The Rev. Kathlyn Barrett-Layne said she is not homophobic and that she is considering legal action against the city. Source: New York Times
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Lesbian Bars Are Popping Up Around the Country
By Gotham Rex on February 26, 2022
Around the country, new pop-ups have sought to fill a void left by L.G.B.T.Q.-focused spaces that have closed. Source: New York Times
Ukrainians Take to the Streets in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2022
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Midtown to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the East Village, a Ukrainian diner has gotten an “outpouring of love.” Source: New York Times
Staten Island St. Patrick's Parade Still Bans Gay Marchers
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2022
The borough’s St. Patrick’s Day parade is returning, but it prohibits groups with “political or sexual identification agendas.” Source: New York Times
New York Now Leads Nation in Mobile Sports Betting
By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2022
Since the state opened online betting in early January, it has become the biggest bookmaking market, surpassing Nevada and New Jersey. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Is Criticized for Appointing Officials With Anti-Gay Past
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
L.G.B.T.Q. groups plan to protest on Thursday over the naming of three men to City Hall posts who they say hold homophobic views. Source: New York Times
This Party Stinks. That’s the Point.
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2022
Pandemic isolation, and a rejection of deodorant, finds a niche nightlife release. Source: New York Times
Arnie Kantrowitz, Pioneer of Gay Liberation, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2022
A professor, author and activist, he fought against discrimination because of sexual orientation and for fairness from the media. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Sending Dozens of Violent Threats to L.G.B.T.Q. Groups
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
Robert Fehring warned that an attack on New York City’s Pride March would make the Pulse nightclub shooting “look like a cakewalk,” the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Elaine Romagnoli, Longtime Fixture of Lesbian Nightlife, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2021
The bustling downtown bars that Ms. Romagnoli created became central to New York City’s gay community in the 1970s and ’80s. Source: New York Times
Stephen Karpiak, Pathbreaking H.I.V. Researcher, Dies at 74
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2021
His work helped change people’s attitude toward older people living with the virus that causes AIDS. Source: New York Times
Gay Choir Director and Music Teacher Fired Over Catholic 'Minister' Role
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2021
Matthew LaBanca is bringing attention to a legal loophole that allows religious institutions to exclude people in same-sex civil marriages from jobs by deeming them ministers. Source: New York Times
A Lawyer’s Deathbed Confession About a Sensational 1975 Kidnapping
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2021
Samuel Bronfman, heir to the Seagram fortune, was abducted by two men who confessed to the crime. But then their story evolved wildly, and the jury believed it. Was it all a lie? Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Eve Adams, Writer Who Gave Lesbians a Voice
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
Her 1925 book, “Lesbian Love,” is one of the earliest examples of American lesbian literature. She also ran Eve’s Hangout, a literary haunt in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
The Oldest Museum in New York Is Expanding
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2021
The New-York Historical Society is making way for the first L.G.B.T.Q. history and culture museum in the city. Source: New York Times