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Advocates call on New York State to protect gender-affirming care, establish 24-hour LGBTQ crisis hotline
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (638+ words) Gay City News Advocates call on New York State to protect gender-affirming care, establish 24-hour LGBTQ crisis hotline LGBTQ organizations and state lawmakers rallied at the State Capitol in Albany on May 6 to call for passage of state-based bills to…...
Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights " and what comes next
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (650+ words) Looking back on it, I'm astonished and proud " and scared." A handful of raggedy-ass kids, including me, formed the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and made life infinitely better for LGBTQQ people, even saving the lives of many. But now all…...
New York Transgender Advocacy Group hosts health and wellness summit
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (218+ words) New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG), a trans-led organization advocating for policies in support of transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary individuals, held its second annual health and wellness Summit in Albany April 24-26. The summit brought together more than 100 TGNCNBI New…...
NYC Pride rolls out full list of grand marshals for 2026
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (417+ words) NYC Pride, which produces the city's main Pride March on the final Sunday in June, has announced its five grand marshals for the June 28 march. "Pose" star Dominique Jackson, former "Ru Paul's Drag Race" star Peppermint, New York City subway…...
Advocates demand more funding for trans initiatives in NYC budget
1+ week, 1+ day ago (266+ words) Gay City News Advocates demand more funding for trans initiatives in NYC budget A coalition of advocates and organizations rallied at City Hall Park on April 30 to demand greater investments in initiatives for transgender New Yorkers in the upcoming city…...
Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
1+ week, 2+ day ago (635+ words) New York is home to'more than one million'LGBTQ+ adults. The modern LGBTQ+ rights movement was born here, communities have organized here for decades, and our community has built systems of care when none existed. And yet, too many LGBTQ+ New…...
Digital campaign looks to celebrate trans visibility throughout the year
2+ week, 2+ day ago (169+ words) A new digital campaign plans to observe Transgender Day of Visibility throughout the year by spotlighting transgender leaders who are making an impact across different industries. The campaign is called "Every Day Is Trans Day of Visibility." Transgender Day of…...
Every book is an act of resistance: Publishing Triangles annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1178+ words) This is community," poet and host Emmanuel Rivera declared at the Publishing Triangle's 38th annual awards ceremony April 16 at the New School to honor LGBTQ books, their authors, and community leaders. The fight is real. We are being targeted again and…...
Julius" Bar, Randy Wicker reenact 1966 "sip-in" against anti-gay liquor law
2+ week, 3+ day ago (681+ words) A cheer rang out in Julius" Bar on the evening of Tuesday, April 21, as New York City"s oldest continuously-operating gay bar commemorated the 60th anniversary of what is considered one of, if not the first, documented acts of civil disobedience…...
Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
2+ week, 3+ day ago (622+ words) The fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival, which shines a much-needed spotlight on the work of queer BIPOC filmmakers, will return on April 30 with a robust, four-day schedule of screenings and discussions. This year's festival, hosted by the Newark LGBTQ…...