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Politics

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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
Politics

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
Politics

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

By Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick
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LGBTQ Clubs Slam Shaun Donovan for Endorsing Fernando Cabrera

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Tennessee Governor Signs Bathroom Bill

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Asian American leaders and mayoral candidates denounce rise of attacks against Asian Americans at NAN in New York
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McGuire, Yang Spar Over Sex Work Decriminalization

By Matt Tracy
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Lambda Independent Democrats Pull Stringer Endorsement, Back Morales for Mayor

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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NYC Unity Project Leads LGBTQ Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccine

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Some Members Quit as Stonewall Democrats Stand By Stringer

By Matt Tracy
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Jim Owles Endorses Dianne Morales for Mayor, Corey Johnson for Comptroller

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Arts

  • “Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It," directed by Paris Barclay, opens Feb. 20 at Film Forum. ‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’ charts the rise and fall of a troubled gay musician
  • Beverly Glenn-Copeland's latest release is called “Laughter In Summer." February LGBTQ music: Troye Sivan and Beverly Glenn-Copeland
  • Grammy Award-winning tenor Freddie Ballentine. At 92nd Street Y, ‘Our People’ delivers an operatic tribute to Black queer experiences
  • The culminating piece of the exhibit is a 14th century German statue borrowed from the Cleveland Museum of Art, depicting Jesus and John the Baptist in the style of a married couple. The plaque describes how medieval viewers would have seen their relationship as a form of marriage “with Jesus in the role of the groom” and one that “stretched gender roles and sexual identities.” The Met’s Cloisters Museum offers a delightedly queer-inclusive analysis of sexuality in the Middle Ages
  • After gradually rolling out episodes, the full second of "The Boyfriend" is now available on Netflix. A second date with ‘The Boyfriend’: Gay Japanese reality show returns to Netflix for Season 2

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

  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly
  • Steven Love Menendez (second from right) with Randy Wicker (center) and park rangers in front of the flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in 2022 — during the Biden administration. The Rainbow Flag and the heart and soul of Stonewall
  • 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

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