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Police Log: September 23
Incidents reported to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit
The following incidents were reported to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit.
On Sept. 17, two complainants reported that while in the 1600 block of Euclid St., N.W., they were the victims of a sexual assault. An investigation by sex squad detectives revealed that there was no assault. An incident report was taken to document the events.
On Sept. 16, while in the 4400 block of Hayes Street, N.E., a woman reported that she and a suspect were involved in verbal dispute over ending their relationship as they still live together. The verbal dispute escalated and the suspect struck the victim in the face with an unknown object, resulting in a laceration to her face. The suspect was arrested and charged with felony assault and processed at the Sixth District.
On Sept. 16, members of the 6th District responded to the area of 62nd and Dix streets in reference to a fire. The makeshift memorial of a homicide victim had apparently been set on fire. An incident report was taken documenting the event.
On Sept. 13, in the late evening hours, the Third District notified GLLU that three juvenile LGBT youths were involved in a verbal altercation with a security guard at the CVS in the 1100 block of 10th Street, N.W. The youths were believed to be shoplifters but no probable cause was established. All parties came to an agreement that the juveniles would be barred from the location.
0n Sept. 13, in the late evening hours, members of the 6th District and the GLLU conducted a follow up in reference to a domestic burglary case that took place in the 1500 block of 16th Street, N.E.
On Sept. 13, while in the 2700 block of Branch Avenue, S.E., a woman reported that a suspect and she had an altercation about the status of their relationship. The victim reported the altercation escalated and the suspect pushed her to the ground and struck her in the face with a closed fist. The suspect was arrested on the scene and transported to the Sixth District for processing.
On Sept. 13, while in the 800 block of 21st Street, N.W., a woman reported that she had been having ongoing incidents where someone is “messing with her door handle.” The GLLU responded and contacted the complainant. The complainant was advised to talk to her apartment management company to get extra security at night as well as call 911 if someone was trying to break in. No report was needed.
WorldPride 2025 concluded with the WorldPride Street Festival and Closing Concert held along Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. on Sunday, June 8. Performers on the main stage included Doechii, Khalid, Courtney Act, Parker Matthews, 2AM Ricky, Suzie Toot, MkX and Brooke Eden.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Celebrating the transgender community, Baltimore Safe Haven, an organization committed to empowering LGBTQ individuals in Baltimore City, plans to host their fourth annual Baltimore Trans Pride on Saturday.
Instead of the usual parade and march, this year’s Trans Pride will be a block party on Charles Street and between 21st and 22nd Streets. The event will start at 1 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and last until 10 p.m.
Community members can go on guided tours, enjoy refreshments by local vendors, listen to presenters, and watch performances by special guests.
Sukihana, the event’s headliner, plans to take to the stage to entertain the crowd, along with a variety of local performers, according to Melissa Deveraux, Baltimore Safe Haven’s executive assistant to Executive Director Iya Dammons.
“Some (are) prominently known, some (are) just making a name for themselves,” Deveraux said. Iya is always making sure that community talent is showcased at all of our functions.”
In company with Pride on Saturday, Baltimore Safe Haven will be opening its new building on Friday from 1-4 p.m.
“That is sort of going to be the prelude to pride,” Lau said. “Thanks to Sen. Mary Washington and the Weinberg Foundation, we were able to purchase the building outright, and it’s going to be a community hub of administrative buildings and 12-bedroom apartments.”
Renee Lau, administrative assistant for special projects coordinator for Baltimore Safe Haven, said the planning process for Baltimore Trans Pride began in January, and putting it all together was a collaboration of multiple city agencies and organizations.
“Safe Haven is an LGBT community organization, but we service the entire community, and that’s the message we try to spread,” Lau said. “We’re not just here for the LGBT community. We’re here to spread goodwill and offer harm reduction and housing to the entire community.”
Lau said the organization’s biggest goal for the event is to gain exposure.
“(We want) to let and let people know who we are and what our community is about,” she said. “Right now, because of what’s happening in DC, there’s a lot of bad untruths going on, and the total thing is bringing out the truth.”
Deveraux said having a place of inclusivity, acceptance, and togetherness is important in today’s political climate and the current administration.
“This event will have people seeing the strength and resilience of the transgender community, showing that no matter what we are going through, we still show up,” Deveraux said. “We are here, we will not be erased.”
The 2025 WorldPride Parade was held in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 7. Laverne Cox and Renée Rapp were the grand marshals.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key and Robert Rapanut)
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