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Matt Tracy

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

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The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022.
Military

Pentagon stops training HIV-positive recruits ahead of potential ban: report

By Matt Tracy
Anthony Nicodemo at the Gay City News Impact Awards in 2017.
Sports

LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees

By Matt Tracy
The stage at PrideFest 2025.
Pride

NYC Pride announces 2026 theme: ‘For All of Us’

By Matt Tracy
Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced.
Crime

Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security

By Matt Tracy
US President Donald Trump looks on before departing for Florida from the South Lawn, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 16, 2026.
Politics

How Trump targeted trans rights and the broader LGBTQ community in his first year back in office

By Matt Tracy
The Madison Square Garden jumbotron lit up in rainbow colors during Knicks' Pride Night in 2020.
Sports

Knicks set to host Pride Night at Madison Square Garden Jan. 27

By Matt Tracy
The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10.
Crime

Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

By Matt Tracy
Brian Romero, seen here at a rally for trans youth on Jan. 10, is running for office in the 34th Assembly District.
Politics

Queer progressive Brian Romero vies for Queens Assembly seat

By Matt Tracy
Nurses make their demands clear on the picket line outside Mount Sinai on Jan. 12, 2026.
Health

State lawmaker warns against disruption to gender-affirming care during nurses’ strike

By Matt Tracy
The Trevor Project's CEO, Jaymes Black.
National

MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to The Trevor Project

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026.
Legal

New York and 11 states sue Trump administration for threatening to withhold funding over trans-inclusive policies

By Matt Tracy
CVS faced criticism after it initially avoided covering one of the latest forms of injectable PrEP.
Health

CVS now covering long-acting injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy
Cases of mpox in New York City in the final months of 2025.
Health

Mpox cases fall in NYC for second straight month

By Matt Tracy
Hudson Williams poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026.
Cinema

Queer representation and trans rights on stage at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards

By Matt Tracy
Attendees hold a banner bearing the name of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a vigil for her in Seattle, Washington, U.S. January 8, 2026.
National

Renee Nicole Macklin Good’s wife speaks out after fatal ICE shooting

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025.
National

Survey shows how queer and trans people have changed their lives since 2024 election

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists
  • “The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10. ‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter
  • "The Stranger," directed by François Ozon, opened April 3 at the Angelika and Film at Lincoln Center. In ‘The Stranger,’ gay director François Ozon adapts a classic French novel
  • "The Blue Trail," directed by Gabriel Mascaro, opened at Angelika Film Center April 3. Q&A: Director Gabriel Mascaro on dystopian drama ‘The Blue Trail’
  • An angel stands at the edge of the East River against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Angelic portraits explore the tender side of the male form at NYC’s queer landmarks

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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 
  • 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

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