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Spring Grant Cycle Sees West Side Community Fund Focus on LGBTQIA+ Projects
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The West Side Community Fund (WSCF)—a consortium of companies whose biannual grant program typically distributes $100,000 per cycle to community...
Pride Unfurls at Stonewall National Monument, as Local Flag-Raisers Rebuke Federal Removal
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | On Monday, February 9, as substantially reported by NYC’s Gay City News, the U.S. National Park Service removed a rainbow...
Hands Off: Our Flag! Our Park! Our History!
A community gathering wil be held Tuesday, February 10, 5pm at the Stonewall National Monument at Christopher Park (7th Ave. & Christopher St.). At...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
