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

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Elisa Crespo, seen here in January of 2024 during her time with New Pride Agenda, cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of a drop-in space in Manhattan.
New York City

New Pride Agenda opens drop-in space with resources for LGBTQ New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy
Rabbi Rachel Timoner, the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn.
Religion

Lesbian rabbi guides congregation through ‘hardest moment’

By Matt Tracy
Cinema

Colman Domingo, Jodie Foster highlight queer Oscar nods

By Matt Tracy
Brent Sikkema, 75, who was killed in Brazil, made a name for himself in New York's art scene.
Crime

Man arrested in stabbing murder of NYC art dealer Brent Sikkema

By Matt Tracy
TLDEF executive director Andy Marra and NCTE executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen will lead a new organization called Advocates for Trans Equality.
Legal

TLDEF and NCTE to merge into one political and legal powerhouse for trans rights

By Matt Tracy
Television

LGBTQ honorees uplift trans rights at 75th Emmy Awards

By Matt Tracy
The Bohemian National Hall is located on the Upper East Side at 321 E. 73rd St.
New York City

Manhattan venue doubles down amid anger over planned Moms for Liberty event

By Matt Tracy
SAGE CEO Michael Adams.
Seniors

Survey on LGBTQ older adults open until Jan. 31

By Matt Tracy
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said the final rule "clarifies protections for people with religious or moral objections while also ensuring access to care for all in keeping with the law.”
Health

HHS guts Trump’s ‘conscience’ rule, drawing praise from LGBTQ legal groups

By Matt Tracy
The Knicks featured Rainbow Flags on the court during Pride Ngiht festivities.
Sports

Knicks celebrate Pride at Madison Square Garden

By Matt Tracy
Marchers participate in the Brooklyn Liberation Rally and March in 2021.
From the Editor

Report on New York’s trans workforce should be a blueprint for action

By Matt Tracy
The lead banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's 2023 Queer Liberation March.
Pride

Reclaim Pride Coalition schedules town hall to plan 2024 Queer Liberation March

By Matt Tracy
A May Day demonstration in Manhattan last year brought attention to highlight labor issues.
New York State

Trans New Yorkers face widespread workplace discrimination, report says

By Matt Tracy
"Long Live Montero," a documentary on Lil Nas X and his 2022-23 tour, hits HBO and MAX on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m.
Cinema

Documentary on Lil Nas X’s ‘Long Live Montero’ tour to debut on HBO Jan. 27

By Matt Tracy
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is among the H+H locations with a Pride Health Center

H+H to train mental health providers on LGBTQ-affirming therapy

By Matt Tracy
A marcher prepares to lay her effigies to rest in Manhattan on Dec. 28.
Activism

Jewish LGBTQ activists silently mourn civilian deaths in Gaza

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
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Wallach Art Gallery

A new dark comedy about bugs, strangers
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The Flea Theater

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Men Having Babies 2025 New York Surrogacy Conference and Expo
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New Plaza Cinema will showcase acclaimed
Sept. 19, 7 pm

New Plaza Cinema showcases NYC Short Film, “Elijah”
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Arts

  • HIV Unwrapped made its US debut at New York Fashion Week on Sept. 13. ‘HIV Unwrapped’ combines science and style for New York Fashion Week
  • Denis Shepherd, Brandon Grimes, and Rafael Silva in "The Compatriots." Q&A: Actors Rafael Silva and Brandon Grimes on their roles in gay immigration film ‘The Compatriots’
  • Ane Dahl Torp, Ella Overbye, and Anne Marit Jacobsen in “Dreams (Sex Love)." ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ concludes ‘Love Sex Dreams’ trilogy with a sapphic coming-of-age tale
  • Denis Lambert, Luke Newton, Emily Skinner, Fady Demian and Catherine LeFrere in “House of McQueen." ‘House of McQueen’: A dazzling mix of biodrama and fashion
  • “The History of Sound,” directed by Oliver Hermanus, opens Sept. 12th. In ‘The History of Sound,’ love and music are drowned in grief

Crime

  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing
  • U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles
  • The front of a white brick building representing the Middletown Police Department on a sunny day. DA: Middletown man lured Grindr date to his home in brutal stabbing attack
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data

Perspectives

  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity
  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues

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