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Schumer Vows to Pass Federal LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Bill

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Joe Biden and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer discuss Breyer’s pending retirement at the White House in Washington
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LGBTQ Groups Respond to Justice Breyer’s Retirement

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Advocates Call for New York State Trans Equity Fund

By Matt Tracy
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Equality Act Gets Fresh Wave of Corporate Support

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Queer Councilmembers Secure Committee Assignments

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LGBTQ Groups Push for Voting Rights, Gun Control on MLK Day

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Executive director of Equality Utah Troy Williams holds a press conference at the state capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah
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The Impact of Utah’s 2015 LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Law

By Duncan Osborne
Election night event hosted by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in Asbury Park
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New Jersey Solidifies Marriage Equality

By Matt Tracy
Democratic nominee Aiken signs an autograph for a constituent after a campaign forum in Cary
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Clay Aiken Launches Second Bid for Congress in North Carolina

By Matt Tracy
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her State of the State address
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Governor Hochul Outlines LGBTQ Initiatives in State of the State Agenda

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End of an Era for City Council’s LGBT Caucus

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Preparing to Retire, Richard Gottfried Reflects on LGBTQ Rights Work

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South Dakota Governor Introduces Ban on Transgender Student-Athletes

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New Jersey Looks to Codify Marriage Equality

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Arts

  • Stephen Pasquale plays Charles Condomine in "High Spirits." ‘High Spirits’ musical makes memorable return to New York after more than 60 years
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press briefing on the city’s preparations for a snowstorm at the New York City Emergency Management Department on Jan. 23. Thousands download ‘Heated Rivalry’ from NYPL after Mamdani’s snowstorm suggestion
  • Ani Palmer, Beatrix Rain Wolfe and Sophia Kirkwood-Smith appear in "Big Girls Don't Cry." Sundance Film Festival offers LGBTQ features, documentaries, and shorts
  • Edward Nelson and Miles Mykkanen in "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Belonging, art, and trauma collide in The Met’s WWII opera ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’
  • A 1990 KG vogueing ball at Cafe de Paris. London gallery revisits Black queer nightlife and a transatlantic culture pipeline

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • 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

Perspectives

  • A banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March. Four decades in, Black communities are still paying the highest price from HIV — and inaction is not an option
  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging

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