4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (243+ words) The group also commemorated the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising when I dressed up in a replica Irish Volunteer uniform. Two historical figures associated with the Rising, Roger Casement and Elizabeth O'Farrell, are represented on the Lavender and Green Alliance's…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (153+ words) This year's edition of Queering the Canon, a festival dedicated to promoting classic LGBTQ films, offers seven features about queer lives in small towns. Deitch will participate in a Q&A following the screening. The in-person screening, on March 27 at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (372+ words) Following through on a key campaign pledge, Mayor Zohran Mamdani will visit the Brooklyn Community Pride Center on March 13 to sign an executive order establishing the new Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and announce its first director. According to the…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (992+ words) Overview of LGBTQ-themed films at Rendez-vous with French Cinema'Gay City News Overview of LGBTQ-themed films at Rendez-vous with French Cinema Over 31 years, "Rendez-vous with French Cinema," co-presented by Unifrance and Film At Lincoln Center, has become a New York institution....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (189+ words) Lunar New Year for All contingent welcomes The Year of the Fire Horse'Gay City News Lunar New Year for All contingent welcomes The Year of the Fire Horse The Lunar New Year for All contingent " a group of LGBTQ marchers…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (256+ words) LGBTQ individuals make up 9% of the US population, according to Gallup's latest annual survey " about the same as last year's report. Among the 9% of Americans who identify as LGBTQ, 58.6% are bisexual, 17.4% are gay, 16% are lesbian, 12.1% are transgender, and 5.8% are "other…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (649+ words) Brian Romero, a progressive queer activist whose background spans from social work to the State Legislature, is taking his own shot at a campaign for State Assembly in his hometown district in Queens " and the Democratic primary race is heating…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (223+ words) This January, Gay City News reviews the latest albums from electronic punk duo Sleaford Mods " Andrew Fearn, who plays all instruments, is gay " and gay producer The Soft Pink Truth, a member of the duo Matmos. Sleaford Mods | "The Demise…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (545+ words) In the midst of the Trump administration's attacks on both the LGBTQ community and immigrants, the non-profit organization Immigration Equality is working to ensure that queer asylum seekers and refugees have access to legal services. Immigration Equality, which has represented…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (604+ words) Charlie Spickler, a longtime filmmaker, recently set out to create what he thought would be a new documentary about the American healthcare system. But just as he rolled up his sleeves, he read an article that piqued his interest and…...