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Advocates at a 2020 rally to decriminalize sex work in New York.

Politics

Activists, lawmakers mount fresh push to decriminalize sex work in New York

By Matt Tracy

Politics

Trump vows to ‘end’ Biden’s protections for trans students ‘on day one’

By Matt Tracy

City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan speaks alongside then-New York State Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett (left) and Raj Panjabi, then the coordinator of the White House Pandemic Office (right), at an mpox press conference outside of the city's Harlem clinic on July 7, 2022.

Health

Mpox cases ticking up yet again in NYC, health officials warn

By Matt Tracy

The Ellen P. Tuttle Courthouse of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

Legal

Health plan’s refusal to cover trans cop’s surgery violates Title VII, 11th Circuit panel rules

By Arthur S. Leonard

Marchers pack in behind the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March banner.

Pride

Reclaim Pride Coalition announces route for 2024 Queer Liberation March

By Matt Tracy

George Latimer

PoliticsNY

Stonewall Democrats of NYC endorse George Latimer for Congress

Pride merchandise on display at a Target store in Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, in May of 2023.

Business

Target plans to limit Pride merchandise again this year

By Matt Tracy

state trooper LGBTQ Philadelphia

Metro Philadelphia

State trooper who arrested LGBTQ+ leaders in Philadelphia no longer works for state police

Laverne Cox stands next to her portrait poster after it was unveiled.

Stonewall National Museum spotlights Laverne Cox and the late Urvashi Vaid

By Donna Aceto

Corey Briskin and Nicholas Maggipinto have been fighting for their right to receive IVF services to build a family.

Health

Class action lawsuit accuses NYC of refusing IVF coverage for gay men

By Matt Tracy

Youth

Boy Scouts of America is rebranding. Here’s why they will be named Scouting America

By Jamie Stengle, AP

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

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

By Matt Tracy

Health

Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers

By Tom Murphy, AP

Former NYC Anti-Violence Project executive director Beverly Tillery.

News

Anti-Violence Project fires executive director, pauses fundraising amid internal turmoil

By Matt Tracy

The Lewis F. Powell Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, home of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Health

Federal appeals court rules gov’t health plans must cover gender-affirming care for trans people

By Arthur S. Leonard

Religion

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy

By Peter Smith, AP

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mamdani nypd shooting rates low

City saw record-low rates of shootings, murder in first half of 2026, officials say

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Where to celebrate the 4th of July in the Bronx

Felicia England, center, portrays Suga Candy Mas' "Forsithia", flanked by other Suga Candy masqueraders during last year's West Indian American Day Carnival Parade.

Vendor registration, volunteer opportunities available for New York Caribbean Carnival Week

Students and parents enjoying car-free Open Streets

Op-Ed | An open letter to Mayor Mamdani: How Open Streets are changing the way I see my community