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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Elmo To Go: March 13 is Final Day for the Seventh Ave. Drink &...
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Mere coincidence, ominous sign of the times, or a little bit of both: Draw your own conclusions about last week’s...
