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Following an effort led in large part by out lesbian Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, a national suicide hotline’s specialized LGBTQ youth services have resumed after the Trump administration nixed the program last year in a widely-criticized move. In July of last year, after more than 100 Democrats in Congress wrot
The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, which is located next to the Stonewall Inn, welcomed music artist Brandi Carlile on Sept. 30 for an event that served as a benefit for the visitor center and a celebration of Carlile’s recent album release. The evening featured a conversation with Carlile and photographer
The 12th annual In My Mind conference, slated to take place Oct. 8 at the LGBT Center in Manhattan, will cover the intersection of climate change and mental health within 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous, Black, and communities of color. Beginning at 9 a.m. and lasting until 6 p.m., the conference will feature speakers, researcher
In an interview with The Film Stage, New York Film Festival programmer Dennis Lim said, “I think the state of the world is oppressively horrible right now. I just don’t know who would dispute that. So of course I think interesting filmmakers will want to tackle that.” Out of the festival entries I’ve seen, the … Read M
In these uneasy times, who doesn’t need an explosion of joy to lift their spirits and get their bodies moving to immerse oneself in an otherworldly environment and abandon oneself to spectacle? That can be powerful and exhilarating theater — and you can get it right now at The Flea downtown, which has, for the … Read M
Members of ACT UP gathered at the CUNY Graduate Center on Sept. 15 to mark the 25th anniversary of the ACT UP Oral History Project. The anniversary event reflected on the two-plus-decades of work to compile hundreds of interviews completed to preserve the history and legacy of ACT UP. “A quarter century ago, Jim [Hubba
In recognition of the annual NYC Black Pride festivities held every August, city lawmakers approved a resolution on Sept. 24 designating the month of August as Black Pride Month in New York City. “The Council of the City of New York declares the month of August as Black Pride Month in the City of New … Read More
The flurry of diplomatic activity in Manhattan during UN Week spilled into New York’s LGBT Community Center on Sept. 24, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted the out gay prime minister of The Netherlands, Rob Jetten, in a roundtable discussion with queer youth. Jetten, 39, who took office in February as his nation’s first ou
The girls, the gays and the theys are excited for the annual show, “All Things Go.” All Things Go NY revealed the set times for the lineup at its upcoming shows at Forest Hills Stadium, with headliners including Zara Larsson, who’ll play her first-ever headlining festival set, Brandi Carlile and beloved ATG stalwarts E
As the Trump administration continues to enforce a ban on transgender people serving in the military, advocacy groups locally and nationally are working to create dedicated communities for the country’s trans veterans. On Sunday, Sept. 20, Equality New York (EQNY), Out in National Security (ONS), Minority Veterans of A
In 1994, Douglas Keeve filmed the documentary, “Unzipped,” about his then-boyfriend, Isaac Mizrahi, preparing his Fall 1994 collection. The film now returns to theaters in a new 4K restoration that looks as gorgeous as some of the designer’s fabulous clothes. “Unzipped” chronicles Mizrahi finding inspiration in “Nanook
In 2008, legendary performance artist Joey Arias teamed with puppet master Basil Twist to concoct a bold theatrical fantasia titled “Arias with a Twist.” Directed by Twist, with costume concepts by Thierry Mugler and starring Arias, it was a sort of demented cabaret act that chronicled the drag doyenne’s trippy, sex-so
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