Colorado conversion therapy ban upheld by federal appeals court
WEB21 hours ago · A three-judge panel of the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10 th Circuit voted 2-1 to reject a constitutional challenge to Colorado’s law prohibiting licensed health-care providers from performing “conversion therapy” on minors. The opinion for the majority of the panel in Chiles v. Salazar, released on Sept. 12, was written by Circuit Judge Veronica Rossman, who was appointed ...
Gay City News: LGBTQ+ News, Culture & Community Insights
WEBFor the first time in almost 50 years, a Puerto Rican artist graces Doris. Dive into Gay City News for the latest LGBTQ+ news, cultural insights, and community stories. Your go-to source for all things LGBTQ+ in the city.
Jodie Foster leads LGBTQ award winners at 76th Emmy Awards
WEB2 days ago · Jodie Foster, Richard Gadd, and other LGBTQ stars were recognized for their standout performances and filmmaking work at the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 15.. Foster entered the night with one of the most decorated careers in film, having accumulated multiple Academy Awards, BAFTA awards, and Golden Globes awards — but the out lesbian actress had yet to score her ...
Can reproductive freedom trump Florida Senator Rick Scott?
WEB1 day ago · Wade in response to a draconian six-week abortion ban is mobilizing voters across the state. And Rick Scott — a Republican US Senator with very low approval numbers who has been a staunch opponent of LGBTQ rights and reproductive freedom as well as a threat to the future of Social Security and Medicare — …
NYC reports increase in mpox cases in August
WEB5 days ago · New York City saw 41 cases of mpox in August, an increase over the 33 cases reported in July. There were 36 cases in June. The August caseload was the highest in New York City since May, when there were 43 cases. In March and April, there were more than 50 cases per month. The majority of the cases in …
LGBTQ+ events in NYC | Local Events
WEBJoin us for an intimate evening of Broadway performances to raise essential funds for pro-LGBTQ+ Democratic candidates in five critical House races across the country—races where your support can help defeat anti-LGBTQ+ candidates and flip the House blue. Just five states—Missouri, Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Kansas—are responsible for over 25% of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
New York State sees increase in hate crimes over five-year period
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Just a decade ago, the state and city reported similar amounts of hate crime incidents, but the five-year span between 2013 and 2019 saw hate crime incidents increase by 1/3 in New York City and decrease by 26% elsewhere in the state. From 2019 and 2023, hate crimes went up by 59% in New York City and 88% in the rest of the state.
News – Gay City News
WEBMiz Cracker and Her Boyfriends Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank Cafe. Sept. 11, 7:30 pm. The Personal is Political: Gay Male Poets Reckon with Identity on 9/11. Dixon Place.
Supportive housing development for LGBTQ youth opens in …
WEBOct 24, 2023 · Government officials and non-profit leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 24 to celebrate the completion of a supportive housing development in Harlem with services for homeless LGBTQ youth and young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. So far, 49 out of 50 tenants have moved into fully-furnished studio apartments in the building ...
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WEBGay City News, the Newspaper Serving Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender New York City, is published by Schneps Media. Founded in 2002, Gay City News is the city’s only LGBTQ newspaper, covering news, politics, health, crime, activism and advocacy, leadership, arts, and events around town. The newspaper and its journalists have been ...
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