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Brittney Griner appears on stage at the 54th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 25, 2023.

Sports

Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment

By John Marshall, AP Sports Writer

Michael Leo Denneny wrote three books and was the co-founder and early co-editor of Christopher Street magazine.

Michael Leo Denneny, trailblazing editor, dies at 80

By Keith Kahla

David Kirby, seen here in January, died on April 16.

Investigative journalist David Kirby dies at 62

By Gabriel Rotello

The Reclaim Pride Coalition's 2021 Queer Liberation March.

Pride

Reclaim Pride unveils theme for fifth annual Queer Liberation March

By Matt Tracy

Petr Prokopik, owner and tour guide of Prague4Gay, in front of Czech sculptor David Černý's “Pissing Men” in front of the Franz Kafka Museum in Lower Town in Prague, Czechia.

Travel

Prague offers a lively queer experience

By Heather Cassell

A Tour of Her Own tour guide Ella Schiralli, left, and TOHO founder and president Kaitlin Calogera, right, walk across the rainbow crosswalk in Dupont Circle.

Travel

LGBTQ travel: Explore Washington, DC

By Heather Cassell

Built at the direction of Louis XIV, Place Vendôme is now home to Paris’s luxury brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Coco Chanel, among others.

Travel

Queer Paris: Take a trip to the City of Lights

By Heather Cassell

Queer travelers enjoying a meal together at Maroma by Belmond in Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Mexico.

Travel

Brooklyn-based company launches vacation packages for LGBTQ travelers

By Heather Cassell

Alison Bechdel and Kate Clinton during a marathon reading of the late Urvashi Vaid's book, “Virtual Equality."

Marathon reading of Urvashi Vaid’s ‘Virtual Equality’

By Kathleen Warnock

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David Carter, masterful Stonewall chronicler, remembered at the iconic bar

By Paul Schindler

The annual Iftar dinner at The Center aims to create a safe space for LGBTQ the Muslim community in New York City

Religion

The Center hosts LGBTQ Iftar dinner

By Gay City News

President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at the White House.

Legal

Biden administration’s proposed regulation on trans sports participation stirs controversy

By Arthur S. Leonard

Lesbian Avengers at the Alice Austen Action demonstrating for the museum to recognize early 20th century photographer Alice Austin’s 30-year relationship Gertrude Tate in front of the Alice Austin House on Staten Island in 1994.

History

The legacy of the ‘feisty’ and ‘fire eating’ Lesbian Avengers

By Heather Cassell

Schools and colleges across the US would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday, April 6, from the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases.

US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions

By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Washington.

Legal

Supreme Court rules in favor of trans athlete in West Virginia

By Matt Tracy

Cat Poland, of Buhler, Kansas, poses with her 13-year-old trans son, Alex, after a day of lobbying by LGBTQ youth and their advocates at the Statehouse, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Topeka, Kan. Alex runs cross country and hopes to play baseball next year.

Politics

Kansas bans transgender athletes from women’s, girls’ sports

By John Hanna, AP

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Candidate for NYC Comptroller Jenifer Rajkumar addressing supporters, some holding placards, during a kickoff campaign on Nov. 21 at the Palace in Woodside.

Jenifer Rajkumar begins campaign for comptroller

NYPD vehicle in the Bronx

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