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City Probe Leads YMCA to Cover Gender-Affirming Care Nationwide

By Matt Tracy
Rally to legalize sex work and to defund the police.
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Sex Workers Rally Against Police Brutality at Stonewall

By Matt Tracy
Associate Justice Elena Kagan speaks at a private ceremony in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court in Washington
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Supreme Court Contraceptive Ruling’s Impact on LGBTQ Rights

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Supreme Court Broadens “Ministerial Exception” to Anti-Discrimination Laws

By Arthur S. Leonard
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sotomayor speaks during commemorations for International Women’s Day at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City
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Legal Groups, LGBTQ Catholics Say SCOTUS Ruling Imperils Queer Workers

By Matt Tracy
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Court Walks Away From #WalkAway Lawsuit

By Duncan Osborne
U.S. President Trump delivers State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Two First Amendment Red Flags as High Court Winds Up

By Arthur S. Leonard
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City Ends Solitary for Inmates With Certain Health Conditions

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Peaceful Queer Liberation March Ends With Pepper Spray at Washington Square

By Duncan Osborne
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City Suspends 17 Correction Officers in 2019 Rikers Death of Layleen Polanco

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Human Rights Campaign Also Sues Over Trump Trans Health Retreat

By Paul Schindler
Manhattan Assemblymember Daniel O'Donnell.
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Cuomo Urged to Ban State Travel to Idaho in Wake of Anti-Trans Laws

By Matt Tracy
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The Challenge of Changing Police Culture

By Duncan Osborne
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Stonewall SCOTUS Celebration Keeps an Eye on the Future

By Matt Tracy
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A Stunning Supreme Court Win — And the Work Left to Do

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Tish James Takes on Trump Over Trans Healthcare

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Arts

  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’
  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey

Crime

  • 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
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

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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