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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > glaa-dc-candidate-ratings-june-2026-election

GLAA Issues Candidate Ratings Ahead of June 16 Election

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (918+ words) By John Riley on May 16, 2026 @JRiley MW GLAA has released its election-year ratings for candidates seeking office in the District. The D. C. -based LGBTQ political advocacy organization does not endorse candidates, but rates them on a scale of -10 to +10 based on…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > studio-theatre-purlie-victorious-review

Studio Theatre's Purlie Victorious Is Funny, Fierce, and Timely

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1175+ words) By Andr" Hereford on May 16, 2026 @here4andre A Confederate flag in a casket makes for a provocative and profoundly satisfying parting image in Studio Theatre's potently funny production of Purlie Victorious (A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch). Satisfying, because as a…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > brute-1976-marcel-walz-interview

Marcel Walz Is Building a Queer Horror Empire

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1929+ words) By Andr" Hereford on May 16, 2026 @here4andre Marcel Walz beats me to the Zoom, which never happens. The filmmaker is already seated, his smile beaming through the screen from his home in Los Angeles, when I arrive a few minutes early to…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > the-lost-boys-beaches-broadway-review

'The Lost Boys' Rocks Broadway While 'Beaches' Drowns

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (904+ words) By Ryan Leeds on May 14, 2026 The main stem has notoriously produced musical flops when staging blood suckers. Dance of Vampires (2002) Dracula, the Musical (2004) and Lestat (2006) all met their doom with stakes in the hearts from critics and had short-lived runs....

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > prime-video-the-boys-final-season-review

The Boys Ends With a Bloody, Timely Bang

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (441+ words) David Opie May 14, 2026 Once upon a time, footage of the crash and Homelander's blatant disdain for human life would have ended his career as the world's top Supe. But as we've seen more and more recently, it seems there's no…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > vatican-lgbtq-catholics-pope-leo > vatican-criticizes-conversion-therapy

Vatican criticizes conversion therapy

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > black-pride-funding-crisis

Black Pride Events Face Growing Financial Crisis

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1124+ words) By Will O'Bryan on May 14, 2026 But just as Swann navigated the fraught terrain between party and peril, so too do the Black Pride celebrations of today. As Kenya Hutton, president and CEO of the D. C. -based Center for Black Equity (CBE),…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > vatican-lgbtq-catholics-pope-leo

Vatican Continues Friendlier Approach to LGBTQ Catholics

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (791+ words) By John Riley on May 13, 2026 @JRiley MW Under Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican is continuing a friendlier approach to LGBTQ Catholics adopted during Pope Francis's papacy. While the Church has no intention of changing its doctrine on marriage " recognizing only…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 05 > key-west-rainbow-fence-lawsuit

Lesbian Couple Sues Key West Over Fine for Rainbow Fence

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (743+ words) By John Riley on May 13, 2026 @JRiley MW A lesbian couple in Key West has sued the city in federal court, alleging officials violated their First Amendment rights by fining them for painting their fence in rainbow Pride colors. Nicole "Coley…...