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

Georgia Blocks All 15 Anti-LGBTQ Bills

6+ hour, 19+ 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

6+ hour, 17+ min ago  (698+ words) By John Riley on April 8, 2026 @JRiley MW Boston University's president is apologizing for a now-rescinded policy that prohibited Pride flags and pro-LGBTQ signs in windows and other publicly visible spaces on campus.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

13+ hour, 6+ 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 > average-penis-size-study-men-overestimate

Average Penis Size Study Reveals Most Men Overestimate

1+ day, 14+ 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 > centaur-mc-donates-160k-lgbtq-groups > 0925221-centaur-mc-51st-anniversary-at-mount-vernon-inn-tf1316

Centaur MC's 51st Anniversary at Mount Vernon Inn, September 25, 2021 - Photo: Todd Franson

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 03 > sarah-huckabee-sanders-asked-to-leave-arkansas-restaurant

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Asked to Leave Arkansas Restaurant

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (879+ words) By John Riley on March 25, 2026 @JRiley MW Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Little Rock restaurant, with the owner citing concerns from LGBTQ employees over her political positions. On March 13, Sanders dined at The Croissanterie, arriving…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 03 > rfk-jr-transgender-care-ruling

Judge Says RFK Jr. Overstepped on Transgender Care

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (696+ words) Judge Mustafa Kasubhai has ruled that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. overstepped his authority by trying to restrict hospitals from providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors. He found that Kennedy failed to follow required administrative procedures when…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 03 > daniel-dye-nascar-suspension-homophobic-comments

Daniel Dye Suspended by NASCAR Over Homophobic Comments

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (682+ words) Racing driver Daniel Dye has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR after making homophobic remarks about a rival driver. According to ESPN, Dye was penalized for mocking Indy Car driver David Malukas during a recent livestream. In a video that circulated…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 03 > nepal-transgender-woman-lawmaker-bhumika-shrestha

Nepal Elects First Transgender Woman Lawmaker

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (565+ words) By John Riley on March 23, 2026 @JRiley MW Nepal has elected its first-ever transgender woman to parliament, with the election commission confirming last week that 37-year-old LGBTQ rights advocate Bhumika Shrestha will serve as a lawmaker from the centrist Rastriya Swatantra…...

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metroweekly. com > 2026 > 03 > texas-court-pflag-records-paxton

Texas Court Orders PFLAG to Turn Over Records to AG Paxton

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (899+ words) By John Riley on March 18, 2026 @JRiley MW The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the state attorney general's office can require the LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG to turn over documents as part of an investigation into whether doctors are prescribing gender-affirming…...