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RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 Finale Recap: Life and Death
Drag Race's finale offered nostalgia, eleganza, and a shocking lipsync elimination
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Exclusive Photos: Portraits of Town
A selection of the bartenders, DJs, drag performers, managers, and patrons who helped to make Town Danceboutique a special destination
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Christian group sues to overturn conversion therapy bans in South Florida
Lawsuit claims the bans violate therapists' and clients' First Amendment rights, and a host of other laws
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Third transgender woman murdered in Jacksonville, fourth attack so far this year
A 24-year-old woman was discovered shot to death in a city hotel room
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ESPN’s Body Issue features same-sex couple on cover for first time
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird bared all for ESPN's iconic Body Issue
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Our Town: Celebrating a Decade of DJs, Dancing, and Drag
John Guggenmos, Ed Bailey, and Jim "Chachi" Boyle exclusively discuss a decade of Town Danceboutique
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Documentary “Alone in the Game” captures the stories of young LGBTQ athletes
Producer David McFarland is hopeful that major league LGBTQ athletes will come out in the future
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival is a mix of far-flung cultural traditions, modern art, and feminist musicians
Through displays, discussions, and performances, the festival showcases two diverse cultures
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Town Forum: The Community Reflects on Town’s Legacy and Closing
We asked Town Danceboutique's patrons and employees, past and present, what Town meant to them, as well as to recount their best memories
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Music Review: Christina Aguilera’s “Liberation”
Christina Aguilera's eighth album brings artistic clarity and powerful themes in an underwhelming package
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Stage Review: Olney Theatre’s “On the Town”
A first-rate cast really cooks in Olney's snappy production of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town"
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Editor’s Picks: The Tempest, Imagine Dragons, Murder Ballad, A Capitol Fourth, and more!
Our picks of the best in arts and entertainment in D.C. this week!
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Out On the Town: D.C. arts & entertainment highlights — June 28-July 4
Everything arts and entertainment in the D.C. area this week
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Metro Weekly magazine: 2018-06-28 edition (PDF)
MW Final 062818 Our Town (v25-09) SMALL 250 by MetroWeekly on Scribd
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Massachusetts House passes ban on youth conversion therapy
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill prohibiting therapists and counselors from subjecting LGBTQ youth to attempts to change their sexual orientation or...
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Study: Even more Americans identify as something other than heterosexual
A new survey finds the number of people who identify as bisexual, pansexual or homosexual continues to rise
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Maine lawmakers approve conversion therapy bill, but veto may be imminent
State lawmakers in Maine have approved a bill to ban the practice of conversion therapy on minors, but Gov. Paul LePage has not indicated whether...
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Ohio Republicans want teachers and doctors to out transgender children to parents
The GOP-sponsored bill, which critics have called "creepy" and "chilling," would also allow parents to block transition-related healthcare
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Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote legalized marriage equality, announces retirement
Donald Trump gets to name a second Supreme Court Justice, who will shift the court permanently in a conservative direction
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Openly gay U.S. Rep. Jared Polis wins Democratic primary for Colorado governor
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) has made history by becoming only the second openly gay man to be a major party’s nominee for governor. Polis,...
