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Transgender Day of Visibility was recognized at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah's Shabbat Services on March 27.

Religion

CBST spotlights Transgender Day of Visibility, chosen family at Shabbat services

By Amy Schatz

The Lunar New Year for All banner.

‘We are very much a part of this Chinatown’: Lunar New Year for All perseveres in the face of adversity

By Rohan Zhou-Lee

Bloodroot screening

Brooklyn Paper

‘A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot’ screens in Greenpoint March 22 with Bechdel Project

Kahani performs during The Center's 10th annual Iftar on March 12.

Religion

‘A vital sanctuary’: Queer Muslims find community at The Center’s 10th annual Iftar

By Dashiell Allen

Taylor Brown, the first director of the new Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, looks on during a press conference on March 13.

Mamdani announces new Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

By Matt Tracy

Marchers hold the lead banner at St. Pat's for All in Queens on March 1.

‘Together: Forward’: St. Pat’s for All parade marches for inclusion in honor of Malachy McCourt

By Kathleen Warnock

NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

Health

AG James orders NYU Langone to resume gender-affirming care for youth

By Matt Tracy

Members of the Lunar New Year for All contingent march in the Lunar New Year Parade on March 1.

Lunar New Year for All contingent welcomes The Year of the Fire Horse

By Gay City News

Michael Petrelis, here at Christopher Park, hopes to see more cameras around the Stonewall National Monument to monitor activity around the flagpole.

New campaign calls for cameras to monitor Rainbow Flag at Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy

New York Family

Join us at the 2nd Annual Bronx Charter School Fair on Saturday 2/‌28!

The Rainbow Flag and American Flag at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 13.

Rainbow Flag continues to fly at Stonewall National Monument after defiant re-raising ceremony

By Matt Tracy

The Rainbow Flag stands tall at the Stonewall National Monument after activists re-raised it on Feb. 12.

Politics

Trump administration derides Stonewall National Monument flag-raising ceremony as ‘political stunt’

By Matt Tracy

Activists stand in front of the Rainbow Flag after re-installing it at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12. From left to right: Josh Tjaden, Jay W. Walker, Assemblymember Alex Bores, and Lorelei Crean.

Defying Trump, activists re-install Rainbow Flag at Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy

LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chair Chi Ossé delivers remarks during a rally at the Stonewall National Monument flagpole on Feb. 12.

Politics

City and state lawmakers lead ‘Hands Off Our Flag’ rally at Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy

Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker, a co-founder of New York Transgender Advocacy Group, speaks at a rally at Christopher Park on Feb. 10.

Activism

Advocates rally at Stonewall as electeds vow to raise Rainbow Flag once again

By Matt Tracy

Miss Simone (left) watches Shirley McKinney and Steven Love Menendez lift the Rainbow Flag up into the air at Christopher Park in 2022 — back when the Biden administration allowed the flag to go up, complete with black and brown stripes and the colors of the Trans Flag.

Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy

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