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Matt Tracy

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

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Taylor Brown, the first director of the new Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, looks on during a press conference on March 13.
New York City

Mamdani announces new Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

By Matt Tracy
Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics - Para Cross-Country Skiing - Men's Sprint Classic Vision Impaired Victory Ceremony - Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Lago, Italy - March 10, 2026. Gold medallists Jake Adicoff of United States and guide Peter Wolter of United States celebrate on the podium.
Sports

American Paralympic skier Jake Adicoff makes queer history

By Matt Tracy
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks while U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.
Health

Trump administration moves to roll back Biden-era protections for LGBTQ foster children

By Matt Tracy
Heritage of Pride's banner leads the 2024 NYC Pride march.
Pride

NYC Pride rolls out calendar of events for 2026

By Matt Tracy
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.
Crime

Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case

By Matt Tracy
NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.
Health

AG James orders NYU Langone to resume gender-affirming care for youth

By Matt Tracy
FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore.
Pride

FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore to serve as grand marshal at Queens Pride

By Matt Tracy
President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
National

Trump doubles down on transphobic attacks in State of the Union speech

By Matt Tracy
Senator Chuck Schumer waves a Rainbow Flag after announcing new legislation at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 15
Politics

Schumer and Goldman formally introduce bill to protect Rainbow Flag

By Matt Tracy
Jackie Wilson, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment’s SVP of Social Impact (middle right) presents the Jason Collins award to the Ali Forney Center, led by president and executive director Alex Roque (middle left) during halftime of the Nets-Mavericks Pride Night game on Feb. 24.
Sports

Marking Pride Night, Nets showcase ballroom dancers and honor Ali Forney Center

By Matt Tracy
A year later, Mount Sinai is facing criticism yet again for restricting youth gender-affirming care.
Health

Mount Sinai accused of restricting gender-affirming care for youth

By Matt Tracy
Feb 11, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Drake Powell (4) looks to pass the ball against Indiana Pacers guard Quenton Jackson (29) and center Micah Potter (11) during the second quarter at Barclays Center.
Sports

Nets set to host annual Pride Night game Feb. 24

By Matt Tracy
Community members look on during the flag-raising ceremony at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12 2026.
National

LGBTQ people make up 9% of US population, latest Gallup poll shows

By Matt Tracy
Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda are owned by 2022 Impact Award winners Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon.
Nightlife

Brooklyn-based Club Lambda set to permanently close

By Matt Tracy
Michael Petrelis, here at Christopher Park, hopes to see more cameras around the Stonewall National Monument to monitor activity around the flagpole.
New York City

New campaign calls for cameras to monitor Rainbow Flag at Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy
NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.
Health

NYU Langone shuts down youth gender-affirming care program

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films
  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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
  • 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 
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