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As usual, Long Island and New York showed up for Pride, but for many in our community, this year felt different. more
In celebration of Pride Month, members of RVC Pride celebrated the occasion on Saturday, with a vibrant caravan through the Rockville Centre community. more
As acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community has grown, South Side High School and community groups have worked to continue to make students feel more welcome. On June 2, the RVC Pride Committee and the high school’s Gay/Straight Alliance received a Pride proclamation from Rockville Centre village officials. more
If you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing . . . more
If the last year has taught people anything, it is how to make the best out of difficult circumstances. United Church of Rockville Centre did just that as members celebrated Pride Sunday on June 27, … more
A crowd of parents and children sat in the East Meadow Public Library, eagerly waiting for the start of Saturday-morning Story Time. The guest reader was Bella Noche, whom many in Manhattan know as a “drag mermaid” for her nautical-themed outfits. more
Hundreds of people from Rockville Centre and beyond turned out for the 23rd annual St. Patrick’s Parade, which weaved through the village on March 23, spreading Irish and community pride. more
“Oh, there goes Father Faggot.” The Rev. Christopher Hofer still recalls the insults children and teens hurled at him in 2004, while he was out running in Wantagh, his new … more
In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was a hole-in-the-wall gay bar, a plain, two-story structure operated by the Mafia. No one would have suspected . . . more
Sixteen-year-old Sean Flynn, of Bellmore, called all 263 contacts on his cell phone on the afternoon of June 26, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution guarantees the right to gay marriage. He made the calls in rapid-fire succession. “Marriage equality is legal!” Flynn yelled into the phone. “Woohoo!” Then he moved to the next number, again and again, for two and a half hours. He was ecstatic, he said. more
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