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The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025.
Crime

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data

By Matt Tracy
Ace's Place, a new transitional housing program for trans New Yorkers, opened this summer in Long Island City, Queens.
New York City

New transitional housing program for transgender New Yorkers opens in Long Island City

By Matt Tracy
Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives.
Crime

Man arrested after husband’s gruesome stabbing death in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
LGBTQ pride flag waving on blue sky with clouds
AMNY

Op-Ed | New York’s queer legacy built this city. It’s now at risk.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sent a letter urging President Donald Trump to commute, or shorten, ex-Rep. George Santos' prison sentence.
LI Press

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for Trump to commute George Santos’ sentence

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

New York City sees seasonal increase in mpox cases

By Matt Tracy
New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Legal

New York and 15 other states sue Trump over attacks on youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Joe Lovett, survived by his husband, Dr. Jim Cottrell, died July 14 at the age of 80.
Remembrance

Joe Lovett, gay TV producer and documentarian who tackled gay and AIDS issues, dies at 80

By Andy Humm
A general view of the LA28 commemorative coins and Paris 2024 to LA 2028 handover medallions during the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony at The Broadmoor.
Sports

US Olympic & Paralympic Committee bans trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
Andry Hernandez Romero, who was held for months in an El Salvador prison after the US alleged he was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, talks with friends at his home following his release, in Tachira, Venezuela July 23, 2025.
International

Andry Hernández Romero, gay asylum seeker, released from notorious prison in El Salvador

By Matt Tracy
Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth.
Health

Clinicians call on Hochul to approve shield law to protect youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
NYC H+H/Metropolitan CEO Julian John cuts the ribbon to mark the relaunch of the Pride Health Center.
Health

NYC Health + Hospitals/‌Metropolitan relaunches Pride Health Center

By Dashiell Allen
Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.
National

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

By Matt Tracy
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.
National

Federal government restores $6.2 million in funding for LGBTQ non-profits

By Matt Tracy
Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón looks at the camera during a portrait with the American Flag in the background.
Health

Puerto Rico restricts gender-affirming care for people under 21 

By Matt Tracy
Lee Soulja-Simmons delivers remarks during NYC Black Pride's 2022 Heritage Image Awards.
Pride

NYC Black Pride, slated for mid-August, presses on despite budget cuts

By Matt Tracy

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TARRYTOWN is a haunting queer, modern re
Tomorrow, 7:30 pm

TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
the cell theatre

Join Kate Sisk (Comedy Central) and some
Tomorrow, 8 pm

Kate Sisk & Friends Feat. Gianmarco Soresi, Sunny Laprade, and more
Littlefield

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Oct. 22, 6 pm

MAYORAL DEBATE WATCH PARTY – GAYS FOR ZOHRAN
3 Dollar Bill

This four-week performance workshop is d
Oct. 23, midnight

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
Ailey Extension

Join us on October 23rd for a special ed
Oct. 23, 6:30 pm

Lesbian Lives Opening Program
The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York City

LGBTLOL is the buzziest queer comedy fes
Oct. 23, 7 pm

LGBTLOL – Queer Comedy Festival

In celebration of her inaugural season w
Oct. 23, 7 pm

Masterclass With Alicia Graf Mack
Ailey Extension

WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Oct. 24, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

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Arts

  • Participating artists (standing left to right) Sharon De La Cruz, Mariela Figueroa, Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky, Ivan Velez, and panel moderator Megami. From ‘cringe’ to celebration: Puerto Rican queer comics take the spotlight
  • “Blue Moon," directed by Richard Linklater, is running at the Angelika Film Center and the AMC Lincoln Square 13. Ethan Hawke stars as fading lyricist in melancholic ‘Blue Moon’
  • A view of “The Gay Harlem Renaissance” at the New York Historical. ‘An embarrassment of riches’: ‘The Gay Harlem Renaissance’ opens at The New York Historical
  • "Fight Back" takes place at The LGBT Community Center on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. ‘Fight Back’ turns theatergoers into 1980s ACT UP activists
  • Jordan E. Cooper's "Oh, Happy Day!" runs through early November at The Public Theater. Jordan E. Cooper, writer of ‘Oh, Happy Day,’ shares his process, growth, and faith

Crime

  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing

Perspectives

  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

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