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Inside the New Metro Weekly: Elegance Bratton Talks Hollywood and House
Also inside: Isaiah Rashad hits the road, corporate DEI holds firm, and Keegan’s Gruesome Playground Injuries.
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Isaiah Rashad Is Making Up For Lost Time
The bisexual rapper talks life after being outed, his new album It’s Been Awful, and why he won’t disappear for another five years.
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Gruesome Playground Injuries Review: Growing Pains
Keegan Theatre’s uneven but affecting production traces a lifelong friendship shaped by love, loneliness, and pain.
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Gay Gossip Site DataLounge Shuts Down After 31 Years
The pioneering online forum fostered a devoted gay community while earning a reputation for vicious gossip and anonymous cruelty.
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New Jersey Enacts Shield Law for Trans Health Care and Abortion
The measure blocks state cooperation with out-of-state investigations and strengthens protections for patients and providers.
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Anne Arundel Schools Revise Gender Policy After Federal Threat
The district amended its LGBTQ student regulations after federal agencies threatened to withhold funding over parents' access to gender-related records.
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Log Cabin Republicans Drops Support for Transgender Community
The gay conservative group blames transgender activists for declining support for gay rights and will now identify as an LGB organization.
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Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend Moving to Washington Hilton in 2028
Organizers say the leather event has outgrown its longtime home and will hold one final bash at the Hyatt Regency Washington in 2027.
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Derek Chadwick Leaves Gay App Goose Over Conflicting Vision
The gay dating app's co-founder says he can no longer stand behind the company amid scrutiny over allegedly AI-generated promotional accounts.
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Pride Flags Removed from LGBTQ-Friendly Catholic High School
After the Diocese of Oakland required their removal, Bishop O'Dowd adopted a rainbow-colored "inclusive O" as a new symbol of belonging.
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After a Decade at DIK Bar, Bear Happy Hour Moves to JR.’s
The longtime monthly gathering, organized by Fergus, will hold a soft opening at its new 17th Street home on August 21.
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Gay Candidates for Congress Fall Short in Florida
Congressional losses gave way to down-ballot wins, as LGBTQ candidates flipped a school board and defeated Moms for Liberty-backed candidates.
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Keeping DEI Policies Didn’t Hurt Companies, Study Finds
Firms that retained their diversity programs performed as well as those that rolled them back despite pressure from the Trump administration.
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California Pharmacy Vandalized Over Pro-LGBTQ Signs
Corner Drug answered an anti-gay threat painted on its storefront with humor, defiance, and donations to local LGBTQ groups.
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Rehoboth Beach Elects Its First Openly Gay Mayor
Susan Stewart won 61% of the vote and will become the Delaware resort city's first woman mayor in decades.
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Big Gay Flotilla in Long Beach Floats On Despite Death Threats
Police arrested a 26-year-old man after violent threats targeted the annual LGBTQ beach party, but its organizer refused to cancel.
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Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Fund Her All-Trans Thriller
The Matrix filmmaker says financiers like The Hunted but won't back the $10 million political thriller because of its all-trans cast.
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AIDS 2026: HIV Science Advances as Global Funding Collapses
In Rio, the global HIV community warned that lifesaving breakthroughs mean little if the people who need them cannot access them.
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Eugene Vindman Erupts in Clash Over Anti-Trans Vote
The Virginia Democrat cursed and walked out of a party meeting after trans constituents challenged his vote for a GOP "forced outing" bill.
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Two Former NBA Players Troll WNBA With Anti-Trans Stunt
Royce White and Enes Kanter Freedom claim eligibility for the 2027 draft as the league denounces "bad-faith efforts" to marginalize others.
