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Perez Hilton was hospitalized after concerned viewers alerted authorities to an apparent self-harm crisis unfolding during a TikTok livestream from his Florida home.
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The Supreme Court rejected Trump's bid to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender federal inmates, keeping protections in place for now.
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Steve Hilton's AI-generated attack ad puts words in Xavier Becerra's mouth and a mustached adult on a girls' soccer team to stoke fears about trans athletes.
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Two TV news directors fired over a memo calling for "both sides" of Pride coverage just won more than $4 million from Nexstar.
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For the Love of Dolly
"Our country's more divided now, but everybody loves Dolly Parton," says Zenith Gallery founder Margery Goldberg. Her latest exhibition, The Inimitable Dolly Parton, turns that affection into a vibrant collection of portraits, collages, sculpture, and jewelry celebrating Dolly's music, generosity, and independent spirit.
In this week's cover story, Randy Shulman talks with Goldberg and LGBTQ artists Mentu and Ram Brisueño about the woman behind the inspiration -- from the storytelling of "Coat of Many Colors" to the freedom she gave others to be themselves. Explore their stories alongside a generous selection of the exhibition's artwork.
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The world has ended, and these guys are still fighting over a bad business deal.
André Hereford reviews Brendan Haley's "Scorch Marks," a queer horror misfire buried in corporate schemes and couple drama. ★☆☆☆☆
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"The library is a symbol of inclusion and is supposed to be welcome to all."
A North Carolina town removed its library's 14-year-old logo after three residents complained it looked too much like a rainbow and suggested LGBTQ support.
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Meta has reportedly paid at least 29 anti-LGBTQ accounts -- including Libs of TikTok and Tucker Carlson -- through a Facebook program that critics say rewards rage bait ahead of the midterms.
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"Maybe I'm going to wake up and identify as a unicorn tomorrow."
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom mocked trans people after the WNBA rejected his draft stunt, saying he'd stop trying to join if the league explicitly banned trans players.
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"Some people have fled while others are hiding."
Rights groups report hundreds of arrests in Senegal's anti-gay crackdown, as fear of prosecution keeps LGBTQ people from seeking HIV testing and treatment.
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Bill Maher had lunch with Donald Trump again. It’s beyond belief that someone would so willingly sit down for a meal with such a reprehensible piece of shit. But I’m sure Trump had his reasons.
"You're going to f**k up. Things are going to go wrong."
Jake Loewenthal talks stage fright, stripping down onstage, and starring in Signature Theatre's "Merrily We Roll Along" in his Metro Weekly interview with André Hereford.
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Iron Crow lets loose in its new Baltimore home with a lively "Rocky Horror Show," led by Nicholas Miles' commanding Frank-N-Furter. Read André Hereford's review. ★★★☆☆
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Rosalind Eleazar shines, but Chris Rock's "Misty Green" gets bogged down in dated jokes and heavy-handed detours. Read Zach Schonfeld's review of the muddled Hollywood satire. ★★★☆☆
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Grindr uses your photos and profile data to train AI unless you opt out, and Ronan Farrow is showing users how to stop it.
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Read André Hereford's review of Theater J's "The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk," where striking aerial work outshines the chemistry between Marc Chagall and his muse, Bella. ★★½
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Music soars, but romance falls flat in Keegan Theatre's "Hundred Days," a folk-rock musical whose spirited band proves more convincing than its central love story. Read André Hereford's review. ★★★☆☆
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"Someone very special is on the way."
The Netherlands' first openly gay prime minister, Rob Jetten, and his fiancé, field hockey player Nicolás Keenan, are getting ready for fatherhood.
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"My womanhood is not a threat to anybody's children."
Trans candidates Terri Osborne and Allison Montgomery are pushing back after Alabama's GOP chair claimed they have "mental disorders."
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