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Matt Tracy

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

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Syracuse City Court.
Legal

Syracuse judge under fire after refusing to marry same-sex couple: report

By Matt Tracy
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk past the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display for the first time on the South Lawn of the White House during an event marking World AIDS Day in Washington, December 1, 2024.
Health

Biden hosts final White House World AIDS Day event as president

By Matt Tracy
The City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus members at Brooklyn Pride in 2023.
Politics

Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus draws up 11-point ‘Pride in Policy’ platform 

By Matt Tracy
Advocates carry the banner at the 32nd Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day candlelight vigil in 2023.
Health

World AIDS Day events planned in New York City

By Matt Tracy
A vigil at Corona Plaza on Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2022.
New York City

5 Transgender Day of Remembrance events in NYC

By Matt Tracy
Mpox vaccine bottles stand in a package on November 18, 2024.
Health

In California, US reports first Clade I case of mpox

By Matt Tracy
Out gay Assemblymember Tony Simone of Manhattan speaks to the crowd at a post-election town hall at the LGBT Community Center in New York City on Nov. 13.
Politics

LGBT Center’s post-election town hall outlines quest to ‘Trump-proof’ New York

By Matt Tracy
Staten Island Pride Center executive director Carol Bullock and Pride Center board member Alex Carr (second from left) engage with then-Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade organizer Larry Cummings in 2022.
New York City

Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade lifts ban on LGBTQ groups

By Matt Tracy
Immigration Equality executive director Aaron Morris.
Legal

‘People can see the storm coming’: LGBTQ immigrant community braces for second Trump term

By Matt Tracy
Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride will be America's first out trans member of Congress.
Politics

Election takeaways: LGBTQ voters reject Trump, McBride makes history in Delaware, and states protect marriage

By Matt Tracy
Patrons watch the results of Proposal 1 at Julius' in Manhattan on election night, Nov. 5, 2024.
Politics

On gloomy night, New Yorkers approve Proposal 1 and LGBTQ incumbents win handily in NYC

By Matt Tracy
Sofia Camacho Ferral finished in two hours and 31 minutes, winning the New York City Marathon's non-binary division.
Sports

NYC Marathon’s non-binary champion balances running with drag to find success

By Matt Tracy
Chloë Grace Moretz at the Hugo premiere in New York City in November of 2011.
Cinema

Chloë Grace Moretz comes out in pre-election social media post

By Matt Tracy
Former Congressmember Mondaire Jones is vying to return to Capitol Hill.
Politics

The LGBTQ candidates running for office in New York 

By Matt Tracy
Mayor Eric Adams announces the new $10,000 benefit at City Hall on Oct. 28.
Families

Mayor announces $10k family planning benefit for some non-unionized city employees

By Matt Tracy
DeAnna LeTray, a trans woman, said she was sexually assaulted and humiliated by upstate New York authorities in 2017.
New York State

Settlement forces upstate New York police department and jail to respect TGNCNBI individuals

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films
  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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
  • 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 
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