4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (914+ words) By John Riley on June 23, 2026 @JRiley MW Social conservatives in Africa are pushing a charter that rejects longstanding international human rights standards and could roll back protections for women, girls, and LGBTQ people. Participants from 20 African nations met at a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (66+ words) Metro Weekly Capital Pride Heroes 2026 " Clockwise from top left: Charity Blackwell, Benjamin Coy, Darryl Hamilton, Dr. Thea Kano, Kendall Martinez-Wright, Lee Livingston Perine "); output = output. replace(/)/gi,". "); output = output. replace(/)/gi,". "); output = output. replace(/ Copyright "2025 Jansi LLC....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (549+ words) By John Riley on March 1, 2026 @JRiley MW At its annual reveal party, the Capital Pride Alliance unveiled the theme for 2026 Capital Pride: "Exist. Resist. Have the Audacity!" The theme is rooted in what the organization calls "the undeniable truth that…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (979+ words) By John Riley on August 16, 2025 @JRiley MW Human rights groups, including LGBTQ advocates, accuse the U. S. State Department of politicizing its annual report on global abuses by erasing references to anti-LGBTQ discrimination. According to Al Jazeera, the 2024 Human Rights Report was…...