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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sworn in by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Politics

Mamdani enters office with commitments to New York’s LGBTQ community

By Matt Tracy
State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal delivers remarks on Election Night after he was elected Manhattan borough president.
Politics

In State Senate farewell, Hoylman-Sigal recalls progress on LGBTQ rights

By Matt Tracy
A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.
New York City

NYC to distribute $2 million in emergency funding to organizations serving transgender people

By Matt Tracy
Danny “Dusse” Siplin, a 33-year-old Black trans man, was found dead on the east side of the Genesee River Gorge in Rochester.
New York State

Black trans man found dead in Rochester

By Matt Tracy
Lillian Bonsignore, the incoming FDNY commissioner, has been ridiculed on X since she was appointed to her post.
New York City

‘People will die’: Incoming FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore ridiculed by the right

By Matt Tracy
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
Health

New York sues Trump administration as upstate hospital halts youth trans care

By Matt Tracy
Photo Dec 23 2025, 1 26 25 PM
AMNY

Mamdani names FDNY commissioner, interim sanitation and emergency management heads for new administration

The State Capitol building in Albany.
Health

Hochul approves expansion of trans safe haven law, vetoes HIV care access bill

By Matt Tracy
Erik Bottcher.
AMNY

NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher drops bid for Nadler’s House seat to run for State Senate

The Cincinnati-based Potter Stewart U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is the headquarters of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Legal

Sixth Circuit Court rushes to beat Supreme Court in ruling on conversion therapy ban

By Arthur S. Leonard
Longtime activist Ann Northrop speaks during the first meeting of Chelsea Neighbors United.
Activism

New Chelsea community group aims to resist ICE and federal threats

By Donna Aceto
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025.
Health

Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025.
Health

House votes to criminalize youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Brooklyn man and husband with dogs before husband was detained by ICE and sent to Alligator Alcatraz
AMNY

Brooklyn man fights for freedom of husband detained by ICE at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over alleged missed hearing

An Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer walks past portraits of US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at US immigration court in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 9, 2025.
Legal

LGBTQ immigrants face more asylum rejections, though some still win cases

By Amber Sexton
Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Matthew Marrero, and Rev. Amanda Ashcraft sing a hymn together at a press conference on Dec. 9.
Legal

Gay man detained by ICE, prompting husband and advocates to speak out

By Amber Sexton

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Arts

  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’
  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey

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

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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

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