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

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Advocacy

Census Outreach Ramped Up by National LGBTQ Task Force

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Around Town

NYC Gay, Lesbian Bars, COVID-Beleagured, Get Creative

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Elections

Ritchie Torres Escalates Attacks on “Trump Republican” Ruben Diaz, Sr.

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Pride

Brooklyn, Queens Pride Organizers Announce Virtual Events

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Legal

Aimee Stephens, Trans Plaintiff in Title VII Supreme Court Case, Dies at 59

By Matt Tracy
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Health

Brazil, Hungary Lift Gay Blood Donor Bans

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Advocacy

During Foster Care Month, Trump Nixes Data on Vulnerable LGBTQ Youth

By Matt Tracy
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Health

South Korean Gay District’s COVID Outbreak Sparks Outing Fears

By Matt Tracy
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Youth

DeVos Guts Title IX Protections, Angering Trans Advocates

By Matt Tracy
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Black Transgender Woman Murdered in Missouri

By Matt Tracy
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Elections

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Joe Biden at Critical Moment

By Matt Tracy
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Religion

Pope Benedict XVI Sounds Off on Gay Marriage, Abortion

By Matt Tracy
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Remembrance

Dr. Richard Friedman, Key in “Normalizing” Homosexuality, Dies at 79

By Matt Tracy
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Books

Two Black Gay Men Win Pulitzer Prizes

By Matt Tracy
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Health

Trans Volunteer Bolsters Battered Lincoln Hospital Morgue

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Gay Nurses Bring it Home During the Coronavirus Crisis

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Arts

  • London gay activists aid striking Welsh miners in "Pride The Musical." Pride sings at London’s National Theatre
  • "It Is Not Enough to See, One Must See Through to Find Truth" (2013), Emmett Wigglesworth. Exhibition explores esteemed Harlem incubator for artists
  • Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) in "Heartstopper Forever." ‘Heartstopper’ ends on a high note
  • Peter Hujar's (1934 – 1987) self-portraits at 189 Second Avenue, 1974. Peter Hujar exhibit at the Morgan: A love for outsiders
  • “Rosebush Pruning,” directed by Karim Aïnouz, opens July 24 at the Angelika Film Center. Gay filmmaker Karim Aïnouz on his new black comedy, ‘Rosebush Pruning’

Crime

  • The Bronx intersection where two suspects allegedly physically attacked an individual and voiced anti-LGBTQ remarks. Cops search for two suspects in anti-LGBTQ attack in the Bronx
  • 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 sentenced to 20 years for killing O’Shae Sibley in homophobic gas station attack
  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • 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

Perspectives

  • James Dale and his partner, David Lam, at the NYC Pride March on June 28. Don’t let the parade pass you by
  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • 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

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