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Crime

Crime

The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes

By Colleen Slevin, AP
The damaged Rainbow Flags on the morning of June 14.
Crime

Rainbow Flags vandalized near Stonewall for second straight year

By Matt Tracy
Tayy Dior Thomas of Alabama was killed on May 7.
Crime

Several transgender women killed across US in May

By Matt Tracy
Tee Arnold was 36 years old.
Crime

Answers sought in murder of Black trans man in Florida

By Matt Tracy
Kawaski Trawick, a gay man, was shot to death by police in his Bronx home in 2019.
Crime

No punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case, NYPD says

By Matt Tracy
Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024.
Crime

Two men arrested on drug charges in Cecilia Gentili’s death

By Matt Tracy
Bigot with box cutter attacked gay man on train
AMNY

Bigot with box cutter attacks gay man on board A train in Midtown: cops

Crime

Man guilty in Black transgender woman’s killing in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity

By James Pollard, AP/Report for America
Nex Benedict.
Crime

‘We must demand justice’: Non-binary teen’s death in Oklahoma sparks national attention

By Matt Tracy
Brent Sikkema, 75, who was killed in Brazil, made a name for himself in New York's art scene.
Crime

Man arrested in stabbing murder of NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema

By Matt Tracy
Crime

Club Q shooter intends to plead guilty to federal hate crimes

By Colleen Slevin, AP
A man was attacked by a stranger at an Inwood McDonald's in early December, according to police.
Crime

Man suffers anti-LGBTQ attack at Inwood McDonald’s

By Matt Tracy
The alleged anti-LGBTQ stabbing incident occurred at 3401 Third Ave. in the Morrisania section fo the Bronx.
Crime

Man charged with hate crime for alleged transphobic stabbing in the Bronx

By Matt Tracy
Ahsid Hemingway-Powell, a recent college graduate, was murdered in May 2022. She had planned on becoming a physician assistant.
Crime

Man found guilty in 2022 murder of transgender woman in Albany

By Dashiell Allen
The Utica Avenue A and C train station platform in Bed-Study, Brooklyn, is where an anti-LGBTQ attack allegedly took place.
Crime

Brooklyn man arrested for anti-LGBTQ assault in Bed-Stuy

By Dashiell Allen
Family and friends of Sakia Gunn join LGBTQ advocates on October 28 for the renaming of a street in downtown Newark in honor of the late 15-year-old lesbian.
Crime

Newark street renamed ‘Sakia Gunn Way’ in honor of slain lesbian teen

By Dashiell Allen

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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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The world premiere of Dante Fuoco’s bold
Today, 6 pm

Blue Seal, Blue Sea
The Makers’ Space

SoMad presents Life is Drag — A landmark
Tomorrow, noon

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
SoMad

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Nov. 11, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
good judy

Tyler’s Party is a comedy show that revo
Nov. 11, 8 pm

Tyler’s Tea Party
the windjammer

JACKIE MASON LIVES AGAIN in this riotous
Nov. 12, 2 pm

New York Comedy Festival Presents: The Jackie Mason Musical
Triad Theater

William, Warren, and Lewis are not just
Nov. 12, 8 pm

Burn Book play by JJ McGlone
Mabou Mines

This four-week performance workshop is d
Nov. 13, 8 am

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
Ailey Extension

WHAT HAPPENS TO BOYS IN CHELSEA THE STON
Nov. 13, 7 pm

WHAT HAPPENS TO BOYS IN CHELSEA
The Stonewall Inn

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Arts

  • On stage during the after-school program known as Staging Pride. National Queer Theater hosts after-school LGBTQ theater program
  • A new report warns that 41% of LGBTQ characters will not return to television next year. Report warns of looming decrease in LGBTQ characters on TV
  • "Bunny," directed by Ben Jacobsen, opens Nov. 7 in select theaters and premieres on VOD. ‘Bunny’: 24 frantic hours in a sex worker’s life
  • Todd Buonopane (center) with members of the company. ‘I’d like to play the old lady’: Todd Buonopane on his role in renewed ‘Tartuffe’
  • “Whoever Deserves It, Will be Immortal," by Nay Mendl, collects thoughts about mortality, regret, masculinity, and homophobia as four Cuban men of different ages. MIX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival to showcase dozens of short films

Crime

  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
  • 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

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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