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Matt Tracy

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

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Crime

Manhattan DA’s Office looks to reverse trend of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes

By Matt Tracy
LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Erik Bottcher and Tiffany Cabán.
Politics

City lawmakers introduce package of bills to safeguard TGNCNBI New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy
The State Capitol building in Albany.
Health

New state bill targets anti-trans healthcare discrimination, requires Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Outside of Ginger's Bar during Brooklyn Pride in 2024.
National

Gallup: LGBTQ people now make up 9.3% of US population

By Matt Tracy
The LGBT Community Center is located at 207 W. 13th St. in Manhattan.
Legal

‘Our mission is under attack’: LGBTQ centers sue Trump administration over executive orders

By Matt Tracy
Governor Kathy Hochul.
Politics

LGBTQ clubs call on Hochul and state leaders to increase support for trans wellness fund, HIV/AIDS initiatives

By Matt Tracy
Sam Nordquist, 24, was staying at Patty's Lodge during the time leading up to his disappearance and death.
Crime

Five charged with killing trans man in upstate New York after ‘prolonged physical and psychological abuse’

By Matt Tracy
A view of the Stonewall Inn from Christopher Park, which is also the home of the Stonewall National Monument.
New York City

New Yorkers protest after Trump administration scrubs transgender references from Stonewall National Monument’s website

By Matt Tracy
NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.
Health

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s restrictions on youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
In September of last year, New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald signed an order allowing pharmacists to administer the mpox vaccine without requiring a prescription.
Health

New York State reports first case of new mpox strain

By Matt Tracy
Members of Caribbean Equality Project, seen here at the Phagwah Parade in 2023, are leading a "Black Future Tings" event on Feb. 22.
New York City

Caribbean Equality Project to host ‘Black Future Tings’ event in commemoration of Black History Month

By Matt Tracy
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, February 7, 2025.
Military

Hegseth begins implementing Trump’s ban on trans troops

By Matt Tracy
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams delivers remarks near NYU Langone on Feb. 6, 2025, after the hospital changed course on youth gender-affirming care in response to an executive order.
Health

‘Do not be complicit’: Pols speak out at NYU Langone after hospitals restrict gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in women's sports, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025.
Politics

Trump bans trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports 

By Matt Tracy
NYU Langone, pictured across the river, nixed appointments for youth seeking gender-affirming care, according to reports.
From the Editor

No time to waver on healthcare when trans youth are under attack

By Matt Tracy
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
Health

AG James warns providers after reports of two NYC hospitals halting youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films
  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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
  • 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 
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