Arts & Entertainment

MOST ELIGIBLE SINGLES: Kate Ross

Meet D.C.’s top 20 LGBT bachelors and bachelorettes

Published

10 years ago

February 7, 2017

Staff reports

Kate Ross (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Name: Kate Ross

Age: 33

Occupation: Owner, Ross Business Management. Working with entrepreneurs, musicians and artists by serving as an outsourced CFO. Co-founder, the Coven D.C., serving the LGBT community by providing places to dance, play, educate and get to know each other.

Identify as: Gay

What are you looking for in a mate? Compassionate, a good sense of humor, dog lover, someone who can keep things in perspective, someone who is passionate about something, someone who will approach me first because I am shy, someone who likes to go to shows, someone who takes less time to get ready than me.

Biggest turn-off: Bad hygiene. I have a very sensitive nose.

Biggest turn-on: Kindness, because we need more of this in the world.

Hobbies: Shopping for hair extensions online.

Describe your ideal first date: I don’t know what my ideal date is, preferably somewhere we can talk. Surprise me!

Favorite TV show: I don’t usually pick favorites, it depends how I’m feeling.

Celebrity crush: Angel Haze

One obscure fact about yourself: I once was a rapper named Lab Rat. Here’s a second for good measure: I worked at Colonial Williamsburg in costume for 10 years.

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PHOTOS: SUNFESTIVAL

Annual dance party held amid weekend festivities in Rehoboth Beach

Published

10 hours ago

September 9, 2026

Daniel Truitt

A scene from the SUNFESTIVAL Night of Dance at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Sept. 6. (Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

The annual CAMP Rehoboth fundraiser, SUNFESTIVAL, was held over Labor Day weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Del. The festival included a massive dance party at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Sunday.

(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)

Arts & Entertainment

Nominate your favorites for the Blade’s 25th annual Best Of LGBTQ DC Awards

Submit your picks now; top 5 vote getters move to the finals

Published

15 hours ago

September 9, 2026

Staff reports

Nominate your favorites in our Best of LGBTQ DC categories through Sept. 24. The top 5 nominees from each category will become finalists with voting starting Sept. 28. Our 2026 Best of LGBTQ DC winners will be announced at the Best of LGBTQ DC Awards Party on Thursday, Oct. 22 and our special issue will come out on Friday, Oct. 23. One vote per email address per day. Good luck!

CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE OR USE THE FORM BELOW!

Out & About

Blade Foundation to host fundraiser in Rehoboth on Sept. 12

Mayor-elect Stewart, state Rep. Snyder-Hall to give remarks

Published

3 days ago

September 7, 2026

Tinashe Chingarande

Rehoboth Mayor-elect Susan Stewart will speak at the Blade Foundation fundraiser on Sept. 12.

The Washington Blade Foundation will host a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Rehoboth Beach featuring remarks from Rehoboth’s Mayor-elect Susan Stewart and Delaware state Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall.

The Foundation funds fellowships for aspiring queer journalists and enterprise journalism projects.

The event will be held at a private home in Rehoboth. Tickets are $100 and include open bar from Diego’s, catered appetizers from the Blue Moon, entertainment, guest speakers, and an auction. Tickets are available here.