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Former NBA player Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.

Sports

Gay former NBA player Jason Collins diagnosed with brain tumor

By Matt Tracy

Sports

PHOTOS: Ellie, New York Liberty bring the energy for Pride Night

By Gay City News

A general view of the LA28 commemorative coins and Paris 2024 to LA 2028 handover medallions during the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony at The Broadmoor.

Sports

US Olympic & Paralympic Committee bans trans athletes

By Matt Tracy

From right to left: Stonewall Inn co-owner Kurt Kelly; Zamuel Duran Yepes of Brooklyn; Kai Almonte Valera of the Bronx; Stonewall Inn Gives Back board member Lorna Luft; anonymous Queens honoree; Stonewall Inn co-owner Stacy Lentz; Nico Weisberger of Manhattan; andLucianna Lombardi of Staten Island.

Sports

Yankees-Stonewall scholars recognized during pre-game ceremony

By Matt Tracy

Fans enjoy Pride Night at Citi Field in 2023.

Pride

New York City’s pro sports teams gear up for Pride Month

By Matt Tracy

The State Capitol building in Albany.

Politics

New York State Senate committee approves anti-trans sports bill

By Matt Tracy

Jason Collins, center, is flanked by Barton Lee Jackson III to his left and Phyllis Mehalakes to his right.

Sports

Jason Collins joins Nets’ Pride night and calls on sports world to ‘fight for equality’

By Matt Tracy

Players compete in the New York Gay Football League.

Sports

Two decades on, New York Gay Football League maintains inclusive space for LGBTQ athletes

By Matt Tracy

Brittney Griner is joining the Atlanta Dream after more than a decade with the Phoenix Mercury.

Sports

Brittney Griner to sign with Atlanta Dream

By Matt Tracy

The New York Supreme Court sided with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's law banning transgender women from competing in women's sports, which he signed into law in July.

LI Press

Nassau judge upholds Blakeman’s ban on trans women in sports

US House Speaker Mike Johnson attends a press conference following a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2024.

Politics

House votes to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports

By Matt Tracy

Some members of the Prospect Park Women's Softball League in the dugout at Prospect Park.

Sports

Safe at home: Softball league builds camaraderie on and off the field at Prospect Park

By Matt Tracy

Rick Welts is the new CEO of the Dallas Mavericks.

Sports

Gay NBA executive Rick Welts hired as CEO of Dallas Mavericks

By Matt Tracy

Sofia Camacho Ferral finished in two hours and 31 minutes, winning the New York City Marathon's non-binary division.

Sports

NYC Marathon’s non-binary champion balances running with drag to find success

By Matt Tracy

Liberty star Breanna Stewart celebrates during the Oct. 24 parade.

Sports

Queer joy: New York Liberty showered with love at jubilant WNBA championship parade

By Matt Tracy & Donna Aceto

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots as Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride (21) defends during the second half of game three of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Target Center on Oct. 16.

Sports

Liberty star Breanna Stewart faces homophobic threat during WNBA finals

By Matt Tracy

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