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Jason Lindsey (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
Name: Jason Lindsay
Age: 35
Occupation: Executive director, Pride Fund to End Gun Violence
Identify as: gay
What are you looking for in a mate? Having a sense of humor is key. I love to laugh and have a good time. I want to be with someone who is goal-driven and focused but not obsessed with their work. Someone who is supportive and communicates well. I grew up on a small farm in rural North Carolina and have a large extended family, so someone who is genuine and family focused would be great. If they are a southern gentleman, and/or a good cook even better.
Biggest turn-off: Arrogance and sense of entitlement.
Biggest turn-on: Being romantic and thoughtful.
Hobbies: Reading, music, TV, cooking, traveling, coffee, landscaping and home remodeling. I love to be in my yard or working on a project around the house.
Describe your ideal first date: Enjoying good food and conversation over a quiet dinner, then grabbing coffee and going for a walk.
Pets, kids or neither? Both. I love dogs and love kids. So why not one of each?
Would you date someone whose political views differ from yours? Probably not, but I wouldn’t 100 percent rule it out if the guy was a moderate Republican and the dynamic was right. We live in such a polarized society that being with someone who shares my values is important. I’m a moderate Democrat.
Celebrity crush: Justin Hartley from “This Is Us”
One obscure fact about yourself: I served in the Army Reserves for 14 years and did a combat tour in Iraq.
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This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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