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Gay man assaulted, robbed in Dupont Circle apartment

Victim discovered by partner

Published

7 years ago

October 19, 2018

Imperial House Condominiums (Photo by r AgnosticPreachersKid via Wikimedia Commons)

A gay man was assaulted and robbed inside his apartment at the Imperial House Condominium near Dupont Circle about 2 a.m. on Oct. 9 by an unidentified male suspect who he invited into the apartment for drinks, according to D.C. Police Lt. Brett Parson, who oversees the department’s LGBT Liaison Unit.

A police report on the incident says the victim told police he remembers being struck in the head by the suspect.

Parson said the victim was found by his partner and roommate asleep on the sofa with blood on his face and body about 2:30 a.m.

The partner immediately noticed that a desk had been rifled through and cash and other items were missing. The police report says among the items stolen was $3,000 in cash, a lock box, and a cell phone.

The victim told Parson he met the man who assaulted him on the street in front of his apartment building at 1601 18th St., N.W. while the victim was outside smoking a cigarette. Parson said the victim told him he started a conversation with the suspect as he walked by the building.

“He chats him up and they eventually go upstairs to the apartment,” Parson recounted the victim telling him. “He invited him in and they had some drinks,” said Parson, who added the victim thinks he was punched by the suspect about 45 minutes after entering the apartment.

Police have not released a description of the suspect but Parson said his image may have been captured by one or more security cameras in and around the apartment building.

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VIDEO: LGBTQ groups march in Va. inaugural parade

Abigail Spanberger took office on Saturday

Published

12 hours ago

January 17, 2026

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Diversity Richmond and the Virginia Pride project of Diversity Richmond march in the 2026 Inauguration Parade on the grounds of the state capitol in Richmond, Va. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The inaugural ceremonies for Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger were held in Richmond, Va. on Saturday. Among the groups marching in the parade were Diversity Richmond and the Virginia Pride project of Diversity Richmond.

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*The LGBTQ contingent in the inaugural parade in Richmond, Va. pass by the review stand on Jan. 17, 2026. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)*

Virginia

Va. Senate approves referendum to repeal marriage amendment

Outgoing state Sen. Adam Ebbin introduced SJ3

Published

20 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Staff reports

(Bigstock photo)

The Virginia Senate on Friday by a 26-13 vote margin approved a resolution that seeks to repeal a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Outgoing state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) introduced SJ3. The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee on Wednesday approved it by a 10-4 vote margin.

Same-sex couples have been able to legally marry in Virginia since 2014. Outgoing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2024 signed a bill that codified marriage equality in state law.

A resolution that seeks to repeal the Marshall-Newman Amendment passed in the General Assembly in 2021. The resolution passed again in 2025.

Two successive legislatures must approve the resolution before it can go to the ballot. Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates have said the resolution’s passage is among their 2026 legislative priorities.

“It’s time for Virginia’s Constitution to reflect the law of the land and the values of today,” said Ebbin after Friday’s vote. “This amendment, if approved by voters, would affirm the dignity of all committed couples and protects marriage equality for future generations.”

Maryland

Layoffs and confusion at Pride Center of Maryland after federal grants cut, reinstated

Trump administration move panicked addiction and mental health programs

Published

2 days ago

January 16, 2026

Baltimore Banner

Merrick Moses, a violence prevention coordinator, works at the Pride Center of Maryland in Baltimore. (Photo by Ulysses Muñoz for the Baltimore Banner)

By ALISSA ZHU | After learning it had abruptly lost $2 million in federal funding, the Pride Center of Maryland moved to lay off a dozen employees, or about a third of its workforce, the Baltimore nonprofit’s leader said Thursday.

The group is one of thousands nationwide that reportedly received letters late Tuesday from the Trump administration. Their mental health and addiction grants had been terminated, effective immediately, the letters said.

By Wednesday night, federal officials moved to reverse the funding cuts by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, estimated to total $2 billion, according to national media reports. But the Pride Center of Maryland’s CEO Cleo Manago said as of Thursday morning he had not heard anything from the federal government confirming those reports.

The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.