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Matt Tracy

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

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Erin Wright, 24, said she never received a full refund — or appropriate closure — after she was booted from an American Airlines flight in June.
National

American Airlines mistakenly puts lesbian on no-fly list for ‘sexual relations’ with a man

By Matt Tracy
Downtown Kinshasha, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been impacted by the latest mpox outbreak.
Health

Health officials warn of mpox outbreak in African countries

By Matt Tracy
Former President Donald Trump.
Politics

Trump leans into transphobic attacks on Harris and Walz

By Matt Tracy
The Brooklyn Community Pride Center at Brooklyn Pride.
New York City

Brooklyn Community Pride Center closes former headquarters in Bed-Stuy

By Matt Tracy
MLB executive Billy Bean during an interview with Gay City News in December of 2019.
Remembrance

Billy Bean, trailblazing gay MLB player and executive, dies at 60

By Matt Tracy
Tim Walz has served as governor of Minnesota since 2019.
Politics

Harris selects longtime LGBTQ ally Tim Walz as running mate 

By Matt Tracy
A sunset view at the 2018 Pines Party.
Nightlife

Pines Party preview: What to know about Fire Island’s annual main event

By Matt Tracy
The Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway subway platform.
Crime

Man suffers anti-LGBTQ attack at Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway subway station

By Matt Tracy
Lee Soulja-Simmons, speaks to the crowd at the 2023 Heritage Awards at the Brooklyn Museum, which was part of that year's NYC Black Pride calendar.
Pride

NYC Black Pride returning for 27th year Aug. 14-18

By Matt Tracy
Crowds line the streets at NYC Pride in 2024.
National

Gallup poll reflects generational differences in coming out

By Matt Tracy
Activists denounce Project 2025 and the campaign's threats to democracy during a Times Square demonstration on July 27.
Politics

Project 2025 leader steps down from Heritage Foundation amid negative publicity

By Matt Tracy
Authorities on the scene of the plane crash at Long Island MacArthur Airport on Monday, July 22, 2024.
New York State

Gay couple dies in Long Island plane crash

By Matt Tracy
The Wal-Mart at 3580 Memorial Drive in Decatur, Georgia, is one of the locations participating in Mistr's at-home HIV testing program.
Health

Pilot program brings free at-home HIV tests to select Wal-Mart stores

By Matt Tracy
Sports

Strong LGBTQ representation at Paris Olympics

By Matt Tracy
New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have urged those who received their first dose of the mpox vaccine to complete the two-dose regimen.
Health

After recent uptick, NYC sees decrease in mpox cases

By Matt Tracy
Elon Musk.
Families

Elon Musk’s estranged trans daughter fires back after he deadnames her in interview

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present
  • Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection. The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

Crime

  • 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
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

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