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

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Elections

Record Number of LGBTQ Political Candidates in 2020

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Crime

Black Transgender Woman Murdered in Georgia

By Matt Tracy
LGBTQ activists and supporters block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in a major LGBT rights case in Washington
Advocacy

Report Documents Persistent, Widespread LGBTQ Discrimination, Healthcare Barriers

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Crime

Trans Woman Stabbed 16 Times in Los Angeles Park

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Politics

Queens Activist Takes Second Shot at Council Seat

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City Council Expels Bronx Lawmaker Andy King

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Activism

National Trans Visibility March Spotlights Black Trans Lives, 2020 Election

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Education

Stringer Asks DOE to Amend Forms Excluding Non-Binary Students

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Crime

Homophobe Yells Anti-Gay Slur, Punches Man in Lower Manhattan

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Pair of Shootings Target Black Transgender Women in Pennsylvania

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Politics

Rod Townsend Exits Queens City Council Race, Endorses Tiffany Cabán

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland
Politics

Proud Boys, Fired Up By Trump, Tied to Transphobia, Racism, and Misogyny

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Grindr Date Murdered With Machete in the Bronx

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Black Transgender Woman Shot to Death Near Kansas City

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Hate Crime Indictment in Far Rockaway Homophobic Fatal Stabbing

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Honorees Shine at 2020 Gay City News Impact Awards

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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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