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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
At Stonewall, 7 Transgender Icons Added to National LGBTQ Wall of Honor
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The last time I set foot in the Stonewall Inn, I was volunteering for an LGBT cheerleading team's fundraiser. I...
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...
