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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, located at 207 W. 13th St. in Manhattan, is voluntarily recognizing a staff union.

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 faced widespread criticism after allegedly pulling back on gender-affirming care in response to President Donald Trump's executive order.

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

tiny MTA diorama with subway bench and cocktail in front of grand army plaza sign at grand army bar

Grand Army Bar pays homage to the woes and wonders of public transit with MTA-themed cocktail menu

Close Up Of Driver In Car Dropping Trash Out Of Window On Country Road

New report finds the Bronx is home to the most chronic litterers

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Bahamas bows to Trump on Cuban medics. Changes to pay system

Jenn low (left) in front of Wanderlust + Co in New York City, on the right is the interior of the store

Online jewelry retailer Wanderlust + Co opens first-ever brick-and-mortar store in the West Village