Arts & Entertainment
Sting’s daughter in same-sex relationship
Rocker’s child identifies only ‘as a musician’
Sting’s daughter Eliot Sumner revealed she is in a relationship with a woman.
Sumner, 25, told the Evening Standard that she has been dating Austrian model Lucie Von Alten for two years. The couple also live together in London.
She says that she never came out to her family and friends because they knew without having to ask.
“They knew already,” Sumner says. “So I didn’t need to. I’ve never come out to anyone. My friends always knew and I always knew.”
Sumner also revealed that she does not identify as a particular gender. She says that she identifies “as a musician.”
“I think forever I was trying to figure out maybe … what I am. But I don’t think anyone should feel pressured to have any kind of label or tag on them,” Sumner says.“We should treat everybody the same. Me, I don’t like to be put down to a specific thing. We’re all human beings.”
The singer is the third child of Sting and Trudie Styler. Her album “Information” will be released in January.
The Capital Pride Alliance presented the 2026 Capital Pride Honors at “The Audacity Brunch: In Full Fuchsia” at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 7.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
Out & About
Congressional Cemetery hosts Gays & Graves
Daylong Pride celebration blends history, remembrance, art and community
Historic Congressional Cemetery will host the second annual “Gays & Graves: A Big Gay Festival” on Sunday, June 14 at 11 a.m.
The event will feature pioneering activist Randy Wicker, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, and new public art installations and programs celebrating LGBTQ+ history. Gays & Graves is an official partner event of Capital Pride 2026.
This event is a daylong Pride celebration blending history, remembrance, art and community. Visitors can shop from LGBTQ+ and allied artists and makers, experience performances and interactive installations, and engage with programs exploring LGBTQ+ history and lived experience.
For more details, visit the cemetery’s website.
Baltimore Pride is underway, taking place from June 8-14.
The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. at Charles Street & North Avenue, followed by the Pride Block Party at 1 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. And then the Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 12 p.m. at Druid Hill Park.
There will be an array of additional events including: a fashion show, a “Suits and Sneakers” reception and a 5k race, among many other events.
For more details, visit Baltimore Pride’s website.
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