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PHOTOS: Wedding Day
The Human Rights Campaign hosted three legal nuptials
The Human Rights Campaign hosted the weddings of three same-sex couples in D.C. on Tuesday, some of the first to take advantage of the Religious Freedom & Civil Rights Equality Amendment Act. Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend, Reggie Stanley and Rocky Galloway, and Rev. Elder Darlene Garner and Rev. Lorilyn Candy Holmes, exchanged rings and vows before family, friends, local politicians and the national press.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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Drag artists perform for crowds in towns across Virginia. The photographer follows Gerryatrick, Shenandoah, Climaxx, Emerald Envy among others over eight months as they perform at venues in the Virginia towns of Staunton, Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)



















The LGBTQ youth services organization SMYAL held its annual fundraiser, ‘SMYAL for the New Year,’ at Shakiki (2012 9th Street, N.W.) on Thursday, Jan. 22.
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The 2026 Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather competition was held at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill on Sunday. Seven contestants vied for the title and Gage Ryder was named the winner.
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