Gay City News

Marchers gather for The Doll Walk to mark Transgender Day of Visibility

Marchers gather for The Doll Walk to mark Transgender D...

Trans women and allies gathered in Manhattan on March 29 for The Doll Walk, whic...

Op-ed | The Gender-Motivated Violence Act at 26: How New York City finally closed the institutional accountability gap

Op-ed | The Gender-Motivated Violence Act at 26: How Ne...

In 2000, in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in United Sta...

Panelists reflect on 40 years since New York City enacted gay rights law

Panelists reflect on 40 years since New York City enact...

Speaking at an event marking the 40th anniversary of the enactment of a law that...

Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s conversion therapy law draws criticism

Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s conversion ther...

LGBTQ community groups and out elected officials criticized the Supreme Court on...

SCOTUS rules Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors probably violates First Amendment

SCOTUS rules Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for m...

The US Supreme Court voted 8-1 in an opinion issued on March 31 in Chiles v. Sal...

New York’s elected officials mark Transgender Day of Visibility

New York’s elected officials mark Transgender Day of Vi...

Elected officials in New York City and across New York State, from Governor Kath...

Federal judge in Oregon blocks HHS ‘declaration’ targeting youth gender-affirming care

Federal judge in Oregon blocks HHS ‘declaration’ target...

A federal judge in Oregon on March 19 blocked a “declaration” issued by the Trum...

Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films

Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven class...

This year’s edition of Queering the Canon, a festival dedicated to promoting cla...

ACT UP honors Mark Milano, targets ICE and Palantir at 39th anniversary rally

ACT UP honors Mark Milano, targets ICE and Palantir at ...

On the evening of Thursday, March 12, 1987, while most New Yorkers headed home f...

In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus

In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysteri...

Backlashes say as much about culture as the media they’re aimed towards. With he...

Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’

Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror fi...

Alice Maio Mackay’s beguiling horror film, “The Serpent’s Skin,” has the trans A...

Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC ...

On the bright but billowing afternoon of March 17, Lavender and Green Alliance, ...

Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 

Access to justice is essential for transgender New York...

For transgender people, a name carries weight. It can determine whether one move...

‘We are very much a part of this Chinatown’: Lunar New Year for All perseveres in the face of adversity

‘We are very much a part of this Chinatown’: Lunar New ...

Every Lunar New Year, thousands flock to Manhattan’s Chinatown to witness the an...

Fresco’s Grand Cantina in Astoria fights to stay open with fourth anniversary fundraiser

Fresco’s Grand Cantina in Astoria fights to stay open w...

On March 29, Fresco’s Grand Cantina will be celebrating its fourth anniversary, ...

Activists protest nuclear weapons in honor of Bayard Rustin’s birthday

Activists protest nuclear weapons in honor of Bayard Ru...

Loved ones and activists gathered at the former New York City home of the late o...