All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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This Week’s Advertisers: Spring Arts Preview – March 20, 2025
Please support our advertisers in the March 20 edition of Metro Weekly featuring our annual Spring Arts Preview.
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Attackers Use Grindr to Lynch Gay Israelis in Haifa
Groups of masked assailants are reportedly using the gay dating app to lure LGBTQ Israelis into meeting to maim or kill them.
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“LGBTQ,” “Black,” “Women” on Trump’s List of Banned Words
U.S. federal agencies have reportedly flagged over 100 words that may violate Trump's anti-DEI executive order.
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What It Means To Be Queer at the Oscars
Put on your ruby slippers to strut down the red carpet as we ask what queerness means for Academy Awards voters past and present.
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Republicans in 9 States Push to Overturn Gay Marriage
Republican lawmakers in nine states are either calling for the overturn of gay marriage or seeking to undermine it.
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Two College Students To Be Publicly Caned for Gay Sex
The couple, 24 and 18, were found guilty of violating Sharia law, which is strictly enforced in Indonesia's Aceh province.
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Chogasm! An Interview with Margaret Cho
Is too much of Margaret Cho a bad thing? Not by our measure, as the comic releases a smashing new musical album, "Lucky Gift."
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‘Sex Love Venice’ Puts the V-A-I-N in Vanity Project
The queer indie drama "Sex Love Venice" squanders an onscreen trip to Italy on an uninspired gay romance.
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Booz Allen Hamilton Pulls Sponsorship of WorldPride 2025
The decision accompanies the defense contractor's decision to drop pro-DEI policies to comply with a Trump executive order.
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U.S. Halts LGBTQ Discrimination Complaint Processing
The EEOC has ordered its employees to deprioritize sex-based discrimination complaints from LGBTQ individuals.
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Trump White House Deletes LGBTQ and HIV Info from Website
LGBTQ nondiscrimination policies, resources for HIV, Pride Month, and pro-diversity initiatives are among topics no longer accessible.
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Trump Taps Right-Wing Lesbian Tammy Bruce for State Dept.
Tammy Bruce, who will serve as State Deptartment spokesperson, is a frequent critic of the LGBTQ community.
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House GOP Fast-Tracks Transgender Athlete Ban
Congressional Republicans are putting hateful transgender sports bans at the very top of their legislative list.
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Historic Settlement for LGBTQ Veterans Discharged by Pentagon
The Pentagon has agreed to make it easier for LGBTQ veterans booted out of the military for being gay to upgrade their discharge paperwork.
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Gay Couple Assaulted by Gang of Teens in Milan
The couple, who were holding hands while walking home, were attacked by teens who beat them and shouted anti-gay slurs at them.
