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Broadway’s ‘Pirates!’ is a Theatrical Shipwreck
A loud, clunky, and laughless "Pirates!" drags a clever Victorian operetta through the mud of misplaced modernity and musical confusion.
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New Pope’s Past Anti-LGBTQ Remarks Raise Alarms
Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pope, made hostile anti-LGBTQ comments over a decade ago, raising concerns among LGBTQ Catholics.
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Help Us Choose Our Next “From the Archives” Interview!
Metro Weekly is republishing one older interview a week in a new "From the Archives" section. Help us decide which one to publish next!
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Condemns Gay Marriage in Handwritten Note
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears took the unusual step of condemning a bill she was obligated to sign.
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D.C. Opens Its First LGBTQ Senior Housing Community
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon on Mary's House for Older Adults, the first dedicated housing community for LGBTQ seniors.
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Military Ban on Trans Americans Reinstated by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to ban future recruits and begin expelling service members who are transgender.
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Lady Gaga Concert in Rio Was Target of Foiled Bomb Plot
Online extremists posed as Lady Gaga fans and planned to incite violence against LGBTQ attendees at Saturday's Rio show.
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Tennessee Lets Doctors Deny Treatment on Moral Grounds
Critics warn the "Medical Ethics Defense Act" will jeopardize care for LGBTQ patients, HIV prevention, and reproductive services.
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Critics Say HHS Report Pushes Conversion Tactics
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a 400-page report rejecting gender-affirming care for minors and recommending “exploratory psychotherapy” instead as the...
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Police Raid Pittsburgh Gay Bar, Forcing Patrons Into Rain
Pennsylvania State Police conducted a Friday night raid of P*Town Bar to ensure that it was complying with state liquor laws.
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Bisexual Pop Singer Jill Sobule Left a Lasting Queer Legacy
The force behind of 1995's seminal, joyous pop hit "I Kissed A Girl" died at the age of 66 last week in a house fire.
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A Spectacular Upgrade for DC’s LGBTQ+ Community Center
Kimberley Bush, executive director of the DC LGBTQ+ Community Center, shares her vision for the gleaming new space.
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Mark Campbell Gives Steve Jobs the Opera Treatment
Librettist Mark Campbell has penned nearly 40 operas, including one about Silicon Valley's most mythologized figure.
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GALA’s ‘Choke’ Confronts Loyalty and Love in a Polluted World
GALA debuts rising queer playwright Emilio T. Infante's incisive new drama Choke: Sucede Hasta en las Mejores Familias"
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‘Lavender Men’ Director Lovell Holder Creates Queer Community
Filmmaker and author Lovell Holder spins Roger Q. Mason's gay-Lincoln fantasia "Lavender Men" from stage to screen.
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Eurovision Bans Pride and Trans Flags
Performers in the international song competition may only now display the official flag of the country they represent.
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Congressional Democrats Reintroduce Equality Act
The bill would protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination but faces uphill battle in a Republican-controlled Congress.
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This Week’s Advertisers: 31st Anniversary Issue – May 2, 2025
Please support our advertisers in the May 2 edition celebrating Metro Weekly's 31st Anniversary with a reprint of our very first interview.
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Nicolas Cage Goes Wild in ‘The Surfer’
Nicolas Cage goes down under in the hallucinatory yet half-baked psychological thriller "The Surfer."
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‘Thunderbolts*’ is a Solid Return to Form for the MCU
Marvel serves up a "Very Special Episode" of their superhero franchise with the morally ambitious "Thunderbolts*."
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