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Matt Tracy

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

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Former NYC Anti-Violence Project executive director Beverly Tillery.
News

Anti-Violence Project fires executive director, pauses fundraising amid internal turmoil

By Matt Tracy
NYC Pride in 2018.

Seven grand marshals announced for NYC Pride 2024

By Matt Tracy
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a host of elected officials gathered in November of 2023 to announce the Hate Crimes Modernization Act.
Politics

New York State approves bill to broaden hate crimes law

By Matt Tracy
The flyer for PrEP4All's No Pants Gala.
Health

PrEP4All to host ‘no pants’ fundraiser for HIV prevention advocacy

By Matt Tracy
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
Health

Biden administration finalizes rule restoring LGBTQ healthcare protections

By Matt Tracy
Former soccer star Megan Rapinoe smiles while standing on a field.
Sports

Hundreds of athletes, academics, and groups tell NCAA to support trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
Legal

LGBTQ groups warn Supreme Court against ‘criminalizing homelessness’ in Oregon case

By Matt Tracy
Carl Nassib during his stint with the Browns.
Sports

Gay former NFL player Carl Nassib to announce Browns’ draft pick

By Matt Tracy
Washington, DC boasts the highest proportion of same-sex couples in the country but also ranks high for risk of flooding, heat waves, and strong winds, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
National

Same-sex couples face greater climate change risks, research shows

By Matt Tracy
Tee Arnold was 36 years old.
Crime

Answers sought in murder of Black trans man in Florida

By Matt Tracy
Spokesmodels and members of a PreP awareness campaign stand together at New Pride Agenda headquarters in Manhattan.
Health

PrEP campaign aims to boost awareness among trans New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy
Advocates band together to stand up for trans youth at a demonstration in 2023.
From the Editor

Do not normalize transphobia in New York

By Matt Tracy
Kawaski Trawick, a gay man, was shot to death by police in his Bronx home in 2019.
Crime

No punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case, NYPD says

By Matt Tracy
Former State Senator Thomas Duane speaks during a Community Board 5 meeting on April 11.
New York City

LGBTQ New Yorkers and electeds urge CB5 to condemn anti-trans education council resolution

By Matt Tracy
Trans and non-binary detainees at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility are accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement of mistreatment.
Legal

Trans and non-binary detainees accuse ICE of discrimination and mistreatment

By Matt Tracy
Politics

Biden campaign launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ to mobilize LGBTQ voters

By Matt Tracy
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Homage: Queer lineages on video presents
Tomorrow, noon

Homage: Queer lineages on video
Wallach Art Gallery

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 24, 10 pm

Factory Reset: A Rave for the Dolls, Theys & Gays
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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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