet Weinberg’s Life Celebrated
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Janet Weinberg’s Life Celebrated

BY ANDY HUMM
A documentary is revisiting the murder of Matthew Shepard, who was killed 25 years ago this month.
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Final Rites for Matthew Shepard

BY PAUL SCHINDLER
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Edie Windsor Way Dedicated in Philadelphia

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Arts

  • After gradually rolling out episodes, the full second of "The Boyfriend" is now available on Netflix. A second date with ‘The Boyfriend’: Gay Japanese reality show returns to Netflix for Season 2
  • “Pillion," directed by Harry Lighton, opens Feb. 6th at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square. Dom and sub probe the limits of their feelings in ‘Pillion’
  • Nicole Titus at The Winter Show's Young Collectors Night at the Park Avenue Armory. Young guns having some fun at The Winter Show at the Park Avenue Armory
  • Sophie Hyde's “Jimpa” opens Feb. 5th at the Quad. Generations clash and come together in ‘Jimpa’
  • Macri Park, a gay bar in Brooklyn, closed abruptly last month. Williamsburg gay bar Macri Park closes abruptly, sparking questions and concerns for staff

Crime

  • 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
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation

Perspectives

  • A banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March. Four decades in, Black communities are still paying the highest price from HIV — and inaction is not an option
  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging

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