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Mamdani pick for Council seat draws the ire of LGBTQ+ leaders
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (799+ words) Published Apr 18, 2026 at 3: 15 p. m. ET A special election this month for a Manhattan seat in the City Council has become a battle over representation in a part of town synonymous with the city's LGBTQ+ history. Former Councilmember Erik Bottcher won a…...
Federal judge blocks Trump administration limits on trans youth health care
4+ week, 1+ day ago (310+ words) Published Mar 19, 2026 A federal judge ruled Thursday that the federal government cannot enforce a policy aimed at limiting hospitals from providing gender-affirming care to children and teens. The ruling blocks the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services from threatening to…...
NYC parents say Mount Sinai has cut off services for trans kids ahead of federal rule
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (738+ words) Published Feb 21, 2026 Dawn Gabriel says she'd been worried for months that Mount Sinai Health System would stop providing testosterone to her trans son under pressure from the Trump administration. She finally got the call confirming her fears last month. Gabriel…...
'The Gay Harlem Renaissance' exhibit spotlights queer Black artists who shaped history
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) Published Sep 28, 2025 A new art exhibition opening this fall in New York City invites visitors to explore a lesser-known but vital chapter of the Harlem Renaissance: the queer artists, writers and performers who helped define it. "The Gay Harlem Renaissance…...
NYC wins court fight over magnet school funding tied to trans student policies
1+ week, 2+ day ago (431+ words) Published Apr 9, 2026 at 4: 10 p. m. ET The Trump administration won't be able to continue withholding tens of millions of dollars in funding for New York City's magnet schools over the school district's policies regarding transgender students. A Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday…...
NYC's LGBTQIA+ office leader poised to tackle 'entrenched disparities"
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (137+ words) Published Apr 4, 2026 at 10: 01 a. m. ET New York City's first-ever office for LGBTQIA+ Affairs opens this month under the leadership of civil rights attorney Taylor Brown. Brown, 35, who was appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, comes to the role from the New York…...
Who is Taylor Brown, NYC's highest-ranking openly trans official?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1060+ words) Published Mar 20, 2026 at 9: 01 a. m. ET Modified Mar 20, 2026 at 10: 23 a. m. ET Taylor Brown can remember the first time she tried accessing gender-affirming care as an 18-year-old living in rural North Carolina. She was denied. She successfully appealed " overturning the decision in what would…...
Mayor Mamdani creates LGBTQIA office, with NYC's first out trans agency head in charge
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (379+ words) Published Mar 13, 2026 at 6: 05 p. m. ET Mayor Zohran Mamdani is establishing the first Mayor's Office for LGBTQIA+ affairs and appointing the first out trans person to lead a New York City office as director. The newly established city office comes amid significant…...
Groups sue Trump administration over Pride flag removal at Stonewall
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (629+ words) Published Feb 17, 2026 at 3: 36 p. m. ET Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration after the National Park Service removed the official Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U. S. District Court for the…...
NYC-area officials raise Pride flag at Stonewall after Trump admin takes another down
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1357+ words) Published Feb 12, 2026 Modified Feb 12, 2026 Hundreds of people gathered outside the Stonewall National Monument on Thursday to witness local elected officials and activists raise a Pride flag in the same place where federal officials removed one just days before. The action…...