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Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.

National

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

By Matt Tracy

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.

National

Federal government restores $6.2 million in funding for LGBTQ non-profits

By Matt Tracy

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón looks at the camera during a portrait with the American Flag in the background.

Health

Puerto Rico restricts gender-affirming care for people under 21

By Matt Tracy

Lee Soulja-Simmons delivers remarks during NYC Black Pride's 2022 Heritage Image Awards.

Pride

NYC Black Pride, slated for mid-August, presses on despite budget cuts

By Matt Tracy

Christopher Park.

National

National Park Service website erases bisexual representation from Stonewall National Monument site

By Matt Tracy

Enjoying Callen-Lorde's tea dance fundraiser on July 12 in Water Mill.

Health

Callen-Lorde hosts annual Hamptons Tea Dance fundraiser

By Gay City News

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens at a Make Oklahoma Healthy Again kickoff event at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. June 26, 2025.

Health

RFK abruptly cancels meeting of task force responsible for determining preventive services

By Matt Tracy

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media alongside US President Donald Trump in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025.

Health

DOJ probes providers of youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

People sit on the lawn of Washington Square Park after the 2025 NYC Pride March in New York City, June 29, 2025.

Report outlines New York State’s LGBTQ population and highlights disparities

By Matt Tracy

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024.

Legal

Supreme Court targets LGBTQ rights in follow-up to Skrmetti case and new cases for next term

By Arthur S. Leonard

US President Donald Trump uses a gavel after signing the sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025.

Politics

Anti-trans provisions scrapped from Trump’s massive bill

By Matt Tracy

Outside of The Monster in Greenwich Village.

Crime

Man allegedly brandishes knife, defaces Pride sign in Greenwich Village: NYPD

By Matt Tracy

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024.

Advocates, electeds reaffirm commitment to LGBTQ-inclusive education after controversial Supreme Court ruling

By Ajani Stella

Justin Sanchez (R) celebrating at Zona de Cuba in the South Bronx after taking a commanding lead in the Democratic primary for City Council District 17 on June 24, 2025.

Politics

Former Stonewall Democratic Club president Justin Sanchez wins Bronx Council race

By Sadie Brown

Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shot

AMNY

Two men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say

Advocates gather at City Hall on May 22 to seek millions in funding in the city budget to support trans New Yorkers.

‘Historic win’: LGBTQ groups, lawmakers praise city budget for funding trans health, LGBTQ initiatives

By Matt Tracy

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