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

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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

By Matt Tracy
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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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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

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Hate Crime Indictment in Far Rockaway Homophobic Fatal Stabbing

By Matt Tracy
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Honorees Shine at 2020 Gay City News Impact Awards

By Matt Tracy
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“Counting All Queens” Race Aims at Boosting LGBTQ Census Responses

By Matt Tracy
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Corey Johnson Drops Out of 2021 Mayoral Race

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Why Haven’t Stewart-Cousins, Heastie Moved Walking While Trans Repeal?

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Bronx LGBTQ Community Denounces Defacing of Mural in Norwood

By Matt Tracy
Trump turns to DeVos during his remarks to reporters before workforce discussion in Bedminster, New Jersey
Education

Trump Vows to Block Desegregation Funds for Schools Welcoming Trans Athletes

By Matt Tracy
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Television

“Saturday Night Live” Adds First Out Black Lesbian Cast Member

By Matt Tracy
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Elections

Anxious About November 3? Here’s How You Can Help

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Arts

  • “Erupcja," directed by Pete Ohs, opens April 17 at the Angelika Film Center. ‘Erupcja’: Charli XCX, Lena Góra ignite a volcanic love triangle in Warsaw
  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story
  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • 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

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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