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Owning Our Queer Identity and Experience

June 28, 2019|Stephanie Cohen

Doug Hill is a 46-year-old queer man who lives with HIV and works in New York City at Gay Men’s Health Crisis, a non profit...

Dancing At The Stonewall Inn

June 28, 2019|Nora Thomas

50 years ago today the Stonewall Inn was the site of an unexpected pushback. WFUV's Nora Thomas has more on what made the...

WFUV's Getting to the Art of it celebrates Pride: Photographs of Stonewall and Beyond

June 28, 2019|Alexandra Parker

New York City's Pride Parade is next weekend. A new photography exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York captures the...

Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Immigrant Rights Advocates

June 27, 2019|Nora Thomas

Advocates for Immigrant Rights in New York City have claimed victory after the Supreme Court's decision on the 2020 census...

The First Openly Gay Black Elected Official Opens Up

June 27, 2019|Natalie Migliore

The LGBTQ Community is widely represented in politics across the country today, but it wasn't always that way. As part of...

Another Primary Surprise in Queens

June 26, 2019|Andrew Millman

Tiffany Cabán wasn't the only progressive outsider to shock the Queens Democratic Primary. Lumarie Maldonado-Cruz won a...

5 Races you should know about from Tuesday's Primaries

June 26, 2019|Andrew Millman

1. Queens District Attorney

As of 11 p.m. and 99% of precincts reporting, public defender Tiffany Cabán is leading the...

5 Races you should know about from Tuesday's Primaries

June 26, 2019|Andrew Millman

1. Queens District Attorney

As of 11 p.m. and 99% of precincts reporting, public defender Tiffany Cabán is leading the...

Billy Bean Works to Bring Diversity to the Big Leagues

June 25, 2019|wfuvnews

Despite fighting an uphill battle throughout the years, Major League Baseball continues to work toward inclusivity. As part...

Sex work becomes hot button issue in Queens DA race

June 25, 2019|Andrew Millman

The decriminalization of sex work has been one of the issues in the Queens District Attorney primary that has attracted the...

Voters gear up for Queens DA Primary

June 24, 2019|Andrew Millman

Queens voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to choose a new District Attorney from a crowded field in the Democratic...

Comptroller Stringer Proposes Teacher Residency Program

June 24, 2019|Nora Thomas

New York City may launch the largest teacher residency program in the nation. WFUV's Nora Thomas has more.

Dementia Reimagined: A Q&A with Dr. Tia Powell

June 21, 2019|George Bodarky

Ten thousand baby boomers turn 65 every day in the United States. By the time a person reaches 85 years old, their chances...

Marijuana Decriminalization passes in Albany

June 21, 2019|Nora Thomas
In a last ditch effort to reform the state's drug policy, New York passed legislation decriminalizing marijuana use. The...

What to expect at the first Democratic Primary Debate

June 21, 2019|Julia Agos
We'll soon be able to see all of the Democratic Presidential Candidates on one stage... Well at least all those who...

Pride Was A Riot: The Origins of the Pride Parade

June 21, 2019|George Bodarky
The first pride march in New York City took place on June 28th, 1970, a year after the Stonewall Uprising. It was called...