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Michael Luongo

New York State Tourism’s I ♥︎ NY rainbow heart at the New York Travel and Adventure Show.
Travel

From Thailand to Key West: LGBTQ highlights from the 2025 New York Travel & Adventure Show

By Michael Luongo
Chiara Mastroianni speaks to the press in New York City on Dec. 12.
Cinema

Actress Chiara Mastroianni reflects on father’s role as gay man in 1977 film ‘A Special Day’

By Michael Luongo
Mahmoud Hassino in Istanbul.
International

A Syria for everybody: Gay Syrian in exile reflects on the changes in his home country

By Michael Luongo
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum sings and dances with the congregation during the Congregation Beit Simchat Torah Pride Shabbat on June 28, 2024 at Masonic Hall.
Religion

A Pride season retirement farewell to Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

By Michael Luongo
Rainbow Flags at NYC Pride in 2024.

PHOTOS: NYC Pride 2024

By Michael Luongo
Marchers on Fifth Avenue at New York City Pride on June 30, 2024.
Pride

War, rain, and rainbows at New York City Pride

By Michael Luongo
The Cover Girls were the main act at the Da Bronx Pride festival on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Pride

The Cover Girls and hometown crowds highlight Da Bronx Pride Festival

By Michael Luongo
L-R: Maria Sjödin, Outright International’s executive director; Billy Porter, recipient of the Outspoken Award; and Wilson Cruz, who received the Outspoken Award last year, at the Monday, June 3, 2024 Outright International Celebration of Courage Awards in New York City.
International

Pride, protests, and Porter: Outright International’s 2024 awards ceremony

By Michael Luongo
Author K. Marcus with the Passover book Frankenstein’s Matzah at the Rainbow Book Fair.
Books

Rainbow Book Fair draws full house at LGBT Center

By Michael Luongo
Gonzalo Fernandez of Spain’s National Tourist Office promotes the 2026 Gay Games in Valencia at the LGBTQ Pavilion at the New York Travel and Adventure Show, Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Travel

Travel in a troubled world: NY Travel & Adventure Show’s LGBTQ pavilion

By Michael Luongo
The Stonewall Hotel, an important nightlife venue along Oxford Street in the Darlinghurst neighborhood, Sydney’s main gay district.
Travel

Experiencing queer Sydney after World Pride

By Michael Luongo
From L-R, Mickey Mahoney, Lilly Wachowski, Samiya Bashir and Harper Zacharias on the red carpet at the 35th Annual Lambda Literary Awards in New York on Friday June 9, 2023.
Books

In midtown, glamorous Lammy Awards return to a sense of normalcy

By Michael Luongo
Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, and Blu Del Barrio of "Star Trek: Discovery" receive the Outspoken Award during the Outright International Courage Awards on June 5, 2023.
International

Outright International’s NYC fundraiser generates $1 million

By Michael Luongo
From left to right: moderator Brandon Berkson, founder of Hotels Above Par; health educator and activist Jahlove Serrano; Ravi Roth of the travel website Ravi Around the World; Dayna Troisi, the managing editor of Go Magazine; Aniyah Evelyn Santos Ortiz, who works for The Ali Forney Center; and Stacy Lentz, the CEO and co-founder of The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative.
Travel

Panelists discuss the trends and pitfalls of LGBTQ travel

By Michael Luongo
From left to Right: Glory Edim, Kim Coleman Foote, and Sarah Jessica Parker during a May 24 keynote panel at the US Book Show, held at New York University’s Kimmel Center May 22 to 25, 2023.
Books

LGBTQ themes highlight US Book Show

By Michael Luongo
Drag personas Lisa Renee and Karma Sutara.
Travel

LGBTQ pavilion returns to New York Travel & Adventure Show

By Michael Luongo
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Blippi: Join the Band Tour
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Westchester Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

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