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Perspectives

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From the Editor

LGBTQ rights and democracy are on the ballot

By Matt Tracy
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Guest Perspective

Visionary LGBTQ donors set the stage for modern activism

By Amy Freitag
Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas
Guest Perspective

Coming out isn’t the same for everyone

By Jessica González-Rojas
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Guest Perspective

Young trans people need support systems in times of stress, particularly when coming out

By Seven Caldwell
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We need to walk away from the “Progress” Profit Flag

By Matt Foreman
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Guest Perspective

Why are lesbians and gay/bi men lumped together in monkeypox stats?

By Michael Petrelis
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Guest Perspective

What the Roe v. Wade overturn means for us and what we can do about it

Joseph Milizio
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The dangers of Vickie Paladino and Tucker Carlson

By Matt Tracy
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For Pride, Governor Hochul has a chance to protect the LGBTQ+ community

Blane Charles
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New York Times Looks Into Ed Koch’s Closet Years After Other Media Opened It

By Andy Humm
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By Nicholas Boston
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Letters to the Editor

We Want New York City to Remain Open, Welcoming, and Affirming

Wilhelmina Perry
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Letters to the Editor

Mayor Adams and the Parable of the “Simple Book of Matches”

Christopher Lynn
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Why New York’s Cannabis Industry Can’t Shut Out the LGBTQ Community

By Tyme Ferris and Thomas Kupiec
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The Gender Issues Permeating PrEP

By Matt Tracy
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On World AIDS Day, Let’s Remember AIDS in New York State is Not History — It’s a Lived Reality

By Reginald Brown

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Kids & Teens Performance Workshop
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Afro-Haitian Workshop with Julio Jean
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Women’s Pride in the Pines
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Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 6pm
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The Gay Divorce at The Brick
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Arts

  • Qween Jean holds her Tony award while surrounded by attendees at the "Broadway is Trans" fundraiser. ‘Broadway is Trans’ fundraiser draws theater stars
  • “Something You Should Know About Me” is writer/director Andy Fidoten’s romcom about Al (EJ Marcus) a trans cartoonist with low self-esteem who heads out to a queer comics intensive (not “gay cartoon camp”) with his trans bestie, Jesse (Morgan Sullivan). 16 queer films at this year’s Tribeca Festival
  • “By Hook Or By Crook” opens at Anthology Film Archives June 12. ‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later
  • Directed by Adam Shankman, "Stop! That! Train!" opens June 12. ‘Stop! That! Train!’ takes a campy ride on the Glamazonian Express
  • Chloe Mar Ramirez joined friends for the Bronx Pride Festival Saturday June, 21 in the South Bronx to dance and celebrate Queer visibility and resistance.Bronx Pride 2026: A guide to LGBTQ+ events across the borough

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges

Perspectives

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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