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Carmen Hernandez.

Guest Perspective

Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities

By Rev. Carmen Hernandez

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

From the Editor

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

By Matt Tracy

The entrance of Mount Morris Baths.

History

What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge

By Charles Michael Smith

Cornelius Wiggins is the youth community engagement coordinator at the NYC LGBT Community Center.

Guest Perspective

Finding my way: the struggles and strength of transgender youth in NYC

By Cornelius Wiggins, youth community engagement coordinator at the NYC LGBT Community Center

Brandy Livingston.

Guest Perspective

This Transgender Day of Visibility, spread awareness and fight false narratives

By Brandy Livingston

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

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.

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

More from Around NYC

hit and run sentencing

Cypress Hills man who killed cyclist in hit-and-run sentenced to prison

Willie Colon playing his trombone in front of a Puerto Rican flag.

Fans mourn Bronx-born salsa legend Willie Colón at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Black, whose restaurants, including Grey Sweater, Perle Mesta, and Dougla Kitchen, have helped transform Oklahoma City’s dining scene.

Chef Andrew Black’s Dougla Kitchen turns Caribbean roots into Oklahoma City’s bold new dining destination

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

Harlem man who gunned down roommate over stolen soda gets sentence of 25 to life