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Matt Tracy

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

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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
Bella Ramsey speaks to reporters. A person in a suit is standing in the background.
Television

Primetime Emmy nominations feature LGBTQ representation

By Matt Tracy
Lee Soulja-Simmons delivers remarks during NYC Black Pride's 2022 Heritage Image Awards.
Pride

NYC Black Pride, slated for mid-August, presses on despite budget cuts

By Matt Tracy
Christopher Park.
National

National Park Service website erases bisexual representation from Stonewall National Monument site

By Matt Tracy
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens at a Make Oklahoma Healthy Again kickoff event at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. June 26, 2025.
Health

RFK abruptly cancels meeting of task force responsible for determining preventive services

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • London gay activists aid striking Welsh miners in "Pride The Musical." Pride sings at London’s National Theatre
  • "It Is Not Enough to See, One Must See Through to Find Truth" (2013), Emmett Wigglesworth. Exhibition explores esteemed Harlem incubator for artists
  • Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) in "Heartstopper Forever." ‘Heartstopper’ ends on a high note
  • Peter Hujar's (1934 – 1987) self-portraits at 189 Second Avenue, 1974. Peter Hujar exhibit at the Morgan: A love for outsiders
  • “Rosebush Pruning,” directed by Karim Aïnouz, opens July 24 at the Angelika Film Center. Gay filmmaker Karim Aïnouz on his new black comedy, ‘Rosebush Pruning’

Crime

  • The Bronx intersection where two suspects allegedly physically attacked an individual and voiced anti-LGBTQ remarks. Cops search for two suspects in anti-LGBTQ attack in the Bronx
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man sentenced to 20 years for killing O’Shae Sibley in homophobic gas station attack
  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense

Perspectives

  • James Dale and his partner, David Lam, at the NYC Pride March on June 28. Don’t let the parade pass you by
  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • 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

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