News + Politics
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Abercrombie & Fitch fires gay model after racist comments unearthed
Abercrombie & Fitch fires gay model after racist comments unearthed
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LGBTQ activists call on FDA to allow LGBTQ people to donate blood
Critics say allowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood would alleviate shortages amid COVID-19 pandemic
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LGBTQ groups respond after gay conservative accuses them of exploiting coronavirus for financial gain
Organizations push back against assertion that they are trying to fundraise off of the epidemic by warning that LGBTQ people are more vulnerable
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Transgender woman shot while being treated by paramedics in Charlotte, N.C.
Charlotte police are asking people with any information about what led to the crime to contact them
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Why health experts recommend Tylenol to treat symptoms of COVID-19
Local physician says Tylenol is preferred due to concerns over the effect of NSAIDs like ibuprofen on liver and kidneys
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Marvel branded “tone-deaf” for non-binary superhero called ‘Snowflake’
Marvel branded "tone-deaf" for non-binary superhero called 'Snowflake'
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Designer Christian Siriano is making face masks for medical workers in New York
Designer Christian Siriano is making face masks for medical workers in New York.
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Anti-gay Republican congressman voted against COVID-19 relief bill because it “redefined family”
Andy Biggs objected to granting sick leave to same-sex partners and the lack of abortion-specific language in the bill
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Conservative pastor blames coronavirus on same-sex marriage
The coronavirus pandemic is a "reckoning" from God claims Tennessee pastor Perry Stone
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Grindr hookup led to gay teen being stabbed more than 100 times
Brian Healless is accused of killing Alex Davies after asking to meet in a "discreet spot"
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Here are the Prides that are cancelled or postponed
More than 100 global Prides have cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Hello, Metro Weekly Digital Edition! (So long, print edition… for now)
As Metro Weekly's print edition goes into (temporary) hibernation, we focus our efforts on a robustly interactive Digital Edition. Our publisher explains.
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Closing Calls: DC’s LGBTQ bars and restaurants respond to coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic hits hard, the industry shuts its doors to help combat the spread
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Local health providers scale back non-essential services in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Community events, HIV/STI testing, and nonessential appointments are among those services affected
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Chasing COVID-19: World races to contain coronavirus pandemic
Perspectives on the coronavirus from an expert virologist and a health journalist
