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Politics

Transgender
LI Press

Nassau Republican Pols Introduce Legislation Banning Transgender Athletes From Competing in Women’s Sports

The New York City subway’s Christopher St. 1 train station, seen here at an earlier date, is being renamed to the Christopher St.-Stonewall National Monument Station.
Politics

Late push in Albany for trans safe haven expansion, STI discrimination, and subway station renaming bills

By Matt Tracy
Health

South Carolina governor approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

By Jeffrey Collins, AP
Advocates at a 2020 rally to decriminalize sex work in New York.
Politics

Activists, lawmakers mount fresh push to decriminalize sex work in New York

By Matt Tracy
Politics

Trump vows to ‘end’ Biden’s protections for trans students ‘on day one’

By Matt Tracy
George Latimer
PoliticsNY

Stonewall Democrats of NYC endorse George Latimer for Congress

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a host of elected officials gathered in November of 2023 to announce the Hate Crimes Modernization Act.
Politics

New York State approves bill to broaden hate crimes law

By Matt Tracy
Mayor Adams
AMNY

How NYC plans to bring hate crime prevention lessons into public school classrooms

Politics

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but avoid addressing transgender athletes

By Collin Binkley, AP
Politics

Biden campaign launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ to mobilize LGBTQ voters

By Matt Tracy
David Mixner speaks during a past Victory Fund event in New York.
Politics

Hundreds remember David Mixner’s life and legacy in NYC

By Heather Cassell
Politics

The Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden’s recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility

By Josh Boak, AP
The US Capitol Building in Washington.
Politics

Spending bill excludes most anti-LGBTQ riders, but bans Rainbow Flags at State Department

By Matt Tracy
PS 111 at 440 W. 53rd St. is one of dozens of schools in Community Education Council 2.
Politics

Out electeds rip Manhattan community education council over anti-trans sports resolution

By Matt Tracy
advocates
QNS

Advocates call on Mayor Adams to pump funding into city’s human rights agency

Caitlyn Jenner
LI Press

Caitlyn Jenner Voices Support For Nassau County Transgender Sports Ban

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SoMad presents Life is Drag — A landmark
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Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
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Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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This four-week performance workshop is d
Oct. 30, 8 am

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
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Benny & the JettsOpening October 202
Oct. 30, 3 pm

BENNY & THE JETTS
BACCA Arts Center

Get ready to witness an unforgettable ni
Oct. 30, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
Pink Metal

From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
Oct. 31, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
Branded Saloon

William, Warren, and Lewis are not just
Oct. 31, 8 pm

Burn Book play by JJ McGlone
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Arts

  • Joshua Henry, Cassie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, and the cast of "Ragtime." Sing a song of America: The revival of ‘Ragtime’ is not to be missed
  • Sasha Colby With Stripped II, Sasha Colby is turning vulnerability into performance art
  • Camryn Garrett is the author of “The Forgotten Summer of Seneca." Portal to the past: Author Camryn Garrett champions overlooked Black history for young readers
  • Bluestockings Cooperative abruptly closed last month. Bluestockings Cooperative’s abrupt closure sparks internal drama
  • A Lesbian and Transgender Flag Hangs Above a Portrait of Marsha P. Johnson. Gladys Wine & Books: A new space for Black queer femmes in Brooklyn

Crime

  • 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
  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence

Perspectives

  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

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