Military Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs lift IVF barriers for some LGBTQ members By Matt Tracy
International A Japanese court says denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and calls for urgent change By Mari Yamaguchi, AP
New York State Harry Bronson, Assembly’s out labor chair, vows to boost equity and workforce development in New York By Matt Tracy
Politics Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement By Mike Schneider, AP
Cinema ‘Much Ado About Dying’: A gay actor lives out ‘King Lear’ at the end of his life By Steve Erickson
Sports Women’s roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on trans athletes By Philip Marcelo, AP
Business A cut above: How a queer, Black, woman-owned barbershop makes space for the LGBTQIA+ community By Erasmo Guerra
Astoria Post Hate Crimes Task Force arrests 13-year-old boy in anti-gay assault in Astoria, three teens remain at large : NYPD
April 18, 9 pm LGBTQ+ 7 Films for, from, and about the community. Kaufman Astoria Studios Zukor Theatre
Brooklyn Paper Egg Cream of the crop! Brooklyn Seltzer Museum hosts borough’s first-ever National Egg Cream competition
Bronx Times New York Edge and partners launch three school food pantries, including one at P.S. 113X in North Bronx
Caribbean Life Gangs unleash new attacks on upscale areas in Haiti’s capital, with at least a dozen killed nearby