1+ hour, 52+ min 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 1+ 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…...

1+ week, 20+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 1+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (972+ words) Gay City News Museum of the Moving Image's "First Look' series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes The 2026 installment of the Museum of the Moving Image's "First Look" series takes the pulse of this moment in independent filmmaking. (In this context, that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1039+ words) Two appellate courts " one state, one federal " have issued recent decisions that could be labeled victories for transgender rights. On April 14, the Supreme Court of Montana, interpreting the Montana Constitution, ruled that a recently-enacted law depriving transgender people of appropriate…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (692+ words) Despite the so-called "Texas drag ban" that went into effect last month, what many don't know is that there is a huge drag culture in Texas, notably San Antonio. That's where Nicolas Moncoya developed and introduced his drag persona, Amory…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (427+ words) With engines revving, the Sirens Women's+ Motorcycle Club of NYC roared down West 13th Street on Sunday, April 19, to mark Lesbian Visibility Week and participate in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center's ceremonial raising of the Lesbian Flag. "It's always…...