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News

Robert Fehring is holed up in a federal prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Crime

Judge rejects release of Long Island man who made anti-LGBTQ threats

By Emily Sawaked
An unknown individual smashed the screen on display outside of The Flea.
Crime

Vandal attacks The Flea Theater after complaining about LGBTQ content

By Matt Tracy
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AMNY

Funeral to be held in Philadelphia Tuesday for O’Shae Sibley, killed in confrontation with teens

Sports

Megan Rapinoe leaves her final Women’s World Cup with pride after a long career

By Anne M. Peterson, AP
Remembrance

Ballroom icon Carmen Xtravaganza dies at 62

By Emily Sawaked
Qween Jean delivers remarks Aug. 4 at the Mobil gas station where O'Shae Sibley was killed.
New York City

Hundreds gather at Brooklyn gas station to remember O’Shae Sibley

By Matt Tracy
O'Shae Sibley was killed at a Mobil gas station along Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn.
Crime

Suspect arrested in fatal stabbing of O’Shae Sibley

By Matt Tracy
Education

Florida loses AP psychology courses thanks to ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ law

By Emily Sawaked
Cheri Pies died in July at the age of 73.
Remembrance

Cheri Pies, trailblazer for lesbian mothers, dies at 73

By Emily Sawaked
City Hall rally seeking justice for Kawaski Trawick
AMNY

Youth groups rally at NYPD headquarters demanding that cops who killed Kawaski Trawick be fired

Governor Kevin Stitt of Florida signs an executive order requiring the state to use "male" and "female," effectively erasing non-binary people.
Legal

Oklahoma governor’s order bars state from recognizing trans, non-binary people

By Emily Sawaked
O'Shae Sibley was listening to Beyoncé's music before he was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn on July 29.
Music

Beyonce pays tribute to O’Shae Sibley

By Emily Sawaked
Lee Soulja-Simmons, the leader of NYC Black Pride, pauses for a picture during NYC Black Pride's 2022 beach event.
Pride

NYC Black Pride festivities slated for Aug. 16-20

By Emily Sawaked
Politics

GOP candidates spew anti-trans rhetoric at Iowa fundraiser

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

NYC sexual health clinics still operating at reduced capacity

By Nico Lang
O'Shae Sibley was just 28 years old.
Crime

‘They hated us ’cause we are gay!’ O’Shae Sibley’s stabbing death draws outrage

By Matt Tracy

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Out of the Abyss: Yiyun Li and Édouard Louis
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April 29, 7 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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