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Turkey bans gay film festival, claiming it could incite terrorist attacks
The festival's producers claimed they were being deprived of their constitutional rights
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Texas business group will continue to oppose bathroom bill legislation
Republicans who supported bathroom bill and sanctuary cities bill took hits in pro-business group's lawmaker ratings
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Pentagon will pay for transgender soldier’s gender confirmation surgery
Under interim guidance, transgender soldiers are still entitled to the same health benefits as their cisgender peers
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Newseum debates landmark Supreme Court anti-gay baker case
Moot court previews talking points for case about the legality of denying service to LGBTQ people
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Out on the Town: D.C. arts and entertainment highlights, November 16-22
Everything arts and entertainment in D.C. this week!
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Freedom Writer: Jon Robin Baitz
Playwright Jon Robin Baitz is using his skills to fight Trump the only way he can -- with deep, biting, close to the bone satire.
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Temporary Truce: United Nations protects LGBTQ rights at 2018 Olympics
Russia and Egypt tried -- and failed -- to undermine LGBTQ protections at the 2018 Olympics.
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Dollars for Dogs: Nellie’s helps raise funds for Shaw Dog Park
Nellie's partners with Shaw Dog Park for a Drag Bingo fundraiser.
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Tops and Bottoms: “The Pajama Game” and “Top Girls” (reviews)
Pajama Game brings serious steam to an exuberant Golden Age musical, while Top Girls is powered by a potent, all-female cast.
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Soul with Heart: Bettye LaVette
For veteran singer Bettye LaVette, the best may be yet to come.
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Metro Weekly magazine: 2017-11-16 edition (PDF)
MW Final 111617 Jon Robin Baitz (v24-29) small 150.pdf by MetroWeekly on Scribd
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A few D.C. restaurants worth splurging on over Thanksgiving
Eating out this Thanksgiving couldn't be simpler -- or more filling -- with our handy guide
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Town Turns Ten: Celebrating ten years of DC’s largest LGBTQ nightclub
Lady Bunny and Chris Cox will toast the storied nightclub on its 10th -- and final -- anniversary.
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Spotlight: Events happening in D.C., November 16-22
Our picks of the best arts, entertainment and everything else in D.C. this week!
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Reviews: Sam Smith’s “The Thrill of It All” and Shamir’s “Revelations”
Sam Smith adds some heft to his vocal pop, while Shamir embraces an early career reinvention
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Review: Justice League is an overstuffed turkey
Justice League pits a gaggle of superheroes against a foe that would demolish Earth. And no, it’s not Trump.
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Victory Fund endorses 9 LGBTQ congressional candidates
The Victory Fund has issued a round of endorsements of openly LGBTQ candidates seeking election or re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of...
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Civil rights advocates object to Don Willett nomination to federal bench
Civil rights advocates are objecting to yet another Trump judicial nominee being considered for a seat on a federal court of appeals. Don Willett, a...
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HRC urges defeat of 5 of Trump’s most anti-LGBTQ judicial nominees
HRC says all five, if confirmed to lifetime appointments, could threaten LGBTQ equality in the future
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Celebrities appear in music video calling for end to anti-LGBTQ violence in Brazil
In recent years, Brazil has become a more inhospitable place for LGBTQ people to live
