tag:viewing.nyc,2005:/categories/lgbtq/feed Viewing NYC Articles Categorized Under Lgbtq Viewing NYC is a site that features videos and photos of the art, comedy, culture, food, history and events of New York City. Copyright (c) 2016, Viewing NYC; all rights reserved. Viewing NYC 2024-12-05T12:00:00-05:00 urn:uuid:05fd8263-6381-4594-97a6-7b0c38532b2b 2024-12-05T12:00:00-05:00 2026-03-29T19:06:16-04:00 [WATCH] Vintage Footage from the New York City Gay Pride Festival in 1983 Video artist Nelson Sullivan went everywhere and filmed just about everything downtown in the 1980s. In this video from the 5 Ninth Avenue Project — the NYU-run YouTube channel that is… Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-vintage-footage-from-the-new-york-city-gay-pride-festival-in-1983/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/7hqe58wcq0e3m3xbays1ydtby6wy" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Video artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Sullivan">Nelson Sullivan</a> went everywhere and filmed just about everything downtown in the 1980s. In this video from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCYXa_5DYS2a636BDPSq9dw">5 Ninth Avenue Project</a> — the NYU-run YouTube channel that is digitizing and releasing the vast archives of Sullivan&#39;s video — watch as the artist documents one of the first Gay Pride festivals in the City in 1983.</p> <blockquote> <p>Nelson Sullivan had only recently acquired a VHS camera with a portable recorder when he videotaped New York&#39;s 1983 Gay Pride Celebration. Video by Nelson Suillivan</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-vintage-footage-from-the-new-york-city-gay-pride-festival-in-1983/">[WATCH] Vintage Footage from the New York City Gay Pride Festival in 1983</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:1a49fd29-afd0-46aa-bb3a-3c4e349627f2 2022-06-29T12:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T19:34:56-04:00 [VIDEO] 2022 New York City Pride March Highlights These are some highlights of the NYC Pride March last June 26, 2022. The roots of New York City Pride March began with the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. One year later, the first NYC Pride… Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/video-2022-new-york-city-pride-march-highlights/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/tkifapsxe3fnady5cfvcyqvoeo66" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <blockquote> <p>These are some highlights of the NYC Pride March last June 26, 2022. The roots of New York City Pride March began with the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. One year later, the first NYC Pride March was organized by the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, and marches have continued every year since.</p> <p>The NYC Pride March began at noon on June 26th from 25th Street and 5th Avenue. Marchers proceeded south on 5th Avenue before heading west on 8th Street. After crossing over 6th Avenue, the March continued on Christopher Street passing the Stonewall National Monument. It then turned north on 7th Avenue, passing the New York City AIDS Memorial, before dispersing in Chelsea at 16th Street and 7th Avenue.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/video-2022-new-york-city-pride-march-highlights/">[VIDEO] 2022 New York City Pride March Highlights</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:5ab8d8fa-d041-4616-b265-86eb0f43e966 2022-04-07T16:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T19:47:11-04:00 [VIDEO] Broadway's "Take Me Out" Explores Homophobia in Professional Athletics For "Broadway and Beyond," CBS2's Dave Carlin was on the red carpet for opening night of "Take Me Out," an explosive and witty play about Major League Baseball and being gay. The revival… Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/video-broadways-take-me-out-explores-homophobia-in-professional-athletics/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/9g7vw455ybho05wnr7uke11kosel" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <blockquote> <p>For &quot;Broadway and Beyond,&quot; CBS2&#39;s Dave Carlin was on the red carpet for opening night of &quot;Take Me Out,&quot; an explosive and witty play about Major League Baseball and being gay. The revival stars actors famous for big television roles.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/video-broadways-take-me-out-explores-homophobia-in-professional-athletics/">[VIDEO] Broadway's "Take Me Out" Explores Homophobia in Professional Athletics</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:a390f1f1-99c5-4c3f-88e7-ddf443f86b64 2021-10-20T16:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T20:15:54-04:00 [WATCH] How The Center serves NYC's LGBTQ community Tuesday is LGBTQ Center Awareness Day, which celebrates the vital services provided by LGBTQ community centers across the country. Local centers operate like a network, bringing people in… Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-how-the-center-serves-nycs-lgbtq-community/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/471yn8j7rz8nsyn1sk2iltbetuvj" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <blockquote> <p>Tuesday is LGBTQ Center Awareness Day, which celebrates the vital services provided by LGBTQ community centers across the country. Local centers operate like a network, bringing people in the LGBTQ community together. Plus, in times of crisis, these centers often provide the first line of contact. Jeffrey Klein, the chief operating officer of New York City’s own LGBTQ Center, or just “The Center,” joined the PIX11 Morning News on Tuesday.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-how-the-center-serves-nycs-lgbtq-community/">[WATCH] How The Center serves NYC's LGBTQ community</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:1c9c6bf8-f1b3-4002-b70c-4463a82c9339 2021-09-27T12:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T20:20:15-04:00 [VIDEO] The Secret Gay History of the World Trade Center The voices of five gay men who cruised for sex at the World Trade Center in the 1980s and 1990s haunt the sanitized, commerce-driven landscape that is the newly rebuilt Freedom Tower campus. Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/video-the-secret-gay-history-of-the-world-trade-center/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/6laze5bwo2i8sac5s2cg0ek2xhkt" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <blockquote> <p>The voices of five gay men who cruised for sex at the World Trade Center in the 1980s and 1990s haunt the sanitized, commerce-driven landscape that is the newly rebuilt Freedom Tower campus.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/video-the-secret-gay-history-of-the-world-trade-center/">[VIDEO] The Secret Gay History of the World Trade Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:94a13b28-bf86-41ee-859c-564b5f83b8bb 2021-06-30T10:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T20:36:07-04:00 Wednesday, June 30th, 2021, Good Morning! Good morning! Wishing you a happy Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 from all of us at Viewing NYC! Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now. 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Wishing you a happy <strong>Wednesday, June 30th, 2021</strong> from all of us at Viewing NYC!</p> <p>Here&#39;s what the weather looks like in the City right now.</p> </section> <section class='iframe'> <iframe src='https://forecast.io/embed/#lat=40.7483651&amp;lon=-73.9856121&amp;name=New%20York%20City&amp;color=%23f7b731&amp;font=Arial' width=640 height='360' scrolling='no' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/wednesday-june-30th-2021-good-morning/">Wednesday, June 30th, 2021, Good Morning!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:05be26cf-aec1-4c55-b42a-602b391e508a 2021-06-29T12:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T20:36:20-04:00 [WATCH] Inside New York City Pride's Iconic Drag March Step inside NYC’s iconic Drag March, the ‘anti-assimilation march’ that helps usher in Pride each year. Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-inside-new-york-city-prides-iconic-drag-march/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/3v880zyi2928st7ytufnywhqza00" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <blockquote> <p>Step inside NYC’s iconic Drag March, the ‘anti-assimilation march’ that helps usher in Pride each year.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-inside-new-york-city-prides-iconic-drag-march/">[WATCH] Inside New York City Pride's Iconic Drag March</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:90cee8bc-a55b-40a4-8b01-a4fea47bd7a6 2021-06-26T10:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T20:36:38-04:00 Saturday, June 26th, 2021, Good Morning! Good morning! Wishing you a happy Saturday, June 26th, 2021 from all of us at Viewing NYC! Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now. Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='photos'> <figure class='photo'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/saturday-june-26th-2021-good-morning/"> <img width="640" alt="Rockefeller Center, Midtown, Manhattan" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/61t1uid1inytuctof3t9e6nbvzd0" /> </a> </figure> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Good morning! Wishing you a happy <strong>Saturday, June 26th, 2021</strong> from all of us at Viewing NYC!</p> <p>Here&#39;s what the weather looks like in the City right now.</p> </section> <section class='iframe'> <iframe src='https://forecast.io/embed/#lat=40.7483651&amp;lon=-73.9856121&amp;name=New%20York%20City&amp;color=%23f7b731&amp;font=Arial' width=640 height='360' scrolling='no' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/saturday-june-26th-2021-good-morning/">Saturday, June 26th, 2021, Good Morning!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:f0b01d71-a669-482d-b49b-f5a9b622d2ad 2021-06-21T16:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T20:37:31-04:00 [WATCH] Henry 'Adrian' Arango Fled Cuba to Pursue Drag in New York City Meet Henry Arango, a.k.a. Adrian. Henry Arango began his performing career as Adrian when he was a teenager in Cuba in the 1950s. As Fidel Castro was coming to power, Adrian embarked to… Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='videos'> <div class='video'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-henry-adrian-arango-fled-cuba-to-pursue-drag-in-new-york-city/"> <img width="640" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/ohg2h4i2oumhz7r1sp6ytd4cdz6o" /> </a> </div> </section> <section class='content'> <blockquote> <p>Meet Henry Arango, a.k.a. Adrian. Henry Arango began his performing career as Adrian when he was a teenager in Cuba in the 1950s. As Fidel Castro was coming to power, Adrian embarked to America, determined to make it in New York City as a female impersonator. Within days of his arrival, Adrian secured a spot at the legendary Club 82.</p> </blockquote> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/watch-henry-adrian-arango-fled-cuba-to-pursue-drag-in-new-york-city/">[WATCH] Henry 'Adrian' Arango Fled Cuba to Pursue Drag in New York City</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article> urn:uuid:cb0e2796-7a5f-4dba-a926-d4862fda9965 2021-06-15T10:00:00-04:00 2026-03-29T20:38:53-04:00 Tuesday, June 15th, 2021, Good Morning! Good morning! Wishing you a happy Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 from all of us at Viewing NYC! Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now. Matt Coneybeare https://viewing.nyc/authors/coneybeare/ <article class='post'> <div class='entry-content'> <section class='photos'> <figure class='photo'> <a href="https://viewing.nyc/tuesday-june-15th-2021-good-morning/"> <img width="640" alt="The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Manhattanville, Manhattan" src="https://cdn.viewing.nyc/0dglujhuf9txadagzjr1xyexjjmb" /> </a> </figure> </section> <section class='content'> <p>Good morning! Wishing you a happy <strong>Tuesday, June 15th, 2021</strong> from all of us at Viewing NYC!</p> <p>Here&#39;s what the weather looks like in the City right now.</p> </section> <section class='iframe'> <iframe src='https://forecast.io/embed/#lat=40.7483651&amp;lon=-73.9856121&amp;name=New%20York%20City&amp;color=%23f7b731&amp;font=Arial' width=640 height='360' scrolling='no' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </section> <section> <p> <small><em>The post <a href="https://viewing.nyc/tuesday-june-15th-2021-good-morning/">Tuesday, June 15th, 2021, Good Morning!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://viewing.nyc/">Viewing NYC</a></em></small> </p> </section> </div> </article>