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

From the Editor

Reject the misinformation and vote yes on Prop 1

By Matt Tracy

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Guest Perspective

TGNCIQ+ community members deserve secure jobs

By Janitzia Lara

Jarryd Boyd found community at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn.

Guest Perspective

Finding faith, identity, and community: My journey to an inclusive Brooklyn church

By Jarryd Boyd

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

From the Editor

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

By Matt Tracy

Dean Patrick Malloy.

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed: Queer love is divine love

Rev. Patrick Molloy

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Guest Perspective

Op-ed: Why LGBTQ activism and Palestinian nationalism are incompatible causes

By Tsach Saar

Lorenzo Van Ness

Guest Perspective

Love and rage: Reflections on Pride Month and the fight for equity in NYC

By Lorenzo Van Ness

Ethan Felson, executive director of A Wider Bridge.

Guest Perspective

Don’t let them take our Pride away

By Ethan Felson

Randy Mastro.

Guest Perspective

Why I support Randy Mastro for corporation counsel

By Evan Wolfson

The GMHC team at Queens Pride in 2022.

Health

NYC budget cuts threaten critical programs for people living with HIV and AIDS

By Councilmember Erik Bottcher

Councilmembers Erik Bottcher of Manhattan and Tiffany Cabán of Queens.

Guest Perspective

Social housing for queer liberation

By Councilmembers Erik Bottcher and Tiffany Cabán

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

From the Editor

Do not normalize transphobia in New York

By Matt Tracy

Amida Care CEO Doug Wirth.

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed: Discriminatory Nassau County order shows importance of protecting trans rights

By Doug Wirth

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

From the Editor

The NYPD should stop playing games with anti-LGBTQ regimes

By Matt Tracy

Cinema

How ‘The Color Purple’ became the feel-good flick for white gay men

By Nicholas Boston

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

From the Editor

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

By Matt Tracy

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Following seven rounds of ranked choice voting, Chief of Staff to Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, who is term-limited, won the democratic primary to represent district 08 on the New York City Council.

Elsie Encarnacion wins primary to succeed Diana Ayala in City Council District 8

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Team Jamaica after finishing 2nd during round 1 of the women's 100m at the Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Sprint star Fraser-Pryce bids farewell to Jamaican National Stadium

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‘Crime is down’ in historic fashion, Mayor Adams and NYPD say in summing up the first six months of 2025