Matt Tracy, Author at Gay City News

The State Capitol building in Albany.

Health

Hochul approves expansion of trans safe haven law, vetoes HIV care access bill

By Matt Tracy

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025.

Health

Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025.

Health

House votes to criminalize youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Women’s Super G

Events

New York LGBTQ ski weekends slated for January and February

By Matt Tracy

Weekly mpox cases in New York City in recent months.

Health

Mpox cases subside in New York City after months-long uptick

By Matt Tracy

Former NBA player Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.

Sports

Jason Collins announces he has stage 4 brain cancer

By Matt Tracy

Demetre Daskalakis (center) reacts during Callen-Lorde's awards ceremony on Nov. 7.

Health

Callen-Lorde hires top LGBTQ health leader Demetre Daskalakis as chief medical officer

By Matt Tracy

The NYC AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day. The city issues its annual HIV surveillance report in conjunction with World AIDS Day.

Health

‘Progress has stalled’: New HIV infections increased in NYC in 2024, surveillance report shows

By Matt Tracy

Filmmaker Charlie Spickler (left) on the set of "Outcast Nation."

Cinema

‘Outcast Nation’ documentary highlights ‘staggering’ scale of LGBTQ homelessness in NYC

By Matt Tracy

U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a dinner with the leaders of the C5+1Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025.

Health

Trump administration bars employees from recognizing World AIDS Day

By Matt Tracy

The New York City AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day.

Health

Ahead of World AIDS Day, advocates warn of federal funding cuts for HIV/‌AIDS

By Matt Tracy

The State Education Building lit up in commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance.

New York State lights up landmarks for Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Matt Tracy

World AIDS Day Out of the Darkness

Events

World AIDS Day events slated for Dec. 1 in New York City

By Matt Tracy

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

Health

Mpox cases remain elevated in New York City as officials renew vaccination push

By Matt Tracy

St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, New Jersey.

Religion

‘This is shameful’: LGBTQ Catholic leaders blast bishops for banning gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

Im Lynde is becoming the next executive director of NYC Pride.

Pride

NYC Pride hires new executive director

By Matt Tracy

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