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With Their Debut Album Out, Ekko Astral Are Building an Apolitical Punk Constituency
āI can see you shifting in your seat,ā says Jael Holzman of Ekko Astral on the spoken intro to āhead empty blues,ā as synth tones shudder around her. The first words on the D.C. noise punk bandās debutā¦
Arielle Burgdorfās PrĆ©tend Contemplates the Nuance of Translation and Queerness
The life and identity of Jean, a queer translator navigating an abusive marriage, are ever-changing in Arielle Burgdorfās debut novel, PrĆ©tend.Ā Jean, who offers early on that sheās ānot a citizen of anywhere in particularā but her closestā¦
Not a Coming-Out Story: Enjoy a Slice of Messy Queer Life in Bryna Turnerās At the WeddingĀ Ā
āAre they trying to kill someone?ā Carlo asks while studying a spread of hors dāoeuvres. Itās not the first line thatāll make you laugh when watching At the Wedding, but itās one of many that gives an insiderāsā¦
Love Lies Bleeding: Humping Iron in a Queer Desert Noir
Our first clue that Love Lies BleedingāBritish writer-director Rose Glassā queer, lurid, delightfully disreputable desert noirāis set in 1989 comes when itinerant bodybuilder Jackie shows up for her new job as a server at an outdoor shooting rangeā¦
Artomatic Reopens With a Vibrant Showcase of Local Creativity
Artomatic announced its reopening on Friday, March 15, following a temporary closure. Despite encountering unforeseen challenges mere days after opening on March 8, the beloved local art festival announced via Instagram that it would resume operations by Marchā¦
Ruby Corado Has Been Arrested and Charged With Fraud and Money Laundering
Ruby Corado, the founder of Casa Ruby, a now-shuttered nonprofit service center and shelter for LGBTQIA youth in D.C., has been arrested and charged with multiple financial crimes after spending about two years on the lam. FBI agentsā¦
Project GLOWās Secret Garden Offers a Return to Electronic Musicās LGBTQIA Roots
When festival organizers approached D.C. nightclub icon Ed Bailey about imagining a new space at Project GLOW to represent the LGBTQIA community in 2023, he dreamed up the Secret Garden. Having DJed and operated legendary gay nightclubs forā¦
Les Be Honest Dreams Up a Queer, Sapphic Utopia
Following several failed businesses, Yasmeen Kiani stumbles upon a new idea. After finding a retail space for lease in her new neighborhood, entrepreneur Yasmeen decides to open a queer bar in Arlington, Virginia, in the new romance novelā¦
Kink for a Cause at MAL Weekend
D.C. is seen by many as a historically buttoned-up city, but the buttons will come undone this weekend for the annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend. MAL Weekend thrusts the cityās thriving kink and leather subcultures into the limelight forā¦