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Former President Donald Trump.

Politics

Trump leans into transphobic attacks on Harris and Walz

By Matt Tracy

Tim Walz has served as governor of Minnesota since 2019.

Politics

Harris selects longtime LGBTQ ally Tim Walz as running mate

By Matt Tracy

Activists denounce Project 2025 and the campaign's threats to democracy during a Times Square demonstration on July 27.

Politics

Project 2025 leader steps down from Heritage Foundation amid negative publicity

By Matt Tracy

Vice President Kamala Harris.

Politics

A look at Vice President Kamala Harris’ LGBTQ record

By Matt Tracy

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office.

Politics

LGBTQ Democrats hail Biden’s legacy and shift attention to Harris’ campaign

By Matt Tracy

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

Politics

City Council votes to expand rapid STI testing, require transparency on dress codes

By Matt Tracy

Senator JD Vance speaks at a podium on stage.

Politics

‘MAGA clone’: JD Vance brings anti-LGBTQ record to 2024 campaign

By Matt Tracy

Transgender

LI Press

New York State Attorney General Sues Nassau County Over Transgender Athlete Ban

Politics

Doug Burgum vetoed anti-LGBTQ measures while governor. Then he started running for president

By Jack Dura, AP

Trangender

LI Press

Protesters Rally Against Nassau Transgender Athlete Ban

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has re-introduced The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act.

Politics

Gillibrand reintroduces legislation to protect LGBTQ youth and families in foster care

By Matt Tracy

An individual at holds a sign at the Nassau County Legislative Building during a demonstration against the county's anti-trans sports policy.

Politics

Lawmakers in Nassau County pass transgender athlete ban

By Associated Press and Gay City News

Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan (middle).

Health

Adams administration reverses proposal to cut Health Department’s HIV/‌AIDS budget

By Matt Tracy

Politics

Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban

By Zeke Miller, AP

A view of the Stonewall Inn from Christopher Park, which is also the home of the Stonewall National Monument.

Politics

New York congressmembers to introduce resolution designating June 28 as ‘Stonewall Day’

By Matt Tracy

Elected officials and Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC members.

Politics

Stonewall Democrats host annual Pride event

By Gay City News

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From court to community: How Brooklyn’s Dreamers N Doers is changing the game for local youth

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Director Joel Alfonso Vargas debuts Bronx-centered film, ‘Mad Bills to Pay’

The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Abel, UMC Long Island West District Superintendent, center, with clergy from the Brooklyn Downtown South Cooperative Parish of the United Methodist Church (UMC), otherwise known as Bold United Soul Seekers (BUSS), at the conclusion of Good Friday Worship Service at St. Mark's UMC in Flatbush, Brooklyn.

BUSS Methodists celebrate ‘Seven Last Words of Christ’

New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced a massive fentanyl mill bust, spanning three separate locations and capturing 90 pounds of the deadly narcotic.

Drug task force seizes 90 pounds of fentanyl from three separate Manhattan and Bronx narcotics mills