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

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Hollywood’s LGBTQ Inclusion Stagnates, With Racial, Gender Diversity Declining

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Civilians chant slogans as members of Sudanese pro-democracy protest on the anniversary of a major anti-military protest, as groups loyal to toppled leader Omar al-Bashir plan rival demonstrations in Khartoum
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Sudan No Longer Punishing Gay Sex With Death Penalty

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City Probe Leads YMCA to Cover Gender-Affirming Care Nationwide

By Matt Tracy
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Advocacy

Trump Administration Aims to Limit Asylum Claims

By Matt Tracy
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Facebook, Instagram Ban Conversion Therapy Content

By Matt Tracy
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Anti-LGBTQ Polish President Andrzej Duda Narrowly Wins Re-Election

By Matt Tracy
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Biden-Sanders Unity Effort Yields Proposals, Including LGBTQ Initiatives

By Matt Tracy
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Ruben Diaz, Sr., Humiliated in Defeat, Announces Political Exit

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Sex Workers Rally Against Police Brutality at Stonewall

By Matt Tracy
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Health

COVID Crisis Threatening Global Disbursement of HIV Meds

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Gay Couple Fend Off Homophobic Attackers in the Bronx

By Matt Tracy
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Advocacy

LGBTQ Groups Sound Off on New York City Budget

By Matt Tracy
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Remembrance

Staten Island LGBTQ Pioneer Jim Smith Dies at 79

By Matt Tracy
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Legal

Legal Groups, LGBTQ Catholics Say SCOTUS Ruling Imperils Queer Workers

By Matt Tracy
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Letitia James Urged to Support Release of Incarcerated TGNCNBI Folks

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City Council Prods State Legislature to Repeal Walking While Trans Ban

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Arts

  • Connor Storrie stars as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry." Closeted hockey players bring heart, authenticity, and passion to enthralling ‘Heated Rivalry’ series
  • "Sinners" is an instant classic. Top 10 movies of 2025: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Cloud,’ and more
  • Real estate agent Jordan Hurt stars prominently in both seasons of "Owning Manhattan," a show on Netflix. From assistant to agent: Jordan Hurt finds growth and redemption in ‘Owning Manhattan’
  • Books on display at Hive Mind Books, a queer-focused bookstore in Brooklyn. Queer bookstore Hive Mind Books builds community in Brooklyn
  • "Kill the Jockey,” directed by Luis Ortega, ran at Film Forum earlier this year. The year in queer cinema: The best LGBTQ films of 2025

Crime

  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom

Perspectives

  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress

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