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Matt Tracy

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

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Heritage of Pride's banner leads the 2024 NYC Pride march.
Pride

NYC Pride loses sponsors, scales back events amid DEI backlash

By Matt Tracy
Robert DeMaio, Jacob Barroso, and Jayqwan Hamilton at their sentencing on May 21.
Crime

Three sentenced for robbing and killing gay men in nightlife scheme

By Matt Tracy & Heather Cassell
Councilmember Erik Bottcher and more than a dozen other elected officials from Manhattan signed a letter blasting "ongoing dysfunction" at Community Education Council District 2.
Education

Community Education Council accused of obstructing votes on trans resolutions

By Matt Tracy
K. Kerimian with the original book bike.
Books

The Nonbinarian secures new wheels to replace ‘book bike’

By Matt Tracy
Matthew Kuriloff, associate executive director at East End Disability Associates, worked on a campaign to create LGBTQ-inclusive trainings for direct support professionals.
New York State

New York’s fight for pay parity and inclusion for direct support professionals

By Matt Tracy
Stonewall House, a residence for LGBTQ older adults, is based in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.
Seniors

Report suggests pathways to sustainable, lower-cost housing for LGBTQ older adults

By Matt Tracy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.
Religion

Queer Catholics cautiously welcome Pope Leo XIV

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

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to implement trans military ban

By Matt Tracy
The Reclaim Pride Coalition's 2024 Queer Liberation March banner.
Pride

Reclaim Pride Coalition announces 2025 Queer Liberation March route

By Matt Tracy
The State Capitol building in Albany.
Politics

New York State Senate committee approves anti-trans sports bill

By Matt Tracy
Kei Williams (center) surrounded by the New Pride Agenda team during a rally in Albany in February.
New York State

Kei Williams, New Pride Agenda’s new executive director, embraces statewide vision

By Matt Tracy
Colectivo Intercultural Transgrediendo, a Queens-based group committed to supporting the trans community, gets honored at Fuerza Fest in 2024.
Events

Latine LGBTQ arts festival Fuerza Fest returning for 10th edition

By Matt Tracy
A previous job fair hosted by the Office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson.
Events

Inclusive job fair slated for May 6 at Bronx Borough Hall

By Matt Tracy
A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.
From the Editor

Four cheers and five jeers to the City Council’s vote on trans protections

By Matt Tracy
Candidates speak during an LGBTQ mayoral forum at The Church of the Village on March 27.
Politics

LGBTQ Democratic clubs roll out primary endorsements for mayor and other races

By Matt Tracy
Marti Gould Cummings fires up the audience at a demonstration near Stonewall in February.
Pride

NYC Pride announces five grand marshals for 2025

By Matt Tracy
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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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The Publishing Triangle Awards honor the
Tomorrow, 6:30 pm

The Publishing Triangle Awards
The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York City

TIME OUT NEW YORK PICK Host Lauren LoGiu
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Misfit Variety Show
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Superstar Open Set
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From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
April 17, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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April 17, 8 pm

So Percussion Unplugged
LeFrak Concert Hall

Brooklyn Pride is starting 2026 with our
April 18, 7 pm

Brooklyn Pride 30th Anniversary Gala
Dyker Beach Golf Course

Joe Hutcheson’s award-winning solo play,
April 18, 9 pm

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28th Street Theater

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April 19, all day

Lesbian Visibility Week 2026
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Arts

  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw
  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story
  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Perspectives

  • 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 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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