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Politics

Senator JD Vance speaks at a podium on stage.
Politics

‘MAGA clone’: JD Vance brings anti-LGBTQ record to 2024 campaign

By Matt Tracy
Transgender
LI Press

New York State Attorney General Sues Nassau County Over Transgender Athlete Ban

Politics

Doug Burgum vetoed anti-LGBTQ measures while governor. Then he started running for president

By Jack Dura, AP
Trangender
LI Press

Protesters Rally Against Nassau Transgender Athlete Ban

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has re-introduced The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act.
Politics

Gillibrand reintroduces legislation to protect LGBTQ youth and families in foster care

By Matt Tracy
An individual at holds a sign at the Nassau County Legislative Building during a demonstration against the county's anti-trans sports policy.
Politics

Lawmakers in Nassau County pass transgender athlete ban

By Associated Press and Gay City News
Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan (middle).
Health

Adams administration reverses proposal to cut Health Department’s HIV/‌AIDS budget

By Matt Tracy
Politics

Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban

By Zeke Miller, AP
A view of the Stonewall Inn from Christopher Park, which is also the home of the Stonewall National Monument.
Politics

New York congressmembers to introduce resolution designating June 28 as ‘Stonewall Day’

By Matt Tracy
Elected officials and Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC members.
Politics

Stonewall Democrats host annual Pride event

By Gay City News
Politics

ACLU outlines ‘roadmap’ to defending LGBTQ rights in a second Trump term 

By Matt Tracy
PoliticsNY

LGBTQ+ leaders across New York share their inspirations in the 2024 LGBTQ+ Power Players list

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

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Sabbath Queen: Special Pride Screening
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June 9, 5 pm

Open Mic Tuesdays at Housing Works Bookstore & Cafe
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June 9, 6:30 pm

$5 Drinks At Drag Show Happy Hour
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June 10, 7:30 pm

Sports Adjacent: Free Weekly Comedy
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World Dance Celebration at Ailey Extensi
June 11, midnight

World Dance Performance Workshops
Ailey Extension

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June 11, 8 pm

The Gay Divorce at The Brick
The Brick

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June 21, 11 am

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June 28, 8 am

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Arts

  • “She’s the He," directed by Siobhan McCarthy, opens June 5 at the IFC Center. Trans writer/‌director Siobhan McCarthy opens up about debut film ‘She’s the He’
  • Nadia Melliti in "The Little Sister." Q&A: Actress Nadia Melliti on her role in coming-of-age film ‘The Little Sister’
  • Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” ‘Heated Rivalry’ musical parody: Slap shots and slapstick
  • “Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77. Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space
  • Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine." ‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival

Crime

  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

Perspectives

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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

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