Matt Tracy, Author at Gay City News

Kawaski Trawick, a gay man, was shot to death by cops in his Bronx home in 2019.

Crime

NYPD official recommends no punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case

By Matt Tracy

Maybelle Blair with Mets' co-owner Alex Cohen.

Sports

Mets honor lesbian baseball legend Maybelle Blair

By Matt Tracy

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City.

Books

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

By Hillel Italie, AP

Soldiers of the California National Guard with fellow service members and veterans during San Diego Pride

Military

Military unveils outreach campaign to reverse dishonorable discharges from Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era

By Matt Tracy

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Gay City News: Sept. 21, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration's updated policy allows more men who have sex with men to donate blood.

Health

Blood banks call on LGBTQ people to donate amid shortages

By Matt Tracy

Daniel O'Donnell represents Manhattan's District 69 in the New York State Assembly.

Politics

Assemblymember O’Donnell ordered to undergo retraining

By Matt Tracy

A collection of Rainbow Flags blow in the wind at Christopher Park.

Crime

Two more suspects arrested for vandalizing Rainbow Flags near Stonewall

By Matt Tracy

Donna Smith, Barbara Love's wife, speaks during the memorial at the LGBT Community Center.

Friends and activists remember Barbara Love at LGBT Center

By Matt Tracy

HIV/AIDS activists protest at Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office on Sept. 11 — roughly three weeks before a key deadline to renew PEPFAR funding.

Health

HIV/AIDS activists protest potential PEPFAR funding cuts at McCarthy’s office

By Matt Tracy

Downtown Ithaca, known as the Ithaca Commons, during winter.

Following state’s lead, Ithaca becomes a sanctuary city for gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

CEO George Arison and Grindr management are sparring with workers during a summertime unionization push.

Business

Grindr slashes staff amid labor issues, return-to-office policy

By Matt Tracy

Rutgers University–New Brunswick is the lone New Jersey school on Campus Pride's list of the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges in the nation.

Northeast, midwest lead list of LGBTQ-friendly colleges; Florida, Texas excluded

By Matt Tracy

Former Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib (94) on the sideline during the first half of a game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas.

Sports

Carl Nassib, NFL’s first out gay player, announces retirement

By Matt Tracy

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Digital Editions

Gay City News: September 7, 2023

The Government of Canada's Foreign Affairs agency, which issued the travel warning, is based in The John G. Diefenbaker Building in Ottawa.

Canada warns LGBTQ travelers about traveling to the US

By Matt Tracy

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