From Metro Weekly
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NFL Kicker Harrison Butker Rails Against Pride Month
In a commencement address, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker ranted against Pride Month, liberal Catholics, and women who work.
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Trans People in Mississippi Can Be Prosecuted for Using "Wrong" Bathroom
A new law allows Mississippi to sue transgender people who use bathrooms and other facilities that align with their gender identity.
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Target Dumps its Pride Collection in Many Stores
The retail giant will only offer Pride-themed merchandise for adults at a limited number of stores to avoid conservative backlash.
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Anti-Gay Pastor Billy Graham Gets a Statue in the U.S. Capitol
The anti-LGBTQ televangelist's U.S. Capitol statue replaces that of a segregationist North Carolina governor.
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Male Couple Sues New York City Over Denial of IVF Benefits
The lawsuit claims city's definition of "infertility" is discriminatory and denies gay couples the chance to grow their families.
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'Oh, Mary!' and 'Merrily' Lead Gay Critics' Theater Nominations
The theater branch of the national LGBTQ critics’ group GALECA announced its nominations for the second annual Dorian Theater Awards, recognizing the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway for the 2023-2024 season. Similar to the group’s Dorian film and TV awards, both mainstream and LGBTQ-themed productions will be honored. Leading the Broadway nominations, with six apiece, […]
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Hot Picks for the Week of May 12, 2024
Two upcoming galas, a revamped, rarely-performed opera, and a deep dive into Kevin Spacey's sordid allegations are among this week's picks.
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Female Kindergarten Teacher Fired for Engagement to Woman
After a Washington state Catholic school fired the beloved teacher, parents rallied in fervent protest demanding her reinstatement.
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Surgery Requirement for Gender Transition Struck Down by Court
The Czech Constitutional Court struck down a legal requirement for transgender people to undergo gender confirmation surgery before having their identities legally recognized. Under the current law, transgender individuals have to undergo genital surgery and be sterilized by having the testes or ovaries removed, leaving trans people unable to reproduce, before officially completing their transition. […]
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Will Nonbinary Singer Bambie Thug Win Eurovision?
Nonbinary Irish musician Bambie Thug wore an outfit bearing the colors of the transgender flag in the Eurovision semi-finals in Malmö, Sweden on May 7. The first nonbinary performer to represent Ireland in Eurovision, Thug gave a show-stopping performance to a pop and industrial metal song, “Doomsday Blue.” It began with Thug — a trained […]
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The Fantastic Four Drag Queens of 'We're Here'
With an all-new cast, HBO's "We're Here" returns for a fourth season of inspiring, resisting, and uplifting through drag.
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'The Sixth' Recounts the Day a Storm Struck the Capitol (Review)
"The Sixth" delivers an urgent eyewitness chronicle of the Capitol under siege from people who feared for their lives that day.