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Activism

Queer People of Color Lost to Police Violence Remembered in Sheridan Square

By Donna Aceto & Paul Schindler

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio deliver remarks at a news conference regarding the first confirmed case of coronavirus in New York State in Manhattan borough of New York City, New York

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Cuomo Announces 11 p.m. Curfew in New York City

By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech

People rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in New York

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Corey, Ritchie Demand Independent Probe of NYPD Conduct During Protests

By Matt Tracy

Protesters gather at the scene where Floyd was pinned down by a police officer in Minneapolis

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Hundreds of LGBTQ Groups Denounce Racist Violence

By Matt Tracy

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#ThankYouLarry: Community Gathers to Remember Larry Kramer

By Matt Tracy

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Larry Kramer Memorial Tonight at NYC AIDS Memorial Livestreamed

By Matt Tracy

Queer Pride March

Larry Kramer, Whose Anger, Activism & Art Fueled Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 84

By Andy Humm

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BULLETIN: Larry Kramer, Tireless AIDS Activist, Author, Playwright, Dies at 84

By Paul Schindler

Samaritans Curse Reverend Billy

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Franklin Graham’s Send-Off: Cleaning Up After a False Samaritan

By Donna Aceto

William Moore, Zarda’s surviving spouse, sister Melissa Zarda, Aimee Stephens by Donna Aceto

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Aimee Stephens, Trans Plaintiff in Title VII Supreme Court Case, Dies at 59

By Matt Tracy

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Jumaane Blames Mayor, Governor for Disparate Social Distancing Enforcement

By Todd Maisel

Covid Beth Israel, Samaritan’s Purse

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De Blasio Bans Outdoor First Amendment Expressive Events

By Andy Humm

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Puerto Rico, Protest & Prison

By Susie Day

Activism

LGBTQ Students Mark 25th Annual Day of Silence Virtually

By Matt Tracy

The Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March on June 30, 2019.

Activism

Reclaim Pride Coalition Pivots to COVID-19 Relief in Queer Community

By Matt Tracy

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“GMHC on the Go” Maintains Agency’s Nutrition Program

By Paul Schindler

More from Around NYC

Maimonides Health summer youth employment

Maimonides honors nearly 300 students in Brooklyn summer jobs program

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CM Salamanca and District Leader Perez launch annual Summer Salsa concert series

The melodious voices of the Braata Folk Singers, on Aug. 10, filled the air over the Holy Family Church tarmac in Canarsie, at a Bankra Caribbean Folk Festival in partnership with Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman and Assembly Member Jamie Williams, State Senator Roxanne Persaud, and U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

From Flatlands to Festivity

Vice Chairs Hollis Forbes, Jean Shafiroff, Melanie Wambold, and Cindy Willis, Chair Sarah Wetenhall, Vice Chairs Margo Nederlander, Sheila Fuchs, and Laura Lofaro Freeman

Southampton Hospital gala raises $1.6 million for emergency care in a night of Moroccan glamour