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

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News

Pair of Shootings Target Black Transgender Women in Pennsylvania

By Matt Tracy
Townsend and Caban
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

By Matt Tracy
2020 GCN Impact Awards
Gay City News Impact Awards

Honorees Shine at 2020 Gay City News Impact Awards

By Matt Tracy
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Politics

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

By Matt Tracy
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Elections

Corey Johnson Drops Out of 2021 Mayoral Race

By Matt Tracy
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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
GOVT LGBT Detroit
Elections

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

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Family Seeks Answers After Black Trans Woman’s Death in Brooklyn

By Matt Tracy
LGBT rights activist Sarah McBride speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
Elections

Transgender State Senate Candidate Wins Primary in Delaware

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films
  • "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’

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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