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BREAKING: Capital Pride board chair Anna Jinkerson is resigning, citing internal divisions and 10 challenging months in the role, but says she is "not leaving the community."
Capital Pride Chair Anna Jinkerson Resigns From Board
The first queer woman to lead Capital Pride's board says she is stepping back after 10 challenging months.
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September 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
BREAKING: Capital Pride board chair Anna Jinkerson is resigning, citing internal divisions and 10 challenging months in the role, but says she is "not leaving the community."
Here's our Fall Arts Preview, Volume 2, with dozens of pages covering the season in film, pop, rock, folk, blues, jazz, comedy, drag, exhibits, magic, and so much more! There's something for every arts lover!
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September 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Here's our Fall Arts Preview, Volume 2, with dozens of pages covering the season in film, pop, rock, folk, blues, jazz, comedy, drag, exhibits, magic, and so much more! There's something for every arts lover!
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A new gay bathhouse in Bangkok bills itself as the world's first "Saunatainment," complete with an avatar-voting game. But men over 55 aren't allowed inside.
New Gay Bathhouse in Thailand Bars Men Over 55
Wellmax, which lets guests vote for one another through an avatar-based game, says it will refer men over 55 to its sister venue.
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September 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
A new gay bathhouse in Bangkok bills itself as the world's first "Saunatainment," complete with an avatar-voting game. But men over 55 aren't allowed inside.
After LGBTQ students sued, a Virginia school board reversed its policy and cleared the way for a middle school GSA to move forward.
Virginia School Board Clears Way for GSA After ACLU Lawsuit
Facing a lawsuit, King George County Schools changed its policy to allow middle schoolers to form non-curricular clubs, including a GSA.
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September 18, 2026 at 7:42 PM
After LGBTQ students sued, a Virginia school board reversed its policy and cleared the way for a middle school GSA to move forward.
Fresh faces. Familiar treachery. Follow Warren Rogers’ new weekly recaps of The Traitors: New Blood, starting with the twist-filled two-episode premiere. #TheTraitorsNewBlood
The Traitors: New Blood Premiere Recap: Familiar Treachery
Alan Cumming welcomes 22 everyday Americans to Ardross Castle for a premiere filled with alliances, accusations, and a deadly new twist.
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September 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Fresh faces. Familiar treachery. Follow Warren Rogers’ new weekly recaps of The Traitors: New Blood, starting with the twist-filled two-episode premiere. #TheTraitorsNewBlood
Gay Olympian Timo Cavelius required emergency surgery after an opponent attacked him as he celebrated a judo victory, potentially jeopardizing his 2028 Olympic bid.
Gay Judo Medalist Has Jaw Broken in Post-Match Assault
Olympian Timo Cavelius required emergency surgery after an opponent attacked him as he celebrated a victory.
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September 17, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Gay Olympian Timo Cavelius required emergency surgery after an opponent attacked him as he celebrated a judo victory, potentially jeopardizing his 2028 Olympic bid.
The New York Post is treating years-old fetish gear photos of gay congressional candidate Chris Gallant as a scandal -- while waiting until its 15th paragraph to mention his record of public service.
Gay Congressional Candidate Confirms Past Fetish Gear Modeling
Chris Gallant’s attorney says the candidate will not allow the years-old photos to be weaponized for political purposes.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The New York Post is treating years-old fetish gear photos of gay congressional candidate Chris Gallant as a scandal -- while waiting until its 15th paragraph to mention his record of public service.
Russia fined Booking.com $71,000 after it sent partner hotels a Pride Month newsletter about accommodating LGBTQ guests, branding the content "LGBT propaganda."
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September 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Russia fined Booking.com $71,000 after it sent partner hotels a Pride Month newsletter about accommodating LGBTQ guests, branding the content "LGBT propaganda."
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A $35 million settlement puts Grindr's past privacy practices back in the spotlight.
The UK case centered on claims that advertisers gained access to details about users' sex lives, and, in some cases, HIV status.
The UK case centered on claims that advertisers gained access to details about users' sex lives, and, in some cases, HIV status.
Grindr to Pay $35 Million to Settle UK Lawsuit
Thousands of users accused the gay dating app of sharing sensitive personal information -- including HIV statuses -- with advertisers.
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September 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
A $35 million settlement puts Grindr's past privacy practices back in the spotlight.
The UK case centered on claims that advertisers gained access to details about users' sex lives, and, in some cases, HIV status.
The UK case centered on claims that advertisers gained access to details about users' sex lives, and, in some cases, HIV status.
Precious Arzuaga and Jennifer Quijano will spend the rest of their lives in prison for the prolonged torture and murder of transgender man Sam Nordquist. Even after their guilty pleas, his family fears it may never learn exactly what happened to him.
Two Women Get Life for Sam Nordquist’s Murder
Precious Arzuaga and Jennifer Quijano pleaded guilty to holding the 24-year-old transgender man captive and torturing him for weeks.
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September 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Precious Arzuaga and Jennifer Quijano will spend the rest of their lives in prison for the prolonged torture and murder of transgender man Sam Nordquist. Even after their guilty pleas, his family fears it may never learn exactly what happened to him.
