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

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Crime

Teen Punched in Alleged Anti-Gay Bus Attack in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy
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Sports

Pro Athletes, Businesses Team Up Against Idaho’s Anti-Trans Sports Law

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Legal

New Jersey Lifts Barriers to Legal Name Change Process

By Matt Tracy
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International

Hungary Bans LGBTQ Adoption Rights in Broad Power Grab

By Matt Tracy
2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a news conference at the The 9/11 Tribute Museum in New York
Politics

Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Transphobic Sports Bill in Congress

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Advocacy

City Council Passes Walking While Trans Repeal Resolutions

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Trump attends ceremonial swearing-in for Labor Secretary Scalia at the White House in Washington
Legal

Trump Rushes to Finalize Religious Exemptions for Government Contractors

By Matt Tracy
Television presenter Robin Roberts arrives at the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood

Strong LGBTQ Visibility on TV in 2019, Outpacing Overall Diversity

By Matt Tracy
Coronavirus
Health

Non-Profits Blast Cuomo for “Misleading” on HIV Funding

By Matt Tracy
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Activism

Advocates Rally as Council Hears Walking While Trans Resolutions

By Matt Tracy
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Activism

Survey: Health, Housing Among Top Issues for LGBTQ New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy
Actor Elliot Page came out as trans and non-binary in 2020.
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Actor Elliot Page Comes Out as Transgender

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Black Trans Woman Shot to Death in Richmond, Virginia

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Elections

Community Rallies Around Elisa Crespo in Wake of New York Post Slam

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Music

Lesbians, Bisexual Women Highlight Grammy Nominations

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Crime

Black Transgender Woman Killed in Houston — On Trans Day of Remembrance

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Arts

  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • 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

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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