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First Look: New exhibit at Newseum explores fight for LGBTQ equality
Groundbreaking exhibit explores 50 years of LGBTQ history, starting with the Stonewall riots
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Maryland court lifts injunction on Trump’s transgender military ban
A federal judge in Maryland has lifted the last remaining injunction preventing the Trump administration from implementing its preferred policy barring most transgender military personnel...
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Tennessee lawmakers push “indecent exposure” bill to criminalize transgender people
Bill is one of six anti-LGBTQ measures being pushed by lawmakers that LGBTQ advocates call the "slate of hate"
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Metro Weekly magazine: 2019-03-07 edition (PDF)
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Rising classical composer Jimmy LĂłpez puts muscle behind his music
With "Dreamers," LĂłpez explores the light and darkness, love and hate, and strength and weakness of the DREAMers movement
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Joe Calarco’s ‘Separate Rooms’ is far from a typical gay love story
Joe Calarco's newest play is a time-bending dramedy that also happens to be gay.
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Exclusive: Cobalt owner and employees on the sudden shutdown of DC gay club
Owner Eric Little also confirms Cobalt will not have a final farewell party.
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Nightlife Highlights: Harder DC, Kicks & Giggles’ Robyn Afterparty, Flashy Sundaze, and more!
Our picks of the best LGBTQ nightlife in D.C. this week, March 7-13
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Baltimore AIDS Walk 2019 aims to raise $150,000 for HIV care
Chase Brexton Health hopes participants will walk, run, and find out more about HIV outreach and prevention services
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Spotlight: Pizzeria Paradiso’s Women’s Day Fundraiser
A local pizza chain creates a special pies to honor congresswomen
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SMYAL’s Sultan Shakir: If you’re sexually active, get tested. Here’s why.
How a slight eye pain revealed an untreated syphilis diagnosis.
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College singers duke it out in the American Pops’ NextGen competition
Luke Frazier toured the country to find the 31 finalists who will compete in this year's event
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Theater Review: ‘Oil’ at Olney Theatre mixes fossil fuels with mundane drama
Ella Hickson's "Oil" simmers and simmers without ever reaching a proper boiling point
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Gallery: Todd G. Franson 2019
An exhibition of Franson's life work, covering everything from vibrant dancing bears to his incredible portraits for Metro Weekly
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Editor’s Picks: Blood At the Root, Andrew Rannells, Darius Bost, and more!
Our picks of the best arts and entertainment in the D.C. area this week!
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Out On the Town: DC arts and entertainment highlights — March 7-13
Everything arts and entertainment in the D.C. area this week!
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Captain Marvel review: Brie Larson delivers a powerful, emotionally rich, and frequently funny hero
Captain Marvel starts off unsteady, but finds its footing by the end and delivers spectacularly.
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5 reasons why LGBTQ advocates are alarmed by Trump’s judicial nominee Neomi Rao
LGBTQ advocates are balking at President Donald Trump’s selection of Neomi Rao, the current administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, for a...
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BREAKING: DC gay nightclub Cobalt permanently closes
Owner Eric Little says the closure was prompted by costly infrastructure repairs and a decline in sales
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Interracial same-sex couple emojis will soon be available
New emoji update also includes gender-neutral couples, as well as better representation for people with disabilities
