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For their first purchase together, a young couple sought a place they could make their own — no ‘cookie-cutter doorman buildings.’ Here’s what they found.

A new city program for homeless LGBTQ youth will offer job placement, education and mental health support to help them achieve career success.

Described as “a beautiful tale of gaming, LGBT friendship, and joy,” Renegade Rule, from creators Ben Kahn, Rachel Silverstein, and Sam Beck, is arriving from Dark Horse on May 26, but we’ve got an exclusive peek coming at you today.

Patrons of the Rosemont, in Williamsburg, can order delivery of food, drink, and Magenta, one of the bar’s regular performers, who drives across Brooklyn for outdoor drag shows.

Owner Alexi Minko must come up with $12,000 by March 31 to secure the bar’s lease renewal

Marcus Garvey Village, a mixed-income, mixed-use affordable housing development slated to open in Harlem next year, will include an LGBTQ center. Carthage Real Estate Advisors, a New York City housing developer, is building a 20,000-square-foot same-gender-loving LGBTQ Center on the complex’s ground level at 224 West 124 Street and Adam Clayton Boulevard in Manhattan.  The facility …

Activist and photographer Leonard Fink’s newly-digitised archive captures the West Village’s marches, queer bars and cruising grounds, highlighting the passion and creativity LGBTQ+ people exhibited after Stonewall.

The Gill Foundation — one of the nation’s leading funders of efforts to secure full equality for LGBTQ people — today announced it will match contributions up to $25,000 to protect NYC’s historic Julius’ Bar, which is under threat of closure due to the economic impact of COVID-19. The support is earmarked to support rent and utility costs. The foundation previously made a $20,000 contribution to Julius’ Bar in 2020.

The new HBO Max series, set amid the first decade of the AIDS crisis in London, prompts a writer’s memories and regrets to come flooding back.

Pandemic slowdown aside, Brooklyn barbers have been working to provide a safe space for clients for whom hair is a crucial signifier.

A new show spotlights his timeless portraits documenting the underground drag scene of the 70s.

A new biography traces the influence he wielded as a writer and the pain he endured for his sexuality in an unwelcoming world.

The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project advocated for the former residence of Lorraine Hansberry to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

A powerful voice for marginalized groups, Laura Aguilar frankly and poetically portrayed Latino and lesbian communities.

The documentary, produced by Martin Scorsese, follows Father James Martin and his ministry to LGBT Catholics.

The West Village bar reopened on a spring day where more than 100 guests — regulars and tourists — showed up

When their memoir writing class transitioned to Zoom, these seniors found a closer connection than ever. "There's an intimacy to Zoom that we never would have anticipated," says Adellar Greenhill.

In the '70s, being openly identified as LGBTQ in any form put you at risk of complete rejection from society. To put a name to a face and publicly own your lesbianism was an act of bravery and generosity. It was an act that said: "I am here. You're allowed to be here too."

The interactive tool allows readers to explore how queer social life has changed over time.

The blurring of gender boundaries has allowed for more freedom in online pageants — and soon, it’s hoped, back in the clubs.

Cason Crane summited the highest points of all seven continents. Now he talks about surmounting homophobia on the slopes.

NYC Pride has announced the official theme for 2021. "The Fight Continues" reflects the multitude of battles that have been fought both throughout the country and the city.

At Alden Anderson and Parker Thompson’s 450-square-foot Brooklyn studio, the Statue of Liberty inspired their bold paint choice and nautical details.

The stories of queer elders are often hidden in mainstream media, but a new portrait campaign is looking to bring these histories to light. Debuting to the public at the Watermark at Brooklyn Heights on January 19, “Not Another Second” reveals the stories, contributions, and ongoing challenges facing queer seniors. The portraits feature a former …