2021 Manhattan Borough President Candidates
This office isn’t well understood by most voters. Originally created in 1898 as part of the consolidation of New York City, today this office is […]
2021 City Council District 3 Candidates
This office provides citizens the most direct access to their local government, and WestView News has done a lot to help its readers with this […]
Cubbyhole in the Cubbyhood
By Karen Rempel Our very own Cubbyhole Bar reopened in April. Cubbyhole is one of only three remaining lesbian bars in NYC. The others are […]
Larry Stanton Captured a Lost Generation of Young Gay Men
By Karen Rempel “People make their own faces and Larry knew this instinctively.” David Hockney wrote this two years after his friend’s death, describing Larry […]
Opening the Heart-Mind: The Art of Zen
By Christopher Keevil What is Zen? A crocus in early spring? Evening quiet as the sun goes down? Maybe it is stilling the mind in […]
Art Therapy
By Dana Costantino Art therapy is a form of therapy in which creative expression is used to foster mental well-being and promote healing. There is […]
The Importance of Intergenerational History: A Tour with Christopher Street Tours
By Michael Venturiello I’m a young, queer historian—not by choice, but by accident. When I first moved to New York City in 2016, I was […]
Global Cinema, the Newest Streaming Channel, Acquires The Lost Village
By Anthony Paradiso My father, Roger Paradiso, made an award-winning film called The Lost Village, that premiered at Cinema Village in 2018. The film appears […]
Nonsense or a Paradigm Shift
Abstracted from “A Scientists View of Almost Everything” by Mark M Green A scientist is a skeptical searcher for truth. I’m one of them and […]
Rethinking Church and Religion in a Post-Pandemic World
By Rev. Alexis Lillie Associate Pastor, Church of the Village For the first time in the country’s recorded history, the majority of Americans do not […]
Covid Clinicians, Like HIV/AIDS Caregivers, Suffer Untreated PTSD
By Robert Kroll Long after the advent of palliatives for AIDS and anti-retroviral drugs, University of Maryland virologist and HIV/AIDS specialist Dr. Carla Alexander was […]
A Tale of Two Viruses
By Mark Schulte I’ll never forget the first time I heard about AIDS. When I was a kid it was my “job” to collect the […]
The Story of Michael Konnon: How the Son of Greek Immigrants Founded One of the World’s First HIV/AIDS Specialty Pharmacies
By Anastasia Kaliabakos The 1980’s marked the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in New York City. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, commonly referred to as AIDS, is […]
Tom Duane: LGBT Leadership: A Tribute to a True Pioneer
By Bruce Poli Question: What is the definition of a Public Servant? Answer: Tom Duane Openly gay and openly HIV positive former New York State […]
A Tale of Two Parades: Halloween and Gay Pride
By Jeanne Fleming Before Pride, there was Halloween. 1973. It was a night when everyone could COME OUT and strut their stuff in a safe […]
Just Imagine
By Ed Chinery Last year at this time, when quarantine was only a couple of months old, I couldn’t seem to escape the frightening voice […]
Artwork by Machine Dazzle
Machine Dazzle has been dazzling stages via costumes, sets, and performance since his arrival in New York in 1994. Notably, he has collaborated with Julie […]
Coming Out as an HIV Positive Gay Man
An interview by Robert Galinsky I had the joy of speaking with Antonio Troia, who is one of the 38 million people across the world […]