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District of Columbia3 hours ago

LGBT exhibition at D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum opens May 16

‘LGBT Jews in the Federal City’ arrives for WorldPride and beyond

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In stressful times, escape to Rehoboth Beach

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Down to shuck!

Congress14 hours ago

Garcia confronts Noem over gay asylum seeker ‘forcibly removed’ to El Salvador

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Opinions7 months ago

One year later and no closer to peace

The world must find a way to end this carnage

Obituary3 years ago

Longtime LGBTQ+ journalist & editor Thomas Senzee dies at 54

National3 years ago

Ohio introduces its own ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Books3 years ago

‘Truly, Madly’ full of dish, glam, and eccentricities

United Kingdom3 years ago

British government cancels global LGBTQ rights conference

Federal Government3 years ago

LGBTQ immigrant groups welcome decision to terminate Title 42

Television3 years ago

Grindr’s first series is as shallow as you’d expect

HRC: GOP reconciliation bill would imperil critical LGBTQ-specific programs

Rehoboth Beach2 days ago

Del. Gov. Meyer to join Washington Blade party in Rehoboth on Friday

World Pride 20251 day ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Peru2 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

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Theater4 days ago

A trip ‘through media, memory to examine cultural imperialism’

Local4 days ago

Blade names Delaware journalism fellowship recipient

World Pride 2025

World Pride 20251 day ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Officials say no credible threats have been reported

District of Columbia1 day ago

Rainbow History Project WorldPride exhibition to open May 18

District of Columbia3 days ago

D.C. gears up for a weekend of trans empowerment

District of Columbia3 days ago

¡Libre Soy! Latinx Pride comes to D.C.

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‘A New Alliance for a New Millenium, 2003-2020’

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Politics

Congress2 days ago

HRC: GOP reconciliation bill would imperil critical LGBTQ-specific programs

Republicans on House Ways and Means Committee released full text Monday

Congress2 weeks ago

Top Congressional Democrats reintroduce Equality Act on Trump’s 100th day in office

Politics3 weeks ago

George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison for fraud case

Congress3 weeks ago

Democratic lawmakers travel to El Salvador, demand information about gay Venezuelan asylum seeker

Congress4 weeks ago

Goodlander endorses Pappas’s Senate bid

Congress4 weeks ago

EXCLUSIVE: Garcia demands answers on deportation of gay Venezuelan asylum seeker

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District of Columbia1 day ago

Jeanine Pirro has mixed record on LGBTQ rights in N.Y.

District of Columbia2 days ago

Oral arguments held in Casa Ruby civil suit appeals case

District of Columbia2 days ago

Celebrate Frank Kameny’s 100th birthday at Supreme Court event

Rehoboth Beach2 days ago

Del. Gov. Meyer to join Washington Blade party in Rehoboth on Friday

District of Columbia3 days ago

¡Libre Soy! Latinx Pride comes to D.C.

Local4 days ago

Blade names Delaware journalism fellowship recipient

World

World1 day ago

New stock exchange initiative promotes LGBTQ inclusion in private sector

'Ringing the Bell for LGBTIQ+ Equality' campaign kicked off in Toronto on Tuesday

Peru2 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

Uruguay2 days ago

Former Uruguayan president José Mujica dies at 89

Trinidad and Tobago3 days ago

OAS commission criticizes Trinidad and Tobago homosexuality recriminalization ruling

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The Vatican1 week ago

American cardinal chosen as next pope

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State Department1 week ago

Rubio mum on Hungary’s Pride ban

Lawmakers on April 30 urged secretary of state to condemn anti-LGBTQ bill, constitutional amendment

Federal Government1 week ago

HRC memo details threats to LGBTQ community in Trump budget

U.S. Supreme Court1 week ago

Supreme Court allows Trump admin to enforce trans military ban

Federal Government1 week ago

Trump admin cancels more than $800 million in LGBTQ health grants

Federal Government2 weeks ago

RFK Jr.’s HHS report pushes therapy, not medical interventions, for trans youth

The White House2 weeks ago

Trump nominates Mike Waltz to become next UN ambassador

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‘Pink Narcissus’ reasserts queer identity in the face of repression

Gorgeously restored film a surreal fantasia on gay obsessions

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Theater4 days ago

A trip ‘through media, memory to examine cultural imperialism’

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Arts & Entertainment5 years ago

49ers’ Sowers to be first LGBTQ coach in Super Bowl history

Every Super Bowl is historic, but next month’s Super Bowl LIV in Miami will be a special landmark for LGBTQ sports fans. Offensive assistant coach Katie...
Photos5 years ago

PHOTOS: Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2020

David Spivey of Pittsburgh takes the title
Arts & Entertainment5 years ago

SAG winners shake up Oscar race

While its recent announcement of a decidedly non-diverse slate of major nominees has drawn a firestorm of criticism for the Oscars, Sunday night’s presentation of the...
homepage news5 years ago

Male pole dancers irate over Buttigieg nixing fundraiser at gay nightclub

Cancelation seen as repudiation of sex work, LGBTQ history
Opinions5 years ago

Trump on trial

Will we see any profiles in courage?
Cannabis Culture5 years ago

Cannabis Culture

Congress holds hearing on ‘cannabis policies for new decade’
homepage news5 years ago

First murder of transgender woman in El Salvador this year reported

Briyit Michelle Alas, 22, found dead in Ciudad Delgado on Jan. 17
Opinions5 years ago

Throwaway people in our midst

'Just Mercy' helps change the narrative on criminal justice
Music & Concerts5 years ago

New Selena Gomez effort ‘Rare’ catchy but lacking

Not quite the bold artistic statement needed to fully catapult singer to adult stardom
Opinions5 years ago

D.C. enacts bills with no hope of funding

Practice breeds cynicism among confounded citizenry