4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (621+ words) Barney Frank, whose three decades in Congress were punctuated by his historic decision in 1987 to come out as gay, died on May 19 at his home in Maine. He had entered hospice care last month with congestive heart failure." Despite his…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (682+ words) Gay City News New Yorkers rally in Manhattan after feds demand trans youth records from NYU Langone LGBTQ groups and elected officials gathered at Tweed Courthouse in lower Manhattan on May 13 to demand stronger protections for gender-affirming care after NYU…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (619+ words) New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG) co-founder and executive director Kiara St. James, one of the driving forces behind the passage of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), passed away from cancer on May 8, 2026. Much of that work was carried…...

1+ mon, 1+ 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (606+ words) The City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus, made up of six out lawmakers, has hired an executive director to elevate constituent concerns and better serve New York City's queer community. Yanery Cruz, an Afro-Latina trans woman who previously worked with the New…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (243+ words) The group also commemorated the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising when I dressed up in a replica Irish Volunteer uniform. Two historical figures associated with the Rising, Roger Casement and Elizabeth O'Farrell, are represented on the Lavender and Green Alliance's…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (372+ words) Following through on a key campaign pledge, Mayor Zohran Mamdani will visit the Brooklyn Community Pride Center on March 13 to sign an executive order establishing the new Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and announce its first director. According to the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (189+ words) Gay City News Lunar New Year for All contingent welcomes The Year of the Fire Horse The Lunar New Year for All contingent " a group of LGBTQ marchers " took part in the annual New York City Lunar New Year Parade…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (649+ words) Brian Romero, a progressive queer activist whose background spans from social work to the State Legislature, is taking his own shot at a campaign for State Assembly in his hometown district in Queens " and the Democratic primary race is heating…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (545+ words) In the midst of the Trump administration's attacks on both the LGBTQ community and immigrants, the non-profit organization Immigration Equality is working to ensure that queer asylum seekers and refugees have access to legal services. Immigration Equality, which has represented…...