Gay City News: December 19, 2019
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Arts
Q&A: Director Rohan Kanawade on his gay Indian romantic drama ‘Cactus Pears’
Comedian Lea DeLaria begins monthly residency at Stonewall Inn
DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates
A powerful ‘Richard II’: Michael Urie brings insight, depth, and passion to Shakespeare
Exhibit recalls the ‘sleazy goodness’ behind the East Village’s drag history
Politics
Manhattan Council Member Erik Bottcher tells amNewYork he’s running for Congress to combat autocracy in America
What does it mean to be speaker of the city council? And why does it matter?
Who’s Next to Lead the City Council?
Out City Council candidates win big in general election races
Mamdani dominated LGBTQ vote in mayoral race, exit polls show
Crime
Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
Perspectives
Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives
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