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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
Edie Windsor Way Dedicated in Philadelphia|Edie Windsor Way Dedicated in Philadelphia|Edie Windsor Way Dedicated in Philadelphia|Edie Windsor Way Dedicated in Philadelphia
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Edie Windsor Way Dedicated in Philadelphia

BY ANDY HUMM
Farewell, Marin
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Farewell, Marin

BY DAVID NOH
Janet Weinberg, Leader in Health, Social Services, Dies at 63
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Janet Weinberg, Leader in Health, Social Services, Dies at 63

BY PAUL SCHINDLER
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Jeanne Manford, Mother of PFLAG, Dead at 92

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Responding to Authoritarianism
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WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
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Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

TARRYTOWN is a haunting queer, modern re
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TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
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From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
Branded Saloon

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The Sound Revolution: Sonic Practices for Lesbian Liberation Across Space and Time (Workshop)
Medium 302 LGBT Center, 208 W 13 St, New York, NY 10011

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Fat Lesbians: Intersectional Identities, Positive Representations, and Naked Photos (Workshop)
Medium 203 LGBT Center, 208 W 13 St, New York, NY 10011

Explores challenges of digitization in q
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Ethical Digitization Considerations: Preserving Lesbian Culture (Workshop)
Medium 110 LGBT Center, 208 W 13 St, New York, NY 10011

Movement-theatre workshop exploring matr
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Re-membering: The Lesbian Poetic Body (Workshop)
Medium 214 LGBT Center, 208 W 13 St, New York, NY 10011

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Arts

  • Sasha Colby With Stripped II, Sasha Colby is turning vulnerability into performance art
  • Camryn Garrett is the author of “The Forgotten Summer of Seneca." Portal to the past: Author Camryn Garrett champions overlooked Black history for young readers
  • Bluestockings Cooperative abruptly closed last month. Bluestockings Cooperative’s abrupt closure sparks internal drama
  • A Lesbian and Transgender Flag Hangs Above a Portrait of Marsha P. Johnson. Gladys Wine & Books: A new space for Black queer femmes in Brooklyn
  • Participating artists (standing left to right) Sharon De La Cruz, Mariela Figueroa, Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky, Ivan Velez, and panel moderator Megami. From ‘cringe’ to celebration: Puerto Rican queer comics take the spotlight

Crime

  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • 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

Perspectives

  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • 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. 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

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