In a newly commissioned work, Matthew Leifheit’s “The Gay Chorus: No Time at All,” culled from recordings made at the height of the AIDS crisis, plays through speakers nestled in the New York City AIDS Memorial. Erik Piepenburg talks with the artist about the project in the New York Times. This moving installation can be heard at the Memorial through June 30, 2025.

June is Pride Month, which means New York’s queer community is ready to party and—more than ever this year—stand up for their rights. At a time when the trans community is under attack across the country and even in our forward-looking city, displays of joy, resistance, and community are more essential than ever. Time Out NY mentions two New York City AIDS Memorial events: Legends of Drag and Kinfolk: Portals of Remembrance.

For the June issue of The Art Newspaper, New York City AIDS Memorial executive director Dave Harper penned an op-ed on the importance of supporting LGBTQ+ communities and culture. He writes: “Pride means more than a party, parade or performative allyship; it means committing to community care and remembrance…Organisations that preserve LGBTQ+ history, memory and culture must take on a powerful role: not just to remember, but to resist.”

Congratulations to New York City AIDS Memorial Board Members Ethan Geto and Tucker Woods for their inclusion on the inaugural City & State 2025 Pride Trailblazers list, which highlights the LGBTQ+ advocates and executives who are fighting back.

The New York City AIDS Memorial and the National AIDS Memorial are presenting this free screening of Matt Nadel’s short documentary about “AIDS profiteering” during the early ’90s, when dying patients sold their life-insurance policies for money up front to speculators who’d cash them out for their full value after a death.