Gay City News

Gay City News is a complimentary weekly publication located in New York City that covers both local and national topics important to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Established in 1994 under the name Lesbian Gay New York, it later became known as LGNY. In 2002, Community Media LLC, which also owns The Villager, acquired the paper and rebranded it. Today, it stands as the largest LGBT newspaper in the United States, boasting a circulation of 47,000 copies.

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Report suggests pathways to sustainable, lower-cost housing for LGBTQ older adults

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Matt Tracy

A new report published on May 4 brings attention to some of the most pressing housing affordability issues facing LGBTQ older adults and offers potential solutions to address those problems in the future.
Queer Catholics cautiously welcome Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Matt Tracy

Wasting little time, LGBTQ groups welcomed Pope Leo XIV to his new post shortly after white smoke billowed from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel on May 8 to signal the election of the Catholic Church’s next leader. The historic moment, however, was shrouded in uncertainty about Pope Leo XIV’s approach to queer issues in the church — especially given his record of anti-LGBTQ statements in the past and the Catholic Church’s longstanding resistance to queer rights.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 queens read anti-LGBTQ laws to filth at Stonewall

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Ellie Rudy

Clad in rhinestones and armed in sky-high stilettos, the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 are here to talk politics. Ahead of the May 9 season premiere, the cast chatted with out gay Councilmember Erik Bottcher of Manhattan at The Stonewall Inn on May 6 to discuss the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and the importance of drag in today’s political climate — and they left no crumbs. This year alone, the ACLU has tallied 575 anti-LGBTQ bills in State Legislatures across the country.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to implement trans military ban

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Matt Tracy

The Supreme Court on May 6 allowed the Trump administration to implement its discriminatory ban on transgender service members while the issue continues to be litigated in federal court. The court did not explain its ruling, and the three liberal justices — Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor — dissented. The case at the core of the ruling is Shilling v. Trump, which represents one of several lawsuits against the administration’s attempt to ban trans troops.
Reclaim Pride Coalition announces 2025 Queer Liberation March route

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Matt Tracy

The Reclaim Pride Coalition’s Queer Liberation March on June 29 will begin near the NYC AIDS Memorial and conclude in Central Park, organizers announced on May 7. The seventh annual edition of the Queer Liberation March, held every year on the same day as Heritage of Pride’s NYC Pride March, calls for marchers to assemble at 11 a.m. at the north end of the triangle at 7th Ave. and West 12th St. From there, marchers will proceed north and disperse in Central Park.
New York State Senate committee approves anti-trans sports bill

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Matt Tracy

The New York State Senate’s Education Committee approved an anti-trans sports bill on May 6 that would stop the state education commissioner from implementing trans-inclusive sports policies, drawing immediate criticism from LGBTQ advocates.
Kei Williams, New Pride Agenda’s new executive director, embraces statewide vision

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Matt Tracy

Kei Williams, who was recently elevated to full executive director of the statewide LGBTQ organization New Pride Agenda, did not anticipate stepping into a leadership role. “As a leader, I think that’s a new hat for me,” Williams said in a recent interview with Gay City News.
Latine LGBTQ arts festival Fuerza Fest returning for 10th year

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Matt Tracy

Fuerza Fest, a Latine LGBTQ arts festival in New York City, is returning later this month for the 10th year under the theme of “Force of Change.”Launched in 2016 by the Hispanic Federation, the festival spotights queer Latine artists, writers, and activists through a two-week slate of events encompassing theater, film, music, dance, poetry, storytelling, and community conversations. The festival kicks off on May 17 and concludes on May 31.
Latine LGBTQ arts festival Fuerza Fest returning for 10th edition

1 week ago | gaycitynews.com | Matt Tracy

Fuerza Fest, a Latine LGBTQ arts festival in New York City, is returning later this month for the 10th edition under the theme of “Force of Change.”Launched in 2016 by the Hispanic Federation, the festival spotights queer Latine artists, writers, and activists through a two-week slate of events encompassing theater, film, music, dance, poetry, storytelling, and community conversations. The festival kicks off on May 17 and concludes on May 31.
Brooklyn church to host Ugandan children’s choir linked to ‘kill the gays’ bill

2 weeks ago | gaycitynews.com | Duncan Osborne

A Seventh-day Adventist temple in Brooklyn will host a children’s choir affiliated with Uganda’s Watoto Church, a church that contributed support for that country’s effort to enact “kill the gays” legislation in 2013 that had the death penalty for certain offenses related to being gay or lesbian and life imprisonment for others.