Voguing for Pride
Voguing, is a style of modern dance that has become popular once more thanks to the hit FX TV series "Pose."
Voguing, is a style of modern dance that has become popular once more thanks to the hit FX TV series "Pose."
Twilight Pride Parade
Thousands marched together at dusk down Park Slope's 5th Avenue for Brooklyn's Twilight Parade, which showcases exactly what makes the LGBTQ community so special: it is a group that radiates acceptance, kindness, and, above all, resilience.
Thousands marched together at dusk down Park Slope's 5th Avenue for Brooklyn's Twilight Parade, which showcases exactly what makes the LGBTQ community so special: it is a group that radiates acceptance, kindness, and, above all, resilience.
NYPD apologizes for Stonewall Inn raid
Police Commissioner James O'Neill apologized for a NYPD raid at the Stonewall Inn that kick-started the modern LGBT rights movement.
Police Commissioner James O'Neill apologized for a NYPD raid at the Stonewall Inn that kick-started the modern LGBT rights movement.
LGBTQ activists honored
Transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera will be honored with a monument near "The Stonewall Inn" in Greenwich Village.
Transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera will be honored with a monument near "The Stonewall Inn" in Greenwich Village.
National Coming Out Day
Theatrical circus performers Ben Franklin and Josh Dean invited Fox 5 into their Woodside, Queens, home to tell their tale and discuss an important day in the LGBTQ community: National Coming Out Day. Their 16-year love story is still in the making. Coming out wasn't easy for Ben, who grew up in a religious family in Virginia.
Theatrical circus performers Ben Franklin and Josh Dean invited Fox 5 into their Woodside, Queens, home to tell their tale and discuss an important day in the LGBTQ community: National Coming Out Day. Their 16-year love story is still in the making. Coming out wasn't easy for Ben, who grew up in a religious family in Virginia.
NYC Pride celebration preview
Manhattan will look like a virtual rainbow on Sunday as more than 2 million people are expected to attend the annual Pride March. The organizers unveiled a new route for 2018's event.
Manhattan will look like a virtual rainbow on Sunday as more than 2 million people are expected to attend the annual Pride March. The organizers unveiled a new route for 2018's event.
Stonewall Forever Project
It's hard to imagine anyone thinking the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village is just a bar. Maybe it was just a bar, but that was before the 1969 riots that made it a symbolic focal point for gay rights.
It's hard to imagine anyone thinking the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village is just a bar. Maybe it was just a bar, but that was before the 1969 riots that made it a symbolic focal point for gay rights.
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First Lady Chirlane McCray [Interview]
New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray speaks about two important issues she is championing. The city strives to be a place where everyone can feel included. A new campaign called the Unity Project promotes inclusion for the city's LGBTQ youth. She also talks about a youth-led mental health awareness program.
New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray speaks about two important issues she is championing. The city strives to be a place where everyone can feel included. A new campaign called the Unity Project promotes inclusion for the city's LGBTQ youth. She also talks about a youth-led mental health awareness program.
Celebs criticize Kevin Spacey
Anthony Rapp said he was just 14 when Kevin Spacey made sexual advances towards him. In a BuzzFeed interview, the actor said that at a party in 1986 Spacey, then 26, lay on top of him to try to seduce him. In response to the shocking account, Spacey said in a statement that he doesn't remember the encounter. But he also chose that moment to come out as gay. That prompted backlash.
Anthony Rapp said he was just 14 when Kevin Spacey made sexual advances towards him. In a BuzzFeed interview, the actor said that at a party in 1986 Spacey, then 26, lay on top of him to try to seduce him. In response to the shocking account, Spacey said in a statement that he doesn't remember the encounter. But he also chose that moment to come out as gay. That prompted backlash.
Trump's effect on trans youth
The military will continue to allow its transgender members to serve until it gets more direction from the president and the secretary of defense. But transgender rights activists say even if a ban isn't being enforced yet, the damage is already done.
The military will continue to allow its transgender members to serve until it gets more direction from the president and the secretary of defense. But transgender rights activists say even if a ban isn't being enforced yet, the damage is already done.
Transgender former Navy SEAL
Kristin Beck reacts to comments via Twitter from President Trump prohibiting transgender service men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Kristin Beck reacts to comments via Twitter from President Trump prohibiting transgender service men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Transgender ban protest
A protest was held in the heart of Times Square at the military recruitment center over President Trump's surprising announcement banning transgender citizens from serving in the military. Transgender service members have been allowed to serve openly since 2016 when then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter lifted the ban. In a series of tweets, Trump appeared to reverse that policy.
A protest was held in the heart of Times Square at the military recruitment center over President Trump's surprising announcement banning transgender citizens from serving in the military. Transgender service members have been allowed to serve openly since 2016 when then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter lifted the ban. In a series of tweets, Trump appeared to reverse that policy.
Transgender woman's difficult journey
Born into one of New York's most gender-segregated societies, Yisrael Stein was one of 13 kids in a Hasidic Jewish family. Today she goes by Abby. Five years ago she left the Williamsburg sect. Her road is long and complicated, but her attitude is optimistic and inspiring. Abby first remembers associating as female at 4. As she grew up, Abby continued struggling with her identity. But her community had no room for gender dysphoria.
Born into one of New York's most gender-segregated societies, Yisrael Stein was one of 13 kids in a Hasidic Jewish family. Today she goes by Abby. Five years ago she left the Williamsburg sect. Her road is long and complicated, but her attitude is optimistic and inspiring. Abby first remembers associating as female at 4. As she grew up, Abby continued struggling with her identity. But her community had no room for gender dysphoria.
Protests planned at New York's Pride March
The annual Pride March in New York is supposed to be a time for LGBTQ community members to come together. But this weekend, we may see some division. Protests are planned at gay pride marches throughout the country this weekend, including New York, as a way to highlight issues facing minorities within the LGBTQ community and promote acceptance of people from all backgrounds.
The annual Pride March in New York is supposed to be a time for LGBTQ community members to come together. But this weekend, we may see some division. Protests are planned at gay pride marches throughout the country this weekend, including New York, as a way to highlight issues facing minorities within the LGBTQ community and promote acceptance of people from all backgrounds.
Denim Day announcement
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is reaching out to some of the most vulnerable victims in the city. The office is allocating $12 million to services for children, domestic abuse survivors, and rape victims. The funding will go to 10 organizations that help marginalized communities, such as people of color, the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, and non-English speakers and immigrants. The work they do is in the trenches and far-reaching.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is reaching out to some of the most vulnerable victims in the city. The office is allocating $12 million to services for children, domestic abuse survivors, and rape victims. The funding will go to 10 organizations that help marginalized communities, such as people of color, the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, and non-English speakers and immigrants. The work they do is in the trenches and far-reaching.
Bathroom access fight
The New York LGBT Network is speaking out against President Donald Trump's decision to end federal protection for transgender students who under the Obama administration were allowed to use bathrooms of their chosen gender. Now it will be up to states and schools to decide. CEO David Kilmnick said they are standing up for children. He said that refusing to protect youth is "deplorable and dangerous."
The New York LGBT Network is speaking out against President Donald Trump's decision to end federal protection for transgender students who under the Obama administration were allowed to use bathrooms of their chosen gender. Now it will be up to states and schools to decide. CEO David Kilmnick said they are standing up for children. He said that refusing to protect youth is "deplorable and dangerous."