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Zohran Mamdani claps back after Elon Musk attacks out lesbian FDNY chief appointee

Elon Musk has claimed that "people will die" because a lesbian has been appointed FDNY chief.

Meet the FDNY’s First Lesbian Chaplain

The Rev. Ann Kansfield will be the New York City Fire Department's first openly gay and first female chaplain.

Gay Firefighter Alleges FDNY Told Him To Have Sex With Women

The firefighter says in a lawsuit that a former diversity officer used hand-drawn diagrams to explain straight sex.

Trans Firefighter Gets Real About Workplace Discrimination

In a recent interview with MSNBC, the face of V.O.I.C.E.'s viral 'So Trans, So What?' campaign discusses trans people's external and internal barriers to getting jobs.

Trans Woman Blazes Trail At New York Fire Department

Brooke Guinan has been quietly raising the profile of LGBT folks and women in the FDNY for years. Now she's become a visible role model, taking part in V.O.I.C.E.'s new 'So Trans, So What?' campaign.

Who is Lillian Bonsignore — set to be first out gay Fire Department of New York commissioner?

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Bonsignore's appointment Tuesday. She will also be the second woman in the post.

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NYC Fire Department Gets First Lesbian Battalion Chief

Michele Fitzsimmons, promoted Thursday, is also only the second woman to achieve this rank in the department.

WATCH: Out FDNY Members Promise 'It Gets Better'

The LGBT men and women of the New York City Fire Department, from paramedics, EMTs, and firefighters, show that courage comes in many forms. 

Big Gay Following: Dennis Leary

Denis Leary can wear a dress and use the word fag -- and get away with it.

NYC Paramedic: 'I Haven't Kissed My Partner' Since Health Crisis Began

Joshua Rodriguez told mainstream outlets of the personal toll of responding to a health crisis in an epicenter.

How a Bronx Man Was Killed by Police After Dueling 911 Calls

New information casts doubts on what happened the night NYPD arrived at the home of Kawaski Trawick, an openly bisexual man. 

After 9/11, I Witnessed Firsthand America’s Greatest Attribute

What it felt like to get as close as possible to unspeakable tragedy. 

The LGBT View as 1WTC Opens in NYC

The tallest building in the western hemisphere is now open on the site where 2,753 people died, two dozen of them members of the LGBT community.

40 People Who Destroyed Gender Rules in 2014

Keeping ourselves to listing only 40 phenomenal trans, gender-fluid, and nonbinary people who broke barriers in 2014 was the hardest part -- which is pretty cool in itself.