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NYC LGBTQ+ members rally in Albany to protect civil rights in Trump era

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Advocates for NYC LGBTQ+ community rally in Albany to protect civil rights in Trump era

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Crime

Manhattan DA’s Office looks to reverse trend of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes

By Matt Tracy

Amanda Lefton testifies during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee when she was director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

LI Press

Long Islander Amanda Lefton named new DEC commissioner

LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Erik Bottcher and Tiffany Cabán.

Politics

City lawmakers introduce package of bills to safeguard TGNCNBI New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy

Proposed legislation in Albany would require Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care in New York State — regardless of federal funding — and ban healthcare discrimination against protected classes.

Health

New state bill targets anti-trans healthcare discrimination, requires Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

Outside of Ginger's Bar during Brooklyn Pride in 2024.

National

Gallup: LGBTQ people now make up 9.3% of US population

By Matt Tracy

Gerri Wells Memorial

Community remembers original ACT UP member Gerri Wells

By Gay City News

Denise Norris, Menace co-founder, speaks at a demonstration near the Stonewall Inn on Feb. 21.

Guest Perspective

The history and resurgence of The Transexual Menace

By Riki Wilchins & Denise Norris

Sarah Bitar in "Stockade."

Cinema

Brooklyn-based Lebanese immigrant story ‘Stockade’ fails to deliver

By Steve Erickson

Uel Renteria’s short, “Stellacast Transmission Pt. 1 Subconscious Eyes,” takes place on colorful sets daubed in paint.

Cinema

Queer films at the 2025 Slamdance Film Festival

By Steve Erickson

Community members lay flowers down in honor of Sam Nordquist.

West Village candlelight vigil remembers Sam Nordquist, other trans lives lost

By Amy Schatz

The LGBT Community Center, located at 207 W. 13th St. in Manhattan, is voluntarily recognizing a staff union.

Legal

‘Our mission is under attack’: LGBTQ centers sue Trump administration over executive orders

By Matt Tracy

Conversations-Mother010r

‘Conversations with Mother’ explores the relationship between a mom and her gay son

By Christopher Byrne

Governor Kathy Hochul.

Politics

LGBTQ clubs call on Hochul and state leaders to increase support for trans wellness fund, HIV/AIDS initiatives

By Matt Tracy

Lilith Grasmug and Josefa Heinsius in "Foreign Tongue."

Cinema

Several LGBTQ films slated for ‘Rendezvous with French Cinema’ at Lincoln Center

By Gary M. Kramer

pro drag wrestler in red hook

Brooklyn Paper

A Matter of Pride: How pro-drag-wrestlers make space for queer fighters in Brooklyn

More from Around NYC

police seek crown heights shooter

Cops seek suspect in fatal shooting of 16-year-old boy in Crown Heights

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Therapy dog Polly brings comfort to young cancer patients at Montefiore

The Praise & Worship Team gets the spirit of the Lord flowing, as pastor, the Rev. Roger Jackson, joins from the pulpit.

FSUMC celebrates 136th Anniversary in grand style

President Trump at Oval Office desk with advisors standing nearby

Op-ed | Donald Trump’s uglification of America