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Guest Perspective

Medicaid is a lifesaver for trans people like me. Policymakers must protect it.

By Rene Alise
Denise Norris, Menace co-founder, speaks at a demonstration near the Stonewall Inn on Feb. 21.
Guest Perspective

The history and resurgence of The Transexual Menace

By Riki Wilchins & Denise Norris
NYU Langone, pictured across the river, nixed appointments for youth seeking gender-affirming care, according to reports.
From the Editor

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.
From the Editor

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

By Matt Tracy
Melissa Sklarz.
Guest Perspective

Queens congressmembers should explain anti-trans vote

By Melissa Sklarz
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Guest Perspective

We must support LGBTQ youth and ‘Fight the Power’ in the Trump era

By Amy Leipziger
A person casts their vote, with a dog sitting beside them, at the Bernie Wohl Center on the Upper West Side on June 25, 2024.
Elections

The early voter gets the sticker: What it’s like to work at the polls in NYC

By Kathleen Warnock
LGBT Center CEO Dr. Carla Smith and Urban Resource Institute CEO Nathaniel M. Fields.
Guest Perspective

Shining a light on New York’s lack of shelter access for LGBTQIA+ survivors

By Nathaniel M. Fields and Carla Smith
Senator Marsha Blackburn, a key Republican sponsor of KOSA, has called for "protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture."
Guest Perspective

This free speech week, Democrats in Congress should rethink support for KOSA

By Amanda Babine and Jared Trujillo
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

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Arts

  • Edward Nelson and Miles Mykkanen in "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Belonging, art, and trauma collide in The Met’s WWII opera ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’
  • A 1990 KG vogueing ball at Cafe de Paris. London gallery revisits Black queer nightlife and a transatlantic culture pipeline
  • The Soft Pink Truth's “Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?” debuts Jan. 30th. January LGBTQ music: Sleaford Mods and The Soft Pink Truth
  • Hudson Williams poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026. Queer representation and trans rights on stage at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards
  • Jodie Foster in “A Private Life” ‘A Private Life’: Jodie Foster plays detective in Paris

Crime

  • 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
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation

Perspectives

  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • 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

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