Matt Tracy, Author at Gay City News

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Sports

American Paralympic skier Jake Adicoff makes queer history

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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks while U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.

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Trump administration moves to roll back Biden-era protections for LGBTQ foster children

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Heritage of Pride's banner leads the 2024 NYC Pride march.

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NYC Pride rolls out calendar of events for 2026

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Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem.

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Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case

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NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

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AG James orders NYU Langone to resume gender-affirming care for youth

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FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore.

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FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore to serve as grand marshal at Queens Pride

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President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

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Trump doubles down on transphobic attacks in State of the Union speech

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Senator Chuck Schumer waves a Rainbow Flag after announcing new legislation at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 15

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Schumer and Goldman formally introduce bill to protect Rainbow Flag

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Jackie Wilson, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment’s SVP of Social Impact (middle right) presents the Jason Collins award to the Ali Forney Center, led by president and executive director Alex Roque (middle left) during halftime of the Nets-Mavericks Pride Night game on Feb. 24.

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Marking Pride Night, Nets showcase ballroom dancers and honor Ali Forney Center

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A year later, Mount Sinai is facing criticism yet again for restricting youth gender-affirming care.

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Mount Sinai accused of restricting gender-affirming care for youth

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Feb 11, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Drake Powell (4) looks to pass the ball against Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) and center Micah Potter (11) during the second quarter at Barclays Center.

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Nets set to host annual Pride Night game Feb. 24

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Community members look on during the flag-raising ceremony at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12 2026.

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LGBTQ people make up 9% of US population, latest Gallup poll shows

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Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda are owned by 2022 Impact Award winners Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon.

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Michael Petrelis, here at Christopher Park, hopes to see more cameras around the Stonewall National Monument to monitor activity around the flagpole.

New campaign calls for cameras to monitor Rainbow Flag at Stonewall National Monument

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NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

Health

NYU Langone shuts down youth gender-affirming care program

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The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10.

From the Editor

We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

By Matt Tracy

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