In this week’s edition, John Riley talks with Ritchie Torres, who was officially named the Democratic nominee for New York’s 15th Congressional District a few weeks ago and is highly favored to win the seat in Congress. In a deeply personal, insightful interview the Bronx-born Torres lays out his progressive ideology, including his particular passion for gun reform, and the mistreatment of LGBTQ people under the current president. “The fact is, Donald Trump has been consistently hostile toward the equality of LGBTQ people,” he says bluntly. “There’s a whole host of regulations that he has put in place or attempted to put in place that have conspired against our community.”
The issue also offers an exclusive sneak peek at DC’s Different Drummers’ dazzling new uniforms, and features reviews of the HBO hit We Are Who We Are and the newest record from Sufjan Stevens. Learn how to support our LGBTQ jouralism at metroweekly.com/members