RU5H is preparing for its virgin voyage -- a three-day, "sex-progressive" gay cruise to the Bahamas featuring around-the-clock DJ parties, clothing-optional decks, live sex shows, and fares starting at $397.
RU5H, a "Sex-Progressive" Gay Cruise, Sets Sail in October
The three-day voyage to Nassau combines fares starting at $397 with DJ parties, clothing-optional decks, and adult play spaces.
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September 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
RU5H is preparing for its virgin voyage -- a three-day, "sex-progressive" gay cruise to the Bahamas featuring around-the-clock DJ parties, clothing-optional decks, live sex shows, and fares starting at $397.
How many live performances can one region hold? At least 387 shows, concerts, and performances, spread across 85 venues. And that’s only Volume 1 of Metro Weekly’s Fall Arts Preview as we turn our attention to Stage, Dance, and Classical & Choral Music.
September 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
How many live performances can one region hold? At least 387 shows, concerts, and performances, spread across 85 venues. And that’s only Volume 1 of Metro Weekly’s Fall Arts Preview as we turn our attention to Stage, Dance, and Classical & Choral Music.
Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along receives a striking new production at Signature. "In tone, performance, and design, the production captures Merrily's tension between glamour and heartache, success and regret," writes critic @here4andre.bsky.social. ★★★★☆
Merrily We Roll Along Review: Signature’s Rewarding Revival
Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along tells a sardonic tale of friendship and regret, recounted backward through time.
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September 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along receives a striking new production at Signature. "In tone, performance, and design, the production captures Merrily's tension between glamour and heartache, success and regret," writes critic @here4andre.bsky.social. ★★★★☆
Big Brother showed viewers Jason De Puy without Salina EsTitties. The Drag Race favorite opens up about messy gameplay, missing gay people, and imagining a future beyond drag.
House Queen: Salina EsTitties on Life After Big Brother
On Big Brother, Jason De Puy stepped out of drag, missed his queer community, and began imagining a career beyond Salina EsTitties.
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September 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Big Brother showed viewers Jason De Puy without Salina EsTitties. The Drag Race favorite opens up about messy gameplay, missing gay people, and imagining a future beyond drag.
"Are you getting an erection?"
A gay New Jersey detective alleges a supervisor sexually assaulted him while whispering those words. Russell Kingsland plans to sue the Attorney General's Office for $1.5 million over anti-gay harassment and retaliation.
A gay New Jersey detective alleges a supervisor sexually assaulted him while whispering those words. Russell Kingsland plans to sue the Attorney General's Office for $1.5 million over anti-gay harassment and retaliation.
Gay Detective Alleges Sexual Assault and Harassment at Work
Russell Kingsland plans to sue New Jersey's Attorney General's Office for $1.5 million, saying anti-gay abuse and retaliation destroyed his career.
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September 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"Are you getting an erection?"
A gay New Jersey detective alleges a supervisor sexually assaulted him while whispering those words. Russell Kingsland plans to sue the Attorney General's Office for $1.5 million over anti-gay harassment and retaliation.
A gay New Jersey detective alleges a supervisor sexually assaulted him while whispering those words. Russell Kingsland plans to sue the Attorney General's Office for $1.5 million over anti-gay harassment and retaliation.
"We don't have any female-centered spaces in the area."
SC Nealy hopes to bring Lilli's Bar -- a sapphic coffeehouse by day and cocktail bar by night -- to Arlington in 2027. She is now searching for a location and raising startup funds.
SC Nealy hopes to bring Lilli's Bar -- a sapphic coffeehouse by day and cocktail bar by night -- to Arlington in 2027. She is now searching for a location and raising startup funds.
Looking for Lilli’s: Sapphic Bar Seeks Arlington Home
Named for pioneering activist Lilli Vincenz, SC Nealy's proposed venue would serve as a coffeehouse by day and cocktail bar by night.
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September 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
"We don't have any female-centered spaces in the area."
SC Nealy hopes to bring Lilli's Bar -- a sapphic coffeehouse by day and cocktail bar by night -- to Arlington in 2027. She is now searching for a location and raising startup funds.
SC Nealy hopes to bring Lilli's Bar -- a sapphic coffeehouse by day and cocktail bar by night -- to Arlington in 2027. She is now searching for a location and raising startup funds.
"Gemma Skuraton lost a job but she kept her moral compass."
Georgia will pay $250,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging Georgia Southern fired her for opposing LGBTQ rollbacks and defending transgender students.
Georgia will pay $250,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging Georgia Southern fired her for opposing LGBTQ rollbacks and defending transgender students.
Fired Georgia Southern Employee Wins $250K LGBTQ Settlement
Gemma Skuraton alleged retaliation after opposing LGBTQ rollbacks and supporting free chest binders for transgender students.
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September 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"Gemma Skuraton lost a job but she kept her moral compass."
Georgia will pay $250,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging Georgia Southern fired her for opposing LGBTQ rollbacks and defending transgender students.
Georgia will pay $250,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging Georgia Southern fired her for opposing LGBTQ rollbacks and defending transgender students.
