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Activism

Marchers move to the beat of the drum at the 2023 NYC Dyke March.
Activism

NYC Dyke March’s anti-Zionist stance sees mixed reactions from Jewish communities

By Amy Schatz
Chase Strangio of the ACLU delivers remarks to the audience.
Legal

Union Square rally denounces Supreme Court ruling in US v. Skrmetti

By Donna Aceto
Florida says "Don't Say Gay," but God says otherwise.
Activism

LGBTQ rights in focus at NYC ‘Hands Off’ protest against Trump administration

By Donna Aceto
TDV_1317
Activism

PHOTOS: New York City turns out for Transgender Day of Visibility

By Donna Aceto
Standing up for trans youth during the Jan. 18 People's March in New York City.
Activism

New Yorkers denounce Trump in counter-inauguration events across the city

By Matt Tracy
Longtime activist Brent Nicholson Earle continues to lead the annual Out of the Darkness march and vigil for World AIDS Day
Health

Brent Nicholson Earle maintains legacy of HIV/AIDS activism for World AIDS Day

By Heather Cassell
Leslie Cagan (middle) with presenters Peace Action New York executive director Emily Rubin (left) and Columbia professor and law scholar Katherine Franke (right).
Activism

Leslie Cagan, longtime peace activist and organizer, honored for intersectional social justice work

By Gay City News
Advocates in Manhattan warn the World Bank against financing projects in Uganda due to the country's anti-LGBTQ law.
Activism

In Manhattan, LGBTQ activists warn World Bank against funding Uganda

By Matt Tracy
Gays Against Guns leads an event remembering individuals killed in the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando.
Activism

New York vigil remembers 49 lives lost at 2016 Pulse shooting

By Gay City News
Attendees surround the Stonewall Inn during a vigil for Nex Benedict.
Activism

Hundreds mourn Nex Benedict at fiery Stonewall vigil

By Matt Tracy
Community activist Julie DeLaurier protests a Moms for Liberty event on Jan. 18 in Manhattan.
Activism

‘No hate! no fear!’: LGBTQ activists and politicians protest Moms for Liberty event in NYC

By Dashiell Allen
A marcher prepares to lay her effigies to rest in Manhattan on Dec. 28.
Activism

Jewish LGBTQ activists silently mourn civilian deaths in Gaza

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Manuel Oliver and Paduay-Oliver (left) stopped in New York City on their tour against gun violence.
Activism

Gays Against Guns, parents of Parkland victim meet at NYC AIDS Memorial

By Matt Tracy
Marchers hold Trans Flags and signs at the TransLatinx March.
Activism

Advocates, performers stand up for trans rights at TransLatinx March

By Emily Sawaked
The TransLatinx March is returning for a 12th year.
Activism

Annual TransLatinx March slated for July 15

By Emily Sawaked
Showing much-needed support for deaf trans youth.
Activism

Advocates march for youth on International Transgender Day of Visibility

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto

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Queer & trans-led singing circle — A
Today, 7 pm

The Sing Easy
True Voice Studio

Join us as we celebrate what would have
Today, 7 pm

Free NYC Event 8/26: Marsha P. Johnson’s 80th Birthday with Afterlives Podcast
The Stonewall Inn

Free to play. Cheap to drink. Impossible
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Wig Out Wednesdays : Drag Queen Bingo in NYC
Recreation at The Moxy Downtown

Get ready to witness an unforgettable ni
Aug. 28, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
Pink Metal

For the first time, The Heckscher Museum
Aug. 29, noon

All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection
Heckscher Museum of Art

Based on Tennessee Williams’ MEMOIRS, Ki
Aug. 29, 6:30 pm

Kind Stranger…a memory play
Theater for the New City

Join us for Round 3 of our experimental
Aug. 29, 7:30 pm

Untitled (Art Star): Season 3: Round 03: INSTALLATION
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Aug. 30, 11 am

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Arts

  • “Griffin in Summer," directed by Nicholas Colia, screens at Regal Union Square on Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. Q&A: Writer/‌director Nicholas Colia on coming-of-age comedy ‘Griffin in Summer’
  • Sandra Oh & Lupita Nyong'o in Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night." Shakespeare in the Park is back with ‘Twelfth Night’
  • “Lurker," directed by Alex Russell, opens Aug. 22nd at AMC Lincoln Square, Regal Union Square and Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn. ‘Lurker’: A twisted tale of power and desire in a pop star’s inner circle
  • The Queer Urban Orchestra's artistic director and conductor David Bloom and general manager Brian Shaw. Queer Urban Orchestra creates ‘a place for us’ among LGBTQ musicians and allies
  • “Legendary Looks: Preserving Our Legacy” runs until Sept. 4 at City Lore Gallery. ‘Legendary Looks’ exhibition series highlights untold legacy of House-Ballroom culture

Crime

  • U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles
  • The front of a white brick building representing the Middletown Police Department on a sunny day. DA: Middletown man lured Grindr date to his home in brutal stabbing attack
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Man arrested after husband’s gruesome stabbing death in Manhattan
  • Outside of The Monster in Greenwich Village. Man allegedly brandishes knife, defaces Pride sign in Greenwich Village: NYPD

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity
  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • 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

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