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...
Feast & Fettle Fills Fridge with Fresh Food for Ali Forney Center’s At-Risk Youth
WRITTEN & REPORTED BY WINNIE McCROY | As part of their consistent support of LGBTQ+ causes, the New England-based food delivery service’s Feast &...
Need-to-Know NYC Info for Early Voting & November 4’s Election Day
The General Election is Tuesday, November 4–but you don’t have to wait until then to weigh in. In fact, you don’t have to wait...
Change in the Air, at Cool Outdoor Rally for Mayoral Candidate Mamdani
TEXT & PHOTOS BY DONNA ACETO | With early voting having begun the day before–and the General Election just over a week away–State and...
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,...
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...
The State of Queer Politics: What is to be Done?
WRITTEN & REPORTED BY FRANK PIZZOLI | Upon occupying the White House for the second time, President Donald Trump wasted no time in making...
Making Gay History: Bayard Rustin
During June's Pride Month, Chelsea Community Newsn(CCNews) is grateful--and appropriately proud--to note we're being allowed to reprint content originally published as part of the...
Future Present: Hearing from Millennials at Intersectional Movement’s Forefront
WRITTEN & REPORTED BY JAY W. WALKER | On July 20, the United States reached the six-month marker for the second Trump Administration. That...
Sponsorship Cuts Impact Corporate-Funded Prides, While Others March Gayly Forward
WRITTEN & REPORTED BY WINNIE McCROY | Nationwide throughout June, Pride celebrations were scaled back due to corporate sponsors withdrawing financial support in reaction...
















