by Downtown Magazine | Jun 11, 2019 | City News, News
By Michael Izquierdo A crowd of hundreds gathered around outside in Foley Square Monday afternoon to demand justice for the death of Layleen Polanco Xtravaganza, a 27-year-old Afro-Latinx trans woman, who was found dead while imprisoned at Rikers Island. Polanco has...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 20, 2018 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment, Featured
In a society that is obsessed with youth and where mature women are often invisible, the artist Jo Ann Block is challenging these constructs with her work at her pop-up exhibition, ‘Queer Before Queer,’ at the Leslie-Lohman Project Space in SoHo this weekend....
by Caroline Mullins | Jul 10, 2018 | Culture, Featured
NYC’s Biggest Gay Party Producer Takes The World Stage Jake Resnicow is New York City’s biggest gay party producer, producing a series of monthly mega-events in New York City, including M.E.A.T., U-NITE and VERS. He has made a name for himself as a party-giving...
by Caroline Mullins | Jun 20, 2018 | Culture, Fashion, Featured
On Sunday night, Coach honored model, activist, and FX Pose cast member Dominique Jackson at the Coach Signature Ball 2018. Jackson was honored for her work with Destination Tomorrow, a Bronx-based community organization. Destination Tomorrow works to empower those...
by Trip by Skyscanner | Feb 28, 2017 | Events
Trip.com is an innovative planning tool that tailors recommendations for places to stay, eat and play to your specific tastes. It also allows you to share your great experiences with people who have the same interests as you; people in your “tribes.” Trip.com’s...