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Matt Tracy

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

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Politics

LGBTQ Political Clubs to Reconsider Stringer Endorsement

By Matt Tracy
Politics

With Goal in Sight, Tiffany Cabán Pushes to the Finish Line

By Matt Tracy
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More States Target Trans People in Sports, Bathrooms, and Healthcare

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May Day Rally to Feature “Pose” Costume Giveaway, Opposition to New Beach

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Queer Activists Rally Against Nukes on Earth Day

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Sip-In Anniversary at Julius’ 55 Years Later

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Stonewall Dems Back Stringer for Mayor, Lander for Comptroller

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LGBTQ Community Reacts to Guilty Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial

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Vigil Pays Tribute to Daunte Wright and Dominique Lucious

By Matt Tracy
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National LGBT Media Association Bans Meetings in Georgia

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Josue Pierre Wants to Keep It Local

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Gay City News Earns 12 New York Press Association Awards

By Matt Tracy
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Rick Welts, NBA’s First Gay Executive, to Retire

By Matt Tracy
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Activists Rally for Climate Justice in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
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Arkansas Becomes First State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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Elisa Crespo Announces She Will Not Run in June Primary

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Arts

  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present
  • 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

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

  • 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
  • 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

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