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Military

Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough’s confirmation hearing in Washington
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VA Issues Directive Restoring Benefits to Discharged LGBTQ Veterans

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough hold a briefing at the White House in Washington
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VA to Provide Gender-Affirming Surgery for Trans Veterans

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
A soldier attending The United States Army Air Assault School rappels from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Fort Campbell
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Pentagon Unveils New Policies Allowing Transgender Troops

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
U.S. Navy Admiral Harris speaks in front of Marine  at a ceremony marking the start of Talisman Saber 2017 off the coast of Sydney
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Biden Reverses Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Veterans Face Elevated Suicide Risks

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with U.S. troops in Maidan Wardak
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Transgender Service Members Celebrate Biden’s Victory

By Matt Tracy
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton is escorted by U.S. security into a court in Olongapo city, north of Manila
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Early Release of US Marine Who Killed Trans Woman in Philippines Draws Fire

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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Sexual Harassment, Assault, Stalking More Prevalent for LGBTQ Soldiers

By Matt Tracy
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Pentagon-Funded Study Shows Troops’ Opposition to Transgender Ban

By Matt Tracy
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Federal Judge Losing Patience on DOJ Trans Military Discovery

By Arthur S. Leonard

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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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Arts

  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present
  • Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection. The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now
  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

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