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At City Hall, a Solemn Yet Celebratory Transgender Day of Remembrance
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | I never liked November 20’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day set aside to honor transgender people who’ve been murdered,...
Strong Words Heard at ‘No Hate’ Rally, From Participants and Passersby
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | On August 14, this correspondent reported on a “Tran Joy” rally. Held on the steps of City Hall, it saw...
g Lounge Returns, Rooted in ‘Community, Creativity, and Connection’
Back in the day--when Chelsea was NYC's undisputed reigning gayborhood--watering holes like Splash (1991-2013) and Rawhide (1979-2013) dotted the bar crawl landscsape. They were...
Youthful Speakers Give ‘Rally for Trans Kids’ Its Authentic, Impactful Voice
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | January 10 was a lousy day for a Trans rights rally at Union Square–a rainy Saturday afternoon that was just...
Pride is Present: Scenes from SIGBI at The Stonewall Inn
TEXT BY SCOTT STIFFLER, PHOTOS COURTESY OF SIGBI | Members, friends, and guests of The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI) started the month...
Subversive and Charming Trans Performer Daphne Always is ‘Trying to Ride the Mechanical Bull...
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | One of the NYC performance scene’s most original inhabitants, Daphne Always—by her own definition—”blends music, standup, burlesque and drag” for...
National Tour Delivers Drag Legend Lady Bunny’s Twisted Takes on Beloved Broadway Tropes
New York City's own Lady Bunny--the legendary drag queen whose profane song parodies have caused many an unsuspecting audience member to demonstrate the proper...
NYCC 2025 Was a Return to Form, Fueled by ‘Super’ Fandom
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | New York Comic Con weekend (October 9-12) was unseasonably cold the first two days, and rainy the last two–not a...
Breast Cancer? Me??!!??
BY ANN NORTHROP | Yes, me. It never really occurred to me to worry about it. I don’t have the BRCA gene, or any...
