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International

Nepal is the second country in Asia to establish marriage equality.
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Nepal’s Supreme Court orders government to recognize marriage equality

By Emily Sawaked
Estonia's parliament building, where lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage.
International

Estonia becomes first former Soviet nation to legalize same-sex marriage

By Emily Sawaked
Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, and Blu Del Barrio of "Star Trek: Discovery" receive the Outspoken Award during the Outright International Courage Awards on June 5, 2023.
International

Outright International’s NYC fundraiser generates $1 million

By Michael Luongo
International

Uganda’s president signs into law anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases

By Rodney Muhumuza
Beyonce Karungi speaks in front of Uganda House.
International

From New York, advocates condemn Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ bill

By Matt Tracy & Adrian Childress
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield
International

US-led coalition urges United Nations Security Council to protect LGBTQ people in war and peace

By Heather Cassell
International

Uganda’s legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill

By Rodney Muhumuza, AP
Marriage equality is rising to the fore in India's Supreme Court.
International

India’s Supreme Court hears marriage equality case, sends to five-judge bench

By Heather Cassell
Advocates demonstrate on a sunny day in DC.
International

Immigration advocates urge Biden to reconsider asylum policy

By Heather Cassell
International

UK govt to veto Scotland’s gender self-recognition law

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Nepali filmmaker and LGBTQI activist Sunil Babu Pant stands in front of mountains.
International

Nepal’s Sunil Pant, LGBTQI activist, filmmaker, focuses on ‘forced marriage’

By Paul Schindler
Edwin Chiloba
International

Kenyan LGBTQ activist’s body found in metal box

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI, Associated Press
International

Gender self-determination to be granted in Spain, Scotland

By RAQUEL REDONDO and ELISE MORTON Associated Press
International

Brittney Griner freed in swap for Russian arms dealer Bout

By ERIC TUCKER, MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press
The late Melissa Núñez's picture on display at a vigil last month.
International

Melissa Nuñez, slain trans activist, remembered in Queens

By Matt Tracy
Edurne Balmori of the Trevor Project
International

The Trevor Project expands to Mexico

By Heather Cassell

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SoMad presents Life is Drag — A landmark
Tomorrow, noon

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
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Ever since the release of her debut feat
Tomorrow, 6 pm

FEMALE MISBEHAVIOR: THE FILMS OF MONIKA TREUT
Anthology Film Archives

***Educational Session w/ Juli Grey-Owen
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Gender Empowerment Series: The Language of Gender
Cinema Arts Centre

Join Brooklyn and Miami-based interdisci
Tomorrow, 7 pm

CELIA CRUZ 100: Migguel Anggelo’s ICONS
Joe’s Pub

Friday, October 16th Doors 7:30PM (pre-s
Oct. 16, 7:30 am

Not Your Uncle Tony: Comedy by Misfit Italian Americans
Capish?! Club: Misfit Comedy Space

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS transforms the untold
Oct. 16, 7 pm

In Their Footsteps
Bronx Music Hall Amphitheatre

TARRYTOWN is a haunting queer, modern re
Oct. 16, 7:30 pm

TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
the cell theatre

WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Oct. 24, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

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Arts

  • Liam Oh as Ray McAffey and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in "Boots." ‘Boots’ marches through life in the marines in the shadow of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
  • (L to R) Ayo Edebiri as Maggie and Julia Roberts as Alma in "After the Hunt." ‘After the Hunt’ mistakes arbitrary plot twists for complex thought
  • Jay Som's 'Belong' debuts Oct. 10. October LGBTQ music: Khalid’s ‘After the Sun Goes Down’ and Jay Som’s ‘Belong’
  • ACT UP members join ‘Fairyland’ screening and Q&A
  • “Kiss of the Spider Woman," directed by Bill Condon, opens October 9 in wide release. ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ updates its perspective, 40 years after the original

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

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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