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Immigration Equality executive director Aaron Morris.
Legal

‘People can see the storm coming’: LGBTQ immigrant community braces for second Trump term

By Matt Tracy
Grand marshal André De Shields shows his costume at the 2024 Village Halloween Parade.
New York City

Cats take center stage at 51st annual Village Halloween Parade

By Donna Aceto
Elisa Crespo speaks during the 2021 Gay City News Impact Awards.
New York City

Elisa Crespo named executive director of Stonewall Community Foundation

By Matt Tracy
LezVolley Town Hall Stonewall Inn
Fire Island News

LezVolley Town Hall Meeting Held at Stonewall Inn

James Baldwin Library of Congress photo by Carl Van Vechten
Fire Island News

OUT SOUTH SHORE: James Baldwin’s Fire Island

The Brooklyn Community Pride Center at Brooklyn Pride.
New York City

Brooklyn Community Pride Center closes former headquarters in Bed-Stuy

By Matt Tracy
Posing with the 2024 Drag March banner.
Pride

PHOTOS: NYC Drag March marks 30 years of expression

By Donna Aceto
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Fire Island News

INTERVIEW: Trailblazer Ritchie Torres

Pat Nealon is the founder of Butch Monthly.
New York City

‘Anybody is welcome’: Butch Monthly strikes down stereotypes

By Julia Mitchem 
Community members enjoy the Juneteenth Block Party Celebration.
New York City

LGBT Center marks Juneteenth with afternoon block party

By Gay City News
The scene at Bronx Pride in 2023.
Pride

Bronx Pride festival and march scheduled for June 22

By Matt Tracy
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Fire Island News

Anastasia Ledwith (1966-2024)

Harvey Milk sits at Mayor George Moscone's desk in 1978.
History

On Harvey Milk Day, remember his New York roots

By Matt Tracy
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.
Health

Council, non-profits sound alarm as city proposes $5 million cut to HIV/AIDS services

By Matt Tracy
Laverne Cox stands next to her portrait poster after it was unveiled.
New York City

Stonewall National Museum spotlights Laverne Cox and the late Urvashi Vaid

By Donna Aceto
Craig Slutzkin was among the candidates re-elected to Community Education Council District 2.
Education

Community Board 5 member ousted over anti-trans resolution: source

By Matt Tracy

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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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So Percussion Unplugged
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Southern Brooklyn’s only weekly drag sho
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All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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Brooklyn Pride is starting 2026 with our
April 18, 7 pm

Brooklyn Pride 30th Anniversary Gala
Dyker Beach Golf Course

Joe Hutcheson’s award-winning solo play,
April 18, 9 pm

Miss Magnolia Beaumont Goes to Provincetown
28th Street Theater

After being heavily mocked online by Sta
April 19, 5:20 pm

Revenge of the Soy Boy
Under St Marks

Lesbian Visibility Week (April 20-26, 20
April 19, all day

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April 19, 7 pm

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Arts

  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw
  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story
  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan

Crime

  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • 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

Perspectives

  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • 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

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Residential building workers vote to strike over wage increases, healthcare benefits

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