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Matt Tracy

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

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Demetre Daskalakis (center) reacts during Callen-Lorde's awards ceremony on Nov. 7.
Health

Callen-Lorde hires top LGBTQ health leader Demetre Daskalakis as chief medical officer

By Matt Tracy
The NYC AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day. The city issues its annual HIV surveillance report in conjunction with World AIDS Day.
Health

‘Progress has stalled’: New HIV infections increased in NYC in 2024, surveillance report shows

By Matt Tracy
Filmmaker Charlie Spickler (left) on the set of "Outcast Nation."
Cinema

‘Outcast Nation’ documentary highlights ‘staggering’ scale of LGBTQ homelessness in NYC

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a dinner with the leaders of the C5+1Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025.
Health

Trump administration bars employees from recognizing World AIDS Day

By Matt Tracy
The New York City AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day.
Health

Ahead of World AIDS Day, advocates warn of federal funding cuts for HIV/‌AIDS

By Matt Tracy
The State Education Building lit up in commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance.
New York State

New York State lights up landmarks for Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Matt Tracy
World AIDS Day Out of the Darkness
Events

World AIDS Day events slated for Dec. 1 in New York City

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

Mpox cases remain elevated in New York City as officials renew vaccination push

By Matt Tracy
St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, New Jersey.
Religion

‘This is shameful’: LGBTQ Catholic leaders blast bishops for banning gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Im Lynde is becoming the next executive director of NYC Pride.
Pride

NYC Pride hires new executive director

By Matt Tracy
FILE PHOTO: A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024.
Legal

Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis’ petition to revisit marriage equality decision

By Matt Tracy
The State Capitol building in Albany.
Education

New state law requires private schools to protect against bullying

By Matt Tracy
Councilmember Tiffany Cabán of Queens.
Politics

Out City Council candidates win big in general election races

By Matt Tracy
Zohran Mamdani speaks at an election night rally in Brooklyn after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race on November 4, 2025.
Politics

Mamdani dominated LGBTQ vote in mayoral race, exit polls show

By Matt Tracy
A cruise ship is docked on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 22, 2025.
National

US Virgin Islands governor signs executive order allowing gender marker ID changes

By Matt Tracy
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, is emphasizing his commitment to LGBTQ rights ahead of Election Day.
Politics

Confronting Trump, Mamdani vows to ‘cherish’ trans rights and make NYC a ‘true sanctuary’

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Arts

  • “Dead Man’s Wire," directed by Guns van Sant, pens January 9th at the Angelika. Gus van Sant makes respectable return in 1970s hostage thriller ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
  • Anu Ogunmefun (Ensemble), Nina Cassells (Pauline), Sienna Arif Knights (Petrova), and Scarlett Monahan (Posy) star in "Ballet Shoes" at the Olivier. In London’s packed theater season, “Pride” cometh before the fall
  • Billy Porter. Billy Porter ‘on the road to recovery’ after sepsis hospitalization
  • Udo Kier in "My Neighbor Adolf." The late Udo Kier commands the screen in ‘My Neighbor Adolf’
  • Connor Storrie stars as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry." Closeted hockey players bring heart, authenticity, and passion to enthralling ‘Heated Rivalry’ series

Crime

  • 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
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband

Perspectives

  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms

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