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Perspectives

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

Overdue Diversity for Council’s LGBT Caucus

By Matt Tracy
Activist, drag artist, and City Council hopeful Marti Gould Cummings.
Guest Perspective

Congress Can Help Make Affordable Health Care a Reality

By Marti Allen-Cummings
Amida Care CEO Doug Wirth.
Letters to the Editor

State Must Invest in Medicaid

By Doug Wirth
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Letters to the Editor

New York State Should Cover True Cost of Gender-Affirming Care

By Diana Mantilla-Raad
2019 Dyke March. Biggest I have ever seen.
Guest Perspective

Reflecting on the 2021 Dyke March

By Leslie Cagan
NWSL: Washington Spirit at Kansas City
From the Editor

Athletes Deliver a Pride Month to Remember

By Matt Tracy
World premiere of “Western Stars” at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto
Music

Great Expectations with Bruce Springsteen 

By Nicholas Boston
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Guest Perspective

Op-Ed: Don’t Forget the “I” LGBTQIA+

By Daniel Dromm
LGBTQ Health Leader Warns Expanded HIV Care Needed Now
Guest Perspective

Op-Ed: We Can’t End HIV Epidemic Without Gender-Affirming Care

By Doug Wirth & Zil Goldstein
Joint LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter march in New York City
Perspectives

Dominating and Humiliating Pride Into Respectability

By Steve Erickson
Guest Perspective

Op-Ed: An Invitation to GOAL

By Andre Thomas
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Guest Perspective

Op-Ed: Embrace Inclusion

By Kevin J Coleman
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Guest Perspective

Op-Ed: City Hall’s Priorities Are Out to Sea

By Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick
New York City Police Officers participate in the 2019 World Pride NYC and Stonewall 50th LGBTQ Pride Parade in New York
From the Editor

Why Heritage of Pride’s Ban on Cops Is Not Surprising

By Matt Tracy
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Guest Perspective

COVID Vaccines Need an Advocate for Trans Healthcare

By Micha Dugan
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History

What It Was Like to Be Gay in the UN in the ’70s and ’80s

By Sam Oglesby

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Active Aging Workshops at the Ailey Stud
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Open Mic Tuesdays at Housing Works Bookstore & Cafe
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Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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YOU & ME is set in a small-town New
April 22, 7 pm

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Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York Theatres

World Dance Celebration at Ailey Extensi
April 23, midnight

World Dance Performance Workshops
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April 23, 7 pm

Tapestries (World Premiere Commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts)
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Arts

  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw
  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story
  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan

Crime

  • 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
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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