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Matt Tracy

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

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Nex Benedict.
National

Medical examiner says Nex Benedict died by suicide

By Matt Tracy
Sean Patrick Maloney will be the next US Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Politics

Senate confirms Sean Patrick Maloney as ambassador to OECD

By Matt Tracy
Assemblymember Harry Bronson, the only out member of the State Legislature from outside of New York City, is the new chair of the Labor Committee in the lower house.
New York State

Harry Bronson, Assembly’s out labor chair, vows to boost equity and workforce development in New York

By Matt Tracy
Congressmember Ritchie Torres of the Bronx.
New York City

Gay pols call out trans activist’s comments about Oct. 7 attack

By Matt Tracy
State Attorney General Letitia James is reminding providers of their obligation to provide gender-affirming care in New York State.
Politics

Letitia James threatens Nassau County executive over anti-trans sports policy

By Matt Tracy
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.
Politics

Bottcher joins Cabán as co-chair of City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus 

By Matt Tracy
The Heritage of Pride banner at WorldPride in 2019.
Pride

NYC Pride unveils theme for 2024: ‘Reflect. Empower. Unite.’

By Matt Tracy
Attendees surround the Stonewall Inn during a vigil for Nex Benedict.
Activism

Hundreds mourn Nex Benedict at fiery Stonewall vigil

By Matt Tracy
The New York City Lunar New Year For All contingent.
New York City

Lunar New Year for All contingent marks Year of the Dragon

By Matt Tracy
The 2023 St. Pat's for All Banner.
News

St. Pat’s for All scheduled for March 3 in Sunnyside and Woodside

By Matt Tracy
Crime

Man guilty in Black transgender woman’s killing in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity

By James Pollard, AP/Report for America
Advocates and members of the Pride Center of Staten Island stand together in 2022 after applying unsuccessfully to march in the borough's St. Patrick's Day Parade.
New York City

New Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade to welcome LGBTQ groups

By Matt Tracy
Nex Benedict.
Crime

‘We must demand justice’: Non-binary teen’s death in Oklahoma sparks national attention

By Matt Tracy
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
Sports

Nassau County executive’s ban on trans athletes sparks outrage

By Matt Tracy
Ramzan Kadyrov is the mastermind behind the Chechen anti-LGBTQ purge.
From the Editor

The NYPD should stop playing games with anti-LGBTQ regimes

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

Archdiocese of New York criticizes Cecilia Gentili’s funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

By Matt Tracy
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HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY Documentary Screening & Q&As
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“Pizza and a Play”, The Cherry Picked Playreading Series
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Tomorrow, all day

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Tomorrow, 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
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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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