Metro Weekly magazine: 2019-03-21 edition (PDF)
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March 21, 2019
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It takes two to tango, with good reason -- add one, and the footwork gets way more intricate, to say nothing of where all the other parts go. An adventurous couple and an enthusiastic third try out their footwork, and stumble through the dance, in the Brooklyn-set queer indie Throuple, a notable feature debut for director Greyson Horst.
Michael Doshier wrote the script and stars as perpetually single singer-songwriter Michael, who lives too co-dependently with best friend and fellow musician Tristan (Tristan Carter-Jones). She's getting more and more serious with her girlfriend Abby (Jess Gabor), so, essentially, Michael's already playing third wheel in their relationship.
The Trump administration continues to push the boundaries of free speech by threatening retaliation against Georgetown Law School if it fails to eliminate any diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
In a "letter of inquiry" dated February 17 but emailed to Dean William Treanor on March 3, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin said that a whistleblower informed him that Georgetown Law School "continues to promote and teach DEI," calling such actions "unacceptable," according to The Associated Press.
Martin warned Treanor that his office wouldn't consider any Georgetown Law students for jobs, summer internships, or fellowships until the school dropped its DEI programs.
A California appeals court has ruled in favor of a lesbian couple, finding that a baker discriminated against them when she refused to sell them a generic wedding cake.
The case deals with an exception to a loophole that many conservatives believe they had carved out, enabling them to openly discriminate against LGBTQ people in the provision of public goods or services.
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who objected to creating a custom-made wedding cake for a gay couple's wedding, finding that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had been unfairly prejudiced against the baker's religious beliefs.
