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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > wisconsin-evers-vetoes-trans-bills

Wisconsin Gov. Evers Vetoes Five Bills Targeting Trans Rights

21+ hour, 12+ min ago  (509+ words) By John Riley on April 8, 2026 @JRiley MW Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five anti-LGBTQ bills passed by the state's Republican-led legislature. Evers, a Democrat, issued similar veto statements for each bill. "My promise has always been that I will veto…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > scott-wiener-balancing-act-congress-race

Scott Wiener's Balancing Act in the Race for Congress

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1856+ words) By John Riley on April 8, 2026 @JRiley MW "My family was very aware and attuned to what was happening, and especially as Jews, you're always attuned to who's taking over the government and what they could do." "My life, growing up,…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > georgia-blocks-15-anti-lgbtq-bills

Georgia Blocks All 15 Anti-LGBTQ Bills

13+ hour, 31+ min ago  (427+ words) By John Riley on April 8, 2026 @JRiley MW LGBTQ advocates in Georgia are celebrating a milestone after 15 bills targeting the LGBTQ community introduced during the 2026 legislative session failed to pass before the session ended on April 2. "This session, we stopped every…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > boston-university-pride-flag-ban-paused

Boston University Pauses Pride Flag Removals After Backlash

13+ hour, 28+ min ago  (698+ words) By John Riley on April 8, 2026 @JRiley MW Boston University's president is apologizing for a now-rescinded policy that prohibited Pride flags and pro-LGBTQ signs in windows and other publicly visible spaces on campus. In the weeks since spring break ended on…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > myrtle-beach-hate-crime-lgbtq-club-shooting

Man Charged with Hate Crime for Shooting Near LGBTQ Club

20+ hour, 17+ min ago  (919+ words) By John Riley on April 8, 2026 @JRiley MW Timothy James Truett, Jr. , of Clover, S. C. , is facing a hate crime charge after allegedly firing a gun outside Pulse Ultra Club, an LGBTQ nightclub in Myrtle Beach. The 37-year-old Truett was later arrested…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > end-trans-student-protections

Education Department Ends Trans Student Protections in Schools

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (522+ words) By John Riley on April 7, 2026 @JRiley MW The U. S. Department of Education has terminated agreements with five school districts and a college that required schools to follow an interpretation embraced by the Biden and Obama administrations extending sex-discrimination protections to transgender…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > kansas-transgender-bathroom-ban-test-boucher

Transgender Woman Puts Kansas Bathroom Ban to the Test

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (962+ words) By John Riley on April 7, 2026 @JRiley MW Transgender activist Samantha Boucher deliberately violated a newly enacted Kansas law criminalizing the use of bathrooms or other facilities that do not align with a person's sex assigned at birth. The founder and…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > average-penis-size-study-men-overestimate

Average Penis Size Study Reveals Most Men Overestimate

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (929+ words) By Will O'Bryan on April 7, 2026 As surveys go, Gallup's equestrian-adjacent name might make someone think of a horse. So, too, might a recent survey executed by LGBTQ-focused Bespoke Surgical: "The Average Penis Size in Every State." Billed as the "leading…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > idaho-strictest-trans-bathroom-ban

Idaho Passes Strictest Trans Bathroom Ban in the Nation

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (997+ words) By John Riley on April 6, 2026 @JRiley MW Idaho Gov. Brad Little recently signed a bill into law adopting what may be the strictest bathroom ban in the nation, under which anyone who enters a bathroom that does not align with…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 04 > the-drama-movie-review

The Drama is an Uneasy Comedy About the Limits of Forgiveness

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (963+ words) Lesson number-one for prospective brides and grooms: if you feel tempted to play a game of Truth-or-Dare right before your wedding day, just don't. Emma and Charlie learn that lesson the hard way in'The Drama, a wickedly funny comedy from…...