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Matt Tracy

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

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Business

New York City Gives LGBTQ-Owned Businesses Access to Contracts

By Matt Tracy
Martin Luther King Rally and March 2021
New York City

NYPD Goes After Protesters on MLK Day

By Matt Tracy
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Politics

Jimmy Van Bramer Launches Another Campaign for Queens Borough President

By Matt Tracy
U.S. Rep. David Cicilline arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washhington

Gay Congressmember Leads the Way as House Impeaches Trump

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Trump delivers update on so-called Operation Warp Speed coronavirus treatment program in televised address from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington
Politics

LGBTQ Lawmakers, Advocacy Groups Echo Calls to Remove Trump

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President-elect Biden campaigns for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Ossoff and Warnock at a rally ahead of runoff elections in Atlanta, Georgia
Elections

Democrats Topple Anti-LGBTQ Lawmakers in Georgia, Regain Senate Control

By Matt Tracy
Kawaski Trawick, a gay man, was shot to death by police in his Bronx home in 2019.
Crime

Video Shows NYPD Officer Calling Kawaski Trawick “Just a Perp”

By Matt Tracy
NYCAN New Years’ Plunge
Activism

LGBTQ Activists Jump Into the Atlantic to Protest Nuclear Weapons

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto
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Activism

Activists March Into the New Year at the Stonewall Inn

By Donna Aceto & Matt Tracy
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Health

FDA-Funded Study Could Lead to End of Gay Blood Ban

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Teen Injured in Violent Anti-LGBTQ Attack in the Bronx

By Matt Tracy
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Housing Works Employees Vote to Join RWDSU

By Matt Tracy
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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

By Matt Tracy
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Legal

New Jersey Lifts Barriers to Legal Name Change Process

By Matt Tracy
FILE PHOTO: EU leaders summit in Brussels
International

Hungary Bans LGBTQ Adoption Rights in Broad Power Grab

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey
  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy
  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’

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

  • 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 
  • 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

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