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December 23, 2013

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The Arkell Museum presents a solo exhibi
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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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Lesbian Visibility Week (April 20-26, 20
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Lesbian Visibility Week 2026
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I’M FINE! is a high-energy dance musical
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I’M FINE
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The pioneering lesbian experimental film
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MIX NYC presents Barbara Hammer Through The Eyes of Others
BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building

YOU & ME is set in a small-town New
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You & Me
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York Theatres

Tapestries, directed and choreographed b
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Tapestries (World Premiere Commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts)
Baryshnikov Arts

The Green Room 42 presents Charlie Sings
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CHARLIE SINGS JUDY Celebrates Judy Garland’s Carnegie Hall Concert
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Join us for a Fundraiser for Nautical Mi
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Krazy for Karaoke
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Arts

  • 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
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes
  • Nicolas Mancoya as Amory Legato. From Texas to New York: Nicolas Moncoya brings Southern charm as Amory Legato in ‘Memoirs of a Drag Queen’
  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw
  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story

Politics

  • MixCollage-22-Apr-2026-10-42-AM-5885Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé arrested, thrown to ground by NYPD, during deed theft eviction protest
  • State Senator Erik Bottcher speaks with his former chief of staff, City Council candidate Carl Wilson, at an April 17 artist housing rally in Hell’s Kitchen. LGBTQ representation emerges as key issue in City Council’s special election race for District 3
  • Yanery Cruz delivers remarks in observance of Transgender Day of Visibility in March of 2025. City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus hires executive director 
  • Congressmember Dan Goldman is running for his third term in office. Congressional Equality Caucus’ Equality PAC endorses Dan Goldman in NY-10
  • The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania House codifies marriage equality, but State Senate path remains uncertain

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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