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Gay City News: August 1, 2019

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  • "Disco Boy" is writer/director Giacomo Abbruzzese’s homoerotic and hypnotic character study. Queer-themed films slated for New Directors/‌New Films festival
  • Pakistani director/cowriter Saim Sadiq’s extraordinary feature debut, “Joyland,” depicts the relationship that develops between the married Haider (Ali Junejo) and the trans Biba (Alina Khan) when he takes a job as one of her backup dancers. Spring LGBTQ film guide: What to watch this season
  • The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art's current exhibition, “Images on which to build, 1970s – 1990s,” runs until July 30. The archive is the agent: Exhibition charts trans, feminist, and lesbian educational projects of the 1970s to 1990s
  • "The Five Devils" opens March 27th at the Angelika Film Center. ‘The Five Devils’: smells, supernatural powers, and ominous imagery
  • Patrons discuss Craig Anthony Miller’s (aka CAM) artwork on the wall from their bar stool at Superfine’s sunken bar in September 2022. Brooklyn’s queer-owned Superfine restaurant blends art, food, and music

Politics

  • House narrowly passes anti-LGBTQ Parents Bill of Rights Act
  • Assemblymember Daniel O'Donnell wants to restrict travel to Arkansas, Mississippi, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia due to anti-LGBTQ laws. O’Donnell calls on Governor Hochul to restrict travel to six states amid anti-LGBTQ laws
  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida. DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to all grades
  • Out gay Congressmember Mark Pocan is pushing back against a GOP-led attack on LGBTQ youth. GOP-led House committee passes federal ban on trans student-athletes
  • Forest Hills lawyer launches campaign to become Queens County’s first openly gay elected judge

Crime

  • Elected officials call on city to keep disciplinary trial date in Trawick case
  • A picture of John Umberger. Medical examiner declares two gay men died by drug-facilitated homicides
  • A new Rainbow Flag flies at Little Prince hours after an arsonist set the previous flag on fire. New Rainbow Flag goes up hours after Manhattan arson; suspect arrested
  • Op-Ed | Keeping New York the safest large city in America
  • Deandre Matthews standing on a sidewalk. Gay man fatally shot and burned in Brooklyn

Perspectives

  • Why I cover and march in St. Patrick’s Day Parades
  • Food Bank For New York City CEO Leslie Gordon. Fighting food insecurity in LGBTQ community requires multi-faceted approach
  • RaySean Dixon Cultural competence in health care is a necessity
  • Santos’ ‘groomer’ rhetoric highlights hypocrisy
  • Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock waves to supporters during his election night party. In a troubled time, Warnock victory inspires and informs us

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