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Politics

No Rainbow Flags to Fly at US Embassies This Year
Politics

No Rainbow Flags to Fly at US Embassies This Year

BY PAUL SCHINDLER
Half-Century Later, NYPD Apologizes for Stonewall
Politics

Half-Century Later, NYPD Apologizes for Stonewall

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE
Trans Vets Rip Trump’s Comments on Military Ban
Politics

Trans Vets Rip Trump’s Comments on Military Ban

BY MATT TRACY
Cuomo Calls on Legislature to Pass Surrogacy Law, Ban Panic Defense
Politics

Cuomo Calls on Legislature to Pass Surrogacy Law, Ban Panic Defense

BY MATT TRACY
Victory Fund Endorses TIffany Cabán; Stonewall Backs Melinda Katz|Victory Fund Endorses TIffany Cabán; Stonewall Backs Melinda Katz
Politics

Victory Fund Endorses TIffany Cabán; Stonewall Backs Melinda Katz

BY MATT TRACY
Trump Proposes Trans Shelter Ban
Politics

Trump Proposes Trans Shelter Ban

BY MATT TRACY
Anti-Abortion Homophobes Resurgent Under Trump|Anti-Abortion Homophobes Resurgent Under Trump|Anti-Abortion Homophobes Resurgent Under Trump|Anti-Abortion Homophobes Resurgent Under Trump|Anti-Abortion Homophobes Resurgent Under Trump
Politics

Anti-Abortion Homophobes Resurgent Under Trump

BY MATT TRACY
New Push to Keep LGBTQ Voice on Council
Politics

New Push to Keep LGBTQ Voice on Council

BY PAUL SCHINDLER & MATT TRACY
Equality Act Passes House of Representatives|Equality Act Passes House of Representatives
Politics

Equality Act Passes House of Representatives

BY MATT TRACY
Corey Rejects Full Sex Work Decriminalization
Politics

Corey Rejects Full Sex Work Decriminalization

BY MATT TRACY
Joe Borelli’s Consistent Record of Transphobia
Politics

Joe Borelli’s Consistent Record of Transphobia

BY MATT TRACY
Undaunted, Ritchie Torres Eyes Historic Next Step
Politics

Undaunted, Ritchie Torres Eyes Historic Next Step

BY MATT TRACY
Tennessee Passes Bathroom Bill; Other Hurdles Loom
Politics

Tennessee Passes Bathroom Bill; Other Hurdles Loom

BY MATT TRACY
Manhattan’s Deputy Beep Praises Anti-LGBTQ Group|Manhattan’s Deputy Beep Praises Anti-LGBTQ Group
Politics

Manhattan’s Deputy Beep Praises Anti-LGBTQ Group

BY MATT TRACY
Bolsonaro Bails from NYC Event Fêting Him
Politics

Bolsonaro Bails from NYC Event Fêting Him

BY MATT TRACY
Not Your Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton|Not Your Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton|Not Your Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton|Not Your Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton|Not Your Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton|Not Your Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton
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Not Your Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

PHOTO ESSAY BY DONNA ACETO/ TEXT BY PAUL SCHINDLER

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This men’s group discussion will be a co
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In Discussion with Hearts of Men
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How does one accept the unimaginable? Ho
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Out of the Abyss: Yiyun Li and Édouard Louis
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Join contributors John Madera, David Jel
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Launch Party! Journal of Experimental Fiction 40th Anniversary Edition
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World Dance Celebration at Ailey Extensi
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World Dance Performance Workshops
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Arts

  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy
  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films

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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