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Chief Judge Nancy Torresen of the US District Court for Maine.

Legal

Defense Department’s insurance program ordered to cover gender-affirming surgery

By Arthur S. Leonard

A person casts their vote, with a dog sitting beside them, at the Bernie Wohl Center on the Upper West Side on June 25, 2024.

The early voter gets the sticker: What it’s like to work at the polls in NYC

By Kathleen Warnock

NY: Brooklyn Bar Assocation Coat Drive

Brooklyn Paper

Community spirit shines at Brooklyn Bar Association’s annual coat drive

Grand marshal André De Shields shows his costume.

Cats take center stage at 51st annual Village Halloween Parade

By Donna Aceto

Former Congressmember Mondaire Jones is vying to return to Capitol Hill.

Politics

The LGBTQ candidates running for office in New York

By Matt Tracy

Ohio Senator and GOP VP Nominee JD Vance.

Politics

Inside JD Vance’s association with right-wing Catholics

By Duncan Osborne

Mayor Eric Adams announces the new $10,000 benefit at City Hall on Oct. 28.

Families

Mayor announces $10k family planning benefit for some non-unionized city employees

By Matt Tracy

DeAnna LeTray, a trans woman, said she was sexually assaulted and humiliated by upstate New York authorities in 2017.

Settlement forces upstate New York police department and jail to respect TGNCNBI individuals

By Matt Tracy

Liberty star Breanna Stewart celebrates during the Oct. 24 parade.

Sports

Queer joy: New York Liberty showered with love at jubilant WNBA championship parade

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra

Health

Biden administration looks to require insurance coverage of injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy

Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas delivers remarks at the Oct. 21 rally for Proposal 1 outside City Hall.

Politics

LGBTQ leaders and advocates encourage New Yorkers to vote yes on Proposal 1

By Matt Tracy

trans

QNS

Ridgewood writer brings trans-femme play ‘Clay Mommy’ to the stage in Brooklyn this November

Senator Marsha Blackburn, a key Republican sponsor of KOSA, has called for "protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture."

Guest Perspective

This free speech week, Democrats in Congress should rethink support for KOSA

By Amanda Babine and Jared Trujillo

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's survey on transgender students included 20,000 responses.

Youth

CDC survey says 3.3% of high school students identify as transgender

By Matt Tracy

loafers cocktail bar

Brooklyn Paper

Lighten up: Loafers, a new gay cocktail bar, set to open on Court Street

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots as Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride (21) defends during the second half of game three of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Target Center on Oct. 16.

Sports

Liberty star Breanna Stewart faces homophobic threat during WNBA finals

By Matt Tracy

More from Around NYC

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Red Hook welcomes Spring Bank, the neighborhood’s first local bank in 10 years

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Bronx native Cipha Sounds evolves from hip-hop DJ to comedy star, shines at NYC Comedy Festival

Jamaican comedian and actor, Dr. Oliver Samuels pictured with a sack full of money that will come into play as part his Northeaster Show "Luck Money."

Oliver Samuels adds more dates for his play ‘Luck Money’

To help support young New Yorkers’ literacy, the New York Community Trust invested $150,000 in Literacy Academy Collective, a nonprofit that helps underserved children receive a fair education.

New grant looks to boost literacy effort for New York City’s students struggling to read