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Politics

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Elections

Political Candidates Answer Questions in Video Interviews

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Health

State Delays Changes to 340B Drug Discount Program

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Schumer Discusses Equality Act at Virtual Town Hall

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Activism

Activists Rally for Climate Justice in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
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State Budget Deal Assists Excluded Workers, Renters, Schools, and More

By Mark Hallum
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Health

Arkansas Becomes First State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

By Matt Tracy
House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on the Trump impeachment Inquiry on Capitol Hill in Washington
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Justice Department Explains Bostock Ruling to Federal Agencies

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Elisa Crespo Announces She Will Not Run in June Primary

By Matt Tracy
Former Rep. Asa Hutchinson discusses the findings and recommendations of the National School Shield Program in Washington
Politics

Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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South Dakota Governor Issues Executive Orders Rejecting Trans Athletes

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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State Lawmakers in Arkansas Vote to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Lynn Schulman Returns to a Familiar Arena

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
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Lil Nas X Spars with Anti-LGBTQ South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem

By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Former Rep. Asa Hutchinson discusses the findings and recommendations of the National School Shield Program in Washington
Politics

Governors in Arkansas, Tennessee Sign Anti-Trans Sports Bills

By Tat Bellamy-Walker & Matt Tracy
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From the Editor

Time to Get Specific About Sex Work Decriminalization

By Matt Tracy
FILE PHOTO: Levine nomination hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee
Politics

In Historic First, Senate Confirms HHS Official Rachel Levine

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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