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Police investigating torn Pride flag outside Federal Hill church as a hate crime

Officers responded to destruction of property report on Monday afternoon

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(Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

Baltimore police are investigating an incident in which a man reportedly tried to rip off a Pride flag from a church in Baltimore’s Federal Hill as a hate crime.

Officers were called to the Light Street Presbyterian Church around 4 p.m. Monday to investigate destruction of property.

The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner website.

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Power Plant Live! opens Club 4, its first LGBTQ bar

Ryan Butler, known by his drag persona Brooklyn Heights, helped launch venue

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Ryan Butler, also known as drag performer Brooklyn Heights, stands in the space at Power Plant Live! that will house Club 4. (Photo by Kaitlin Newman for the Baltimore Banner)

BY JOHN-JOHN WILLIAMS IV | Ryan Butler wanted a place where all members of the LGBTQ community could enjoy drag, drinks and fellowship in a safe space. He found it by the Inner Harbor.

Butler jumped at the opportunity to help open Club 4, the first LGBTQ-themed bar to occupy the popular Power Plant Live! venue.

The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.

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The Manor, one of Baltimoreā€™s largest gay establishments, now under new management

Bar regularly hosted ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestants

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The Manor in Mount Vernon, which has been closed since late last year due to damage from broken pipes, has been acquired and will reopen under new management in the coming weeks. (Photo by Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

By JOHN-JOHN WILLIAMS IV | The Manor, an upscale gay-owned bar and restaurant in Mount Vernon, has been acquired and will reopen under new management in the coming weeks. It is unclear who the new managers of the business are, however, and whether or not it will remain gay-owned and operated.

The restaurant and nightclub has been ā€œtemporarily closedā€ since shortly before Christmas due to damage from broken pipes.

The rest of this article can be found at the Baltimore Banner website.

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Baltimoreā€™s director of LGBTQ affairs denied surgery, claims discrimination by Johns Hopkins doctor

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Londyn Smith De Richelieu poses for a portrait around Mount Vernon in Baltimore on June, 1, 2023. (Photo by Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)

By John-John Williams IV | Londyn Smith de Richelieu, the director of the Mayorā€™s Office of LGBTQ Affairs in Baltimore, has filed a complaint alleging that she was discriminated against this past May by the Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Smith de Richelieu, who is the first person to occupy that role in the Mayorā€™s office, said in a complaint to the cityā€™s Office of Equity and Civil Rights and in an interview with The Banner that the center, led by Dr. Fan Liang, denied her facial feminization surgery, claiming that Smith de Richelieu was being aggressive and used profanity with Liangā€™s staff. Smith de Richelieu, who is a Black transgender woman, saidshe was triggered by what she called false, stereotypic characterizations.

The rest of this article can be found at the Baltimore Banner website.

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