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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is championing the Kids Online Safety Act.

Politics

New York LGBTQ groups call on Congress to reject the Kids Online Safety Act

By Matt Tracy

US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves following a ceremony to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette's address to the 18th Congress, in Washington, U.S., December 10, 2024.

Health

GOP-led House passes bill blocking gender-affirming care for military families

By Matt Tracy

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal

AMNY

Manhattan borough president’s race: State Sen. Hoylman-Sigal launches new bid for seat in 2025

The City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus members at Brooklyn Pride in 2023.

Politics

Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus draws up 11-point ‘Pride in Policy’ platform

By Matt Tracy

Congestion pricing traffic on Manhattan street

AMNY

Congestion pricing in NYC has arrived: Take our amNY poll and tell us what you think

Out gay Assemblymember Tony Simone of Manhattan speaks to the crowd at a post-election town hall at the LGBT Community Center in New York City on Nov. 13.

Politics

LGBT Center’s post-election town hall outlines quest to ‘Trump-proof’ New York

By Matt Tracy

New Yorkers march against Trump in Manhattan

AMNY

New Yorkers declare they ‘won’t back down’ from opposing President-elect Trump at Manhattan march

Immigration Equality executive director Aaron Morris.

Legal

‘People can see the storm coming’: LGBTQ immigrant community braces for second Trump term

By Matt Tracy

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LI Press

Rep. Tom Suozzi calls for Democrats to stop ‘pandering to the far left,’ denounces trans athletes competing in female sports

Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride will be America's first out trans member of Congress.

Politics

Election takeaways: LGBTQ voters reject Trump, McBride makes history in Delaware, and states protect marriage

By Matt Tracy

Patrons watch the results of Proposal 1 at Julius' in Manhattan on election night, Nov. 5, 2024.

Politics

On gloomy night, New Yorkers approve Proposal 1 and LGBTQ incumbents win handily in NYC

By Matt Tracy

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

Former Congressmember Mondaire Jones is vying to return to Capitol Hill.

Politics

The LGBTQ candidates running for office in New York

By Matt Tracy

Ohio Senator and GOP VP Nominee JD Vance.

Politics

Inside JD Vance’s association with right-wing Catholics

By Duncan Osborne

Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas delivers remarks at the Oct. 21 rally for Proposal 1 outside City Hall.

Politics

LGBTQ leaders and advocates encourage New Yorkers to vote yes on Proposal 1

By Matt Tracy

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

More from Around NYC

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Brooklyn man arraigned for unprovoked attack on pregnant woman riding J train

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BronxWorks delegates join over 300 workers in Albany to advocate for fair wages

From left, fellow villager Sherif Barker, community children, and Doris Rodney after distributing school supplies during a recent mission to Soesdyke Village, Guyana.

Doris Rodney, humanitarian, chef, owner of Hills Restaurant for Caribbean Life Impact Award

The NYPD is looking for a suspect who stabbed a man, pictured with a black motorized scooter, in Brooklyn during a fight.

Suspect sought for stabbing man and pushing him into traffic in Brooklyn