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Politics

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.
Education

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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AMNY

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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Rockland Pride Sunday 2023
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Arts

  • Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, and Blu Del Barrio of "Star Trek: Discovery" receive the Outspoken Award during the Outright International Courage Awards on June 5, 2023. Outright International’s NYC fundraiser generates $1 million
  • Imani Pearl Williams, Jonathan Burke, and Matt Walker in “Love + Science." Love amidst an epidemic
  • Storytelling show at Stonewall celebrates LGBTQ history
  • Enjoy a ‘Disco Daydream’ on the Lower East Side with fun and uproarious musical ‘The Village!’
  • Kerrie Hayes and Rosy McEwen in "Blue Jean." ‘Blue Jean’ probes the personal and professional crises of a closeted lesbian in 1980s Britain

Crime

  • In announcing the new program, NYPD Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell said "it is critical that we amplify the voices of our LGBTQIA+ community — especially the voices of victims." City invites New Yorkers to submit requests to re-evaluate LGBTQ cold cases
  • A new Rainbow Flag was installed at Little Prince hours after the previous flag was set ablaze. Woman who torched Rainbow Flag placed in custody of health department
  • In this family photo provided by sister Kilya Williams, Koko Da Doll, a subject of the documentary "Kokomo City," about the lives of transgender Black women, poses for a picture on vacation near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Sept. 24, 2022. Teen arrested in death of trans woman in Atlanta
  • Kawaski Trawick was fatally shot by police in his apartment in 2019. Trawick family blasts reports of dropped charge against officers before disciplinary trial
  • District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell. Latest drugging suspect arraigned for Ramirez and Umberger murders

Perspectives

  • mpox vaccine site Get fully vaccinated against mpox to protect yourself and our community
  • A Pride event at Yeshiva University in 2019. Time to recognize the YU Pride Alliance
  • A previous Brooklyn Liberation march and rally focused on trans youth. Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility by protecting trans kids
  • Why I cover and march in St. Patrick’s Day Parades
  • Food Bank For New York City CEO Leslie Gordon. Fighting food insecurity in LGBTQ community requires multi-faceted approach

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