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Politics

Lawmakers and advocates huddle by the podium
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Schumer leads marriage rally at LGBT Center

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
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Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
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Schumer: Senate to vote on marriage equality bill this week

By Matt Tracy
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Maloney concedes, but key firsts for LGBTQ candidates on election night

By Matt Tracy
Governor Kathy Hochul at the Stonewall Inn
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Democrats hold pre-election rally at Stonewall

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
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From the Editor

LGBTQ rights and democracy are on the ballot

By Matt Tracy
Congressmember Sean Patrick Maloney
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LGBTQ candidates press forward in election’s final stretch

By Matt Tracy
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Editorial | What’s more important than democracy?

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Tense moments in Jackson Heights as electeds, community leaders ‘rally against hate’ at Drag Story Hour

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Amid wave of opposition, LGBTQ candidates eye wins

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
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Hochul signs bill to steer resources to LGBTQ seniors

By Matt Tracy
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Lawmakers, labor leaders tout funding for LGBTQ employment program

By Matt Tracy
Councilmember Keith Powers is the lead sponsor of the housing bill.
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Council bill aims to improve housing of TGNCNBI people in city custody

By Matt Tracy
Robert Zimmerman on primary night.
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In first gay v. gay Congressional race, the candidates are “just very different”

By Zachary Jarrell
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Democrats delay marriage vote until after election

By Mary Clare Jalonick, AP
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Schumer commits to marriage equality vote in “coming weeks”

By Matt Tracy

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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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