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Colectivo Intercultural Transgrediendo, a Queens-based group committed to supporting the trans community, gets honored at Fuerza Fest in 2024.

Events

Latine LGBTQ arts festival Fuerza Fest returning for 10th edition

By Matt Tracy

Model/Actriz performing in 2023.

Music

May LGBTQ music: Model/‌Actriz and Fielded

By Steve Erickson

"Group on Petra, Lake Mahopac" (1888).

Daguerreotype, day trips, and devastation: the Met explores early US photography

By Nicholas Boston

Writer/director Iair Said recently spoke with Gay City News about making “Most People Die on Sundays.”

Cinema

Q&A with ‘Most People Die on Sundays’ director Iair Said

By Gary M. Kramer

trans director Angelo Madsen’s documentary “A Body To Live In,” plays at the Metrograph May 4.

Cinema

Queer experimentation with non-fiction at the 2025 Prismatic Ground Film Festival

By Steve Erickson

A performance of "Comedy Tonight" in Stephen Sondheim's "Old Friends."

Theater

On Broadway, ‘Old Friends’ highlights Sondheim’s genius

By Christopher Byrne

(From L to R) Tony Oakley, Michael Fererri, and John Carden.

Theater

Come to the cabaret: Michael Ferreri brings outstanding show to NYC

By Christopher Byrne

Julien Baker & Torres' new album

Music

Lesbian indie musicians Julien Baker & TORRES team up for new country album

By Steve Erickson

Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan, and Bowen Yang in "The Wedding Banquet."

Cinema

Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ is a loving tribute to Ang Lee’s original film

By Pauline Park

Queens of Drama 1

Cinema

‘Queens of Drama’: Two pop stars fall in love amidst the dangers of fame

By Steve Erickson

The entrance of Mount Morris Baths.

History

What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge

By Charles Michael Smith

"All The World’s A Stage" runs Tuesdays through Saturdays through May 10.

Theater

Adam Gwon’s ‘All The World’s A Stage’ takes on life’s complexities in a gorgeous new musical

By Christopher Byrne

"The Ball," a documentary about the underground ballroom scene in early 1970s New York City, will be featured at the Newark LGBTQ Film Festival.

Cinema

Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight BIPOC representation and honor Sakia Gunn

By Matt Tracy

"I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan" runs through April 30 at Atlantic Theater Stage 2.

Theater

‘I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan’: A solo show with multiple characters and metatheatrics

By David Kennerley

Director Roshan Sethi with Karan Soni, who stars as Naveen Gavaskar, in "A Nice Indian Boy."

Cinema

Q&A: Roshan Sethi and Karan Soni on the making of ‘A Nice Indian Boy’

By Gary M. Kramer

“Pink Narcissus,” directed by James Bidgood, screens April 7 at BAM and opens April 11 at the Metrograph.

Cinema

Q&A: Kelly McKaig revisits James Bidgood’s ‘Pink Narcissus’

By Gary M. Kramer

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