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NYC Black Pride founder Lee Soulja-Simmons speaks to the crowd at the 2023 Heritage Awards at the Brooklyn Museum.

Honorees celebrated at NYC Black Pride’s Heritage Awards

By Gay City News

Qween Jean delivers remarks Aug. 4 at the Mobil gas station where O'Shae Sibley was killed.

Hundreds gather at Brooklyn gas station to remember O’Shae Sibley

By Matt Tracy

Christian Cooper is the focus of the show "Extaordinary Birder" on National Geographic.

‘Extraordinary Birder’ Christian Cooper spreads his wings in the spotlight

By Heather Cassell

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Party and protest mix as LGBTQ+ pride parades kick off from New York to San Francisco

The unveiling of Edie Windsor and Thea Speyer Way at Fifth Avenue and Washington Square North.

Street corner named after Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer

By Andy Humm

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Attacks on Rainbow Flags prompt defiant drag show near Stonewall

By Matt Tracy

Everyone crowds together for a group photo at the disco.

Silent Disco returns to AIDS Memorial for Pride Month

By Donna Aceto

Kawaski Trawick's parents, Rickie and Ellen Trawick, at NYPD headquarters on April 12.

Kawaski Trawick’s family awaits answers after NYPD disciplinary trial

By Matt Tracy

Christian Molieri at Ruby's Bar and Grill on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island.

Trans Brooklynite endures frustrating quest for accountability in Coney Island

By Matt Tracy

Police officers in Kawaski Trawick case begin NYPD disciplinary trial

By Matt Tracy

The annual Iftar dinner at The Center aims to create a safe space for LGBTQ the Muslim community in New York City

Religion

The Center hosts LGBTQ Iftar dinner

By Gay City News

Kawaski Trawick's mother, Ellen Trawick (left), with the family's attorney, Royce Russell (right), at NYPD headquarters on April 12.

Four years later, Kawaski Trawick’s family demands accountability at NYPD HQ

By Matt Tracy

Beyonce Karungi speaks in front of Uganda House.

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

By Matt Tracy & Adrian Childress

Gilbert Baker's "DON'T BUY TRUMP'S LIES" banner crosses the street.

Crime

LGBTQ activists barnstorm Manhattan for Trump’s arrest

By Matt Tracy

It was a beautiful day for the 35th annual Phagwah Parade in Queens on March 26.

Caribbean Equality Project returns to Phagwah Parade

By Matt Tracy & Adrian Childress

For more than two decades, the Queens-based St. Pat's for All Parade offers an inclusive atmosphere to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

New Yorkers celebrate inclusive St. Pat’s for All in Queens

By Kathleen Warnock

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