Gay City News

PHOTOS: NYC AIDS Memorial vigil marks 45 years since CDC’s first report on epidemic

PHOTOS: NYC AIDS Memorial vigil marks 45 years since CD...

Activists, including members of ACT UP and other groups, held a vigil and die-in...

Gays Against Guns marks one decade since Pulse

Gays Against Guns marks one decade since Pulse

Gays Against Guns, which holds an annual event to remember the 49 people who wer...

From day to night, thousands join energetic Brooklyn Pride festival and parade

From day to night, thousands join energetic Brooklyn Pr...

Mikel Andrews could hardly believe his eyes when, on Saturday, June 13, he found...

Photos | Thousands take part in fifth annual SunnyPride rally and march

Photos | Thousands take part in fifth annual SunnyPride...

Over 3,000 people lined Queens Boulevard to celebrate the LGBTQ communities of L...

Central Park comes alive with ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Central Park comes alive with ‘Romeo and Juliet’

It’s unclear why director Saheem Ali has set his Public Theater production of “R...

Colorful costumes, drag queens, and bloodletting: Brazilian gangster film ‘The Devil Queen’ gets 4k restoration

Colorful costumes, drag queens, and bloodletting: Brazi...

The 1974 queer Brazilian gangster film, “The Devil Queen,” is getting a 4K resto...

June LGBTQ music: Downtown Boys’ ‘Public Luxury’ and Andrew Sa’s ‘American Rough’

June LGBTQ music: Downtown Boys’ ‘Public Luxury’ and An...

This month, Gay City News lends an ear to new albums by gay country singer Andre...

ACT UP remembers science-minded HIV/AIDS activist Iris Long

ACT UP remembers science-minded HIV/AIDS activist Iris ...

HIV/AIDS activists gathered at the NYC AIDS Memorial on June 13 to remember Iris...

In ‘Girls Like Girls,’ Hayley Kiyoko turns from sapphic pop star to filmmaker, telling the same story

In ‘Girls Like Girls,’ Hayley Kiyoko turns from sapphic...

Coming-of-age stories are a perennial in LGBTQ cinema. Even in the most acceptin...

How to Do Pride Weekend With Kids in NYC: Youth Pride & PrideFest

How to Do Pride Weekend With Kids in NYC: Youth Pride &...

Two free back-to-back Pride events in Manhattan offer youth-focused programming,...

Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley

Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley

A man was convicted of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime on June 8 in co...

LGBTQ+ Youth & Family Resources in NYC: Where to Find Support, Care & Community

LGBTQ+ Youth & Family Resources in NYC: Where to Find S...

From mental health support to youth leadership programs and family advocacy grou...

Bronx Pride 2026: A guide to LGBTQ+ events across the borough

Bronx Pride 2026: A guide to LGBTQ+ events across the b...

With an estimated 59,000 LGBTQ+ residents in The Bronx alone, the borough repres...

‘Stop! That! Train!’ takes a campy ride on the Glamazonian Express

‘Stop! That! Train!’ takes a campy ride on the Glamazon...

“Stop! That! Train!” is an inspired bit of lunacy that opens with thrilling musi...

‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later

‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 ...

Back in 2001, the world wasn’t ready for Silas Howard and Harry Dodge’s “By Hook...

Brooklyn Pride’s festival and twilight march scheduled for June 13

Brooklyn Pride’s festival and twilight march scheduled ...

Brooklyn Pride will return for the 30th year on June 13, bringing thousands of p...