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Will Chiong didn’t set out to become a historian of Asian gay pornstars. He didn’t even set out to become an artist. He instead fell into both, almost by accident. “I actually got really into artwork during the COVID lockdown. That was when I first started doing figure drawing,” said Chiong, a gay Asian artist … Read M
New York joined nearly two dozen states in filing a new lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to the White House’s recent rule blocking states from receiving Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for gender-affirming care for youth. The lawsuit, which was filed by attorneys
New York City’s queer bars are feeling the effects of a broader nationwide reduction in alcohol consumption, with several establishments seeing fewer drinkers and, in turn, earlier closing times. “The younger generation doesn’t like to drink, it seems,” Kurt Kelly, one of the owners of the Stonewall Inn, said in an int
At the end of his life, he was Victim 0001. On Sep. 11, 2001, when the towers came down, he was the first casualty. In his last moments, he prayed: “Jesus, please end this right now! God, please end this!” The iconic image of him being carried away from the rubble in a chair, taken … Read More
Director Brydie O’Connor recently chatted with Gay City News about the making of her documentary, “Barbara Forever,” which is a warm and celebratory film about the groundbreaking lesbian avant-garde filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, who passed away in 2019. Hammer is first seen in O’Connor’s film posing naked and flexing. It’
The Boston-based US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which has jurisdiction over appeals from the federal district courts in Puerto Rico, ruled on Sept. 1 that Puerto Rico does not violate the constitutional Equal Protection requirement when it allows transgender binary people to change the gender designation on
The Mount Sinai Hospital System has agreed to stop providing gender-affirming care for youth and pay out millions of dollars to former patients, according to an agreement announced by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sept. 4. Under the agreement, which was the result of a DOJ investigation, the hospital system will s
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The opening scene of Brydie O’Connor’s “Barbara Forever” features lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer videotaping herself while naked. For Hammer, nudity was a larger metaphor. She was willing to film herself having sex, and she also wanted to show her experience living with cancer. Her work kept up a desire to reveal the
Mr. Nancy’s – a bar located by the Seneca Avenue stop in Ridgewood – hosted a comedy show on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Hosted by comedians Evan Lazarus, Erik Martini, Amelia Ritthaler and Charlie Flynn, the comedy show tackled various topics within the Queer sphere, including dating, hook-ups and identity. The show is typica
The fight for trans athletes’ rights was on full display during dueling protests outside the Barclays Center on Aug. 22 as the Brooklyn Nets took on the Indiana Fever. One of demonstrations served as a show of support for the right of trans athletes, while the other — which was much smaller — called for … Read More
Filmmaking is often a form of extraction and exploitation. It can also be an act of kindness. Non-binary director Shatara Michelle Ford’s “Dreams in Nightmares” exemplifies the latter. Dedicated “for all of us,” it forges a road movie about queer Black friendship. Bits and pieces of its ideas have precedents in other f
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