Randy Shulman
@randyshulman.bsky.social
Editor and Publisher of Metro Weekly magazine and website. Subscribe free at http://metroweekly.com/subscribe.
"If you don’t solve voting rights and climate change, then none of the other issues mean anything," says Paula Poundstone. "Because you have to have an earth -- and we have to have a voice.”
Read my full interview with the comedian.
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Read my full interview with the comedian.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"If you don’t solve voting rights and climate change, then none of the other issues mean anything," says Paula Poundstone. "Because you have to have an earth -- and we have to have a voice.”
Read my full interview with the comedian.
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Read my full interview with the comedian.
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Philadelphia is extending its “City of Brotherly Love” welcome even further — with plans to open one of the nation’s first LGBTQ visitors centers.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Philadelphia is extending its “City of Brotherly Love” welcome even further — with plans to open one of the nation’s first LGBTQ visitors centers.
Rob Jetten, 38, has made history as the Netherlands’ first openly gay -- and youngest -- prime minister, leading his centrist D66 party to victory over far-right populist Geert Wilders.
Full Story: www.metroweekly.com/...
Full Story: www.metroweekly.com/...
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Rob Jetten, 38, has made history as the Netherlands’ first openly gay -- and youngest -- prime minister, leading his centrist D66 party to victory over far-right populist Geert Wilders.
Full Story: www.metroweekly.com/...
Full Story: www.metroweekly.com/...
Happy Halloween! Enjoy our special issue featuring 13 pages of photos from the 17th Street High Heel Race by Todd Franson and Judy Schloss, and Paul T. Klein on the ravaging joys of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Let there be lips!
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October 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Happy Halloween! Enjoy our special issue featuring 13 pages of photos from the 17th Street High Heel Race by Todd Franson and Judy Schloss, and Paul T. Klein on the ravaging joys of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Let there be lips!
Read the issue: magazine.metroweekly...
Read the issue: magazine.metroweekly...
For our 2010 Halloween issue, Sean Bugg, Chris Geidner, and Will O'Bryan ghost-hunted "The 7 Scariest Places in D.C." The ghoulishly awesome cover was created by art director Todd Franson.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
For our 2010 Halloween issue, Sean Bugg, Chris Geidner, and Will O'Bryan ghost-hunted "The 7 Scariest Places in D.C." The ghoulishly awesome cover was created by art director Todd Franson.
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One of my favorite Halloween covers, from back in 2013. David Perruzza (then the manager at JR.'s, now the owner of Pitcher's in D.C.) gamely posed as Carrie White, allowing art director/photographer Todd Franson to dump "pig's blood" over him. Dave's performance was perfect.
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
One of my favorite Halloween covers, from back in 2013. David Perruzza (then the manager at JR.'s, now the owner of Pitcher's in D.C.) gamely posed as Carrie White, allowing art director/photographer Todd Franson to dump "pig's blood" over him. Dave's performance was perfect.
Pete Buttigieg leads Democrats in a new 2028 presidential poll, edging Gavin Newsom and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among early frontrunners.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pete Buttigieg leads Democrats in a new 2028 presidential poll, edging Gavin Newsom and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among early frontrunners.
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Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman gives J.Lo the spotlight — and dims everything else.
Read the review: www.metroweekly.com/...
#JenniferLopez #MovieMusical #LGBTQFilm
Read the review: www.metroweekly.com/...
#JenniferLopez #MovieMusical #LGBTQFilm
October 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman gives J.Lo the spotlight — and dims everything else.
Read the review: www.metroweekly.com/...
#JenniferLopez #MovieMusical #LGBTQFilm
Read the review: www.metroweekly.com/...
#JenniferLopez #MovieMusical #LGBTQFilm
Elon Musk has entered the Virginia governor’s race from the sidelines, attacking Abigail Spanberger over transgender bathrooms and sports. Read more: www.metroweekly.com/... #VirginiaPolitics #TransRights
September 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Elon Musk has entered the Virginia governor’s race from the sidelines, attacking Abigail Spanberger over transgender bathrooms and sports. Read more: www.metroweekly.com/... #VirginiaPolitics #TransRights
Over at the magazine, we're giving away passes to see One Battle After Another! Play our (super easy) movie trivia game for a chance to win!
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September 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Over at the magazine, we're giving away passes to see One Battle After Another! Play our (super easy) movie trivia game for a chance to win!
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams, polling fourth in the race, has ramped up attacks on Zohran Mamdani and targeted transgender student bathroom rights. LGBTQ advocates say his rhetoric echoes Trump.
📖 Full story: www.metroweekly.com/...
📖 Full story: www.metroweekly.com/...
September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, polling fourth in the race, has ramped up attacks on Zohran Mamdani and targeted transgender student bathroom rights. LGBTQ advocates say his rhetoric echoes Trump.
📖 Full story: www.metroweekly.com/...
📖 Full story: www.metroweekly.com/...
Margaret Qualley shines, Aubrey Plaza smolders -- but "Honey Don't!" can’t pull its Bakersfield puzzle together. Our take: www.metroweekly.com/...
#HoneyDont #EthanCoen #LesbianCinema
#HoneyDont #EthanCoen #LesbianCinema
August 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Margaret Qualley shines, Aubrey Plaza smolders -- but "Honey Don't!" can’t pull its Bakersfield puzzle together. Our take: www.metroweekly.com/...
