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Matt Tracy

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

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Trailblazers Park in July of 2022.
New York State

Fire Island’s Trailblazers Park set to showcase 16 LGBTQ icons 

By Matt Tracy
Harvey Milk sits at Mayor George Moscone's desk in 1978.
History

On Harvey Milk Day, remember his New York roots

By Matt Tracy
Business

GLAAD report gives most social media platforms ‘F’ grade

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

Council, non-profits sound alarm as city proposes $5 million cut to HIV/AIDS services

By Matt Tracy
Brighton Beach Pride's lead banner moves along the Riegelmann Boardwalk in southern Brooklyn.
Pride

Eighth annual Brighton Beach Pride March takes over southern Brooklyn

By Matt Tracy
Jane Abott Lighty (Left) and wife Pete-e Peterson (rght) were the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage License in the State of Washington in 2012.
Love & Marriage

Study outlines positive impact of 20 years of marriage equality in America

By Matt Tracy
Advocates at a 2020 rally to decriminalize sex work in New York.
Politics

Activists, lawmakers mount fresh push to decriminalize sex work in New York

By Matt Tracy
Politics

Trump vows to ‘end’ Biden’s protections for trans students ‘on day one’

By Matt Tracy
City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan speaks alongside then-New York State Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett (left) and Raj Panjabi, then the coordinator of the White House Pandemic Office (right), at an mpox press conference outside of the city's Harlem clinic on July 7, 2022.
Health

Mpox cases ticking up yet again in NYC, health officials warn

By Matt Tracy
Marchers pack in behind the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March banner.
Pride

Reclaim Pride Coalition announces route for 2024 Queer Liberation March

By Matt Tracy
Pride merchandise on display at a Target store in Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, in May of 2023.
Business

Target plans to limit Pride merchandise again this year

By Matt Tracy
Corey Briskin and Nicholas Maggipinto have been fighting for their right to receive IVF services to build a family.
Health

Class action lawsuit accuses NYC of refusing IVF coverage for gay men

By Matt Tracy
Youth

Boy Scouts of America is rebranding. Here’s why they will be named Scouting America

By Jamie Stengle, AP
Marvel Comics' Pride Month collection includes a "Captain America" cover.
Arts

Marvel Comics to roll out series of Pride covers in June

By Matt Tracy
Craig Slutzkin was among the candidates re-elected to Community Education Council District 2.
Education

Community Board 5 member ousted over anti-trans resolution: source

By Matt Tracy
NYC AIDS Memorial

NYC AIDS Memorial announces Pride Month events

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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Homage: Queer lineages on video presents
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Wallach Art Gallery

Heightened Scrutiny (Sundance 2025) foll
Tomorrow, 7 pm

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY Documentary Screening & Q&As
Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film

National Queer Theater and Arts Project
Tomorrow, 8 pm

“Pizza and a Play”, The Cherry Picked Playreading Series
Arts Project of Cherry Grove Community House & Theatre

Experience Live at the Gantries—a free o
July 22, 7 pm

Live at the Gantries: Alphonso Horne & The Gotham Kings
Gantry Plaza State Park

Co-hosts Griffin Leeds and Nora Jefferie
July 23, 7 pm

Well Well Well: Queer Comedy Showcase
The Rosemont

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July 25, 7 pm

TransVolution, folk-punk playlist featuring Déa Thatcher
The Powerhouse Arena

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Arts

  • Bella Ramsey speaks to reporters. A person in a suit is standing in the background. Primetime Emmy nominations feature LGBTQ representation
  • McKenzie Kurtz (Heather Chandler), Lorna Courtney (Veronica Sawyer), Elizabeth Teeter (Heather McNamara), and Olivia Hardy (Heather Duke) in "Heathers The Musical." ‘Heathers the Musical’ is bursting with talent, but questions remain
  • Jason Patel and Ben Hardy in "Unicorns." Q&A with ‘Unicorns’ actors Jason Patel and Ben Hardy
  • Kesha's "(Period)" debuted on July 4. July LGBTQ music: Kesha’s ‘(Period)’ and DJ Haram’s ‘Beside Myself’
  • "I'm Not Everything I Want to Be" runs July 12-14 at Anthology Film Archives. ‘I’m Not Everything I Want To Be’ documents queer life in 1980s Prague

Crime

  • Outside of The Monster in Greenwich Village. Man allegedly brandishes knife, defaces Pride sign in Greenwich Village: NYPD
  • Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shotTwo men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say
  • Man in suit looks at crime scene with blood and napkins on sidewalkStonewall shooting: Two teen girls shot near historic Village inn during Pride celebrations
  • murder trans PhillyKiller convicted in murder of Philly trans woman Dominique Fells
  • Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024. Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili

Perspectives

  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity
  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities

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