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Matt Tracy

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

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Hotel Chelsea is at 222 W. 23rd St. in Manhattan.
New York City

NPS allocates $25k to highlight Hotel Chelsea’s LGBTQ legacy on Register of Historic Places

By Matt Tracy
Sports

South Carolina’s Dawn Staley stands up for trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
Books

Report: LGBTQ titles lead growing list of banned books in US

By Matt Tracy
Rachel Levine serves as the Assistant Secretary of Health in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Health

In historic role, Rachel Levine navigates hostile climate with a focus on protecting youth

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

Two men arrested on drug charges in Cecilia Gentili’s death

By Matt Tracy
From left to right: Ken Lustbader of the LGBT Historic Sites Project; Finn Brigham and Patrick McGovern of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center; and Bernie Wagenblast at the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square station.
New York City

Bernie Wagenblast, out trans ‘voice of the subway,’ rolls out podcast and visibility campaign

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy
Bangkok, Thailand's capital and the seat of parliament. Members of the lower house voted overwhelmingly to approve marriage equality.
International

Thailand’s lawmakers vote to approve marriage equality

By Matt Tracy
St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.
Religion

Citing anti-LGBTQ teachings, more Americans ditch religion: survey

By Matt Tracy
Nex Benedict.
National

Medical examiner releases Nex Benedict’s full autopsy

By Matt Tracy
Pride Sunday falls on June 30 this year.
Pride

NYC Pride announces 2024 events, including Youth Pride and PrideFest

By Matt Tracy
Ness Star holds the Trans Flag at the 2022 Transgender Day of Visibility event at Marsha P. Johnson State Park.
Events

Roundup of Transgender Day of Visibility events in NYC

By Matt Tracy
Joan Gibbs during an interview for the ACT UP Oral History Project in 2012.
Remembrance

Joan Gibbs, renowned lesbian activist and attorney, dies at 71

By Matt Tracy
The US Capitol Building in Washington.
Politics

Spending bill excludes most anti-LGBTQ riders, but bans Rainbow Flags at State Department

By Matt Tracy
PS 111 at 440 W. 53rd St. is one of dozens of schools in Community Education Council 2.
Politics

Out electeds rip Manhattan community education council over anti-trans sports resolution

By Matt Tracy
Legal

Biden ties Obama’s record of 11 out federal judges

By Matt Tracy
The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans' Affairs have updated their policies on IVF and donors.
Military

Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs lift IVF barriers for some LGBTQ members

By Matt Tracy
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HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY Documentary Screening & Q&As
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Live at the Gantries: Alphonso Horne & The Gotham Kings
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July 23, 7 pm

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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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