Bronx, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D- Bronx/Westchester) announced $150,000 in funding for Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders today at SAGE Center Bronx. In recognition of National Coming Out Day, on Tuesday, October 11, […]
Governor Cuomo Designates Legendary Stonewall Inn as New York State Historic Site State Unveils New York “Open Doors Campaign” to Promote State’s Historic Embrace of Diversity; Ads to Run in New York, North Carolina, Mississippi and Texas Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed […]
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, MAYOR BILL deBLASIO AND LGBT LEADERS JOIN TO STAND INSOLIDARITY WITH THE SURVIVORS AND VICTIMSOF THE ORLANDO TERRORIST ATTACK New York, New York: Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Stonewall Democrats, and leaders of the […]
ALL FLAGS TO FLY AT HALF-STAFF EFFECTIVE TODAY IN RESPECT FOR VICTIMS OF THE ORLANDO SHOOTING City also will light City Hall in rainbow colors to represent LGBT pride NEW YORK—As a mark of respect for the victims […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to Mississippi. The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review all requests for state funded or state sponsored travel […]
First Executive in the Nation to Issue Statewide Regulations Prohibiting Harassment and Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity, Transgender Status or Gender Dysphoria Last week, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo introduced regulations through the New York State Human Rights Law […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx Senator Rev. Diaz on President Obama and Christian Persecution Last night, I watched President Barack Obama speak on national television about the massacre at Oregon’s Umpwua […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz Even Madonna’s Brother Supports Kim Davis You should know that Ms. Kim Davis is a devout Christian who works as the County Clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was put in […]
As the first same sex couples received their licenses to marry in Rowan County, Kentucky, praise and admiration should be given to Judge David L. Bunning of the U.S District Court. He ruled that County Clerk Kim Davis was in […]
This week, Kentucky’s Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was held in contempt of federal court and jailed for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. In response, Bronx assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz released a statement urging Ms. Davis to […]
Soon after Caitlin Jenner transitioned to female, The New York Times published a thought provoking column by Elinor Burkett called What Makes a Woman. Ms. Burkett has brought to the forefront many issues regarding what makes a person male or female […]
Larry Benjamin was born in the Bronx, graduated from Adlai Stevenson High School and earned a degree in art history at the University of Pennsylvania, before becoming an award-winning author and blogger behind This Writer’s Life. His allegorical novella, Vampire Rising, […]
Bronx LGBT Pride celebrated its first annual Bronx Pride Awards Dinner last Tuesday to honor the work of individuals who are active in the LGBTQ community. As people mingled during the cocktail hour at the Eastwood Manor, Peter C. Frank […]
On July 14, Bronx LGBTQ Pride will be honoring the Bronx Council of the Arts Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos as well as six Bronxites who have been activists in the LGBT community. The honorees for the Bronx LGBTQ Pride […]
While Manhattan hosts the Heritage of Pride March, Bronxite’s turned out in full force to march down Fifth Avenue. Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, J. Christopher Neal, and Ugandan activist, Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, were the grand marshals of the parade. People […]
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