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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Crime

Manhattan DA’s Office looks to reverse trend of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes

By Matt Tracy

Amanda Lefton testifies during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee when she was director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

LI Press

Long Islander Amanda Lefton named new DEC commissioner

LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Erik Bottcher and Tiffany Cabán.

Politics

City lawmakers introduce package of bills to safeguard TGNCNBI New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy

The State Capitol building in Albany.

Health

New state bill targets anti-trans healthcare discrimination, requires Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

Outside of Ginger's Bar during Brooklyn Pride in 2024.

National

Gallup: LGBTQ people now make up 9.3% of US population

By Matt Tracy

Gerri Wells Memorial

Community remembers original ACT UP member Gerri Wells

By Gay City News

Community members lay flowers down in honor of Sam Nordquist.

West Village candlelight vigil remembers Sam Nordquist, other trans lives lost

By Amy Schatz

The LGBT Community Center is located at 207 W. 13th St. in Manhattan.

Legal

‘Our mission is under attack’: LGBTQ centers sue Trump administration over executive orders

By Matt Tracy

Governor Kathy Hochul.

Politics

LGBTQ clubs call on Hochul and state leaders to increase support for trans wellness fund, HIV/AIDS initiatives

By Matt Tracy

pro drag wrestler in red hook

Brooklyn Paper

A Matter of Pride: How pro-drag-wrestlers make space for queer fighters in Brooklyn

A picture of John Umberger.

Crime

Victim’s mother speaks out after gay nightlife murder verdict

By Heather Cassell

The William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse is seen during a hearing in the multi-state lawsuit over President Trump's order ending all federal funding or support for gender-affirming care for people younger than 19, outside a courthouse in Seattle, Washington, U.S., February 14, 2025.

Legal

Bicoastal court orders block Trump’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

Sam Nordquist, 24, was staying at Patty's Lodge during the time leading up to his disappearance and death.

Crime

Five charged with killing trans man in upstate New York after ‘prolonged physical and psychological abuse’

By Matt Tracy

A view of the Stonewall Inn from Christopher Park, which is also the home of the Stonewall National Monument.

New Yorkers protest after Trump administration scrubs transgender references from Stonewall National Monument’s website

By Matt Tracy

NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

Health

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s restrictions on youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

In September of last year, New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald signed an order allowing pharmacists to administer the mpox vaccine without requiring a prescription.

Health

New York State reports first case of new mpox strain

By Matt Tracy

More from Around NYC

Pop Smoke Day

Pop Smoke Day returns to Canarsie with youth festival, parade and Fashion Gala at Brooklyn Museum

starhill

Housing lottery underway for 169 units at Starhill Phase II in Morris Heights, rent starts at $777

Protesters hold signs inside Brooklyn Borough Hall during the July 9 National Day of Action, urging Congress to pass S. 4814 and protect TPS for Haitians.

National movement presses Congress to protect TPS for Haitians

The Hole, a contemporary art gallery being sued for not paying its artists.

Artists sue Bowery art gallery The Hole, alleging it sold $50K of their work and didn’t pay them