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

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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
Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell delivers a pre-recorded address to the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention in Washington
Elections

Transphobia, Intolerance, Lies Front and Center at RNC

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New York State

Brooklyn’s East River State Park Renamed After Marsha P. Johnson

By Matt Tracy
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Television

HBO Max Unveils Cast for “Equal” Series on LGBTQ History

By Matt Tracy
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Cinema

“The Owl House” Brings Disney’s First Bisexual Lead Character

By Matt Tracy
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention, in Charlotte
Elections

Inside the Very Anti-LGBTQ GOP Party Platform — From 2016!

By Matt Tracy
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Crime

Transphobic Attacks in Los Angeles Lead to Arrests

By Matt Tracy
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Politics

Effort to Repeal Walking While Trans Ban Gains Bipartisan Support

By Matt Tracy
Grenell US Ambassador to Germany attends the “Rally for Equal Rights at the United Nations (Protesting Anti-Israeli Bias)” in Geneva
Elections

Ric Grenell, GOP Launch Fruitless Bid to Attract LGBTQ Voters

By Matt Tracy
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Sports

Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster Suspended for Using Anti-Gay Slur on Air

By Matt Tracy
FILE PHOTO: Cruz, an ER technician at Valley Medical Center in Renton, donates convalescent plasma at Bloodworks Northwest for an experimental treatment study during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle
Health

Data Documents Severe Healthcare Discrimination Targeting Trans Americans

By Matt Tracy
Ashley Moore last August
Crime

Questions Mount About Trans Woman’s Suspicious Death in Newark

By Matt Tracy
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Elections

Hoylman Outlines Vision to Lead Manhattan as Borough President

By Matt Tracy
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Politics

Morse Faces New Attacks Even as Report Reveals Dem Leaders Aided Smear

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 
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