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Politics

A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.
From the Editor

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

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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LGBTQ City Council Candidates Coast on Election Night

By Matt Tracy
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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

By Duncan Osborne
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Eric Adams Leads LGBTQ Unity Rally

By Matt Tracy
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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

By Matt Tracy
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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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North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Calls LGBTQ Community “Filth”

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Stephanie Grisham, spokesperson for first lady Melania Trump, arrives for campaign rally in Orlando
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Memoir: Melania Trump’s Staffer Was Fired for Using Grindr

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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PoliticsNY with Skye: Interview with Tom DiNapoli, NYS Comptroller

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Federal Government Plans Permanent Rainbow Flag at Christopher Park

By Matt Tracy
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors, on Capitol Hill in Washington
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LGBTQ Advocates Denounce Abortion Ban in Texas

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Alphonso David Fired by Human Rights Campaign

By Matt Tracy

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Arts

  • If “Leviticus” becomes a hit, one hopes that it might create space for further queer voices in horror. ‘Leviticus’: Gay teenagers battle amonster created by homophobia
  • “Maddie’s Secret,” directed by John Early, is running at IFC Center. Maddie’s Secret’: A campy yet sincere drag melodrama
  • Alice Kremelberg, director Adrienne Campbell-Holt, playwright Victoria Lynne Barclay, and Colby Minifie. ‘Camping’: Love and repression in an intimate tent setting
  • Myra Molloy as Sonya and Maya Da Costa as Coley in “Girls Like Girls." In ‘Girls Like Girls,’ Hayley Kiyoko turns from sapphic pop star to filmmaker, telling the same story
  • Downtown Boys. June LGBTQ music: Downtown Boys’ ‘Public Luxury’ and Andrew Sa’s ‘American Rough’

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

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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