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Matt Tracy

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

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St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, New Jersey.
Religion

‘This is shameful’: LGBTQ Catholic leaders blast bishops for banning gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy
Im Lynde is becoming the next executive director of NYC Pride.
Pride

NYC Pride hires new executive director

By Matt Tracy
FILE PHOTO: A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024.
Legal

Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis’ petition to revisit marriage equality decision

By Matt Tracy
The State Capitol building in Albany.
Education

New state law requires private schools to protect against bullying

By Matt Tracy
Councilmember Tiffany Cabán of Queens.
Politics

Out City Council candidates win big in general election races

By Matt Tracy
Zohran Mamdani speaks at an election night rally in Brooklyn after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race on November 4, 2025.
Politics

Mamdani dominated LGBTQ vote in mayoral race, exit polls show

By Matt Tracy
A cruise ship is docked on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 22, 2025.
National

US Virgin Islands governor signs executive order allowing gender marker ID changes

By Matt Tracy
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, is emphasizing his commitment to LGBTQ rights ahead of Election Day.
Politics

Confronting Trump, Mamdani vows to ‘cherish’ trans rights and make NYC a ‘true sanctuary’

By Matt Tracy
Assemblymember Deborah Glick, the first out member of the State Legislature, addresses the crowd during a protest near the Stonewall Inn in February of 2025.
Politics

Deborah Glick, first out New York State lawmaker, won’t run for re-election

By Matt Tracy
Students take the L train on their first day back to school on Sept 4.
National

LGBTQ youth face growing mental health crisis, study finds

By Matt Tracy
Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, and Curtis Sliwa are set to face off in the general election in November.
News

How the NYC mayoral candidates compare on LGBTQ issues

By Matt Tracy
Miss Major participates as a grand marshal in the 2024 NYC Pride March.
Remembrance

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall veteran and longtime trans activist, dies at 78

By Matt Tracy
The trajectory of mpox cases in New York City so far this year.
Health

NYC mpox cases increase again in September, surpassing 2025 monthly high

By Matt Tracy
Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell.
Politics

Bottcher raises $683k in first 24 hours after announcing potential Congressional bid

By Matt Tracy
Councilmember Erik Bottcher speaks at a Sept. 30 rally against the Trump administration's anti-trans funding cuts.
Politics

Denouncing Trump, Bottcher explores bid for Congress in race to replace Nadler

By Matt Tracy
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024.
Legal

Supreme Court begins new term with decisions looming on conversion therapy, trans sports participation

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection. The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis
  • Angelo Madsen is the director of "A Body to Live In." Q&A: Trans director Angelo Madsen on Fakir Musafar and ‘A Body to Live In’
  • Anjimile's “You’re Free To Go” debuts March 13. March LGBTQ music: Morrissey’s ‘Make-up Is a Lie’ and Anjimile’s ‘You’re Free To Go’
  • Eloy Pohu in "Enzo." Overview of LGBTQ-themed films at Rendez-vous with French Cinema
  • Andy (Jake Mosser) and Luis (Euriamis Losada) in “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!" Q&A: Director Todd Stephens on the re-release of ‘Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!’

Crime

  • 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
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly
  • Steven Love Menendez (second from right) with Randy Wicker (center) and park rangers in front of the flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in 2022 — during the Biden administration. The Rainbow Flag and the heart and soul of Stonewall
  • A banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March. Four decades in, Black communities are still paying the highest price from HIV — and inaction is not an option

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