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

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The Trans Flag stands tall outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.
Legal

Supreme Court rules Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care does not violate equal protection

By Matt Tracy
From right to left: Stonewall Inn co-owner Kurt Kelly; Zamuel Duran Yepes of Brooklyn; Kai Almonte Valera of the Bronx; Stonewall Inn Gives Back board member Lorna Luft; anonymous Queens honoree; Stonewall Inn co-owner Stacy Lentz; Nico Weisberger of Manhattan; andLucianna Lombardi of Staten Island.
Sports

Yankees-Stonewall scholars recognized during pre-game ceremony

By Matt Tracy
Elisa Crespo, a non-profit leader, is one of five grand marshals at NYC Pride this year.
Pride

Elisa Crespo comes ‘full circle’ as NYC Pride grand marshal

By Matt Tracy
Democratic mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani present arguments as Whitney Tilson and Michael Blake look on during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York.
Politics

Mayoral poll shows Mamdani and Cuomo leading among LGBTQ voters in Democratic primary

By Matt Tracy
State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.
Politics

LGBTQ candidates competing in primary election contests in NYC

By Matt Tracy
Love from the crowd.
Pride

Guide to Pride Month in NYC: 25 events, parties, and marches in June

By Matt Tracy
The replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) transits San Francisco Bay during a namesake visit to San Francisco in 2024.
Military

Report: Hegseth orders Navy to scrub Harvey Milk’s name from ship

By Matt Tracy
Randy Wicker (left) and Steven Love Menendez Raising the Rainbow Flag on federal land at the Stonewall National Monument.
Pride

Rainbow Flags hoisted near Stonewall to mark Pride Month

By Matt Tracy
Former Assemblymember Michael Blake, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, and Comptroller Brad Lander participate in a mayoral forum at Red Eye NY on May 31, 2025.
Politics

Six mayoral candidates talk LGBTQ issues at Red Eye NY forum

By Matt Tracy
Fans enjoy Pride Night at Citi Field in 2023.
Pride

New York City’s pro sports teams gear up for Pride Month

By Matt Tracy
Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024.
Crime

Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili

By Matt Tracy
The Hetrick Martin Institute's team at Queens Pride in 2023.
Pride

Look ahead to Pride in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island

By Matt Tracy
Advocates gather at City Hall on May 22 to seek millions in funding in the city budget to support trans New Yorkers.
Politics

Advocates seek $35 million to support trans community in NYC budget

By Matt Tracy
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
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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

  • People gather around flowers, mementos, and candles in Berlin, Germany on July 26 at the Brandenburg Gate, after a deadly incident in which a vehicle crashed into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on the evening of July 25. One dead, 29 injured in vehicle attack at Berlin Pride
  • 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

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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