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Matt Tracy

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

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Former soccer star Megan Rapinoe smiles while standing on a field.
Sports

Hundreds of athletes, academics, and groups tell NCAA to support trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
Legal

LGBTQ groups warn Supreme Court against ‘criminalizing homelessness’ in Oregon case

By Matt Tracy
Carl Nassib during his stint with the Browns.
Sports

Gay former NFL player Carl Nassib to announce Browns’ draft pick

By Matt Tracy
Washington, DC boasts the highest proportion of same-sex couples in the country but also ranks high for risk of flooding, heat waves, and strong winds, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
National

Same-sex couples face greater climate change risks, research shows

By Matt Tracy
Tee Arnold was 36 years old.
Crime

Answers sought in murder of Black trans man in Florida

By Matt Tracy
Spokesmodels and members of a PreP awareness campaign stand together at New Pride Agenda headquarters in Manhattan.
Health

PrEP campaign aims to boost awareness among trans New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy
Advocates band together to stand up for trans youth at a demonstration in 2023.
From the Editor

Do not normalize transphobia in New York

By Matt Tracy
Kawaski Trawick, a gay man, was shot to death by police in his Bronx home in 2019.
Crime

No punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case, NYPD says

By Matt Tracy
Former State Senator Thomas Duane speaks during a Community Board 5 meeting on April 11.
New York City

LGBTQ New Yorkers and electeds urge CB5 to condemn anti-trans education council resolution

By Matt Tracy
Trans and non-binary detainees at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility are accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement of mistreatment.
Legal

Trans and non-binary detainees accuse ICE of discrimination and mistreatment

By Matt Tracy
Politics

Biden campaign launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ to mobilize LGBTQ voters

By Matt Tracy
Hotel Chelsea is at 222 W. 23rd St. in Manhattan.
New York City

NPS allocates $25k to highlight Hotel Chelsea’s LGBTQ legacy on Register of Historic Places

By Matt Tracy
Sports

South Carolina’s Dawn Staley stands up for trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
Books

Report: LGBTQ titles lead growing list of banned books in US

By Matt Tracy
Rachel Levine serves as the Assistant Secretary of Health in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Health

In historic role, Rachel Levine navigates hostile climate with a focus on protecting youth

By Matt Tracy
Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024.
Crime

Two men arrested on drug charges in Cecilia Gentili’s death

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man." ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Two steps forward, one step back
  • "Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung Fire Island" series. Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future
  • James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.”  ‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction
  • Kristen Chenoweth as Jackie Siegel in “The Queen of Versailles." Meandering and unfocused, ‘The Queen of Versailles’ collapses under its own weight
  • “Peaches Goes Bananas," directed by Marie Loisier, opened at Anthology Film Archives Dec. 3. ‘Peaches Goes Bananas’ presents three-dimensional portrait of a queer rock star

Crime

  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom

Perspectives

  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress

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