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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

Demonstrators carry signs condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans

Legal

Hetrick-Martin Institute publishes know-your-rights guide amid nationwide ICE crackdown

By Matt Tracy

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press briefing on the city’s preparations for a snowstorm at the New York City Emergency Management Department on Jan. 23.

Books

Thousands download ‘Heated Rivalry’ from NYPL after Mamdani’s snowstorm suggestion

By Matt Tracy

Suspect in Brooklyn hate crime targeting LGBTQ+ rider

AMNY

Brooklyn hate crime: Suspect sought for attacking man at L train station with anti-LGBTQ slurs and fists

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New York Family

Explore Brooklyn’s Charter Schools on February 1st at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center

Advocates at a Union Square rally for trans youth on Feb. 8, 2024.

Youth

Union Square rally set for Jan. 10 as Supreme Court hears trans sports cases

By Matt Tracy

A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.

NYC to distribute $2 million in emergency funding to organizations serving transgender people

By Matt Tracy

Lillian Bonsignore, the incoming FDNY commissioner, has been ridiculed on X since she was appointed to her post.

‘People will die’: Incoming FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore ridiculed by the right

By Matt Tracy

Longtime activist Ann Northrop speaks during the first meeting of Chelsea Neighbors United.

Activism

New Chelsea community group aims to resist ICE and federal threats

By Donna Aceto

Awardee Krishna Omkar.

Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative hosts annual Brick Awards at Sony Hall

By Donna Aceto

NYC (dis)Order of Sisters at World AIDS Day in 2024.

Health

NYC (dis)Order of Sisters set to lead this year’s World AIDS Day vigil

By Dashiell Allen

A memorial on display at the LGBT Community Center on Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Transgender Day of Remembrance observed in NYC

By Donna Aceto

High school students prepare a memorial display in Washington Square Park on Nov. 20 for Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Events

10 Transgender Day of Remembrance events in NYC

By Amber Sexton

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LIRR worker standing at door of waiting train at Penn Station

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