Arts & Entertainment
MOST ELIGIBLE SINGLES: Brock Thompson
Meet D.C.’s top 20 LGBT bachelors and bachelorettes
Brock Thompson (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
Name: Brock Thompson
Age: 38
Occupation: Realtor
Identify as: Homosexual
What are you looking for in a mate? Compassion. Also, willing to overlook certain flaws.
Biggest turn-off: Smoking, gum chewing, abject racism
Biggest turn-on: Is he looking to buy or sell a home?
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, falconry.
Describe your ideal first date: A roaring fire made up of Mike Huckabee books. Some boxed wine. Some Joni Mitchell playing. Nothing fancy.
Favorite TV show: “ALF,” “60 Minutes”
Celebrity crush: Former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin
One obscure fact about yourself: The Broadway hit “Miss Saigon” was taken from my fifth-grade short story, “Saigon Sally and Her American Boyfriend.”
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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