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

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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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Advocacy

Housing Works Staffers Protest Thrift Shop’s All-Volunteer Operation

By Matt Tracy
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Business

TikTok Admits to Censoring LGBTQ Hashtags

By Matt Tracy
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Remembrance

Henry van Ameringen, Major Donor of LGBTQ Causes, Dies at 90

By Matt Tracy
Queens D.A. candidate Tiffany Caban leaves after voting in the Queens borough of New York City
Elections

Tiffany Cabán Launches Campaign for City Council in Queens

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after delivering remarks on immigration reform, accompanied by Senator Tom Cotton in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington
Elections

Trump’s New SCOTUS Wish List Laced with Anti-LGBTQ Bigots

By Matt Tracy
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Olympic Gold Medalist Caster Semenya Loses Appeal of Testosterone Rules

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Feds Bust Man for Bombing Gay Gym in New Jersey

By Matt Tracy
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New York City

Trans Woman Found at Bronx’s Orchard Beach Drowned

By Matt Tracy
New York City Mayor de Blasio speaks at news conference
Crime

De Blasio’s Vagueness in Addressing Sex Work Decriminalization

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a listening session on the issue of regulating nicotine vaping and e-cigarettes in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington
Health

Another Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Transphobic Health Rule

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Early Release of US Marine Who Killed Trans Woman in Philippines Draws Fire

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Transgender Woman Found Dead At the Bronx’s Orchard Beach

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

City Settles Lawsuit in Layleen Polanco’s Rikers Island Death for $5.9 Million

By Matt Tracy
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Youth

Lawsuit Aims at Trump Halting Data on Native American, LGBTQ Foster Care Youth

By Matt Tracy
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Arts

  • Jay Armstrong Johnson and Jimin Moon in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” ‘Heated Rivalry’ musical parody: Slap shots and slapstick
  • “Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77. Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space
  • Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine." ‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival
  • “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

Crime

  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

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 
  • 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

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