NYC & Company laying groundwork for Year of Pride
June is usually synonymous with LGBTQ pride in New York, but with so many milestones and events, most notably the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising and World Pride’s first U.S.-based celebration, NYC…
Celebrate LGBTQ History Month with this interactive map of historic N.Y.C. sites
This month is LGBTQ History Month and to honor it The Municipal Art Society (MAS) of New York featured a panel about historic sites associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights movement at this week’s…
6 Museums to Visit for LGBTQ History Month
The U.S. has observed LGBTQ History Month every October since 1994 (the date chosen by the original organizers to coincide with National Coming Out Day already held on October 11.) To celebrate, we…
11 new Broadway shows to see this fall if you’re in New York City — as recommended by a theater professional
A chill in the air, pumpkin spice lattes, back to school, football season — there are a million reasons to love fall. But what makes fall most exciting for me is the start…
“Boxers” Gay Bar To Expand To Washington Heights: Gentrification Or Much Needed Service?
Gay bar chain Boxers is getting yet another location in New York City… but is that a good thing? Last month, we shared with you the idea that Boxers could be considered the gay…
8 famous streets in America you need to visit in your lifetime
There are renowned streets across the globe, like Abbey Road in London, England, and Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, but you don’t have to go that far. Many of the world’s most iconic streets are…
Leonard Bernstein’s NYC Residence Mapped As An LGBT Historic Site
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project has announced the digital publication of the Leonard Bernstein Residence at the Osborne Apartments to its online map, a dynamic continually-evolving catalogue of geographic locations significant to LGBT history….
Wigstock Returns From the Dead
Sometime around 1984, a group of inebriated drag queens left the Pyramid Club in the East Village in Manhattan and wound up at Tompkins Square Park, where a spontaneous performance before a bunch…
Finally, Some Gay Pride From the Yankees
Next year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in 1969, when demonstrations after a police raid on a Greenwich Village bar helped kindle the modern gay rights movement. The commemoration of…
The best public art in NYC
New York City’s museums aren’t the only places to find beautiful or thought-provoking art. Since 1967, when the first public art program was established in the city, a diverse array of agencies and institutions—including the MTA, the…