Yankees and Stonewall Scholarship Initiative celebrate Pride by honoring LGBTQ+ student leaders
Five students, one from each New York City borough, were awarded scholarships during the Yankees' annual Legacy of Pride Night.
June 17, 2025
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Diverse books left in trash at NYC school with worrying notes: 'Not approved'
Hundreds of new books — which featured stories about race, immigration, and LGBTQ+ lives — were found in the trash with sticky notes documenting their content.
March 19, 2024
New York City Issues Trans-Inclusive Student Policy
The nation's largest school district adopted new guidelines as a means to protect transgender students.
March 10, 2014
Daily Dose: The Day You Discover Why
There's a chasm when it comes to educating LGBT youth about HIV. We must bridge the gap with our truth.
May 8, 2014
Daily News Interviews Homophobes About Cheeky Health Campaign
The newspaper highlights opinions of homophobes who label the effort to stop the spread of disease as a deterioration of morals.
August 12, 2019
Student Not Allowed to Enter Marriage Equality Speech in Contest
A fifth-grader's speech supporting same-sex marriage is inappropriate, his principal says.
June 15, 2012
LGBTQ+ Americans: History Is on Our Side
"There is a movement underway today and it is driving toward inclusion."
July 29, 2022
Three Cheers for 'Milk'
Thomas Krever, executive director of the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk School, champions the impact made by the Oscar-nominated Milk.
February 12, 2009
To the Catholic Church, All I Am Is Sin
Pope Francis cannot take away the dignity of gay Catholics, Benjamin Brenkert writes.Â
December 4, 2018
NYC schools sue Trump administration for nixing almost $50M in grants over trans protections
The Department of Education killed funding over policies allowing students to use restrooms and participate in sports aligned with their gender identity.
October 17, 2025
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.
May 22, 2020
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to tackle Republican book bans at Manhattan roundtable discussion (exclusive)
He will talk about the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to fight these threats to students’ civil rights.
May 22, 2024
How PrEP Is Being Blocked By Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy and deliberate attempts to block prevention techniques are slowing down Los Angeles’s ability to disseminate PrEP.
May 11, 2015
Gay Activist and Writer Jeffrey Escoffier Dead at 79
Escoffier, who also created public health campaigns, is being remembered as a radical intellectual and a Renaissance man.
June 26, 2022
Marsha's House, NYC LGBTQ+ Shelter, Accused of Abuse and Neglect
The shelter is the only one in the city's system dedicated to LGBTQ+ adults.
February 10, 2022