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Matt Tracy

Matt Tracy is Gay City News’ editor-in-chief.

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Upon entering Oberon, patrons are greeted by a collection of mirrors and a sign introducing the space.
Nightlife

Oberon, a new queer cocktail bar, opens in Williamsburg 

By Matt Tracy
Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024.
Legal

In long-shot bid, Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage

By Matt Tracy
Two US Air Force members and a Hellenic air force member ramp surf on a C-130J Super Hercules over Athens, Greece, during an exercise on May 2, 2025.
Military

Air Force denies retirement benefits for trans troops

By Matt Tracy
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025.
Crime

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data

By Matt Tracy
Ace's Place, a new transitional housing program for trans New Yorkers, opened this summer in Long Island City, Queens.
New York City

New transitional housing program for transgender New Yorkers opens in Long Island City

By Matt Tracy
Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives.
Crime

Man arrested after husband’s gruesome stabbing death in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
Lee Soulja-Simmons, speaks to the crowd at the 2023 Heritage Awards at the Brooklyn Museum, which was part of that year's NYC Black Pride calendar.
Pride

Guide to NYC Black Pride 2025: Exhibitions, block party, health conference, and more

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

New York City sees seasonal increase in mpox cases

By Matt Tracy
New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Legal

New York and 15 other states sue Trump over attacks on youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Chappell Roan performs at the 2024 Governor's Ball, where she debuted her new song, "The Subway."
Music

‘The Subway’ arrives: Chappell Roan drops music video for NYC-inspired breakup ballad

By Matt Tracy
A general view of the LA28 commemorative coins and Paris 2024 to LA 2028 handover medallions during the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony at The Broadmoor.
Sports

US Olympic & Paralympic Committee bans trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
Andry Hernandez Romero, who was held for months in an El Salvador prison after the US alleged he was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, talks with friends at his home following his release, in Tachira, Venezuela July 23, 2025.
International

Andry Hernández Romero, gay asylum seeker, released from notorious prison in El Salvador

By Matt Tracy
Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth.
Health

Clinicians call on Hochul to approve shield law to protect youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.
National

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

By Matt Tracy
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.
National

Federal government restores $6.2 million in funding for LGBTQ non-profits

By Matt Tracy
Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón looks at the camera during a portrait with the American Flag in the background.
Health

Puerto Rico restricts gender-affirming care for people under 21 

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films
  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • 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. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
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