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Maryland lawmakers introduce bill to ban conversion therapy
Therapists who practice sexual orientation change efforts on minors could be disciplined or lose license to practice
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Fox News Executive Editor: U.S. Winter Olympics team is too gay to win medals
John Moody slammed the diversity of the Olympics team in an article perceived as both homophobic and racist
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Australian boxer: Gay people should be killed to “deter the problem”
Anthony Mundine compared gay people to pedophiles and claimed they should be killed as a deterrent
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Lesbian appeals lawsuit against assisted living facility that allegedly ignored harassment against her
Marsha Wetzel was harassed and physically assaulted by other residents when they discovered she was a lesbian
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Japanese government instructs hotels to stop discriminating against gay couples
A new directive to hotels reminds them that refusing entry to same-sex couples is illegal
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Metro Weekly magazine: 2018-02-08 edition (PDF)
MW Final 020818 Ryan Spahn and Michael Urie (v24-39) by MetroWeekly on Scribd
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Virginia Republicans kill all pro-LGBTQ housing and employment bills
GOP House Speaker pressures subcommittee to kill bills in order to avoid a floor vote
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Virginia Republicans vote to allow anti-transgender healthcare discrimination to continue
Bill to prohibit discrimination against transgender patients fails on party-line vote
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UN human rights chief: Intolerance toward LGBTQ people shows “dark clouds” growing in Indonesia
UN rights chief warns that political extremism and intolerance are rising, as government cracks down on LGBTQ people
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Mike Pence calls his extreme homophobia “fake news” in response to gay Olympian
Figure skater Adam Rippon had previously criticized the choice of anti-gay Pence to lead the U.S. Winter Olympics delegation
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Boys in the Bard: An interview with Hamlet’s Michael Urie & Ryan Spahn
Michael Urie and Ryan Spahn talk candidly about their nine-year relationship and the challenges of being out in Hollywood
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Melancholia at Gallery O on H
Marion Colomer's large-scale watercolors are accompanied by an original scent by perfumer Dana El Masri
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Seth Kibel & Friends at the Edlavitch DCJCC
Seth Kibel's musical brunches at the Edlavitch DCJCC are as popular for the Klezmer repertoire as the kosher buffet
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Review: “Something Rotten!” shines at National Theatre
Something Rotten! is wicked good at lampooning both musicals and Shakespeare with love
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Review: “La Foto” at GALA Theatre feels “underexposed”
The cast keeps it fun, although not enough develops in "La Foto: A Selfie Affair"
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“No Word in Guyanese for Me” finds new timeliness in the era of #MeToo and Trump
Wendy Graf's play focuses on a gay Muslim woman trying to reconcile her faith with her sexuality
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Daniela Vega is ready for her close-up in “A Fantastic Woman”
Vega's magnetic performance lights up the critically lauded tale of a transgender woman reclaiming her own story
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Review: “A Fantastic Woman” is penetrating and poignant
A determined trans woman fights for her right to mourn her lover in the riveting "A Fantastic Woman"
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Equality Virginia’s Day of Action brought LGBTQ people face-to-face with lawmakers
Equality Virginia's Day of Action emphasizes personal connections as Virginians lobby on behalf of pro-LGBTQ bills
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Out on the Town: D.C. Arts and Entertainment — February 8-14
Everything arts and entertainment this week in D.C. and beyond!
