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Matt Tracy

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

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Liberty star Breanna Stewart celebrates during the Oct. 24 parade.
Sports

Queer joy: New York Liberty showered with love at jubilant WNBA championship parade

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
Health

Biden administration looks to require insurance coverage of injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy
Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas delivers remarks at the Oct. 21 rally for Proposal 1 outside City Hall.
Politics

LGBTQ leaders and advocates encourage New Yorkers to vote yes on Proposal 1

By Matt Tracy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's survey on transgender students included 20,000 responses.
Youth

CDC survey says 3.3% of high school students identify as transgender

By Matt Tracy
New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots as Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride (21) defends during the second half of game three of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Target Center on Oct. 16.
Sports

Liberty star Breanna Stewart faces homophobic threat during WNBA finals

By Matt Tracy
Proposal 1, or the Equal Rights Amendment, is on the ballot this election day.
From the Editor

Reject the misinformation and vote yes on Prop 1 

By Matt Tracy
Shane Tull, Uche Onwa, and Dr. Julian Watkins during a panel discussion at The New School's Tisch Auditorium during the 2024 In My Mind Conference.
Health

Conference panel tackles intersection of immigration, mental health, and race

By Matt Tracy
Honee Daniels, 37, died in a hit-and-run in Rochester on Oct. 2.
Crime

Rochester community mourns Black trans woman killed in hit-and-run

By Matt Tracy
A view of the national anthem before game three between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets in the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citi Field.
Sports

Trump campaign blankets MLB playoff games with transphobic ads against Harris

By Matt Tracy
Elisa Crespo speaks during the 2021 Gay City News Impact Awards.
New York City

Elisa Crespo named executive director of Stonewall Community Foundation

By Matt Tracy
Congregation Beit SImchat Torah's day-long event on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack.
Religion

Marking one year since Oct. 7, CBST acknowledges members ‘in their full humanity’

By Matt Tracy
Mayor Adams leaves Manhattan Federal Court on Oct. 2.
Politics

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City tells Mayor Adams to resign

By Matt Tracy
New Yorkers will have the opportunity to vote on the New York Equal Rights Amendment in November.
Legal

What the statewide ballot proposal could mean for LGBTQ rights in New York

By Matt Tracy
Wikimedia Commons/Ajay Suresh The In My Mind Conference will be held at The New School.
Health

In My Mind Conference to bring attention to mental health among LGBTQ people of color

By Matt Tracy
Advocates in Manhattan warn the World Bank against financing projects in Uganda due to the country's anti-LGBTQ law.
Activism

In Manhattan, LGBTQ activists warn World Bank against funding Uganda

By Matt Tracy
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the press outside his official residence, Gracie Mansion, after he was charged with bribery and illegally soliciting a campaign contribution from a foreign national, in New York City, U.S. September 26, 2024.
Politics

LGBTQ lawmakers call on Mayor Adams to resign after federal indictment

By Matt Tracy
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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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Arts

  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw
  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story
  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • 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

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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