From trauma to triumph, will NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher become the city's first out gay mayor one day?
From a teen grappling mightily with his sexuality, Bottcher is now a ubiquitous presence in New York City.
MAY 16, 2025
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Gay NYC Council Member's Event Casts Light on Anti-LGBTQ+ Crimes
Erik Bottcher, who's up for reelection, is concerned with the recent spate of crimes against LGBTQ+ New Yorkers.
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DECEMBER 13, 2022
Pride Month flags vandalized near Stonewall National Monument: police
A preliminary investigation found an unidentified person had removed and destroyed 160 flags in the area around 8 p.m. Thursday, according to police.
JUNE 15, 2024
Gay Bar Deaths in New York City Ruled as Homicides
New York’s chief medical examiner’s office said that two gay men were killed by “drug-facilitated theft.”
MARCH 6, 2023
The U.S. Will Now Have 1,000 Out Elected Officials in Historic First
Victories in Tuesday's election will push the number over that mark when all the winners take office, and the candidates represent the diversity of the LGBTQ+ population.
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Letitia James: N.Y. Attorney General Weighs in on Drag Queens and Donald Trump
Not your traditional attorney general, James considers fighting for us and other marginalized communities more important than taking on Donald Trump.
APRIL 8, 2023
Gay Couple Attacked in NYC’s Times Square as Crowd Watched
It's not the first time LGBTQ+ have been attacked recently in the city.
APRIL 17, 2023
Protesters Storm Gay NYC Council Member's Apartment Building
Erik Bottcher tweeted that people calling themselves "gays against groomers" had earlier vandalized the walls in front of his office.
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Video: NYC Gay Bar Vandalized Three Times in a Week
The bar's owner said police showed a shocking lack of interest in investigating the attacks, though.
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Gay NYC Council Member Responds to Anti-LGBTQ+ Vandalism Against Him
The gay City Council member had "groomer" and "pedophile" written in chalk outside his apartment building, where two people were arrested for trespassing.
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Proud Boys Retreat Bloodied From N.Y. AG’s Drag Story Hour in Manhattan
The hate group members yelled and screamed anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric before running away, bruised and bloodied.
MARCH 20, 2023
Gay Godfather David Mixner was both pro-sex and pro-equality
Reflecting on the legacy of the man who brought LGBTQ+ liberation to the White House.
MARCH 12, 2024
These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people
Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Woman Charged With Hate Crime for Setting Bistro’s Pride Flag Ablaze
Police made the arrest on Tuesday night.
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Police Search for Woman Who Torched a Pride Flag Outside NYC Restaurant
Authorities said that they are investigating the fire as a possible hate crime.
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Man Wanted for Assault Outside Gay NYC Council Member's Apartment
Erik Bottcher said the assault happened when anti-LGBTQ+ protestors who called him a "groomer" attempted to storm his apartment building.
DECEMBER 24, 2022
NYC Elects Record Six Out City Council Members
The winners include several people of color and the youngest person ever elected to the council.
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Gay Man Brutally Stabbed in New York City, Police Search for Suspects
The crime is being investigated as a potential hate crime.
APRIL 7, 2023
Police Seek 17-Year-Old Suspect in Dancer O’Shae Sibley's Stabbing Death
Friends remembered a talented artist and loving gay man.
AUGUST 1, 2023
Dear Pat Robertson
After five gay men met the notoriously antigay preacher at brunch in Virginia--and posed with him for a photo featured in the current issue of The Advocate--one of them wrote this letter to send along with a copy of the photo.
MAY 15, 2006