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Pastor who cheered Orlando victims’ deaths found guilty of child molestation
Kenneth Adkins is known for his anti-LGBTQ statements and social media posts
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European Court demands end to forced sterilization of transgender people
22 European nations have been ordered to amend their laws
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Iowa lawmakers vote to end discrimination against LGBTQ renters
Bipartisan measure heads to Gov. Terry Branstad's desk for signature into law
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ACLU sues Wisconsin for denying insurance coverage to transgender state employees
Wisconsin has "cruelly backtracked" on its promise to cover gender confirmation surgery, ACLU says
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Nebraska Supreme Court throws out ban on same-sex foster parents
State ordered to stop treating same-sex couples differently in foster and adoption cases
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Broadway Sings Beyonce & Bruno Mars on April 15 at Sixth & I
Show features Broadway-transformed hits -- from "Single Ladies" to "Grenade."
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Michele Bachmann believes God helped Trump win to halt trans rights
Bachmann said Trump's victory was a "reprieve" from LGBTQ equality
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Metro Weekly Magazine: 2017-04-06 edition (PDF)
Metro Weekly – 04-06-17 – Rep. Mark Pocan by MetroWeekly on Scribd
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Tampa bans conversion therapy on minors, and St. Petersburg may follow suit
On Thursday, the Tampa City Council held a second reading of a proposed ordinance that bans the practice of conversion therapy on minors in the...
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Florida teacher sacked for asking students if they’re “comfortable” with gays
Students also asked about women, Muslims, African Americans, and disabled people
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Jazz vocalist Cecile Mclorin Salvant comes to Wolf Trap on April 8
Salvant performs original songs and unique interpretations of obscure jazz and blues compositions
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Neil Gorsuch confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
In a victory for President Donald Trump, his Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a bipartisan 54-45 vote. Three...
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“Queen of Mean” Lisa Lampanelli returns to DC on April 8
Lampanelli -- who is never mean for the sake of it -- comes to the Lincoln Theatre
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Trans boy asks to intervene as defendant in Boyertown locker room lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have filed a legal motion asking to intervene in a lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania school...
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Anoushka Shankar comes to DC on April 8
Star sitarist leads a virtuoso septet
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The DC Center unmasks its new art gallery
Center Arts Gallery debuts with a stunning exhibit by people living with HIV
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Gavin Grimm: Trump doesn’t care about protecting trans people from discrimination
Virginia teenager Gavin Grimm isn’t mincing words when it comes to how he views the Trump administration’s record on transgender rights. On Thursday, Grimm was...
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UrbanArias: Lucy the chimpanzee’s tale retold in short opera
Based on the real-life social experiment of a chimp raised as if she was a human child
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Despite “repeal,” cities continue enforcing travel bans to North Carolina
North Carolina’s fake “repeal” of the controversial HB 2 law might have convinced the NCAA and the ACC to reconsider awarding sports championships to the...
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U.S. Senate Republicans kill filibuster to move along Gorsuch nomination
Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted for the “nuclear option” — a move that kills the filibuster for all current and future Supreme Court nominees,...
