Metro Weekly

Metro Weekly is a complimentary magazine that comes out weekly, catering to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Washington, D.C. Launched on May 5, 1994, this magazine features a mix of national and local news, interviews with prominent LGBT figures and politicians, calendars of community events, nightlife guides, and critiques of the local arts and entertainment scene. Its website includes a Scene section that boasts over 100,000 original photos documenting events within Washington's LGBT community. Published every Thursday, copies of Metro Weekly can be found at 500 different locations around the metropolitan area, reaching an audience of more than 45,000 readers in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

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Noah’s Arc: Patrik-Ian Polk on Its Return and Legacy

5 days ago | metroweekly.com | André Hereford

Patrik-Ian Polk“I could not be more thrilled to bring the show back!”Patrik-Ian Polk is primed and ready for the return of Noah’s Arc, the iconic Logo series he created, wrote, and directed, and which aired for two impactful seasons from October 2005 to October 2006.
Review: Life is a Cabaret at Botiquín de Boleros

5 days ago | metroweekly.com | André Hereford

Botiquín de Boleros: Racahel Small, Fran Tapia, Anna Malavé, and Luis Obed. Photo: Daniel MartínezLife is a cabaret at the titular bolero bar in GALA Hispanic Theatre’s Botiquín de Boleros de Columbia Heights. Of course, for this lively, immersive staging, directed and choreographed by Valeria Cossu, we, the audience, are the patrons at the Columbia Heights Bolero Bar.
Review: Jean Smart Outshines Call Me Izzy

5 days ago | metroweekly.com | Ryan Leeds

Call Me Izzy: Jean Smart – Photo: Emilio MadridThere isn’t a great deal of originality in Jamie Wax’s new play, Call Me Izzy, but it may well mark the first time a white porcelain toilet has been featured so prominently in a Broadway production. The 90-minute, one-woman show opens in the bathroom of a mobile home, situated in a trailer park in rural Louisiana, where Isabelle “Izzy” Scutley (Jean Smart, Hacks) spends much of her time, scribbling on sheets of toilet paper with a mascara pen.
Trump to Cut Off Suicide Lifeline's LGBTQ Counseling Services

6 days ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

Photo: Todd Franson/Metro WeeklyDespite pleas from LGBTQ advocates and allies, the Trump administration will officially shut down the national suicide prevention hotline’s support services for LGBTQ youth. Previously, callers to 988 — the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — could select from a menu of options to reach counselors with experience serving specific groups, such as veterans, Spanish-language speakers, or LGBTQ youth. The latter could be reached by pressing “3” from the menu options.
Review: 28 Years Later Isn't Quite What You're Expecting

6 days ago | metroweekly.com | André Hereford

28 Years Later: Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams – Photo: Columbia PicturesBased on its stunning trailer — propelled by early-Hollywood actor Taylor Holmes’ ripping 1915 recording of the Rudyard Kipling poem “Boots” — one might expect 28 Years Later to focus on a father and son’s war for survival against zombie-like hordes.
Tyler Perry Sued for Sexual Harassment by Male Actor

1 week ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

Tyler Perry – Photo: Public DomainTyler Perry is being sued for sexual harassment by Derek Dixon, an actor who appeared on the entertainment mogul’s TV drama The Oval. Dixon, who appeared in 85 episodes of the BET series, alleges in his lawsuit that Perry — renowned for creating and starring in the Madea film franchise — used his power and influence in the industry to sexually assault and harass him while forcing him to stay silent.
UK Trans Swimmer Races Topless to Protest Competing as Male

1 week ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

Anne Isabella Coombes – Photo: FacebookA transgender woman swimmer in the United Kingdom recently competed topless at a Masters event, protesting a policy that requires her to compete based on her assigned sex at birth. Seeking to highlight flaws in the one-size-fits-all ban on transgender competitors, Anne Isabella Coombes, 67, of Reading, chose to wear a men’s swimsuit while competing — exposing her breasts in the process.
Gay Teenager Beaten, Robbed in Alleged New Orleans Hate Crime

1 week ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

Photo: Nice M Nshuti via UnsplashA New Orleans teenager was assaulted and robbed of his phone and sunglasses by a man who allegedly yelled homophobic slurs during the attack. DeShan Joseph Jr., 18, was walking home past Louis Armstrong Park in the French Quarter around 6:30 p.m. on June 11 when the attack occurred, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Federal Judge Blocks State Department's Ban on "X" Passports

1 week ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

U.S. passport – Photo: Mkt3000 dot vim. A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a directive from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that prohibits transgender and nonbinary individuals from obtaining passports reflecting their gender identities. Rubio’s directive, issued in January, had instructed State Department staff to freeze all applications for passports with “X” gender markers or applications requesting changes to gender markers on existing passports.
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Trans Health Care

1 week ago | metroweekly.com | John Riley

U.S. Supreme Court building – Photo: Jimmy Woo, via UnsplashThe U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Tennessee law banning doctors from prescribing gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender youth with gender dysphoria. A group of families of transgender youth and a doctor who treats them sued to overturn the law, arguing it was unconstitutional, infringed on parental rights, and violated nondiscrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act.