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Colton Haynes dresses as drag Marge Simpson for Halloween
the actor wore yellow body paint and fake cleavage
Colton Haynes got into the Halloween spirit with an elaborate drag Marge Simpson costume.
Haynes wore the costume as host for Freixenet Cava’s 2nd Annual Black Magic Halloween Affair in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The actor sported a low cut green dress with fake ample yellow cleavage, fake lips, yellow body paint, a blue whig and bulging fake eyes.
[It took] five hours,” Haynes told Us Weekly. “[There’s] a lot of tape in areas you don’t want tape. My balls hurt. It was so fun. I can’t see. It’s worth it! I actually had to mess up the costume. It looked way better, but I couldn’t see [with the fake eyes] so I cut them out myself.”
He and his fiancé Jeff Leatham were sure to document the transformation with clips and photos on Instagram. Haynes told Us Weekly that Leatham was also a big help with navigating his costume.
“[He was] taking pictures of me, laughing at me the whole time! He wasn’t with me the whole day because he had to work,” Haynes says. “He helped me. I had to pee, so he helped me get back into my Spanx.”
At the end of the night, Haynes removed some of his costume and had a twerk session in the pool.
2025 D.C. Trans Pride was held at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library on Saturday, May 17. The day was filled with panel discussions, art, social events, speakers, a resource fair and the Engendered Spirit Awards. Awardees included Lyra McMillan, Pip Baitinger, Steph Niaupari and Hayden Gise. The keynote address was delivered by athlete and advocate Schuyler Bailar.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C
Washington Blade’s unique archives chronicle highs, lows of our movement
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of LGBTQ Pride in Washington, D.C., the Washington Blade team combed our archives and put together a glossy magazine showcasing five decades of celebrations in the city. Below is a sampling of images from the magazine but be sure to find a print copy starting this week.
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The fourth annual Equality Prince William Pride was held at the Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Va. on Saturday, May 17.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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