#HoneyDont #EthanCoen #LesbianCinema
#HoneyDont #EthanCoen #LesbianCinema
Margaret Qualley is magnetic, but Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's Bakersfield mystery Honey Don't! sputters by the third act. Read the review by @zzzzaaaacccchhh in this week's issue and on our website. #HoneyDont #FilmReview #LesbianCinema #NeoNoir
August 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Margaret Qualley is magnetic, but Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's Bakersfield mystery Honey Don't! sputters by the third act. Read the review by @zzzzaaaacccchhh in this week's issue and on our website. #HoneyDont #FilmReview #LesbianCinema #NeoNoir
🎨 Metro Weekly is seeking LGBTQ illustrators for our upcoming Fall Arts Preview (Sept. 12 & 19)!
We’re not asking for final artwork yet — just 5 examples of your work or a link to your portfolio.
Submit via the form 🔗. 🌈✨
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We’re not asking for final artwork yet — just 5 examples of your work or a link to your portfolio.
Submit via the form 🔗. 🌈✨
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August 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🎨 Metro Weekly is seeking LGBTQ illustrators for our upcoming Fall Arts Preview (Sept. 12 & 19)!
We’re not asking for final artwork yet — just 5 examples of your work or a link to your portfolio.
Submit via the form 🔗. 🌈✨
metroweekly.formstac...
We’re not asking for final artwork yet — just 5 examples of your work or a link to your portfolio.
Submit via the form 🔗. 🌈✨
metroweekly.formstac...
You could win one of these if you're so inclined to play our (ridiculously easy) trivia contest. #weaponsmovie
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August 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You could win one of these if you're so inclined to play our (ridiculously easy) trivia contest. #weaponsmovie
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Update: A Grindr spokesperson initially did not respond to Metro Weekly's request for comment on the company's prohibited content. However, on Monday, August 4 -- less than 24 hours after our report was published -- the company issued the following statement via email:
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August 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Update: A Grindr spokesperson initially did not respond to Metro Weekly's request for comment on the company's prohibited content. However, on Monday, August 4 -- less than 24 hours after our report was published -- the company issued the following statement via email:
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Happy 4th! Enjoy the new issue of Metro Weekly, featuring an essay by Paul T. Klein on the enduring LGBTQ legacy of Brokeback Mountain, a review of Jurassic World Rebirth by André Hereford, and a whole lotta news!
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July 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy 4th! Enjoy the new issue of Metro Weekly, featuring an essay by Paul T. Klein on the enduring LGBTQ legacy of Brokeback Mountain, a review of Jurassic World Rebirth by André Hereford, and a whole lotta news!
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This is new. And quite specific.
July 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is new. And quite specific.
Clearly, someone is very angry about the new Metrobus routes….
July 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Clearly, someone is very angry about the new Metrobus routes….
RENT FREE is a funny, horny, queer indie that’s as chaotic as your Venmo history. Critic André Hereford says it “buzzes with casual sexiness and social commentary.”
➡️ Read the review in our latest issue.
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#RentFree #QueerFilm #IndieCinema
➡️ Read the review in our latest issue.
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#RentFree #QueerFilm #IndieCinema
June 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
RENT FREE is a funny, horny, queer indie that’s as chaotic as your Venmo history. Critic André Hereford says it “buzzes with casual sexiness and social commentary.”
➡️ Read the review in our latest issue.
magazine.metroweekly...
#RentFree #QueerFilm #IndieCinema
➡️ Read the review in our latest issue.
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#RentFree #QueerFilm #IndieCinema
Starting July 17, LGBTQ youth will no longer be able to press "3" on the 988 Lifeline.
Trump is cutting the crisis line that served 1.3M calls.
🚨 Read what’s happening in the latest issue: magazine.metroweekly...
#LGBTQYouth #988 #SuicidePrevention
Trump is cutting the crisis line that served 1.3M calls.
🚨 Read what’s happening in the latest issue: magazine.metroweekly...
#LGBTQYouth #988 #SuicidePrevention
June 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Starting July 17, LGBTQ youth will no longer be able to press "3" on the 988 Lifeline.
Trump is cutting the crisis line that served 1.3M calls.
🚨 Read what’s happening in the latest issue: magazine.metroweekly...
#LGBTQYouth #988 #SuicidePrevention
Trump is cutting the crisis line that served 1.3M calls.
🚨 Read what’s happening in the latest issue: magazine.metroweekly...
#LGBTQYouth #988 #SuicidePrevention
📍 From Frank Kameny Way to Nationals Park’s strip club past, D.C. is packed with LGBTQ history.
Explore 10 must-see spots that shaped the city.
🗺️ Read now: magazine.metroweekly...
#LGBTQHistory #DCisQueer #Pride365
📸 Todd Franson
Explore 10 must-see spots that shaped the city.
🗺️ Read now: magazine.metroweekly...
#LGBTQHistory #DCisQueer #Pride365
📸 Todd Franson
June 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📍 From Frank Kameny Way to Nationals Park’s strip club past, D.C. is packed with LGBTQ history.
Explore 10 must-see spots that shaped the city.
🗺️ Read now: magazine.metroweekly...
#LGBTQHistory #DCisQueer #Pride365
📸 Todd Franson
Explore 10 must-see spots that shaped the city.
🗺️ Read now: magazine.metroweekly...
#LGBTQHistory #DCisQueer #Pride365
📸 Todd Franson
The latest Metro Weekly newsletter is out -- JoJo Siwa Drops Pride Show, Rejects ‘Lesbian’ Label.
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June 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The latest Metro Weekly newsletter is out -- JoJo Siwa Drops Pride Show, Rejects ‘Lesbian’ Label.
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Our latest newsletter is out: JD Vance Becomes Most-Blocked Person on Bluesky.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Our latest newsletter is out: JD Vance Becomes Most-Blocked Person on Bluesky.
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