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Adams says he’s zeroing in on commish, chancellor appointments

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Oldest gay bar in Queens to remain in Jackson Heights after purchase of its Roosevelt Avenue building

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Proposed State Law Would Allow Non-Binary Party Candidates

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Hochul frees up $1.5 billion in funding for orgs working with developmentally disabled New Yorkers

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Hochul Signs Trafficking Relief, Gender-Affirming Utilities Legislation

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Gay Republicans Set to Join City Council, State Supreme Court

By Matt Tracy
A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.
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Overdue Diversity for Council’s LGBT Caucus

By Matt Tracy
Democratic delegate Danica Roem, the first openly transgender person to be elected to Virginia’s General Assembly, in Richmond, Virginia
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Key Wins for LGBTQ Candidates Across the Country

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LGBTQ City Council Candidates Coast on Election Night

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Brooklyn Paper

Jumaane Williams celebrates reelection as public advocate

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Gay #WalkAway Founder Pleads Guilty for Role in January 6 Riot

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Eric Adams Leads LGBTQ Unity Rally

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Ex-Governor Cuomo faces sex crime charges for groping former aide

Governor Greg Abbott meets with Texas National Guard troops and U.S. Border Patrol personnel for a briefing regarding security along the Mexico-U.S. border in Weslaco
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Texas Governor Signs Anti-Trans Sports Bill

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Texas House Passes Anti-Trans Youth Sports Bill

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Texas State Agency Scrubs LGBTQ Resources From Website

By Tat Bellamy-Walker

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Arts

  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists
  • “The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10. ‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

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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