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

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Elections

Jim Owles Hosting First Mayoral Forum

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Remembrance

Autopsy Reveals Monica Roberts Experienced Medical Emergency

By Matt Tracy
Cast member Halle Berry arrives for a screening of the movie “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” in Los Angeles
Activism

Stars and Athletes Stepping Up for National Coming Out Day, Spirit Day

By Matt Tracy
Creating Change 2020, Dallas – www.devonrowland.com
Remembrance

Trailblazing Trans Blogger Monica Roberts Dies at 58

By Matt Tracy
Transgender rights activist Sarah McBride speaks on stage at the Women In The World Summit in New York
Elections

Record Number of LGBTQ Political Candidates in 2020

By Matt Tracy
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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

By Matt Tracy
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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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News

City Council Expels Bronx Lawmaker Andy King

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Activism

National Trans Visibility March Spotlights Black Trans Lives, 2020 Election

By Matt Tracy
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Education

Stringer Asks DOE to Amend Forms Excluding Non-Binary Students

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

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

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News

Pair of Shootings Target Black Transgender Women in Pennsylvania

By Matt Tracy
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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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Arts

  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’
  • Author Wendell Edward Carter promotes his novel, "Melting The Snow," about a Black gay man's journey towards embracing his identity.  Queer authors and bookworms converge at 14th annual New York Rainbow Book Fair
  • "Dancing On the Wall" is MUNA's first release since their self-titled 2022 album. May LGBTQ music: Isaiah Rashad’s ‘It’s Been Awful’ and MUNA’s ‘Dancing On the Wall’
  • 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

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

  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • 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 
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