Latest News
-
The GOP’s Fetish for Firearms Has Gotten Out of Hand
Despite what JD Vance says, the majority of sane Americans have not bought into the idea that school shootings are “a fact of life.”
-
Above & Beyond: Fall Arts Preview 2024
Comedy, Drag, Exhibits, Lectures, Dance Parties, Screenings, Readings and more in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
-
In the Hilarious ‘Jaja’s,’ Immigrant Women Live an American Dream
The well-oiled ensemble cast is the crowning glory of Arena's uproariously funny "JaJa's African Hair Braiding."
-
Classical & Choral Music: Fall Arts Preview 2024
The classical and choral music season in the Washington, D.C. region is beautiful and booming this autumn.
-
‘The Comeuppance’ is a Masterful, Modern Danse Macabre
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins takes our souls for a spin in "The Comeuppance," the masterful season opener at Woolly Mammoth.
-
Trump Ad Attacks Harris for Support of Trans Health Care in Prisons
The Trump campaign is running a viscious attack ad against the Democratic nominee, focusing on transgender surgeries.
-
Dance: Fall Arts Preview 2024
Bursting with ballerinas and acrobats and tap-happy Santas, it should be a killer fall and winter for dance around D.C.
-
Brian Sims Named CEO of Pro-LGBTQ “Agenda PAC”
The PAC seeks to raise money to mount voter education campaigns targeting incumbent lawmakers with anti-LGBTQ records.
-
Sharing Citizenship Through Marriage in GALA’s ‘Hugo’
GALA Theatre's "The 22+ Weddings of Hugo" weaves an engaging mystery from the real-life tale of a serial bigamist.
-
Gallery: Tom Hill’s ‘Crackling With Electricity’ at Portico Gallery
Tom Hill's latest exhibit showcases the artist's gift for creating vibrant, colorful pieces out of found items... including jock straps.
-
Roz White is Commanding in Mosaic’s ‘Lady Day’
Roz White illuminates Billie Holiday's blues in Mosaic's moving production of "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."
-
This Week’s Advertisers: Fall Arts Preview, Sept. 19, 2024
Please support our advertisers in the September 19 edition of Metro Weekly, our annual Fall Arts Preview, Part 2.
-
Anti-LGBTQ Mark Robinson Allegedly Enjoyed Watching Trans Porn
North Carolina gubernatorial nominee reportedly claimed to be a "Black Nazi," defended slavery, and bashed gays on an adult message board.
-
Georgia Passes a Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Law
The Russian-style law prohibits all depictions of LGBTQ identity and severely curtails various LGBTQ rights.
-
Matthew Shepard’s Murderer Will Remain in Prison
State Parole Board refuses to commute Russell Henderson's double-life sentences for murdering the Wyoming youth.
-
Gov. Andy Beshear Bans Conversion Therapy in Kentucky
Executive order prohibits taxpayer dollars from being used for conversion therapy, and allows for discipline on therapists who deploy it.
-
Biden Breaks Record for Most LGBTQ Judges Confirmed
Mary Kathleen Costello, of Pennsylvania, has become the 12th out LGBTQ person nominated to a lifetime judgeship.
-
LGBTQ Poll Finds Kamala Harris With a 67% Lead Over Trump
A recent HRC poll finds LGBTQ adults are motivated to vote in this year's election, with a clear majority supporting Democrat Kamala Harris.
-
JD Vance Claims Haitian Migrants Are Spreading HIV in Ohio
Local health experts and data refute Vance's claims that HIV rates have surged in Springfield due to migrant Haitians.
-
U.S. House Committee Passes Forced Outing Bill
The measure requires elementary and middle schools to inform parents when a student asks to be treated according to their gender identity.
