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

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NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin (left) and Mayor Zohran Mamdani (right).
Health

Mamdani administration to offer gender-affirming care at Corona clinic, but only for adults

By Matt Tracy
The Prospect Park Women's Softball League marches along Fifth Avenue at Brooklyn Pride in 2024.
Pride

Brooklyn Pride’s festival and twilight march scheduled for June 13

By Matt Tracy
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station.
Crime

Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley

By Matt Tracy
Qween Jean poses with the Best Costume Design of a Musical award for "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" during the 79th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, U.S., June 7, 2026.
Theater

Qween Jean wins Tony Award for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball,’ making trans history

By Matt Tracy
Mount Sinai has faced increased attention ever since the hospital first restricted gender-affirming care for youth in the wake of the Trump administration's executive order early last year.
Health

Mount Sinai confirms it would, if required, provide records of trans youth to Trump administration

By Matt Tracy
Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks alongside Taylor Brown, the director of the Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, on March 13, 2026.
New York City

Kicking off Pride Month, Mayor Mamdani announces trans rights awareness campaign

By Matt Tracy
Brighton Beach Pride moves eastward from from Coney Island to Brighton Beach along the Riegelmann Boardwalk on May 31.
Pride

On 10th anniversary, Brighton Beach Pride shows it’s ‘here to stay’

By Matt Tracy
New Pride Agenda's Kei Williams
New York State

New Pride Agenda says state budget ‘misses the mark’ on funding for trans initiatives

By Matt Tracy
A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack.
Crime

Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense

By Matt Tracy
The lead banner proceeds along the parade route at Queens Pride 2025.
Pride

Staten Island and Queens set to kick off borough-wide Pride events in NYC

By Matt Tracy
The 125th Street station on the west side of Manhattan.

Man arrested for alleged homophobic attack in Harlem subway station

By Matt Tracy
Congressmember Tim Walberg successfully carried legislation to passage that would force schools to out trans youth to their parents or guardians.
Politics

‘Don’t Say Trans’: GOP-led House passes bill requiring forced outing of trans youth

By Matt Tracy
Barney Frank delivers remarks at the Capitol in 2022 during a ceremony celebrating the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.
Politics

Barney Frank, trailblazing gay congressmember, dies at 86

By Matt Tracy
Kei Williams, the executive director of New Pride Agenda, at Tweed Courthouse on May 13.
Health

New Yorkers rally in Manhattan after feds demand trans youth records from NYU Langone

By Matt Tracy
Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.
Sports

Jason Collins, NBA’s first out gay NBA player, dies at 47

By Matt Tracy
New Pride Agenda executive director Kei Williams delivers remars in the State Capitol on May 6, 2026.
Politics

Advocates call on New York State to protect gender-affirming care, establish 24-hour LGBTQ crisis hotline

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • “Rhythm Is a Dancer,” directed by Lauren Caster, opens July 16 at the Roxy Cinema. Q&A: Actress Amy Aquino on playing co-star’s real-life lesbian mother in ‘Rhythm Is a Dancer’
  • STORY 4The 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival at the Bronx Documentary Center aims ‘for our Latino community to see themselves’
  • Annie Hoeg and Queen-Tiye Akamefula. ‘What A World! What A World’: An exploration of gender and art
  • “Macho Dancer," directed by Lino Brocka, is running at IFC Center. ‘Macho Dancer,’ a landmark of queer Asian cinema, returns to US
  • Joan Chen stars in her new film, "Montreal, My Beautiful," as Feng Xia, a married, menopausal Chinese immigrant in Montreal who has an affair with Lisa (Charlotte Aubin), a 30-year-old she meets on a dating app. New York Asian Film Festival’s ‘Queer Unbound’ program showcases LGBTQ features

Crime

  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man sentenced to 20 years for killing O’Shae Sibley in homophobic gas station attack
  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops

Perspectives

  • James Dale and his partner, David Lam, at the NYC Pride March on June 28. Don’t let the parade pass you by
  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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

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