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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

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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

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.

From the Editor

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.

From the Editor

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.

From the Editor

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

From the Editor

Get fully vaccinated against mpox to protect yourself and our community

By Matt Tracy

A Pride event at Yeshiva University in 2019.

From the Editor

Time to recognize the YU Pride Alliance

By Matt Tracy

A previous Brooklyn Liberation march and rally focused on trans youth.

Guest Perspective

Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility by protecting trans kids

By State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal

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Why I cover and march in St. Patrick’s Day Parades

By Kathleen Warnock

Food Bank For New York City CEO Leslie Gordon.

Guest Perspective

Fighting food insecurity in LGBTQ community requires multi-faceted approach

By Leslie Gordon

RaySean Dixon

Guest Perspective

Cultural competence in health care is a necessity

By RaySean Dixon

From the Editor

Santos’ ‘groomer’ rhetoric highlights hypocrisy

By Matt Tracy

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