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The Catskills are more than just a picturesque escape. They’ve long been a cherished haven for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, rich with queer history and cultural significance. This June, the mountains will sashay back into the spotlight as Drag Me to the Catskills returns for its second annual celebration, taking place June 13–15, 2025, at the Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern. The three-day extravaganza promises a fabulous fusion of fierce performances, music and camp, headlined by drag royalty...
—the names alone evoke intoxicating images of New York’s legendary LGBTQ+ nightlife, culture, activism and community—long after many of these legendary spaces have closed. From Central Park to the Christopher Street Piers, Webster Hall to Westgay, queer history can be found throughout the city, yet it’s gone largely unmarked, obscured or forgotten entirely. With Queer Happened Here: 100 Years of NYC’s Landmark LGBTQ+ Places, author and native New Yorker Marc Zinaman sets the record straight...
When AIDS first ravaged the gay community in the early 1980s, few resources were available, compounded by societal fear, stigma, and blatant homophobia from the public. As a result, New York’s many art, culture, and commerce communities ultimately came together to begin their fundraising efforts. Their social circle of loved ones had been the most impacted by the early HIV epidemic, and collectively, survivors took matters into their own hands, forming AIDS Walk New York...
> BY Jim Silvestri Boxa’s rocking stages across the boroughs as both king AND queen Best description of my drag: Energetic, unserious and nerdy as hell. Sometimes I’m Mario, sometimes I’m Princess Peach! Either way, I love to dance and make an audience laugh. How many years I’ve been at it: Three years. Original hometown: Darien, CT. Favorite number to do: This is an impossible question, ugh!! Recently, I’ve been really loving doing “Zombieboy” off...
THE NYC PRELIM TO NATIONAL COMEDY QUEEN RETURNS NOV 17TH, HONORING REIGNING QUEEN CATRINA LOVELACE AND WELCOMING A NEW GROUP OF CONTESTANTS VYING FOR THE CROWN Another hilarious edition of the Miss Big Adam’s Apple pageant returns Sunday, November 17th, at Industry Bar. Celebrating all things absurd, creative and funny, this annual competition serves as a prelim to the National Miss Comedy Queen pageant in Orlando, Florida. Previous MBAA title holders include Tina Burner (who...
With a Performance by Grammy Winner Purple Disco Machine by BEN NELSON Dreamland, the immersive LGBTQ+ festival that has attracted hundreds of thousands of revelers to its feats in New York City and Miami, will premiere at Asbury Park Pride on Friday May 31st. Presented by Jake Resnicow, Dreamland: Pride in Asbury Park will take place at Stone Pony Summer Stage and will feature a headlining performance by the Grammy Award-winning music sensation Purple Disco...
Calling all Sinners and Saints! The days of queer folk having no choice but to make tedious commutes into the city in search of a safe and sexy night out are coming to an end. Halo Bar, Lounge, and Nightclub celebrates its official opening in Oceanside, New York. Open seven days a week and featuring weekly drag performances, DJs, Bingo, trivias, and specialty themed events, Halo has ignited boldly as a beacon of light and...
Hilarious New Spring Show, April Fool No one associates the 61-year-old drag queen Lady Bunny with anything fresh, but the old dog did learn a few tricks over the winter months. She’s been performing shows out west, where audiences have cheered her new material, including her self-penned dance track about Ozempic. Beginning April 12, she’ll return to NYC’s Green Room 42 for four hilarious shows of her spring comedy special, Lady Bunny: April Fool....
By Ben Nelson BRYCE QUARTZ SCORES WITHPUPS, CUBS, BEARS, AND DADDIES NYC’s favorite cub hip-hopper Bryce Quartz has released the second single from his upcoming The Sextape EP. With the rapper’s powerful vocal delivery and colorful lyricism set against simple instrumentals, “C*m Pirate” evokes the barebone trap sound that had a chokehold on the rap industry from 2016-2018. “I want to make sure everyone knows I’m a rapper first and a faggot second,” the artist...
Below Deck’s Bruno Duarte and his husband Alex Step Out in ES Collection USA BY TIMOTHY LARCOMBE Bruno Duarte rose to fame as a breakout star on the Bravo reality TV show Below Deck. He starred on the series as a deck hand, winning the hearts of viewers for his gorgeous looks and compelling life story. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Duarte suffered a traumatic childhood marked by an abusive father and the loss of his...