Provincetown Report: Who Rules The Drag Roost in The Queer Resort?

Provincetown Report: Who Rules The Drag Roost in The Queer Resort?

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Provincetown, Massachusetts is a mixed (but heavily queer) resort town with lobsters, beaches, and lots of tucking and plucking, the prime season running through September and beyond. Here’s a rundown of my latest trip there, specifically involving which drag queens provided the most entertaining distraction from panic—and what they wore.  PLASMA […]

Of Press Cards and Corsets

Of Press Cards and Corsets

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | I felt pretty smug as I approached City Hall on the late afternoon of June 9, 2025. I had RSVP’d for a Pride Month event with the City Council Speaker and members of the Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus. Several tourists were peeking through the fence, trying to get a pic of City […]

With Interviews & Reviews, Pizzoli’s ‘Passionate Outlier’ Captures the Essence of Gay Writers & Allies

With Interviews & Reviews, Pizzoli’s ‘Passionate Outlier’ Captures the Essence of Gay Writers & Allies

BY MICK MEENAN | The Stonewall Uprising that followed a June 28, 1969 NYPD raid on a Christopher Street gay bar was only the beginning in a series of historical events that would reshape queer consciousness, and society along with it. Among the significant developments following the Stonewall Uprising was the publishing industry’s more receptive […]

At Stonewall, 7 Transgender Icons Added to National LGBTQ Wall of Honor 

At Stonewall, 7 Transgender Icons Added to National LGBTQ Wall of Honor 

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The last time I set foot […]

Reclaim Pride Coalition’s Queer Liberation March Resisted, Reclaimed, & Rejoiced

Reclaim Pride Coalition’s Queer Liberation March Resisted, Reclaimed, & Rejoiced

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ The Queer Liberation March, organized annually by the Reclaim Pride […]

At Pride March 2025, Scenes of ‘Defiant Advocacy, Solidarity, and Celebration’

At Pride March 2025, Scenes of ‘Defiant Advocacy, Solidarity, and Celebration’

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ With the theme of Rise Up: Pride in Protest as […]

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