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Jack Walker

Jack Walker, a Future of Queer Media fellow, is working on his master’s degree at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY, studying data reporting. He’s also president of the school’s NLGJA chapter. Before going back to school, Jack spent two years covering local and state news in West Virginia. He attended Brown University for undergrad and held a summer fellowship with the Washington Blade. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, baking, watching reality television, and spending time outdoors.

A sign standing on the sidewalk reads "Carl Wilson for the City Council."

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Gay candidate beats Mamdani’s choice in race to represent Stonewall district in NYC Council

Carl Wilson served as chief of staff for the district’s outgoing representative, and will be the district's fifth consecutive out gay council member.

Blue banners that read "Mount Sinai" hang from the side of a red brick building on a city street.

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Gay candidate beats Mamdani’s choice in race to represent Stonewall district in NYC Council

Carl Wilson served as chief of staff for the district’s outgoing representative, and will be the district's fifth consecutive out gay council member.

In NYC’s Stonewall district, voters want rent relief over representation debates

Residents in Manhattan’s historic LGBTQ+ council district say kitchen-table concerns should come before symbolic fights over representation.

Puerto Rico Senate leader attacks trans Miss Universe beauty pageant contestant

Thomas Rivera Schatz called her participation a “shame and disgrace” as Gabriel Rodríguez Velázquez prepares to compete.

NYC’s voters will decide if representation still matters in historic LGBTQ+ district

A special election in the district home to the Stonewall Inn is raising big questions about LGBTQ+ representation, political values, and who gets to speak for queer New Yorkers.

Hospitals dodge questions on restoring trans youth care despite judge ruling they can keep providing it

Several hospitals cut trans youth care under Trump administration pressure and still won’t say if those programs will return.

Minnesota town honors one of America’s earliest rural Pride movements with new monument

Pine City is putting rural LGBTQ+ Pride on the map, celebrating more than 20 years of LGBTQ+ visibility and organizing.

Texas Tech University bans teaching, researching LGBTQ+ topics

The university is phasing out discussions of sexuality and gender in the classroom.

Colorado governor signs law recognizing that trans kids have privacy rights

The measure, signed by Gov. Jared Polis, comes as states nationwide debate restrictions on transgender rights.

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Jack Walker

Carl Wilson served as chief of staff for the district’s outgoing representative, and will be the district's fifth consecutive out gay council member.

Residents in Manhattan’s historic LGBTQ+ council district say kitchen-table concerns should come before symbolic fights over representation.

Thomas Rivera Schatz called her participation a “shame and disgrace” as Gabriel Rodríguez Velázquez prepares to compete.

A special election in the district home to the Stonewall Inn is raising big questions about LGBTQ+ representation, political values, and who gets to speak for queer New Yorkers.

Several hospitals cut trans youth care under Trump administration pressure and still won’t say if those programs will return.

Pine City is putting rural LGBTQ+ Pride on the map, celebrating more than 20 years of LGBTQ+ visibility and organizing.

The university is phasing out discussions of sexuality and gender in the classroom.

The measure, signed by Gov. Jared Polis, comes as states nationwide debate restrictions on transgender rights.