The citywide LGBTQ political club honored the work of Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who recently took office as the first out Manhattan borough president; Mateo Guerrero, who is the trans justice and leadership director at Make the Road New York; and Nadia Swanson, the director of advocacy and global programs at the Ali Forney Center.
NYC Pride, which organizes the main Pride March in New York City on the final Sunday in June, unveiled its 2026 theme, For All of Us, which is inspired by a quote attributed to the late Marsha P. Johnson. This year's theme aims to pay tribute to LGBTQ trailblazers like Johnson while also emphasizing the need to support marginalized members of the community, according to NYC Pride.
"It's been an interesting mix of reactions!" Locci told Outsports. "We've had a lot of support, with people saying the kiss warmed their hearts, that they were so happy for us or that they needed to see that, especially after this last year." Locci, a physical therapist on Broadway shows, also runs a personal training company focused on LGBTQ+ health and wellness.
Black Trans Liberation Kitchen describes the work it carries out for the community as solidarity, not charity. On Christmas Eve (24 December) the organisation hosted its festive event at Judson Memorial Church next to Washington Square Park and served classic dishes like roast chicken, mashed potato and sweet potato pie. The church is is known for being highly inclusive, focusing on social justice, diversity, and affirming marginalised groups, particularly LGBTQ+ individuals.
"It's a shame and it's embarrassing for Joe Biden. He had that gritted teeth thing that he does," she said, referring to what others may call a "smile." "We know, for 50 years, Joe Biden has been a jerk," she said. "So perhaps he should take some of his own advice with what's happened to this country. It was an opportunity - as President Trump, I think, illustrated - to be generous, right? Be generous."
Construction on the American LGBTQ+ Museum (ALM) is nearing completion, according to ALM director of Major Gifts Shaun Newport and New York Historical project manager Roy Moskowitz, who brought Gay City News on a tour of the site on Dec. 2. Set to open in fall 2027, the ALM will be New York City's first museum dedicated to global, national, and local LGBTQ history and culture, and permanently located on the fourth floor of the New York Historical's Tang Wing for Democracy at 170 Central Park West.
New York City is home for me, and my number one professional objective right now is to make sure that the full breadth of the LGBTQ+ community has a strong medical home,
We serve young adults who come to us from street homelessness, and Casa Cecilia will be the first step out of homelessness, which is an amazing opportunity for them to have their feet under them, have a bed for three to six months, ... and then have the opportunity to really get the life skills necessary to live an independent life,
"Making friends as an adult is hard. Especially if you're looking for friends who share your identity, interests and general proximity. So what are the odds that I found myself on a very rainy New York night (the restaurant was literally leaking), seated at a booth with two strangers around my age, also lesbians, who shared a love of musical theater, can't drive and all wanted salads with protein for dinner?"
While trying to find a way to realize his dream of becoming a nightclub singer, he worked as a waiter, writer, retoucher, actor, SAT tutor and as a personal assistant to the truly psychotic wife of an aging writer whom I revered, but still wasn't earning enough. Then, he was offered a deal that seemed too good to refuse: $20,000 to write a book about the edgy scene that he had immersed himself in.
