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Politics

US Court Orders Gender-Neutral Passport
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State Department to Allow “X” Gender Marker on US Passports

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Cuomo Signs Gender Recognition Act Into Law, Marks Marriage Anniversary

By Matt Tracy
Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell.
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Bottcher, Cabán Leading on Election Night as LGBTQ Candidates Compete Across the City

By Matt Tracy
Ritchie Raises $335k in Second House Filing
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House Republicans Block LGBTQ Small Business Loan Data Collection Bill

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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LGBTQ Candidates Get Out the Vote Ahead of Primary Day

By Matt Tracy
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State Legislature Passes Gender Recognition Act

By Tat Bellamy-Walker & Matt Tracy
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Council Hopeful Jeffrey Omura Puts an Emphasis on the Arts

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Vermont governor Phil Scott speaks to the press in his offices at the State Legislature in Montpelier
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Several States Ban Use of Panic Defense

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
New York State Capitol in Albany, New York
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State Lawmakers Make Final Push for LGBTQ Initiatives in Albany

By Matt Tracy
Asian American leaders and candidates for New York City Mayor denounce the rise of attacks against Asian Americans at the National Action Network in New York
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Jim Owles Rescinds Morales Endorsement, Backs Wiley for Mayor

By Matt Tracy
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Amit Bagga Looks to Replace Jimmy Van Bramer in the City Council

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Once Fired for Being Gay, Michael Goldman Aims for Queens Civil Court

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at the White House
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Karine Jean-Pierre Becomes First Black Lesbian to Lead White House Press Briefing

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Activist, drag artist, and City Council hopeful Marti Gould Cummings.
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How Drag Prepared Marti Allen-Cummings for the Political Stage

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Op-Ed: City Hall’s Priorities Are Out to Sea

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LGBTQ Clubs Slam Shaun Donovan for Endorsing Fernando Cabrera

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Arts

  • Stephen Pasquale plays Charles Condomine in "High Spirits." ‘High Spirits’ musical makes memorable return to New York after more than 60 years
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press briefing on the city’s preparations for a snowstorm at the New York City Emergency Management Department on Jan. 23. Thousands download ‘Heated Rivalry’ from NYPL after Mamdani’s snowstorm suggestion
  • Ani Palmer, Beatrix Rain Wolfe and Sophia Kirkwood-Smith appear in "Big Girls Don't Cry." Sundance Film Festival offers LGBTQ features, documentaries, and shorts
  • Edward Nelson and Miles Mykkanen in "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Belonging, art, and trauma collide in The Met’s WWII opera ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’
  • A 1990 KG vogueing ball at Cafe de Paris. London gallery revisits Black queer nightlife and a transatlantic culture pipeline

Crime

  • 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
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation

Perspectives

  • A banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March. Four decades in, Black communities are still paying the highest price from HIV — and inaction is not an option
  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging

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