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Perspectives

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
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

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Arts

  • “Cactus Pears,” directed by Rohan Kanawade, opens Nov. 21 at the IFC Center. Q&A: Director Rohan Kanawade on his gay Indian romantic drama ‘Cactus Pears’
  • Lea Delaria kicked off her monthly residency at the Stonewall Inn this month. Comedian Lea DeLaria begins monthly residency at Stonewall Inn
  • Maraluisa Ernst’s “A Place of Absence” speaks from the family history of the director, who is queer and non-binary. DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates
  • Michael Urie in "Richard II." A powerful ‘Richard II’: Michael Urie brings insight, depth, and passion to Shakespeare
  • An exhibit on display offers highlights from New York City's drag history, as chronicled in the book, “The Drag Queens of New York," by Julian Fleisher. Exhibit recalls the ‘sleazy goodness’ behind the East Village’s drag history

Crime

  • 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
  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence

Perspectives

  • 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
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

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