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LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Tiffany Cabán of Queens and Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn leads the City Council's banner.

Politics

City Council bill would establish protections for sex workers

By Matt Tracy

President Joe Biden listens during a news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023.

Politics

Biden condemns wave of state legislation restricting LGBTQ+ rights, says ‘these are our kids’

By Darlene Superville, AP

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Brooklyn Paper

Borough President Reynoso celebrates beginning of Pride Month

LGBTQIA+ Caucus member Erik Bottcher of Manhattan (left) and LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chair Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn (right) at the LGBT Community Center last year.

Politics

City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus unveils comprehensive policy plan

By Matt Tracy

Manhattan State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.

Politics

Brad Hoylman-Sigal reflects on Adult Survivors Act and Child Victims Act

By Duncan Osborne

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PoliticsNY

With LGBTQ+ rights under fire nationally, New York has the opportunity to protect them

Erik Bottcher, Corey Johnson, Christine Quinn, and Tom Duane have all represented District 3 in the City Council.

Politics

Councilmembers from New York’s ‘gay district’ bare all at The Center

By Andy Humm

A resolution passed by New York State Democrats injects some momentum into an existing proposal to establish inclusive curriculum in schools.

New York Democratic Committee calls on state to implement LGBTQIA+ curriculum

By Matt Tracy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up bills he signed during a bill signing ceremony at the Coastal Community Church at Lighthouse Point, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Lighthouse Point, Fla.

Politics

Anti-trans policies barrel forward as legal groups scramble to respond

By Matt Tracy

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AMNY

Kristin Richardson Jordan drops re-election bid in crowded Harlem council race

Daniel Dromm (center) holds the original Queens Pride banner at the borough's 2017 march.

Politics

Rebranded LGBTQ political club emerges in Queens

By Matt Tracy

Councilembmer Erik Bottcher with State Representative Zooey Zephyr at City Hall on May 9.

Politics

Bottcher welcomes exiled Montana state lawmaker Zooey Zephyr to New York

By Matt Tracy

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SANTOS INDICTED | Congress Member hit with 13-count federal fraud indictment, pleads not guilty

Dozens of activists stage a sit-in outside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office and force people to step over them to reach DeSantis' office as they speak out against the governor and his policies, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla.

Politics

Florida approves bathroom bill, ‘conscience’ law, and expansion of ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’

By Matt Tracy

Shéár Avory of the New Pride Agenda delivers remarks during a rally in Albany on April 25.

Politics

Advocacy day highlights TGNCNBI legislative priorities in Albany

By Matt Tracy

State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, alone on the house floor stands in protest as demonstrators are arrested in the house gallery, Monday, April 24, 2023, in the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont.

Politics

Montana House of Representatives sidelines trans lawmaker

By Matt Tracy

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