Matt Tracy, Author at Gay City News

Undated selfie images provided courtesy of the Dime Doe family show Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman.

Crime

Man guilty in Black transgender woman’s killing in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity

By James Pollard, AP/Report for America

Advocates and members of the Pride Center of Staten Island stand together in 2022 after applying unsuccessfully to march in the borough's St. Patrick's Day Parade.

New York City

New Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade to welcome LGBTQ groups

By Matt Tracy

Crime

‘We must demand justice’: Non-binary teen’s death in Oklahoma sparks national attention

By Matt Tracy

Sports

Nassau County executive’s ban on trans athletes sparks outrage

By Matt Tracy

Ramzan Kadyrov is the mastermind behind the Chechen anti-LGBTQ purge.

From the Editor

The NYPD should stop playing games with anti-LGBTQ regimes

By Matt Tracy

Religion

Archdiocese of New York criticizes Cecilia Gentili’s funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

By Matt Tracy

A new report shows LGBTQ individuals enjoy playing video games and find them as a useful escape, but there is room for improvement when it comes to inclusion.

National

Despite many LGBTQ gamers, video games lack representation

By Matt Tracy

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's report evaluates the experiences of Black LGBTQ teens in school, at home, in religious settings, and more.

Youth

HRC report sheds light on experiences of Black LGBTQ youth

By Matt Tracy

Cecilia Gentili at an mpox-related demonstration in July of 2022.

Remembrance

Friends and family bid farewell to Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

By Matt Tracy

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban visited Dubai after members of the department's emergency services unit traveled there earlier this year.

International

NYPD competed with anti-LGBTQ Chechen authorities in Dubai

By Matt Tracy

Steve Ostrow opened the Continental Baths in the basement of this building at 2109 Broadway.

Remembrance

Steve Ostrow, founder of NYC’s Continental Baths, dies at 91

By Matt Tracy

The Starry 2024 Super Bowl NFL football spot.

Television

GLAAD: Super Bowl commercials showed more LGBTQ representation, but still fell short

By Matt Tracy

Kansas high school students, family members and advocates rally for transgender rights, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas.

Politics

Statehouses and AGs continue attacks on trans Americans

By Matt Tracy

Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7.

Remembrance

‘She always showed up’: Hundreds memorialize Cecilia Gentili in Manhattan

By Matt Tracy

Remembrance

Cecilia Gentili, longtime advocate for trans people, immigrants, and sex workers, dies at 52

By Matt Tracy

Music

Boygenius’ big night, Tracy Chapman’s performance highlight 2024 Grammys

By Matt Tracy

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Matt Tracy

Man guilty in Black transgender woman’s killing in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity

New Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade to welcome LGBTQ groups

‘We must demand justice’: Non-binary teen’s death in Oklahoma sparks national attention

Nassau County executive’s ban on trans athletes sparks outrage

The NYPD should stop playing games with anti-LGBTQ regimes

Archdiocese of New York criticizes Cecilia Gentili’s funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Despite many LGBTQ gamers, video games lack representation

HRC report sheds light on experiences of Black LGBTQ youth

Friends and family bid farewell to Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

NYPD competed with anti-LGBTQ Chechen authorities in Dubai

Steve Ostrow, founder of NYC’s Continental Baths, dies at 91

GLAAD: Super Bowl commercials showed more LGBTQ representation, but still fell short

Statehouses and AGs continue attacks on trans Americans

‘She always showed up’: Hundreds memorialize Cecilia Gentili in Manhattan

Cecilia Gentili, longtime advocate for trans people, immigrants, and sex workers, dies at 52

Boygenius’ big night, Tracy Chapman’s performance highlight 2024 Grammys

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