Matt Tracy, Author at Gay City News

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022.

Military

Pentagon stops training HIV-positive recruits ahead of potential ban: report

By Matt Tracy

Anthony Nicodemo at the Gay City News Impact Awards in 2017.

Sports

LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees

By Matt Tracy

The stage at PrideFest 2025.

Pride

NYC Pride announces 2026 theme: ‘For All of Us’

By Matt Tracy

Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced.

Crime

Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security

By Matt Tracy

US President Donald Trump looks on before departing for Florida from the South Lawn, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 16, 2026.

Politics

How Trump targeted trans rights and the broader LGBTQ community in his first year back in office

By Matt Tracy

The Madison Square Garden jumbotron lit up in rainbow colors during Knicks' Pride Night in 2020.

Sports

Knicks set to host Pride Night at Madison Square Garden Jan. 27

By Matt Tracy

The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10.

Crime

Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

By Matt Tracy

Brian Romero, seen here at a rally for trans youth on Jan. 10, is running for office in the 34th Assembly District.

Politics

Queer progressive Brian Romero vies for Queens Assembly seat

By Matt Tracy

Nurses make their demands clear on the picket line outside Mount Sinai on Jan. 12, 2026.

Health

State lawmaker warns against disruption to gender-affirming care during nurses’ strike

By Matt Tracy

The Trevor Project's CEO, Jaymes Black.

National

MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to The Trevor Project

By Matt Tracy

U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026.

Legal

New York and 11 states sue Trump administration for threatening to withhold funding over trans-inclusive policies

By Matt Tracy

CVS faced criticism after it initially avoided covering one of the latest forms of injectable PrEP.

Health

CVS now covering long-acting injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy

Cases of mpox in New York City in the final months of 2025.

Health

Mpox cases fall in NYC for second straight month

By Matt Tracy

Hudson Williams poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026.

Cinema

Queer representation and trans rights on stage at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards

By Matt Tracy

Attendees hold a banner bearing the name of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a vigil for her in Seattle, Washington, U.S. January 8, 2026.

National

Renee Nicole Macklin Good’s wife speaks out after fatal ICE shooting

By Matt Tracy

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025.

National

Survey shows how queer and trans people have changed their lives since 2024 election

By Matt Tracy

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