The holidays are a time to give thanks and help those in need.

The New York Police Department is investigating a bias attack on two men who were the first gay couple to be married at West Point.

(EDGE) The spate of violence against transgender women continued in New York City last week when 59-year-old Brenda Bostick died Thursday after being found lying unconscious on a Chelsea street several days earlier. 

(WM) The family of a transgender woman with epilepsy who died in an isolated cell in New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has settled its lawsuit with the city, the family’s lawyer said.

This week read about a candidate claiming Gov. Jared Polis is straight and an abuser, and a photographer's case losing against anti-discrimination laws in New York.

A husband has an affair after his wife came out as bisexual, NY Times receives backlash over its coverage of trans people, and a study shows African Americans' views on non-binary people.

This week read about Tina Kotek running for Governor of Oregon, and a New York school urging a gay student not to tell his story.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - With a loud hiccup and a hand over her mouth in coy embarrassment, Madame Tayoush mimics Lebanese diva Sabah in her performance of the sultry classic "Atshana" — or "I'm Thirsty" — as Arab-Americans hoot and cheer. The burst of a trumpet vibrato sends her into a dramatic swoon, basking under applause and the warmth of stage lights.

Carlos Menchaca is no stranger to firsts. Menchaca, 40, who represents District 38 on the New York City Council, is Brooklyn’s first openly gay officeholder and the state’s first Mexican-American elected official.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Guinness is the latest beer giant to withdraw its support for a St. Patrick's Day parade because lesbian and gay groups aren't allowed to march openly.

(AP) A class action lawsuit accuses Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police of targeting gay men who use the restrooms at New York City's main bus terminal.

A public library in Michigan may close its doors for good after a fight over an LGBT-themed graphic novel.

New York Blood Center's Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute (LFKRI) Laboratory of Social and Behavioral Sciences has received a three-year, $2 million grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) to develop and test an HIV self-testing intervention for young, Black, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.

New York really is "the naked city."

A person does not need to have sex reassignment surgery to change the gender designation on his or her birth certificate, the City Council has decided.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fire Department of New York wants struggling lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth know that life does get better.

(EDGE) As New York City prepares for AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 15, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) will "Light Up New York" from May 12-15. Beginning May 12, many of New York City's landmarks will light up red, marked by a special ceremony at the Empire State Building held that day, to raise awareness for HIV and AIDS and build momentum toward the AIDS Walk on Sunday, May 15 in Central Park.

NEW YORK (AP) - A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for an assault on a transgendered woman that left her with severe brain injuries.

(EDGE) When it comes to transgender rights, New York City is proving to be the antithesis of places like North Carolina and Mississippi. And they've just spent big bucks to drive that message home.

Hillary Rodham Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who cast ballots at the party's national convention, giving her a commanding advantage over her rivals for the party's presidential nomination.

Federal authorities' shutdown of a successful male escort service called Rentboy.com has stirred anger and fear in New York City's gay community.

In this weekend’s Wilton Manors Pride event, police will secure the festival as well as march in the parade.

(CNN) The 1969 riots at the Stonewall Inn launched the modern gay rights movement and the annual New York City pride parade.

(LA Blade) Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a brief order granted an emergency request made by Yeshiva University, a private modern Orthodox Jewish research university in New York City, to deny official recognition to an LGBT student group.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NYPD is investigating an assault on a 37-year-old man inside a Manhattan subway station as a bias incident.

(WB) In response to news that the Anheuser-Busch InBev company had made political contributions to lawmakers behind bills targeting transgender youth, the owners of the Stonewall Inn announced its ban of AB InBev products during New York City’s Pride weekend.