Hello Darlings! 🌈 Summer may be winding down, but New York still has plenty left on the calendar, from block parties and big nights out to good food and a little Broadway drama.

The 24th Annual New York Burlesque Festival takes over NYC from Friday, 10/2 through Sunday, 10/4 with more than 50 performances across 3 Dollar Bill, Sony Hall and Le Poisson Rouge, and you can score a pair of 3-day passes.*

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• Good Judy is closing out summer with an End of Summer Block Party on Saturday, September 19. The afternoon will feature performances from Sherry Poppins, Serena Tea, Rify Royalty, Showponii, and Bertha Vanayshun, with music from CarlosKilledIt.

• Matt Rogers is bringing This Time It’s Really Christmas Tour to Bowery Ballroom on Friday, 12/18 and Saturday, 12/19, so expect pop songs, comedy and aggressively festive gay nonsense.

• Hot Dogs & Hot Queers is back at Ginger’s Bar on Sunday, 9/20 for an end-of-summer BBQ and market built around supporting queer artists and community.

• Downtown Boys are bringing their queer, political punk energy to The Sultan Room on Saturday, 11/28 with Pop Music Fever Dream, NYSA and Cohort B.

• Direct from London, kwn brings their sultry, slow-burn R&B to Terminal 5 on Tuesday, 10/27 for their wn night only show.

OUR FAVORITE QUEER-OWNED RESTAURANTS IN NYC

Supporting queer New York can also mean deciding where to eat. From tiny tasting-menu spots to New Mexican comfort food and Malaysian classics, these queer-owned restaurants are worth knowing.

• HAGS - EAST VILLAGE

• URSULA - BED-STUY

• KOPITIAM - LOWER EAST SIDE

• EDY’S GROCER - GREENPOINT

• MEDUSA THE GREEK - PARK SLOPE

• FRESCO’S CANTINA - ASTORIA

THIS WEEKEND

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• Broadway’s about to get even queerer this fall, with some very familiar LGBTQ+ faces stepping into major roles across the Theater District. Jake Shears joins The Rocky Horror Show as Frank-N-Furter tomorrow, Bowen Yang takes over as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! on Tuesday, and Raúl Esparza returns to Broadway in the title role of Galileo in November.

• As we reach the end of summer, take a look back at an amazing photo feature from Out documenting Jacob Riis Park’s decades-long history as New York’s beloved gay beach. Photographer Chris Berntsen’s images capture the queer community that has gathered there for generations.

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