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Matt Tracy

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

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Heritage of Pride's banner leads the 2024 NYC Pride march.
Pride

NYC Pride rolls out calendar of events for 2026

By Matt Tracy
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.
Crime

Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case

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

AG James orders NYU Langone to resume gender-affirming care for youth

By Matt Tracy
FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore.
Pride

FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore to serve as grand marshal at Queens Pride

By Matt Tracy
President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
National

Trump doubles down on transphobic attacks in State of the Union speech

By Matt Tracy
Senator Chuck Schumer waves a Rainbow Flag after announcing new legislation at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 15
Politics

Schumer and Goldman formally introduce bill to protect Rainbow Flag

By Matt Tracy
Jackie Wilson, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment’s SVP of Social Impact (middle right) presents the Jason Collins award to the Ali Forney Center, led by president and executive director Alex Roque (middle left) during halftime of the Nets-Mavericks Pride Night game on Feb. 24.
Sports

Marking Pride Night, Nets showcase ballroom dancers and honor Ali Forney Center

By Matt Tracy
A year later, Mount Sinai is facing criticism yet again for restricting youth gender-affirming care.
Health

Mount Sinai accused of restricting gender-affirming care for youth

By Matt Tracy
Feb 11, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Drake Powell (4) looks to pass the ball against Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) and center Micah Potter (11) during the second quarter at Barclays Center.
Sports

Nets set to host annual Pride Night game Feb. 24

By Matt Tracy
Community members look on during the flag-raising ceremony at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12 2026.
National

LGBTQ people make up 9% of US population, latest Gallup poll shows

By Matt Tracy
Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda are owned by 2022 Impact Award winners Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon.
Nightlife

Brooklyn-based Club Lambda set to permanently close

By Matt Tracy
Michael Petrelis, here at Christopher Park, hopes to see more cameras around the Stonewall National Monument to monitor activity around the flagpole.
New York City

New campaign calls for cameras to monitor Rainbow Flag at Stonewall National Monument

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

NYU Langone shuts down youth gender-affirming care program

By Matt Tracy
The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10.
From the Editor

We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

By Matt Tracy
Staten Island Councilmember David Carr, the only Republican member of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus, speaks at a stated meeting on Feb. 12.
Politics

LGBTQ Republicans stay silent on removal of Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy
Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at a news conference in New York, U.S. January 15, 1997 to announce an accord on the boycott of Mitsubishi Motors products and the company's work force diversity efforts.
Remembrance

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and LGBTQ ally, dies at 84

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists
  • “The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10. ‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter
  • "The Stranger," directed by François Ozon, opened April 3 at the Angelika and Film at Lincoln Center. In ‘The Stranger,’ gay director François Ozon adapts a classic French novel

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Perspectives

  • 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 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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