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International

Andry Hernandez Romero, who was held for months in an El Salvador prison after the US alleged he was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, talks with friends at his home following his release, in Tachira, Venezuela July 23, 2025.
International

Andry Hernández Romero, gay asylum seeker, released from notorious prison in El Salvador

By Matt Tracy
State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal speaks alongside elected officials, advocates, and attorneys to demand the release of Andry Hernández Romero.
Legal

At Stonewall, electeds and advocates demand release of gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero

By Morgan Desfosses
Immigration Equality's executive director, Aaron Morris, said the Trump administration is "really, really testing the waters here" with its immigration crackdown.
International

Trump administration’s immigration crackdown hinders LGBTQ asylum seekers

By Matt Tracy
On the scene at a Transgender Day of Visibility event in New York City in 2023.
International

How Rachel Crandall Crocker came up with International Transgender Day of Visibility

By Matt Tracy
Irish Ambassador to the UK Martin Fraser (left) with Bernárd Lynch and Deirdre Fraser.
International

Gay Priest Bernárd Lynch Given ‘Freedom of City of London’

By Andy Humm
Mahmoud Hassino in Istanbul.
International

A Syria for everybody: Gay Syrian in exile reflects on the changes in his home country

By Michael Luongo
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
The World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
Health

WHO, Africa CDC declare global health emergency over mpox outbreak in Africa

By Matt Tracy
A view of the Handelskade section of Willemstad, Curaçao's capital city.
Love & Marriage

Marriage equality comes to Aruba and Curaçao; South Korea sees progress on LGBTQ unions

By Matt Tracy
Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen during a celebration of life for the late Urvashi Vaid in 2022.
International

In absentia, Russia sentences journalist Masha Gessen for criticizing war in Ukraine

By Matt Tracy
A person dressed up as the Pope at Rome Pride.
International

Pope Francis’ alleged anti-gay remark looms large at Rome Pride

By Nicholas Boston
International

Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages

By Jintamas Saksornchai, AP
Micky Murray, the new out gay lord mayor of Belfast, stands near the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, which is opening later this month.
International

Out gay lord mayor of Belfast visits Stonewall Inn

By Andy Humm
L-R: Maria Sjödin, Outright International’s executive director; Billy Porter, recipient of the Outspoken Award; and Wilson Cruz, who received the Outspoken Award last year, at the Monday, June 3, 2024 Outright International Celebration of Courage Awards in New York City.
International

Pride, protests, and Porter: Outright International’s 2024 awards ceremony

By Michael Luongo
Bangkok, Thailand's capital and the seat of parliament. Members of the lower house voted overwhelmingly to approve marriage equality.
International

Thailand’s lawmakers vote to approve marriage equality

By Matt Tracy
International

A Japanese court says denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and calls for urgent change

By Mari Yamaguchi, AP

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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Homage: Queer lineages on video presents
Today, noon

Homage: Queer lineages on video
Wallach Art Gallery

For the first time, The Heckscher Museum
Today, noon

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

★★★★★ “Comic genius!”
Tomorrow, 10:30 pm

The Heterosexuals @ Neurotica Festival
Under St Marks

A new dark comedy about bugs, strangers
Sept. 7, 3 pm

let’s talk about anything else
The Flea Theater

Brooklyn Art Meetup Sunday, Sept 7 · 3:3
Sept. 7, 3:30 pm

BROOKLYN ART MEETUP Make Art • Make Friends • Make Memories
Maria Hernandez Park

Think you’ve got the brains *and* the be
Sept. 7, 8 pm

T‘nA: A Broadway-Themed Drag Trivia Extravaganza at Pink Metal!
Pink Metal

Join Illume Fertility and Circle Surroga
Sept. 9, 5:30 pm

Illume Fertility and Circle Surrogacy To Host Free Surrogacy and IVF Event in New York on Sept. 9
Circle New York Office

DIFFA and Sewciety are excited to presen
Sept. 9, 6 pm

DIFFA Threads for Impact
Steelcase Showroom

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Arts

  • A club room at Ridgewood nightclub Earthly Delights, which is transitioning to a private event-only venue before ultimately closing on Nov. 30. Ridgewood nightclub Earthy Delights celebrates one-year anniversary amid looming closure
  • Ann Harada, Julie Halston, Anika Larsen, and Jackie Hoffman in "Finding Dorothy Parker." Douglas Carter Beane’s ‘Finding Dorothy Parker’ revives the legacy of a witty 1920s writer
  • Sasha Velour celebrates her new book, “The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag,” at the New York Public Library in 2023. Sasha Velour marks 10 years of ‘NightGowns’ with seven-show residency in NYC
  • James Sweeney and Dylan O'Brien in "Twinless." ‘Twinless’ Q&A: Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney on the intersection of brotherhood and twinhood
  • “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’

Crime

  • 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
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing
  • 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

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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