Archive – Gay City News

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's 2026 health care agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, Sept. 4, 2025.

Health

Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025.

Health

House votes to criminalize youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

People walk past City Hall Park in New York City, U.S., November 28, 2025.

Events

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

By Michael Shirey

Brooklyn man and husband with dogs before husband was detained by ICE and sent to Alligator Alcatraz

AMNY

Brooklyn man fights for freedom of husband detained by ICE at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over alleged missed hearing

An Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer walks past portraits of US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at US immigration court in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 9, 2025.

Legal

LGBTQ immigrants face more asylum rejections, though some still win cases

By Amber Sexton

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about technology

AMNY

Op-ed | Using technology to better communicate with all New Yorkers

NYC Commission on Gender Equity Executive Director Priya Nair

Guest Perspective

A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone

By Priya Nair

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Women’s Super G

Events

New York LGBTQ ski weekends slated for January and February

By Matt Tracy

Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Matthew Marrero, and Rev. Amanda Ashcraft sing a hymn together at a press conference on Dec. 9.

Legal

Gay man detained by ICE, prompting husband and advocates to speak out

By Amber Sexton

Weekly mpox cases in New York City in recent months.

Health

Mpox cases subside in New York City after months-long uptick

By Matt Tracy

Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man."

Cinema

‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Two steps forward, one step back

By Steve Erickson

The Christmas tree is lit during the 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 3, 2025.

Events

Guide to queer holiday events in NYC

By Amber Sexton

Awardee Krishna Omkar.

Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative hosts annual Brick Awards at Sony Hall

By Donna Aceto

Former NBA player Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.

Sports

Jason Collins announces he has stage 4 brain cancer

By Matt Tracy

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025.

Legal

Trump-appointed judges reverse preliminary injunction against military trans ban

By Arthur S. Leonard

"Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung Fire Island" series.

Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future

By Nicholas Boston

More from Around NYC

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Brooklyn man gets 25 years to life for fatal shooting near Barclays Center

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Bronx Democrats celebrate election wins, honor departing council members at holiday party

Current members and alumni of the BSU/AHCCC, along with faculty, staff, and the Sisters of Saint Joseph (CSJ), gather in front of the original convent — once home to the CSJ educators who led TMLA for decades — during the May 2025 TMLA Black Student Union / African Heritage and Caribbean Culture Club five-year anniversary celebration.

From classrooms to community: NYC teens lead Hurricane Melissa relief for Jamaica

The Harlem Globetrotters celebrated 100 years with an event at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Photo via Harlem Globetrotters.

Harlem Globetrotters celebrate 100 years at Madison Square Garden