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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,...
Responsive Scenarios Fly in the Face of Pride Flag’s Removal from Stonewall National Monument
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Corrective measures from activists, citizen stakeholders, and electeds—some proposed, others already accomplished or in play—rebuke the Trump Administration's latest effort...
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...
Brooklyn Pride, 2026: A Photo Essay by Liz Hyman
So this was my first Pride in Brooklyn, and I couldn’t have been more excited to cover it. Let me tell you, queer Brooklynites...
A Timeline, Told by the Steward of Stonewall National Monument Flag Displays
BY STEVEN LOVE MENENDEZ | I first visited Christopher Street Park and the Stonewall Inn in 1988, as an 18 -year-old on my first...
New York Comic Con’s Pride Lounge is a Curated Respite for Cosplay’s OG Tribe
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | From gluing on glitter, to conquering the cold with one of the many bedazzled capes from your closet, to accessorizing...
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...
Flame Con Abounds with Found Space for Queer Geeks, Gamers, Cosplayers & Creators
The globe’s premiere queer comic con—curated with swoon-inducing care by the Geeks OUT gang—returns to Times Square this Saturday & Sunday, August 15 &...
Admirers Align in Praise of Longtime Activist–And Retiring “Gay USA” Co-Host–Ann Northrop
Proof of a life well-lived--and not done yet--came in the form of swift and sincere responses, upon soliciting testimonials in praise of Ann Northrop....
Activists, Advocates, Electeds Rally Against Elimination of Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
BY JAY W. WALKER | “When Trans youth are under attack, what do we do? Stand up! Fight back!” was the recurring chant at...
