News + Politics
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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
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Upcoming game features Donald Trump gunning down LGBTQ people in a nightclub
Players can also control Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler as they shoot drag queens and gay men
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Health, education, and child welfare organizations denounce anti-LGBTQ legislation
Groups go on record opposing anti-transgender bills, including two that recently passed in Idaho
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Trump administration sued for refusing to enforce anti-discrimination rules
Plaintiffs allege government's actions put LGBTQ community at risk of discrimination amid a major pandemic
