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Emcee Dev Doee stands in the spotlight at GMHC's event at City Winery on Oct. 5
Around Town

GMHC combines drag performances with casino games to raise money

By Donna Aceto
James Jorden, 1954-2023.
Remembrance

James Jorden, iconoclastic queer opera critic, Gay City News contributor, dead at 69

By Paul Schindler
The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, based in Albany (pictured), will make “X” gender markers available.
New York State

New York State to offer “X” gender option on public benefit applications

By Dashiell Allen
Legal

Colorado high court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake

By Colleen Slevin and Jesse Bedayn, AP
Religion

Pope Francis considers blessing same-sex unions, drawing reaction from LGBTQ Catholics

By Dashiell Allen
Health

Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications

By John Hanna, AP
Metro Philadelphia

Journalist Josh Kruger fatally shot at South Philadelphia home

Politics

Making history, Gavin Newsom names Laphonza Butler to US Senate

By Matt Tracy
A man spewed homophobic remarks against patrons and staff at Pint, a gay bar in Jersey City.
Crime

Man allegedly assaults employee at Jersey City gay bar

By Dashiell Allen
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of the Ali Forney Center's new headquarters and drop-in center in Manhattan.
Youth

Ali Forney Center opens new HQ and drop-in center alongside GMHC

By Matt Tracy
A teacher at Flushing High School has been reassigned after allegedly hurling anti-gay remarks towards an individual during a road rage incident.
Education

NYC teacher reassigned from students after homophobic tirade

By Dashiell Allen
Families

Biden looks to bolster protections for LGBTQ youth in foster care

By Dashiell Allen
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AMNY

Parents of Bronx man killed by cops call investigation into his death a “sham” during Lower Manhattan rally

Kawaski Trawick, a gay man, was shot to death by police in his Bronx home in 2019.
Crime

NYPD official recommends no punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case

By Matt Tracy
Books
AMNY

DOE launches new HIV curriculum across all grades in New York City public schools

Books

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

By Hillel Italie, AP

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Active Aging Workshops at the Ailey Stud
April 28, 1 pm

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April 28, 6:30 pm

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Phoenix Bar

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April 28, 7 pm

You & Me
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York Theatres

This men’s group discussion will be a co
April 29, 6:30 pm

In Discussion with Hearts of Men
Ailey Extension

How does one accept the unimaginable? Ho
April 29, 6:30 pm

Out of the Abyss: Yiyun Li and Édouard Louis
Strand Book Store

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April 29, 7:30 pm

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April 29, 7:30 pm

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April 30, 6 pm

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Arts

  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes
  • Nicolas Moncayo as Amory Legato. From Texas to New York: Nicolas Moncayo brings Southern charm as Amory Legato in ‘Memoirs of a Drag Queen’

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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Alliyette’s Karnival Collection turns Caribbean joy into wearable gold

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