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Politics

Advocates at a 2020 rally to decriminalize sex work in New York.
Politics

Activists, lawmakers mount fresh push to decriminalize sex work in New York

By Matt Tracy
Politics

Trump vows to ‘end’ Biden’s protections for trans students ‘on day one’

By Matt Tracy
George Latimer
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Stonewall Democrats of NYC endorse George Latimer for Congress

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a host of elected officials gathered in November of 2023 to announce the Hate Crimes Modernization Act.
Politics

New York State approves bill to broaden hate crimes law

By Matt Tracy
Mayor Adams
AMNY

How NYC plans to bring hate crime prevention lessons into public school classrooms

Politics

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but avoid addressing transgender athletes

By Collin Binkley, AP
Politics

Biden campaign launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ to mobilize LGBTQ voters

By Matt Tracy
David Mixner speaks during a past Victory Fund event in New York.
Politics

Hundreds remember David Mixner’s life and legacy in NYC

By Heather Cassell
Politics

The Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden’s recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility

By Josh Boak, AP
The US Capitol Building in Washington.
Politics

Spending bill excludes most anti-LGBTQ riders, but bans Rainbow Flags at State Department

By Matt Tracy
PS 111 at 440 W. 53rd St. is one of dozens of schools in Community Education Council 2.
Politics

Out electeds rip Manhattan community education council over anti-trans sports resolution

By Matt Tracy
advocates
QNS

Advocates call on Mayor Adams to pump funding into city’s human rights agency

Caitlyn Jenner
LI Press

Caitlyn Jenner Voices Support For Nassau County Transgender Sports Ban

Sean Patrick Maloney will be the next US Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Politics

Senate confirms Sean Patrick Maloney as ambassador to OECD

By Matt Tracy
Politics

Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement

By Mike Schneider, AP
Executive
LI Press

Nassau Executive Sues Attorney General Over Cease-And-Desist Of Transgender Ban

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SoMad presents Life is Drag — A landmark
Today, noon

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
SoMad

Fairy Fang Films is proud to announce ou
Today, 6 pm

Fairy Fang Film Festival
Low Cinema

TARRYTOWN is a haunting queer, modern re
Today, 7:30 pm

TARRYTOWN – The legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new musical
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Join Kate Sisk (Comedy Central) and some
Today, 8 pm

Kate Sisk & Friends Feat. Gianmarco Soresi, Sunny Laprade, and more
Littlefield

This four-week performance workshop is d
Oct. 23, midnight

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
Ailey Extension

In celebration of her inaugural season w
Oct. 23, 7 pm

Masterclass With Alicia Graf Mack
Ailey Extension

LGBTQIA+ musician / Billboard-charting a
Oct. 23, 7 pm

Rachael Sage and The Sequins to Play Album Release Show at The Cutting Room (10/23)
Cutting Room NYC

WINNER – BEST ONE MAN SHOW – UNITED SOLO
Oct. 24, 7 pm

Under the Rainbow @ The United Solo Festival
Theatre Row, 410 W 42nd Street, NY, NY

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Arts

  • Participating artists (standing left to right) Sharon De La Cruz, Mariela Figueroa, Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky, Ivan Velez, and panel moderator Megami. From ‘cringe’ to celebration: Puerto Rican queer comics take the spotlight
  • “Blue Moon," directed by Richard Linklater, is running at the Angelika Film Center and the AMC Lincoln Square 13. Ethan Hawke stars as fading lyricist in melancholic ‘Blue Moon’
  • A view of “The Gay Harlem Renaissance” at the New York Historical. ‘An embarrassment of riches’: ‘The Gay Harlem Renaissance’ opens at The New York Historical
  • "Fight Back" takes place at The LGBT Community Center on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. ‘Fight Back’ turns theatergoers into 1980s ACT UP activists
  • Jordan E. Cooper's "Oh, Happy Day!" runs through early November at The Public Theater. Jordan E. Cooper, writer of ‘Oh, Happy Day,’ shares his process, growth, and faith

Crime

  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing

Perspectives

  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

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