Matt SkallerudBlack Queer Broadway Show "A Strange Loop" Leads Tony Nominationsverified_publisherthem.us - Mathew Rodriguez“My mind isn't processing that this is real," Lee told Playbill. "This nomination is SO much bigger than me. I hope someone will see this moment and …
Matt SkallerudThe Secrets Ed Koch Carriedverified_publisherThe New York Times - Matt Flegenheimer and Rosa GoldensohnEdward I. Koch looked like the busiest septuagenarian in New York. Glad-handing well-wishers at his favorite restaurants, gesticulating through television interviews long after his three terms as mayor, Mr. Koch could seem as though he was scrambling to fill every hour with bustle. He dragged …
Matt SkallerudA Black Man Ran to Gay Enclaves to Feel Safe. But Was He Welcome?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Zach StaffordJust days after the pandemic made landfall in New York City in the spring of 2020 — and right as the city streets became ghostly reminders of what was — I began to run every morning. I’d run down the West Side Highway as the sun slowly crawled across Manhattan from the East River. I’d run through …
Matt SkallerudHow Dave's Lesbian Bar builds queer community in New Yorkverified_publisherNPR - Benham JonesIn my neighborhood of Astoria in Queens, N.Y., there's a Dave's for almost everything, from Dave's Shoes to Dave's Cabinets. It's a brand that camouflages itself into any local landscape — reliable but nearly invisible. And for the past few years, there's been a new Dave in town: Dave's Lesbian …
Matt SkallerudThese 16 Photos Show NYC Pride 2022 Is “Unapologetically Us”outtraveler.com - Out Traveler EditorsWith a hat tip to current events, NYC Pride announced the official theme for this year’s 2022 event. Organizers said “Unapologetically Us” …
Matt SkallerudKristin 'Dave' Dausch of Dave’s Lesbian Bar on the Importance of Queer, Neighborhood SpacesVinePair - Pamela VachonKristin “Dave” Dausch’s aspirations for Dave’s Lesbian Bar were purely local when they formulated the idea for an Astoria, Queens-based space that …
