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

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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.
Crime

‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

By Matt Tracy
Advocates at a Union Square rally for trans youth on Feb. 8, 2024.
Youth

Union Square rally set for Jan. 10 as Supreme Court hears trans sports cases

By Matt Tracy
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sworn in by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Politics

Mamdani enters office with commitments to New York’s LGBTQ community

By Matt Tracy
State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal delivers remarks on Election Night after he was elected Manhattan borough president.
Politics

In State Senate farewell, Hoylman-Sigal recalls progress on LGBTQ rights

By Matt Tracy
Billy Porter.
Arts

Billy Porter ‘on the road to recovery’ after sepsis hospitalization

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

NYC to distribute $2 million in emergency funding to organizations serving transgender people

By Matt Tracy
Danny “Dusse” Siplin, a 33-year-old Black trans man, was found dead on the east side of the Genesee River Gorge in Rochester.
New York State

Black trans man found dead in Rochester

By Matt Tracy
Lillian Bonsignore, the incoming FDNY commissioner, has been ridiculed on X since she was appointed to her post.
New York City

‘People will die’: Incoming FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore ridiculed by the right

By Matt Tracy
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
Health

New York sues Trump administration as upstate hospital halts youth trans care

By Matt Tracy
Real estate agent Jordan Hurt stars prominently in both seasons of "Owning Manhattan," a show on Netflix.
Television

From assistant to agent: Jordan Hurt finds growth and redemption in ‘Owning Manhattan’

By Matt Tracy
The State Capitol building in Albany.
Health

Hochul approves expansion of trans safe haven law, vetoes HIV care access bill

By Matt Tracy
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025.
Health

Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025.
Health

House votes to criminalize youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Women’s Super G
Events

New York LGBTQ ski weekends slated for January and February

By Matt Tracy
Weekly mpox cases in New York City in recent months.
Health

Mpox cases subside in New York City after months-long uptick

By Matt Tracy
Former NBA player Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.
Sports

Jason Collins announces he has stage 4 brain cancer 

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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