‘State of Firsts’ captures the history of Sarah McBride’s rise as the first transgender member of Congress
The new documentary premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday.
June 06 2025 4:02 PM
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Chuck Schumer demands reinstatement of federal HIV funding after RFK Jr.’s ‘indiscriminate cuts’
With HIV vaccine research canceled and prevention programs dismantled, the Democratic Senate minority leader expects answers from the Department of Health and Human Services before July.
June 04 2025 11:30 AM
Dionne Warwick to perform at National Pride Gala, joining other big names
The EqualityPAC fundraiser will be held on June 4 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
May 28 2025 7:00 AM
11 historic photos of New York's LGBTQ+ history from the book Queer Happened Here
Marc Zinaman's Queer Happened Here "celebrates the indelible relationship between people and place, honoring the transformative power of pride, unity, and love." Check out select historic images from the book.
May 26 2025 1:50 PM
George Santos begs Trump for pardon after judge handed down 7-year sentence
A federal judge sentenced the out former Republican lawmaker to 87 months in prison.
April 27 2025 6:06 PM
George Santos sentenced to prison
The former Republican lawmaker was expelled from Congress, then pleaded guilty to more than 20 criminal charges.
April 25 2025 12:06 PM
Who is George Santos, the lying gay former Republican congressman being sentenced to prison?
The disgraced politician is one of the most fascinating and controversial personalities in America.
April 25 2025 6:00 AM
Disgraced Republican George Santos asks judge to ignore his posts while considering his prison sentence
The gay fabulist and former New York congressman is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.
April 23 2025 5:44 PM
Prosecutors seek 7-year prison sentence for George Santos in sweeping fraud case
Federal prosecutors called him a "pathological liar and fraudster" who "made a mockery of our election system."
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April 04 2025 7:36 PM
LGBTQ+ Democrats will take a stand during Trump’s joint address — including skipping it entirely
“I won’t sit and watch him lie,” Vermont Democratic Congresswoman Becca Balint said.
March 04 2025 6:05 PM
Widower sues Long Island cemetery for denying husband’s burial in family plot, citing anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination
Mark Goldberg is fighting to lay his husband, David, who died in September, to rest at the Jewish cemetery.
February 20 2025 10:23 AM
Transgender man Sam Nordquist tortured and killed in upstate New York
Five people have been charged in connection with the killing and brutal torture of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist.
February 15 2025 7:45 PM
No LGB without the T — queer community protests Trump's transgender erasure at Stonewall
The Stonewall Inn held a rally Friday to protest the Trump administration's erasure of transgender people from the historic landmark's website.
February 14 2025 6:30 PM
Rally for transgender youth overtakes New York City's Union Square, in photos
February 10 2025 2:35 PM
Convicted felon Donald Trump sentenced on 34 felony charges
His sentence came 10 days before he returns to the White House.
January 10 2025 11:43 AM
Supreme Court denies Trump's delayed sentencing — he'll be a convicted felon taking office
Two conservative justices joined the court’s liberals.
January 09 2025 7:54 PM
Kathy Hochul vetos financial protection bill introduced after murders of gay men
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill designed to protect users of money-sharing apps even after several high-profile cases of murder and robbery against several people, including at least two gay men.
December 21 2024 12:29 PM
Black students sue New York school after teacher asks if they are 'pure-bred'
The students claim that they were told the teacher could not possibly be racist because she's LGBTQ+.
December 19 2024 3:26 PM
A New York judge refused to marry a lesbian couple. The community wants her to resign
Felicia Pitts-Davis is being investigated by the state Commission of Judicial Conduct for refusing to marry a lesbian couple despite marrying a straight couple moments before.
December 06 2024 11:39 AM
Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day parade finally ends ban on LGBTQ+ groups
Organizers for the celebration have invited The Pride Center of Staten Island, which was repeatedly and directly banned from participating, to march in the 2025 celebration under their own banner.
November 13 2024 12:34 PM