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Politics2 days ago

Pete Buttigieg, eyeing a presidential run, holds Iowa town hall

Former DOT secretary defended trans rights

Rehoboth Beach2 days ago

Ashley Biden to speak at Blade’s Summer Kickoff Party in Rehoboth Beach

World2 days ago

Global LGBTQ rights crackdown overshadows this year’s IDAHOBiT

District of Columbia2 days ago

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

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Everything is local: How LGBTQ+ media amplified the movement

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Opinions3 years ago

Lucky to have called Walter Dellinger a friend

Virginia3 years ago

Va. Senate committee kills religious freedom bill

Eastern Europe3 years ago

LGBTQ Ukrainians weigh in on Russian aggression

Calendar3 years ago

Calendar: February 25-March 3

Eastern Europe3 years ago

Former Ambassador Daniel Baer explains it all on Ukraine crisis

National3 years ago

Texas Gov. Abbott: Investigate gender-affirming care as child abuse

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

World Pride 20253 days ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Rehoboth Beach5 days ago

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

Peru4 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

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District of Columbia5 days ago

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

World4 days ago

New stock exchange initiative promotes LGBTQ inclusion in private sector

World Pride 2025

World Pride 20253 days ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Officials say no credible threats have been reported

District of Columbia4 days ago

Rainbow History Project WorldPride exhibition to open May 18

District of Columbia5 days ago

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

District of Columbia5 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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Your guide to the many Pride celebrations in D.C. region

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Congress3 days ago

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

Andry Hernández Romero is makeup artist from Venezuela

Congress4 days ago

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

Congress3 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

Congress4 weeks ago

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

Congress4 weeks ago

Goodlander endorses Pappas’s Senate bid

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

District of Columbia4 days ago

Oral arguments held in Casa Ruby civil suit appeals case

District of Columbia5 days ago

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

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

District of Columbia5 days ago

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

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World4 days ago

New stock exchange initiative promotes LGBTQ inclusion in private sector

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

Peru4 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

Uruguay4 days ago

Former Uruguayan president José Mujica dies at 89

Trinidad and Tobago5 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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Rubio mum on Hungary’s Pride ban

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

Federal Government2 weeks ago

HRC memo details threats to LGBTQ community in Trump budget

U.S. Supreme Court2 weeks ago

Supreme Court allows Trump admin to enforce trans military ban

Federal Government2 weeks 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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Mike Millan prepares to co-host Helen Hayes Awards

Accomplished actor has background in standup and improv

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Calendar: May 16-22

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

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homepage news5 years ago

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in El Salvador on the rise

President Nayib Bukele has not publicly condemned murders
Arts & Entertainment5 years ago

Cannes Queer Palm winner set for wide release in US

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” the highly lauded winner of the Queer Palm prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, is getting a wider release...
Out & About5 years ago

Shepard plaque to be dedicated

Ceremony for hate crime victim is Dec. 2
Out & About5 years ago

Ben and Jinkx join forces

‘All I Want’ tour is Nov. 29
Out & About5 years ago

Sending Kristina love

D.C.-area drag legend preps for surgery
Arts & Entertainment5 years ago

Ronan Farrow to be honored at Women in Entertainment gala

The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday announced that Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award at its annual Women in Entertainment...
Out & About5 years ago

New trans/nonbinary yoga group launches

Event designed as safe space for queer seekers
Health5 years ago

Suicide rates down since gay marriage legalized

Reduced stigma in Sweden, Denmark likely the cause: researchers
Health5 years ago

Poor mental health rampant for LGBT Southerners

Bi, pan respondents fared worse than gays, lesbians
Arts & Entertainment5 years ago

Diana Ross to perform at free World AIDS Day concert

Iconic diva Diana Ross will be performing a free concert on World AIDS Day. That announcement comes from AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles, the largest...