A gay, disabled wastewater plant employee says co-workers shunned him, made vomiting noises about his marriage, and targeted him with a false environmental complaint.
Now he's suing Grand Island, N.Y., alleging years of discrimination and retaliation.
Now he's suing Grand Island, N.Y., alleging years of discrimination and retaliation.
Gay, Disabled Worker Sues Town for Discrimination
A longtime Grand Island wastewater plant employee alleges years of anti-gay harassment, retaliation, and disability discrimination.
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September 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A gay, disabled wastewater plant employee says co-workers shunned him, made vomiting noises about his marriage, and targeted him with a false environmental complaint.
Now he's suing Grand Island, N.Y., alleging years of discrimination and retaliation.
Now he's suing Grand Island, N.Y., alleging years of discrimination and retaliation.
“Drag is NOT banned in Florida.”
Qommittee’s new Know Your Rights guide gives drag artists practical tools to keep performing and protect themselves as the state enforces its anti-drag law.
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Qommittee’s new Know Your Rights guide gives drag artists practical tools to keep performing and protect themselves as the state enforces its anti-drag law.
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September 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
“Drag is NOT banned in Florida.”
Qommittee’s new Know Your Rights guide gives drag artists practical tools to keep performing and protect themselves as the state enforces its anti-drag law.
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Qommittee’s new Know Your Rights guide gives drag artists practical tools to keep performing and protect themselves as the state enforces its anti-drag law.
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Two men were killed outside Tucson gay bar Venture-N by a gunman who later killed himself. Police say he was carrying a list of LGBTQ businesses and had planned a targeted anti-LGBTQ attack.
Gunman Kills 2 Outside Tucson Gay Bar in Anti-LGBTQ Attack
Police say Ousman Ceesay fatally shot two regulars outside Venture-N before killing himself and was carrying a list of LGBTQ businesses.
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September 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Two men were killed outside Tucson gay bar Venture-N by a gunman who later killed himself. Police say he was carrying a list of LGBTQ businesses and had planned a targeted anti-LGBTQ attack.
Former Abercrombie CEO Michael Jeffries was ruled competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, despite his lawyers' arguments that he has dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Ex-Abercrombie CEO to Stand Trial for Sex Trafficking
A federal judge found Michael Jeffries mentally competent, despite defense arguments that dementia and Alzheimer's disease left him unfit.
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September 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Former Abercrombie CEO Michael Jeffries was ruled competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, despite his lawyers' arguments that he has dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
"Never use my music again."
Ariana Grande rebuked Team Trump for using her hit "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" in an anti-trans TikTok.
Ariana Grande rebuked Team Trump for using her hit "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" in an anti-trans TikTok.
Ariana Grande Tells Trump: "Never Use My Music Again"
The singer rebuked Team Trump for using her hit in an anti-trans TikTok -- and her label had the audio removed.
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August 31, 2026 at 3:14 PM
"Never use my music again."
Ariana Grande rebuked Team Trump for using her hit "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" in an anti-trans TikTok.
Ariana Grande rebuked Team Trump for using her hit "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" in an anti-trans TikTok.
“Sharp and luxurious” yet “trashy and depraved,” Ryan Murphy’s The Shards is an imperfect but captivating thriller, writes TV critic @davidopie.bsky.social. ★★★★☆
The Shards Review: Trashy, Depraved, and Hard to Resist
Ryan Murphy’s glossy adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ serial-killer thriller turns 1980s Los Angeles into a seductive nightmare.
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August 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM
“Sharp and luxurious” yet “trashy and depraved,” Ryan Murphy’s The Shards is an imperfect but captivating thriller, writes TV critic @davidopie.bsky.social. ★★★★☆
"Suddenly it clicked: Dolly Parton, quite reasonably, was calling from a blocked number. And I had stopped her call from coming through."
Hugh McIntyre remembers how missing Dolly Parton’s call led to an unforgettable lesson in kindness.
Hugh McIntyre remembers how missing Dolly Parton’s call led to an unforgettable lesson in kindness.
Dolly Parton Called — And I Blocked Her
My mistake nearly cost me the interview of a lifetime, but Dolly’s response taught me an unforgettable lesson in kindness.
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August 30, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"Suddenly it clicked: Dolly Parton, quite reasonably, was calling from a blocked number. And I had stopped her call from coming through."
Hugh McIntyre remembers how missing Dolly Parton’s call led to an unforgettable lesson in kindness.
Hugh McIntyre remembers how missing Dolly Parton’s call led to an unforgettable lesson in kindness.
Ridley Scott’s "The Dog Stars" is a parade of post-apocalyptic tropes that feel fresher than they should, with thrilling action that proves the director still has the goods. Read @randyshulman.bsky.social's THREE-STAR review.
The Dog Stars Review: Apocalypse Now, Alien Later
Ridley Scott covers familiar post-apocalyptic ground in "The Dog Stars," but the thrilling action proves he still has the goods.
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August 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Ridley Scott’s "The Dog Stars" is a parade of post-apocalyptic tropes that feel fresher than they should, with thrilling action that proves the director still has the goods. Read @randyshulman.bsky.social's THREE-STAR review.