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

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Some members of the Prospect Park Women's Softball League in the dugout at Prospect Park.
Sports

Safe at home: Softball league builds camaraderie on and off the field at Prospect Park

By Matt Tracy
Evan Wolfson.
National

Marriage equality champions Bonauto, Wolfson receive Presidential Citizens Medal

By Matt Tracy
Robin Fierce starred on the 15th season of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
Television

NYC queer bars plan viewing parties for Season 17 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race

By Matt Tracy
Syracuse City Court.
Legal

Syracuse judge under investigation for allegedly refusing to marry same-sex couple

By Matt Tracy
Anderson Cooper (left) and Andy Cohen (right) will usher in 2025 from Times Square.
New York City

New Year’s Eve co-hosts Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen returning for eighth year

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024.
Politics

In hateful speech, Trump commits to anti-trans executive orders

By Matt Tracy
Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024.
Politics

Year in review: What changed for LGBTQ rights in 2024

By Matt Tracy
Rick Welts is the new CEO of the Dallas Mavericks.
Sports

Gay NBA executive Rick Welts hired as CEO of Dallas Mavericks

By Matt Tracy
The US Capitol Building in Washington.
Military

Senate approves anti-trans military spending bill, drawing calls for president’s veto

By Matt Tracy
Governor Kathy Hochul.
Crime

Hochul vetoes bill designed to protect users of payment apps after murders of gay men

By Matt Tracy
Sniffies' "Download 2024" zooms out to look at the year in review on the app.
National

Most tops? Gayborhood of the year? Grindr, Sniffies look back at 2024 trends

By Matt Tracy
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is championing the Kids Online Safety Act.
Politics

New York LGBTQ groups call on Congress to reject the Kids Online Safety Act

By Matt Tracy
US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves following a ceremony to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette's address to the 18th Congress, in Washington, U.S., December 10, 2024.
Health

GOP-led House passes bill blocking gender-affirming care for military families

By Matt Tracy
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
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Arts

  • “Jimmy," directed by Yashaddai Owens, opens July 31 at the IFC Center. ‘Jimmy’ recalls James Baldwin’s time in Europe
  • London gay activists aid striking Welsh miners in "Pride The Musical." Pride sings at London’s National Theatre
  • "It Is Not Enough to See, One Must See Through to Find Truth" (2013), Emmett Wigglesworth. Exhibition explores esteemed Harlem incubator for artists
  • Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) in "Heartstopper Forever." ‘Heartstopper’ ends on a high note
  • Peter Hujar's (1934 – 1987) self-portraits at 189 Second Avenue, 1974. Peter Hujar exhibit at the Morgan: A love for outsiders

Crime

  • People gather around flowers, mementos, and candles in Berlin, Germany on July 26 at the Brandenburg Gate, after a deadly incident in which a vehicle crashed into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on the evening of July 25. One dead, 29 injured in vehicle attack at Berlin Pride
  • The Bronx intersection where two suspects allegedly physically attacked an individual and voiced anti-LGBTQ remarks. Cops search for two suspects in anti-LGBTQ attack in the Bronx
  • 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

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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