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Crime

Crime

Kevin Spacey’s lawyer says three of the actor’s sexual assault accusers are ‘liars’

By Brian Melley, AP
Crime

Man arrested for alleged anti-gay attack at Long Island Starbucks

By Emily Sawaked
Crime

Victims confront Club Q killer, calling him a monster and a coward

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press
Inside Christopher Park.
Crime

Yet again, vandals attack Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy
The Rainbow Flags on the ground at the Stonewall National Monument.
Crime

Vandals target Rainbow Flags at Stonewall National Monument 

By Emily Sawaked
In announcing the new program, NYPD Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell said "it is critical that we amplify the voices of our LGBTQIA+ community — especially the voices of victims."
Crime

City invites New Yorkers to submit requests to re-evaluate LGBTQ cold cases

By Matt Tracy
A new Rainbow Flag was installed at Little Prince hours after the previous flag was set ablaze.
Crime

Woman who torched Rainbow Flag placed in custody of health department

By Duncan Osborne
Crime

Teen arrested in death of trans woman in Atlanta

By Matt Tracy
Kawaski Trawick was 32 years old when he was killed in his apartment.
Crime

Trawick family blasts reports of dropped charge against officers before disciplinary trial

By Matt Tracy
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and then-Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell at a 2023 press conference about deadly robberies targeting gay men.
Crime

Latest drugging suspect arraigned for Ramirez and Umberger murders

By Heather Cassell
Gilbert Baker's "DON'T BUY TRUMP'S LIES" banner crosses the street.
Crime

LGBTQ activists barnstorm Manhattan for Trump’s arrest

By Matt Tracy
The 2023 arrest of Robert Demaio in connection with the death of John Umberger.
Crime

Two men arrested in string of gay nightlife deaths

By Matt Tracy
John Umberger, 33, was found dead in May of 2022 after leaving The Q, a gay nightclub.
Crime

Indictments, but no arrests yet, in gay nightlife deaths

By Heather Cassell
Crime

Gays Against Guns condemns Nashville school shooting

By Matt Tracy
The late Kawaski Trawick.
Crime

Elected officials call on city to keep disciplinary trial date in Trawick case

By Matt Tracy
A picture of John Umberger.
Crime

Medical examiner declares two gay men died by drug-facilitated homicides

By Heather Cassell

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Arts

  • Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” ‘Heated Rivalry’ musical parody: Slap shots and slapstick
  • “Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77. Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space
  • Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine." ‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival
  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films

Crime

  • 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
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security

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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