It was really a perfect All Hallows’ Eve.
Whistleblowers — the heroes of the season — are only scary to certain folks.
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Warm, damp, even muggy, with an unpredictably fierce wind that blew Manhattan’s famously late-turning leaves through the air and onto the pavement.
As the zombie staggered up Sixth Avenue, we couldn’t help but notice that he bled red, not blue.
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And downtown, ghouls — and heroes — filled the streets by the thousands for the 46th annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade.
A queer posse brought together Gays Against Guns and Black Lives Matter, among others.
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Bwwwaaaaaa…
Determined moms spook the National Rifle Association.
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Definitely scarred, definitely scary.
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Glinda, Dorothy, and Toto, too.
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Just a few of the modern monsters who haunt the American psyche.
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Is there anybody who is not scared of clowns?
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Carrying the message.
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No one can stop us from dancing.
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Strawberry Fields forever.
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The third Halloween of the Trump Era — and the fifth since that elevator ride: is it toast yet?
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It’s all in the eye of the beholder, but he does have an honest smile.
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Oops! This wasn’t this Halloween. This was 20 years ago when Rudy Giuliani was trying to destroy the Brooklyn Museum, not the entire nation.
SEAN-MICHAEL FLEMING/ LESBIAN AND GAY NEW YORK
