City to Open Monkeypox Vaccination Clinic in the Bronx, More Vaccine Appointments Available
Photo of the Department of Health in the Bronx (1826 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457), where the new vaccination site will be | Google...
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Nic F. Anderson
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Oldest NYC Gay Bar May Become Official Landmark
Photo of Julius' window | Google Maps Julius’ in the West Village, may soon be an officially recognized landmark. The Landmarks...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
NYC Mayor Bashes Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Calls On Activists to Unite
NYC Mayor Eric Adams in front of City Hall dissenting against the overturn of Roe v. Wade and discussing next steps for the city | June...
Nic F. Anderson
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Ending Right to Abortion Access in U.S.
Photo of protesters in Washington, D.C. in 2019 | Photo by Chris Boese Within minutes of the Supreme Court decision to officially...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Judge Bars Military from Discharges Due to HIV Status
Leonie M. Brinkema, a US District judge, issued a permanent injunction earlier this month from “categorically barring the worldwide...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
West Village Bar Honored With Plaque Commemorating LGBTQ+ 'Sip-In'
Photo of the new plaque, honoring the "Sip In," outside of Julius' Bar | Photo by Village Preservation New York City paid homage to a...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 13, 2022
- 3 min
Obituary: Leslie Cohen, NYC Lesbian Icon, Author, Artist and Activist, Dies
Lesbian icon, author and NYC LGBTQ+ fixture, Leslie Cohen, has died. Cohen’s death comes in the wake of her newest book The Audacity of a...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
It’s #DeafLGBTQWeek
It’s National Deaf LGBTQ+ week, a project that began in 2018 by the Deaf Queer Resource Center and now occurs annually in April, with...
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 6, 2022
- 11 min
Transcript: Mayor Eric Adams Makes an Announcement with LGBTQ+ Advocates
NYC Mayor, Eric Adams, talks with LGBTQ+ advocates on Florida's "Don't Say Gay" legislature, new campaign, amongst other topics.
Nic F. Anderson
- Apr 5, 2022
- 4 min
Mayor Announces Florida Campaign Denouncing 'Don't Say Gay' Law; Invites Floridians to Move to NYC
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new campaign which denounces the “Don’t Say Gay” bill through digital billboards and creative...
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 21, 2022
- 1 min
Data Shows Increase in LGBTQ+ Rights Support Despite Increase In Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Across U.S.
A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) found that despite anti-LGBTQ+ legislation popping up all over the United...
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Sesame Street's Luis and LGBTQ+ Ally, Emilio Delgado, Dies At 81
Emilio Delgado, the actor who played Luis, the best pal to all of the Sesame Street characters for 44 years, died on Thursday in...
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 6, 2022
- 2 min
Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Bomb LGBTQ Events, Harm People
Robert Fehring, a 74-year-old Long Island man and retired high school teacher, plead guilty to threatening to bomb and shoot LGBTQ events...
Nic F. Anderson
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
Staten Island's St. Patrick’s Day Parade Bans LGBTQ Group From Marching... Again
Local leaders call for a boycott of Staten Island’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade after LGBTQ+ groups from marching in the parade with their...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 16, 2022
- 6 min
Let’s Talk About Queer Safe Sex
Many queer folks did not receive adequate safe sex education in high school. A somewhat recent GLSEN report found that less than 5% of...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 15, 2022
- 5 min
Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Increase 5% According to Preliminary NYPD Data
(Editor’s note: To understand how this story was reported, please refer to the article titled: “Transparency: How NYC’s Increase...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Artists Pulling Work From Spotify Amid Joe Rogan Controversy
Following the Joe Rogan controversy on Spotify, many artists are pulling their work from the streaming platform in an effort to condemn...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
New Report: 28% of LGBTQ+ Youth Nationwide Experience Homelessness, Housing Instability
Trevor Project reported that 28 percent of LGBTQ+ youth have experienced homelessness or housing instability at some point in their lives...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
LGBTQ+ Seniors Now Eligible For Survivor Benefits
LGBTQ+ seniors are now eligible for survivor benefits if they were in a long-term relationship for same-sex marriage was legalized. Two...
Nic F. Anderson
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
GLSEN Appoints Its First Black, Nonbinary Director
Head shot of Melanie Willingham-Jaggers via GLSEN press release. LGBTQ+ advocacy group, GLSEN, has a new director and the first Black...
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