Harlem’s Melissa Mark-Viverito Young Women’s Initiative
Today, Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the New York City Council launched the Young Women’s Initiative, a multiplatform coalition aimed at supporting young women in New York City.
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Souleo: Bionka, Trans Star Of New Show ‘Transcendent’
Is the mainstream media visibility of transgender women such as Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner a passing fad or not? It is a question that causes Bionka to pause and reflect on the long journey of raising awareness for the transgender community.
New Home For LGBT church in Harlem Wanted
Members of the Rivers of Living Water church, which serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, attend a Sunday service in a rented space on West Harlem, but they are hoping to find a permanent home further north in the neighborhood of Harlem.
MNN’s Summer Youth Program Graduation
After the success of last year’s Summer Youth Employment Program at the MNN El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center, newly appointed Firehouse Director Zenaida Mendez saw an opportunity to build on a strong foundation.
Congratulations To LGBT Communities From Harlem To Hollywood
You know you live in a great country when it tries to include everyone.
Public Advocate James Releases LGBT Mental Health Resource Guide
Public Advocate Letitia James this week released a guide of mental health resources in all five boroughs for members of the LGBT community.
Souleo: South African Photographer Captures The Pain And Beauty Of LGBT Life
South Africa is celebrated for having one of the most advanced constitutions in the world, often cited for its inclusion of protections on the basis of sexual orientation.
Harlem United Strikes Unified Pose Outside Atlah Church
A New York-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy group hoped to send a powerful message when they posed outside of a notoriously anti-gay church in the city’s Harlem neighborhood.
Souleo: Tastemakers Weigh-in On JET magazine’s Digital Launch
It will be a bittersweet moment for readers of, JET magazine when the iconic publication transitions into an all-digital platform, JETmag.com and a subscription app, on its scheduled launch date of June 30.
Harlem’s Neil Patrick Harris Wins Tony For “Angry Inch”
Behind the scenes with Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris and the host with the most Hugh Jackman at the 68th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2014 in New York City.
New LGBT Clinic At Metropolitan Hospital In Harlem
Christopher Leo Daniels, patient talks at from the Comprehensive LGBT Health Center at 1901 First Avenue at 97th Street in East Harlem , New York.
LGBTQ Cultures in Photography At The Schomburg
Join the Schomburg as we celebrate LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning) culture through the images of photographers Gerad Gaskin and Samantha Box.
J-LLo Goes To ATLAH Church For Stoning
When Jennifer Louise Lopez first saw the horrific anti-gay sign go up on The ATLAH Worldwide Missionary Church in her Harlem, she knew she had to take action.
Harlem Fan André Leon Talley Leaves HomoPhob Russia
André Leon Talley a huge Harlem fan and friend of George Faison at the Harlem Fire house Theater, and a big fan of Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster has resigned from his post as editor at large of Numéro Russia after just a year on the job.
Harlem’s ATLAH Worldwide Missionary Church Posts Anti-Gay Sign (video)
A sign in front of a church in Harlem, N.Y. led by a polarizing and controversial anti-gay pastor is not only making its rounds on the Internet, but raising quite a few eyebrows along the way.