Some say they have changed their plans in response to the city’s 39 positive cases, while others plan to carry on as safely as they can. Source: New York Times
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A Monkeypox Vaccine Is Available for At-Risk New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2022
Demand for the vaccine was high as the city began offering the vaccine at one Chelsea clinic, where a long line formed and people were turned away. Source: New York Times
A Stonewall Visitor Center Will Celebrate L.G.B.T.Q. History
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2022
The visitor center, the first in the national park system devoted to the gay rights movement, will commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising and its legacy when it opens in 2024. Source: New York Times
Yeshiva University Must Recognize L.G.B.T.Q. Club, Judge Says
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
The Modern Orthodox Jewish school plans to appeal the decision, joining a nationwide debate over the limits of religious freedom. Source: New York Times
DeSantis Event at Chelsea Piers Faces Backlash Over L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2022
The Florida governor who signed the so-called Don’t Say Gay bill is scheduled to speak at a site long connected to the gay rights movement. Source: New York Times
Honoring and Celebrating Juneteenth and Pride Month
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
With panels, performances and parties around New York City, June can be an opportunity to reflect and to appreciate community. Source: New York Times
Asked to Adapt a Classic Play, This Writer Rethought Her Life
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2022
As she sought the truth for her characters on the page, Mara Vélez Meléndez’s real self began to emerge. Now she’s making her Off Broadway debut. Source: New York Times
Port Authority Settlement Will End Undercover Bathroom Patrols
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
In a settlement this week for a lawsuit accusing Port Authority police of discrimination and false arrests, the agency said it would no longer conduct plainclothes sting operations in bus terminal bathrooms. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Pride Events 2022: Where to Celebrate
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
Pride is almost back to normal this year, with in-person festivals, a 100th birthday celebration for Judy Garland and a retrospective on the lesbian bar in cinema. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries. Source: New York Times
The Secrets Ed Koch Carried
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2022
To many New Yorkers, he was their brash and blustery mayor. But friends are now describing the private strain endured by a public man laboring to conceal his sexual orientation. Source: New York Times
Man Is Charged With Arson in Fire at an L.G.B.T.Q. Club in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2022
Prosecutors said John Lhota can be seen on security camera footage setting the blaze, which destroyed the club, Rash, and injured two workers. Source: New York Times
Adams, in Quick Reversal, Ousts an Education Hire Over Anti-Gay Writings
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2022
The Rev. Kathlyn Barrett-Layne said she is not homophobic and that she is considering legal action against the city. Source: New York Times
Lesbian Bars Are Popping Up Around the Country
By Gotham Rex on February 26, 2022
Around the country, new pop-ups have sought to fill a void left by L.G.B.T.Q.-focused spaces that have closed. Source: New York Times
Ukrainians Take to the Streets in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2022
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Midtown to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the East Village, a Ukrainian diner has gotten an “outpouring of love.” Source: New York Times