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Activism

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.
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‘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.
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Advocates march for youth on International Transgender Day of Visibility

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Ann Northrop speaks to the audience.
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Ann Northrop recognized for years of activism

By Donna Aceto
Members of Rise and Resist at Washington Square.
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LGBTQ activists protest police killing of Tyre Nichols

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy
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Caribbean Equality Project hosts event on gender-based violence

By Matt Tracy & Adrian Childress
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How PrEP4All has adapted to meet the moment

By Matt Tracy
Activists show frustration over the government's response to mpox on July 22, 2022.
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Activists escalate pressure on government over monkeypox response

By Matt Tracy
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Pride as Protest: Lessons from Stonewall

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LGBTQ+ Cover Artist Rachel Wilkins Brings Artistic Journey Home

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Thousands protest in Manhattan after SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade

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Queens: The Art of Drag & NYC at Culture Lab LIC
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June 19, 8 am

ONE-ACT PRIDE FESTIVAL NYC 2026
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The critically acclaimed Drunk Black His
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Drunk Black History – Juneteenth
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Arts

  • Myra Molloy as Sonya and Maya Da Costa as Coley in “Girls Like Girls." In ‘Girls Like Girls,’ Hayley Kiyoko turns from sapphic pop star to filmmaker, telling the same story
  • Downtown Boys. June LGBTQ music: Downtown Boys’ ‘Public Luxury’ and Andrew Sa’s ‘American Rough’
  • “The Devil Queen,” directed by Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, opens June 19 at the Alamo Lower Manhattan. Colorful costumes, drag queens, and bloodletting: Brazilian gangster film ‘The Devil Queen’ gets 4k restoration
  • Director Saheem Ali's Public Theater production of “Romeo and Juliet." Central Park comes alive with ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  • Qween Jean holds her Tony award while surrounded by attendees at the "Broadway is Trans" fundraiser. ‘Broadway is Trans’ fundraiser draws theater stars

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

Perspectives

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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

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