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

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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
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signs a bill banning transgender athletes from women’s competitions into law.
From the Editor

History will reflect poorly on Nassau County’s transphobic sports crusade

By Matt Tracy
Vice President Kamala Harris.
Politics

A look at Vice President Kamala Harris’ LGBTQ record

By Matt Tracy
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office.
Politics

LGBTQ Democrats hail Biden’s legacy and shift attention to Harris’ campaign

By Matt Tracy
A view of the Handelskade section of Willemstad, Curaçao's capital city.
Love & Marriage

Marriage equality comes to Aruba and Curaçao; South Korea sees progress on LGBTQ unions

By Matt Tracy
A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.
Politics

City Council votes to expand rapid STI testing, require transparency on dress codes

By Matt Tracy
Senator JD Vance speaks at a podium on stage.
Politics

‘MAGA clone’: JD Vance brings anti-LGBTQ record to 2024 campaign

By Matt Tracy
Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen during a celebration of life for the late Urvashi Vaid in 2022.
International

In absentia, Russia sentences journalist Masha Gessen for criticizing war in Ukraine

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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