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Matt Tracy

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

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Upon entering Oberon, patrons are greeted by a collection of mirrors and a sign introducing the space.
Nightlife

Oberon, a new queer cocktail bar, opens in Williamsburg 

By Matt Tracy
Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024.
Legal

In long-shot bid, Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage

By Matt Tracy
Two US Air Force members and a Hellenic air force member ramp surf on a C-130J Super Hercules over Athens, Greece, during an exercise on May 2, 2025.
Military

Air Force denies retirement benefits for trans troops

By Matt Tracy
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025.
Crime

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data

By Matt Tracy
Ace's Place, a new transitional housing program for trans New Yorkers, opened this summer in Long Island City, Queens.
New York City

New transitional housing program for transgender New Yorkers opens in Long Island City

By Matt Tracy
Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives.
Crime

Man arrested after husband’s gruesome stabbing death in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
Lee Soulja-Simmons, speaks to the crowd at the 2023 Heritage Awards at the Brooklyn Museum, which was part of that year's NYC Black Pride calendar.
Pride

Guide to NYC Black Pride 2025: Exhibitions, block party, health conference, and more

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

New York City sees seasonal increase in mpox cases

By Matt Tracy
New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Legal

New York and 15 other states sue Trump over attacks on youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Chappell Roan performs at the 2024 Governor's Ball, where she debuted her new song, "The Subway."
Music

‘The Subway’ arrives: Chappell Roan drops music video for NYC-inspired breakup ballad

By Matt Tracy
A general view of the LA28 commemorative coins and Paris 2024 to LA 2028 handover medallions during the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony at The Broadmoor.
Sports

US Olympic & Paralympic Committee bans trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
Andry Hernandez Romero, who was held for months in an El Salvador prison after the US alleged he was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, talks with friends at his home following his release, in Tachira, Venezuela July 23, 2025.
International

Andry Hernández Romero, gay asylum seeker, released from notorious prison in El Salvador

By Matt Tracy
Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth.
Health

Clinicians call on Hochul to approve shield law to protect youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.
National

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

By Matt Tracy
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.
National

Federal government restores $6.2 million in funding for LGBTQ non-profits

By Matt Tracy
Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón looks at the camera during a portrait with the American Flag in the background.
Health

Puerto Rico restricts gender-affirming care for people under 21 

By Matt Tracy
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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Homage: Queer lineages on video presents
Today, noon

Homage: Queer lineages on video
Wallach Art Gallery

A new dark comedy about bugs, strangers
Today, 7 pm

let’s talk about anything else
The Flea Theater

My Kinda Night is back at Medusa BK this
Today, 9 pm

My Kinda Night! variety show
Medusa Bar BK

Get ready to witness an unforgettable ni
Tomorrow, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
Pink Metal

For the first time, The Heckscher Museum
Sept. 12, noon

All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection
Heckscher Museum of Art

Blood Orange, by Abigail Duclos and prod
Sept. 12, 7:30 pm

Blood Orange
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York Theatres

I’ve been thinking about how to give bac
Sept. 13, 1 pm

The Doris Dear FREE Thank you show
The Triad Theater

Caribb-esque 🏝️ is an original sultry Bu
Sept. 18, 8:30 pm

Caribb-esque! Caribbean Burlesque Show & Party
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Arts

  • “The History of Sound,” directed by Oliver Hermanus, opens Sept. 12th. In ‘The History of Sound,’ love and music are drowned in grief
  • In “Sk+te’kmukue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts)," an unresolved past trauma haunts an individual and his brother. Queer-themed films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival
  • Curators P. Henry (left) and Sal Kimura (right) have been working to uncover LGBTQ history through their project, “Queer Archeology: Reflections on Communal History." New York Public Library curators highlight lesser-known queer history
  • A club room at Ridgewood nightclub Earthly Delights, which is transitioning to a private event-only venue before ultimately closing on Nov. 30. Ridgewood nightclub Earthy Delights celebrates one-year anniversary amid looming closure
  • Ann Harada, Julie Halston, Anika Larsen, and Jackie Hoffman in "Finding Dorothy Parker." Douglas Carter Beane’s ‘Finding Dorothy Parker’ revives the legacy of a witty 1920s writer

Crime

  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing
  • U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles
  • The front of a white brick building representing the Middletown Police Department on a sunny day. DA: Middletown man lured Grindr date to his home in brutal stabbing attack
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data

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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