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Sports

The State Capitol building in Albany.
Politics

New York State Senate committee approves anti-trans sports bill

By Matt Tracy
Jason Collins, center, is flanked by Barton Lee Jackson III to his left and Phyllis Mehalakes to his right.
Sports

Jason Collins joins Nets’ Pride night and calls on sports world to ‘fight for equality’

By Matt Tracy
Players compete in the New York Gay Football League.
Sports

Two decades on, New York Gay Football League maintains inclusive space for LGBTQ athletes

By Matt Tracy
Brittney Griner is joining the Atlanta Dream after more than a decade with the Phoenix Mercury.
Sports

Brittney Griner to sign with Atlanta Dream

By Matt Tracy
The New York Supreme Court sided with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's law banning transgender women from competing in women's sports, which he signed into law in July.
LI Press

Nassau judge upholds Blakeman’s ban on trans women in sports

US House Speaker Mike Johnson attends a press conference following a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2024.
Politics

House votes to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports

By Matt Tracy
Some members of the Prospect Park Women's Softball League in the dugout at Prospect Park.
Sports

Safe at home: Softball league builds camaraderie on and off the field at Prospect Park

By Matt Tracy
Rick Welts is the new CEO of the Dallas Mavericks.
Sports

Gay NBA executive Rick Welts hired as CEO of Dallas Mavericks

By Matt Tracy
Sofia Camacho Ferral finished in two hours and 31 minutes, winning the New York City Marathon's non-binary division.
Sports

NYC Marathon’s non-binary champion balances running with drag to find success

By Matt Tracy
Liberty star Breanna Stewart celebrates during the Oct. 24 parade.
Sports

Queer joy: New York Liberty showered with love at jubilant WNBA championship parade

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots as Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride (21) defends during the second half of game three of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Target Center on Oct. 16.
Sports

Liberty star Breanna Stewart faces homophobic threat during WNBA finals

By Matt Tracy
A view of the national anthem before game three between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets in the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citi Field.
Sports

Trump campaign blankets MLB playoff games with transphobic ads against Harris

By Matt Tracy
Billie Jean King, 80, is poised to become the first female athlete to receive a Congressional Gold Medal.
Sports

Billie Jean King to receive Congressional Gold Medal

By Matt Tracy
Alana McLaughlin.
Cinema

Q&A: Trans MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin discusses ‘Unfightable’ documentary

By Gary M. Kramer
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran was suspended two games for using an anti-gay slur during a game at Fenway Park.
Sports

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran suspended for voicing anti-gay slur

By Matt Tracy
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

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OUTRAGED HEARTS: INTERIOR: PANIC and THE PRETTY TRAP
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WOW Café Theater and LOM Theater present
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Short Plays Where the Queers Win (mostly)
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Arts

  • "Heightened Scrutiny" chronicles trans advocate and activist Chase Strangio arguing Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti about banning gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee. NewFest Pride features ‘Plainclothes,’ ‘Heightened Scrutiny,’ ‘Sally,’ and more
  • A7300049T4T celebrates three years of transgender comedy, creating safe spaces at the Bell House
  • Oghenero Gbaje (left) and Essence Lotus in "Bowl EP." ‘Bowl EP’ is a masterpiece of queer theater — and a bold, imaginative experience
  • Max Talisman and actor Joey Pollari in "Things Like This." Q&A with ‘Things Like This’ director Max Talisman and actor Joey Pollari
  • ‘Love’ presents a trilogy about changing ideas of romance

Crime

  • Robert DeMaio, Jacob Barroso, and Jayqwan Hamilton at their sentencing on May 21. Three sentenced for robbing and killing gay men in nightlife scheme
  • Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on sentencing of Donald TrumpMan sentenced to 8 years for deadly Manhattan nightclub druggings in robbery scheme: Bragg
  • Sam Nordquist was 24 years old. Sam Nordquist’s alleged killers accused of forcing children to torture him
  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Manhattan DA’s Office looks to reverse trend of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
  • A picture of John Umberger. Victim’s mother speaks out after gay nightlife murder verdict

Perspectives

  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities
  • A view of the front steps of New York City Hall. Four cheers and five jeers to the City Council’s vote on trans protections
  • The entrance of Mount Morris Baths. What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge
  • Cornelius Wiggins is the youth community engagement coordinator at the NYC LGBT Community Center. Finding my way: the struggles and strength of transgender youth in NYC

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