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The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City.

From the Editor

Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms

By Matt Tracy

At the Queer Liberation March in 2022.

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Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity

By Matt Tracy

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

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Four cheers and five jeers to the City Council’s vote on trans protections

By Matt Tracy

NYU Langone, pictured across the river, nixed appointments for youth seeking gender-affirming care, according to reports.

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No time to waver on healthcare when trans youth are under attack

By Matt Tracy

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Now, more than ever, double down and stand up for our community

By Matt Tracy

Proposal 1, or the Equal Rights Amendment, is on the ballot this election day.

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Reject the misinformation and vote yes on Prop 1

By Matt Tracy

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signs a bill banning transgender athletes from women’s competitions into law.

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History will reflect poorly on Nassau County’s transphobic sports crusade

By Matt Tracy

Advocates band together to stand up for trans youth at a demonstration in 2023.

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Do not normalize transphobia in New York

By Matt Tracy

Ramzan Kadyrov is the mastermind behind the Chechen anti-LGBTQ purge.

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The NYPD should stop playing games with anti-LGBTQ regimes

By Matt Tracy

Marchers participate in the Brooklyn Liberation Rally and March in 2021.

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Report on New York’s trans workforce should be a blueprint for action

By Matt Tracy

New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald is working with the Office for the Aging to help facilitate New York State's Master Plan for Aging.

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State’s Master Plan for Aging must include older adults living with HIV

By Matt Tracy

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

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The need for a sustained, coordinated front against hate

By Matt Tracy

Kawaski Trawick's mother, Ellen Trawick (left), with the family's attorney, Royce Russell (right), at NYPD headquarters on April 12.

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Officers should be held accountable in Kawaski Trawick case

By Matt Tracy

On the scene at a Transgender Day of Visibility event in New York City in 2023.

From the Editor

Courts offer glimmer of hope during a painful year

By Matt Tracy

mpox vaccine site

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Get fully vaccinated against mpox to protect yourself and our community

By Matt Tracy

A Pride event at Yeshiva University in 2019.

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Time to recognize the YU Pride Alliance

By Matt Tracy

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