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PHOTOS: DC Pride2020 March+Caravan

No Justice No Pride organizes event to ‘Defund MPD’

Published

6 years ago

June 13, 2020

Activists were met with a line of police in front of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home as they chanted slogans calling for the defunding of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

No Justice No Pride, working with other community partners, held the ‘DC Pride2020 March+Caravan’ on Saturday with a call to defund the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. Following a rally at Jessup Blair Park, activists marched through the streets of the Colonial Village neighborhood to the house of District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser where they held a dance party and peaceful protest. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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2 days ago

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Tatianna and Crimsyn host the drag show, Clash. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Crimsyn and Tatianna hosted the new weekly drag show Clash at Trade (1410 14th Street, N.W.) on Feb. 14, 2026. Performers included Aave, Crimsyn, Desiree Dik, and Tatianna.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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PHOTOS: Drag in rural Virginia

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Four drag performers dance in front of an anti-LGBTQ protester outside the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. (Blade photo by Landon Shackelford)

Drag artists perform for crowds in towns across Virginia. The photographer follows Gerryatrick, Shenandoah, Climaxx, Emerald Envy among others over eight months as they perform at venues in the Virginia towns of Staunton, Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg.

(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)

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PHOTOS: SMYAL for the New Year

LGBTQ youth services organization holds annual fundraiser

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3 weeks ago

January 29, 2026

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From left, SMYAL Executive Director Erin Whelan and journalist Ari Shapiro attend SMYAL for the New Year at Shakiki on Thursday, Jan. 22. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The LGBTQ youth services organization SMYAL held its annual fundraiser, ‘SMYAL for the New Year,’ at Shakiki (2012 9th Street, N.W.) on Thursday, Jan. 22.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)