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Bright Light Bright Light – Metro Weekly, Issue Date April 30, 2020
Bright Light x2 is celebrating the LGBTQ community through his newest songs, one thrilling track at a time.
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Gallery: Hirshorn’s “Artists in Quarantine”
Online series chronicles the impact of the global pandemic on artists
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Gay adult film producer claims restrictions on filming due to COVID-19 are “causing people to die”
Sergeant Miles slammed an industry moratorium on filming, claiming it is "literally killing us"
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TV Review: Netflix’s ‘Hollywood’ spotlights the salacious side of Tinseltown
"Hollywood" spotlights the salacious side of Tinseltown, but still makes time for starry-eyed romance and social justice
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Music Review: Dance Gavin Dance’s ‘Afterburner’
Dance Gavin Dance prove to be masters of controlled chaos on their new album "Afterburner"
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Working-Class Warrior: Anthony Lorenzo Green on bringing change to the DC Council
Ward 7 candidate Anthony Lorenzo Green says the D.C.'s Democratic Party must reprioritize the needs of working people
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Out on the (Virtual) Town: April 30-May 6
The best arts, entertainment, and eats in D.C. during social distancing
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Spotlight: Jane Franklin Dance teaches online classes for free
Arlington-based company offers ballet barre, jazz, improvisation, modern, and more
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The Kitchn serves up free online cooking classes
20 online cooking classes cover everything from knives and boiling an egg to preparing meat dishes
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Former Councilmember Carol Schwartz endorses openly gay candidate John Fanning in Ward 2 race
Schwartz says Fanning is best poised to stave off Jack Evans, the embattled former Ward 2 councilmember
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Advocates urge ICE to release two gay asylum seekers living with HIV
Recent federal court ruling ordered ICE to release detainees who could be "immune-compromised" by COVID-19
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Gay teacher fired from Dayton-area Catholic school after being outed to archbishop
Teacher was fired after an unknown person wrote the archbishop directly to complain about their sexual orientation
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Gay men in Morocco being attacked after social media influencer’s ‘outing’ stunt
Activists say requests for help have increased since Naoufal Moussa's Instagram Live broadcast
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A third transgender woman has been killed in Puerto Rico over the past two weeks
Local activist says the island's epidemic of anti-LGBTQ violence is being fueled by societal acceptance of homophobia
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South African homophobe who blamed COVID-19 on gays allegedly using Grindr to meet men
Christiaan Otto is the subject of a human rights complaint due to his anti-LGBTQ social media posts
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Folsom Street Fair and Up Your Alley festivals to be held virtually in 2020
Details still in flux, but organizers promise live music and entertainment, as well as streaming adult content, at both festivals
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Turkey’s president defends religious leader who said homosexuality “brings illnesses”
Religious cleric accused homosexuality of causing HIV and said it "corrupts generations"
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They’re Here! – Metro Weekly, Issue Date April 23, 2020
We're Here stars Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen, and Eureka offer three glamorous cover variations. Read your favorite!
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‘Mister Rogers’ gay co-star says Fred Rogers told him to stay closeted and marry a woman
Francois Clemmons recounts his relationship with Fred Rogers, the "spiritual love of my life," in a new memoir
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Trump administration poised to rewrite Obamacare, without LGBTQ protections
HHS has long prioritized excluding transgender people from health care nondiscrimination protections
