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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

AMNY

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

Rickie Trawick and Ellen Trawick, the parents of Kawaski Trawick, standing outside NYPD headquarters on April 24, 2023.

Police officers in Kawaski Trawick case begin NYPD disciplinary trial

By Matt Tracy

An annual Iftar dinner at The Center in April of 2023.

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

More from Around NYC

‘There is help’: Samantha Goldsmith Fund brings hope to Brooklyn families on Random Acts of Kindness Day

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Bronx High School of Science student receives $10K prize for academic excellence and community service

Sen. Roxaane Persaud, left, displays Guyana flag, flanked by Betty Dyal, Anthony Rhone and Karen Wharton.

Canarsie bursts with Caribbean pride at epic Heritage Month celebration

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivers a marathon speech in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's massive tax-cut and spending bill, ahead of a vote on final passage of the legislation in the House of Representatives inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, in this still image from video in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025. U.S. House TV/Handout via Reuters

Hakeem Jeffries makes history with longest-ever speech to delay Trump’s policy bill