John Riley

2 days ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

U.S. Supreme Court building – Photo: Jimmy Woo, via UnsplashThe U.S. Supreme Court unanimously revived a 2020 lawsuit by Marlean Ames, who claims she was discriminated against for being heterosexual by the Ohio Department of Youth Services. The 61-year-old had worked for the department since 2004. A decade later, she was promoted to administrator of the Prison Rape Elimination Act. But she claimed that the conflict started after she began reporting to a lesbian woman, according to The Hill.

2 days ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

Freddie Lutz and Johnny Cervantes – Photo: Ward Morrison / Metro WeeklyCue the wedding bells for Freddie Lutz and Johnny Cervantes!The owner of Freddie’s Beach Bar in Arlington and his partner of 28 years will be getting married in view of hundreds of thousands of WorldPride revelers during the WorldPride Parade on Saturday, June 7. “I’m literally inviting the entire world,” laughs Lutz.

3 days ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

Sen. Ruben Gallego – Photo: Gage SkidmoreU.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is the latest high-profile Democrat to come out in opposition to transgender athletes competing on female-designated sports teams. In an interview with the right-wing news outlet The Dispatch, Gallego echoed President Donald Trump and a host of Republican lawmakers who have been vocal in their opposition to transgender participation in female-designated sports.

3 days ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

Pedro Pascal, Ariana Grande, Daniel Radcliffe Sign Open Letter to Save LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Funding – Photos: FacebookMore than 100 prominent celebrities have signed on to a letter urging President Donald Trump’s administration to hold off on implementing budget cuts that would eliminate specialized services for LGBTQ youth who contact the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

3 days ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) – Photo: Sarah Burford, Public DomainIn what is another mean-spirited swipe at the LGBTQ community by the Trump administration, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the U.S. Navy to rename a ship bearing the name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk. As reported by Military.com, a memorandum from Navy Secretary John Phelan detailed plans to strip the USNS Harvey Milk of its name later this month.