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Fired Anti-Gay Atlanta Fire Chief Strikes Back in Lawsuit

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Tennessee School Can’t Censor Pro-Gay T-Shirt

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Gay Teacher Prevails in Morality Discharge Dispute

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Lambda’s Broad Birth Certificate Push in Wisconsin Hits Speed Bump

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After ESPA, Picking Up the Pieces of Our Agenda

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Intersex Activism to the Fore During UN Advocacy Push

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US Court Won’t Dismiss Sexual Orientation Claim Against College

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Court Bars Catholic School From Discriminating Against Married Gay Employee

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Assault as a Hate Crime Conviction in 2014 Bushwick Attack on Transgender Woman

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Alabama Lesbian Mom’s Case Closer To Supreme Court Review

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ESPA Leadership Pushes Back on Charge They’ve Declared “Mission Accomplished”

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Citing Win on Cuomo's Trans Rights Directive, Pride Agenda Folds Up Tent

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City Council Gives $20 Million to Private Schools, Most Anti-Gay

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Jackson Heights Rallies in Wake of Trans Woman’s Assault

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In Killings of Two Gay Men, Very Different Outcomes

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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 
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