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Matt Tracy

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

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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
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
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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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