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Matt Tracy

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

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a Super Bowl LX press conference at San Jose Convention Center on Feb. 2, 2026.
Sports

GLAAD teaming up with NFL for ‘Road to Pride’ event ahead of Super Bowl LX

By Matt Tracy
Erik Bottcher will represent District 47 in the State Senate.
Politics

Erik Bottcher wins special election to fill Brad Hoylman-Sigal’s State Senate seat

By Matt Tracy
Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the "The Morning Show" in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2025.
National

Federal agents arrest Don Lemon in connection with St. Paul church protest

By Matt Tracy
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin (21) skates with the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks first period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit:
Sports

USA Hockey faces backlash for quietly restricting trans athletes

By Matt Tracy
The State Capitol building in Albany.
Health

New York State Senate votes to stop IVF discrimination against queer couples

By Matt Tracy
Demonstrators carry signs condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Legal

Hetrick-Martin Institute publishes know-your-rights guide amid nationwide ICE crackdown

By Matt Tracy
Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press briefing on the city’s preparations for a snowstorm at the New York City Emergency Management Department on Jan. 23.
Books

Thousands download ‘Heated Rivalry’ from NYPL after Mamdani’s snowstorm suggestion

By Matt Tracy
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
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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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