These artists, activists, entrepreneurs and mentors have been leading the way and opening doors for other L.G.B.T.Q. people of color for more than 30 years. And they have no plans to stop. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Homosexuality and Bisexuality”
For Pride This Weekend, You Do You
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
There are plenty of ways to celebrate, from several grass-roots marches to a 10K run with beer tastings. Source: New York Times
These Catholic Parishes Welcome New York’s L.G.B.T.Q. Community
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
Many of New York City’s most outwardly gay-friendly parishes are concentrated in Manhattan, a center of both gay culture and efforts to build a gay-friendly Catholicism. Source: New York Times
A Crossroads for N.Y.C. Pride
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
The decision to ban police officers from marching as a group has spurred a wave of questions over the future of the celebration. Source: New York Times
Pride Said Gay Cops Aren’t Welcome. Then Came the Backlash.
By Gotham Rex on May 28, 2021
Just as L.G.B.T.Q. visibility reached a new peak, splinter groups are re-examining the annual parade. Is Pride too corporate? Should police officers be allowed to march? Is it a revolution, or is it a party? Source: New York Times
Pat Bond, a Sexual-Subculture Pioneer, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2021
Mr. Bond was a 44-year-old music teacher when he founded an organization for masochists. After a few meetings, sadists were also invited. Source: New York Times
Andrew Yang, Looking for Endorsement, Offends Gay Democratic Club
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2021
Participants described Mr. Yang’s remarks as offensive, saying that even as members of the club wanted to discuss policy issues, he mentioned gay bars. Source: New York Times
They Came to N.Y.C. for Acceptance. Now They Need Jobs.
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2021
A new city program for homeless L.G.B.T.Q. youth will offer job placement, education and mental health support to help them achieve career success. Source: New York Times
Paul Feinman, First Openly Gay Judge on N.Y. High Court, Dies at 61
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2021
“I hope I add to the diversity of perspectives that the court considers,” he said before being unanimously confirmed to the Court of Appeals in 2017. Source: New York Times
Tony Murray, Moral Support for a Gay N.B.A. Player, Dies at 60
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2021
Mr. Murray, along with his husband, helped their nephew Jason Collins become the first player in the league to come out publicly. He died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
He Won a Varsity Letter at 16. He Finally Got It When He Was 79.
By Gotham Rex on February 28, 2021
Tom Ammiano, a well-known gay leader in San Francisco, believed his effeminate mannerisms led his New Jersey high school to deny him his letter. Source: New York Times
Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on January 30, 2021
At the epicenter of the epidemic in New York City, he was a pioneer researcher who, as a clinician, also made house calls. Source: New York Times
Child Welfare Agency Cuts Ties to Professor Over Pedophile Studies
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
The New York City Administration for Children’s Services will no longer work with Theo Sandfort, a professor who headed a separate study on L.G.B.T.Q. youth in foster care. Source: New York Times
Leslie-Lohman Museum Announces New Director
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2020
The nonprofit executive Alyssa Nitchun will lead the museum after its last director, Gonzalo Casals, became the Cultural Affairs Commissioner of New York City. Source: New York Times
Finding Community Even in a Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2020
A former priest settles in nicely at Stonewall House, an L.G.B.T.Q.-friendly senior housing development in Fort Greene. Source: New York Times