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Matt Tracy

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

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Rainbow balloons float in the air ahead of the NYC Pride March on the morning of June 29.
Pride

PHOTOS: Pride Sunday festivities in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
The 2025 NYC Pride March lined the streets of Manhattan in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.
Pride

NYC Pride March brings the heat on a sizzling Sunday in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024.
Health

Sigh of relief after Supreme Court upholds PrEP coverage, other preventive services

By Matt Tracy
A view of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024.
Legal

Citing religion, Supreme Court rules parents can opt students out of LGBTQ storybooks

By Matt Tracy
Jane Abott Lighty (Left) and wife Pete-e Peterson (rght) were the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage License in the State of Washington in 2012.
Love & Marriage

Report sheds light on 10 years of marriage equality in the United States

By Matt Tracy
At the Queer Liberation March in 2022.
From the Editor

Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity

By Matt Tracy
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal claimed victory in the Democratic primary for Manhattan borough president on June 24, 2025.
Politics

Hoylman-Sigal leads strong night for LGBTQ candidates in New York City

By Matt Tracy
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Politics

Mayor Eric Adams on NYC Pride, his LGBTQ record, gender-affirming care, and more

By Matt Tracy
The Food and Drug Administration approved another injectable form of PrEP on June 18.
Health

FDA approves twice-yearly injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy
The Trans Flag stands tall outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.
Legal

Supreme Court rules Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care does not violate equal protection

By Matt Tracy
From right to left: Stonewall Inn co-owner Kurt Kelly; Zamuel Duran Yepes of Brooklyn; Kai Almonte Valera of the Bronx; Stonewall Inn Gives Back board member Lorna Luft; anonymous Queens honoree; Stonewall Inn co-owner Stacy Lentz; Nico Weisberger of Manhattan; andLucianna Lombardi of Staten Island.
Sports

Yankees-Stonewall scholars recognized during pre-game ceremony

By Matt Tracy
Elisa Crespo, a non-profit leader, is one of five grand marshals at NYC Pride this year.
Pride

Elisa Crespo comes ‘full circle’ as NYC Pride grand marshal

By Matt Tracy
Democratic mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani present arguments as Whitney Tilson and Michael Blake look on during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York.
Politics

Mayoral poll shows Mamdani and Cuomo leading among LGBTQ voters in Democratic primary

By Matt Tracy
State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.
Politics

LGBTQ candidates competing in primary election contests in NYC

By Matt Tracy
Love from the crowd.
Pride

Guide to Pride Month in NYC: 25 events, parties, and marches in June

By Matt Tracy
The replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) transits San Francisco Bay during a namesake visit to San Francisco in 2024.
Military

Report: Hegseth orders Navy to scrub Harvey Milk’s name from ship

By Matt Tracy
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For the first time, The Heckscher Museum
Today, noon

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

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Today, 7 pm

Verse4Verse: Drag Poetry Show
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Join comedian Rachel Green (Kevin Hart
Today, 8 pm

Comedy Night with Rachel Green & Friends
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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

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July 29, 7 pm

Live at the Gantries: REBOLU
Gantry Plaza State Park

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July 31, 5 pm

Gatsby at 100: Museum Tour and Book Discussion (Grades 6 – 12)
The Long Island Museum

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Arts

  • Four men stand together on a beach while facing the sun. Q&A: Charles Busch reflects on ‘Psycho Beach Party’ 25 years later
  • Josh Sharp stands on stage with his name printed on screen behind him in rainbow colors. ‘ta-da!’ review: A heartfelt romp full of magic and mayhem
  • 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

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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