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D.C. Center set to move Sept. 1

Center executive director David Mariner said the OutWrite Book Fair will be held in the new space next month

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13 years ago

July 17, 2013

The D.C. Center for the LGBT Community is scheduled to move into its new space in the city’s Reeves municipal building on Sept. 1, according to executive director David Mariner.

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Executive director David Mariner (right) said the OutWrite Book Fair will be held in the new space next month. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Mariner said the renovation of the new space may not be finished at that time but the ground floor office space with street access will be sufficiently completed to allow the center to move in.

And while the move-in date won’t take place until Sept. 1 the Center will hold its first official event at the Reeves Center Aug. 1-4. Mariner said the Center’s annual OutWrite Book Fair will be held in the Reeves Center’s first floor atrium, where book readings, book discussions and poetry readings will take place. Vendors are also expected to offer a wide selection of new and used books at the event.

The move-in comes three months after the Center signed a 15-year lease with the city to rent space in the highly desirable Reeves Center, which is located at 14th and U streets, N.W. Plans to build a new high-rise office building at the site of the Center’s current location at 1318 U St., N.W. forced the Center to look for a new home.

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VIDEO: LGBTQ groups march in Va. inaugural parade

Abigail Spanberger took office on Saturday

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54 minutes ago

January 17, 2026

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Diversity Richmond and the Virginia Pride project of Diversity Richmond march in the 2026 Inauguration Parade on the grounds of the state capitol in Richmond, Va. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The inaugural ceremonies for Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger were held in Richmond, Va. on Saturday. Among the groups marching in the parade were Diversity Richmond and the Virginia Pride project of Diversity Richmond.

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*The LGBTQ contingent in the inaugural parade in Richmond, Va. pass by the review stand on Jan. 17, 2026. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)*

Virginia

Va. Senate approves referendum to repeal marriage amendment

Outgoing state Sen. Adam Ebbin introduced SJ3

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9 hours ago

January 17, 2026

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The Virginia Senate on Friday by a 26-13 vote margin approved a resolution that seeks to repeal a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Outgoing state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) introduced SJ3. The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee on Wednesday approved it by a 10-4 vote margin.

Same-sex couples have been able to legally marry in Virginia since 2014. Outgoing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2024 signed a bill that codified marriage equality in state law.

A resolution that seeks to repeal the Marshall-Newman Amendment passed in the General Assembly in 2021. The resolution passed again in 2025.

Two successive legislatures must approve the resolution before it can go to the ballot. Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates have said the resolution’s passage is among their 2026 legislative priorities.

“It’s time for Virginia’s Constitution to reflect the law of the land and the values of today,” said Ebbin after Friday’s vote. “This amendment, if approved by voters, would affirm the dignity of all committed couples and protects marriage equality for future generations.”

Maryland

Layoffs and confusion at Pride Center of Maryland after federal grants cut, reinstated

Trump administration move panicked addiction and mental health programs

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1 day ago

January 16, 2026

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Merrick Moses, a violence prevention coordinator, works at the Pride Center of Maryland in Baltimore. (Photo by Ulysses Muñoz for the Baltimore Banner)

By ALISSA ZHU | After learning it had abruptly lost $2 million in federal funding, the Pride Center of Maryland moved to lay off a dozen employees, or about a third of its workforce, the Baltimore nonprofit’s leader said Thursday.

The group is one of thousands nationwide that reportedly received letters late Tuesday from the Trump administration. Their mental health and addiction grants had been terminated, effective immediately, the letters said.

By Wednesday night, federal officials moved to reverse the funding cuts by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, estimated to total $2 billion, according to national media reports. But the Pride Center of Maryland’s CEO Cleo Manago said as of Thursday morning he had not heard anything from the federal government confirming those reports.

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