Alex Newell Wants To Play Effie—And Other Drama Desk Winner Revelations!

Alex Newell Wants To Play Effie—And Other Drama Desk Winner Revelations!

TEXT & PHOTOS BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The Drama Desk Awards honor Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off, always putting together a talent-studded event that’s like an award winning production in itself. This time, they wisely opted for gender-nonspecific acting categories, picking two winners per category. The winners were announced on May 31 and this Tuesday, there […]

Memory and Gratitude

Memory and Gratitude

BY GERALD BUSBY | As I age, and this year I’m celebrating my 86th birthday, it becomes increasingly clear that the degree to which I am willing to be grateful for who and what I am is precisely the degree to which I am willing to be thankful for consciousness itself and my ability to […]

Queer New York, 50 Years After Stonewall

Queer New York, 50 Years After Stonewall

PHOTOS, INTERVIEWS, CONTEXT BY MIKA TURBERVILLE (they/them) | Though I’m somewhat new to this city and the people who call this place home, I have managed to meet so many friendly faces from all walks of life—and every letter of the queer alphabet. Together, we make up a beautiful amalgamation of love, support, androgyny, fluidity, […]

Photo Essay: The Queer Liberation March of June 30, 2019

Photo Essay: The Queer Liberation March of June 30, 2019

PHOTO ESSAY BY CHRISTIAN MILES: THE QUEER LIBERATION MARCH of JUNE 30, 2019   Chelsea Community News is made possible with the help of our awesome advertisers, and the support of our readers. If you like what you see, please consider taking part in our GoFundMe campaign (click here). To make a direct donation and/or […]

Photo Essay: The NYC Dyke March, in Black and White

Photo Essay: The NYC Dyke March, in Black and White

PHOTO ESSAY BY CHRISTIAN MILES: THE NYC DYKE MARCH, JUNE 29, 2019     Chelsea Community News is made possible with the help of our awesome advertisers, and the support of our readers. If you like what you see, please consider taking part in our GoFundMe campaign (click here). To make a direct donation and/or […]