Metro Weekly
{{Short description|Free weekly magazine in Washington, D.C.}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = Metro Weekly
| logo = Mw logo.gif
| image_file = Metro Weekly, May 7, 2020.jpeg
| image_caption = Cover of the May 7, 2020, issue
| editor = Randy Shulman
| editor_title = Editor-in-chief
| publisher = Randy Shulman
| frequency = Weekly
| category = Magazine
| company = Jansi LLC
| firstdate = May 5, 1994
| country = United States
| based = Washington, D.C.
| language = English
| website = {{URL|metroweekly.com}}
}}
Metro Weekly is a free weekly magazine for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) community in Washington, D.C., United States. It was first published on May 5, 1994. Metro Weekly includes national and local news, interviews with LGBT leaders and politicians, community event calendars, nightlife guides, and reviews of the District's arts and entertainment scene. The website's Scene section has archived over 100,000 original photos from Washington's LGBT community events. Published every Thursday with copies available for pick-up at 500 locations throughout the metropolitan area, Metro Weekly is read by more than 45,000 people in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Awards
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Metro Weekly and its publisher, Randy Shulman, received 18 ViceVersa Awards from the QSyndicate in 1998 which included Best News Interview or Personality Profile.{{Citation| title = Honor Roll| url = http://qsyndicate.com/HonorRoll.htm| access-date = 2007-07-13| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070711221320/http://qsyndicate.com/HonorRoll.htm| archive-date = 2007-07-11}}{{Citation| title = Last Year's Awards| url = http://qsyndicate.com/LastYearsAwards.htm| access-date = 2007-07-13| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070711221235/http://qsyndicate.com/LastYearsAwards.htm| archive-date = 2007-07-11}} In 2007, One In Ten gave an award to Metro Weekly as "the community’s event and entertainment bible, for their newspaper's consistent and enthusiastic support of lgbt arts."{{Citation| title = 2007 Spring Gala: Thanks, and Congratulations| url = http://www.oneinten.org/07GalaHosts.cfm| access-date = 2007-07-13 }} In 2008 the magazine was honored for empowering the Asian/Pacific Islander GLBT community by Pride and Heritage.{{Citation| title = Honored with Pride: Metro Weekly honored for coverage| url = http://www.metroweekly.com/gauge/?ak=3441| access-date = 2008-08-15| publisher = Metro Weekly }} Co-publisher Sean Bugg was honored as a 2008 Capital Pride Hero,{{Citation| title = 2008 Capital Pride Heroes| url = http://www.capitalpride.org/?page_id=165| access-date = 2009-04-22}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and co-publisher Randy Shulman was awarded Male Business Person of the Year by the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.{{Citation| title = CAGLCC's Annual Dinner a Huge Success| url = http://www.caglcc.org/node/92| access-date = 2009-04-22| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725122453/http://www.caglcc.org/node/92| archive-date = 2011-07-25| url-status = dead}} He was also honored with a spot on Washington Life magazine's list of "The Power 100" for the magazine's media influence as the "nation’s largest LGBT arts publication."{{Citation| title = The Power 100 Media| url = http://washingtonlife.com/category/wl-lists/the-power-100/| access-date = 2009-05-07| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090628201054/http://www.washingtonlife.com/category/wl-lists/the-power-100/| archive-date = 2009-06-28}}
In April 2009, Metro Weekly and Sean Bugg launched the magazine's own ceremony for the Next Generation Awards, a recognition of the efforts of LGBT activists under the age of 30. The Awards are now part of the Next Generation Leadership Foundation.{{Citation| title = 2009 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards| url = http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=4185| access-date = 2009-04-22| publisher = Metro Weekly }}{{Citation| title = Next Generation Leadership Foundation| url = http://nglf.org/about-us/| access-date = 2015-02-05| publisher = Next Generation Leadership Foundation }}
Key staff
- Randy Shulman, Publisher
- Randy Shulman, Editor-in-Chief
- Todd Franson, Art Director
- John Riley, Senior Editor
- Rhuaridh Marr, Online Editor
- André Hereford, Contributing Editor
- Doug Rule, Contributing Editor
- Julian Vankim, Production Assistant
- Ward Morrison, Senior Photographer
- David Uy, Webmaster
- Craig Bowman, Contributing Writer
- Sean Maunier, Contributing Writer
References
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External links
{{Portal|United States|LGBTQ|Journalism}}
- [http://www.metroweekly.com/ Metro Weekly Online]
- [http://www.metroweekly.com/archive/ Metro Weekly Archive]
{{American LGBT press}}
Category:LGBTQ culture in Washington, D.C.
Category:LGBTQ-related magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 1994