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District of Columbia6 hours ago

Sinners and Saints bar vandalized in suspected anti-LGBTQ hate crime

Blade spoke with General Manager Blair Nixon after incident

India8 hours ago

Indian Supreme Court orders government to reconsider trans blood donor policy

District of Columbia24 hours ago

Adams Morgan queer bar broken into and vandalized

District of Columbia1 day ago

Murdered Israeli embassy officials were supporters of D.C.’s LGBTQ synagogue

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Out & About8 months ago

Commanders Pride Night Out is back

Fourth annual event held at Northwest Stadium

Music & Concerts3 years ago

GMCW celebrates chosen families with concert series

Miscellaneous3 years ago

Anti-transgender student bill dies in Va. House committee

Bars & Parties3 years ago

Beyonce vs. Rihanna dance party

Theater3 years ago

Andrew Rannells making D.C. debut at Kennedy Center

Books3 years ago

Dorothy Parker will cure your Valentine’s blues

Arts & Entertainment3 years ago

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Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C

Maryland3 days ago

Wes Moore signs HIV decriminalization bill

District of Columbia3 days ago

D.C. Black Pride 2025: Events, parties, and empowerment

Congress4 days ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill to criminalize gender affirming care advances

Opinions3 days ago

Frank Kameny’s legacy lives on

Delaware4 days ago

Delaware considers enshrining same-sex marriage into state Constitution

Iran4 days ago

Underground queer network challenges Iranian regime

World Pride 2025

Photos2 days ago

PHOTOS: Helen Hayes Awards

Gay Men's Chorus, local drag artists have featured performance at ceremony

District of Columbia2 days ago

Laverne Cox, Reneé Rapp, Deacon Maccubbin named WorldPride grand marshals

Photos2 days ago

PHOTOS: D.C. Trans Pride

a&e features2 days ago

Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C

World Pride 20255 days ago

WorldPride events round-up

World Pride 20251 week ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

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Politics

Congress2 days ago

House passes reconciliation with gender-affirming care funding ban

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ now heads to the Senate

Congress2 days ago

Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer

Congress4 days ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill to criminalize gender affirming care advances

Congress5 days ago

Pappas in Senate race focuses on costs, health care, and personal freedoms

Politics6 days ago

Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

Politics1 week ago

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

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Local

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Comings & Goings

Delaware1 day ago

Delaware marriage equality bill advances out of committee

a&e features2 days ago

Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C

District of Columbia2 days ago

LGBTQ leaders celebrate Frank Kameny’s 100th birthday at Supreme Court

District of Columbia2 days ago

Blade’s Lou Chibbaro subject of new film premiering May 29

District of Columbia3 days ago

D.C. Black Pride 2025: Events, parties, and empowerment

World

Cuba3 days ago

Cuban lawmakers to consider simplifying process for trans people to change IDs

National Assembly in July will reportedly debate proposal

Chile4 days ago

Chilean lawmakers back report that calls for suspension of program for trans children

Iran4 days ago

Underground queer network challenges Iranian regime

El Salvador5 days ago

El Salvador conmemora el 17M bajo un clima de miedo y retroceso en derechos LGBTQ

The Vatican6 days ago

Pope Leo XIV: Family based on ‘stable union between a man and a woman’

World1 week ago

Global LGBTQ rights crackdown overshadows this year’s IDAHOBiT

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National News

New York2 days ago

Men convicted of murdering two men in NYC gay bar drugging scheme sentenced

One of the victims, John Umberger, was D.C. political consultant

National3 days ago

Medical groups file lawsuit over Trump deletion of health information

U.S. Federal Courts5 days ago

Federal judge scraps trans-inclusive workplace discrimination protections

The White House5 days ago

Trump travels to Middle East countries with death penalty for homosexuality

State Department2 weeks ago

Rubio mum on Hungary’s Pride ban

Federal Government3 weeks ago

HRC memo details threats to LGBTQ community in Trump budget

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Arts & Entertainment

Theater7 hours ago

Trans performer, juggler premiering one-woman show

Circus of the SelfMay 29-June 6Spooky Action Theater1810 16th St., N.W.Pay-What-You-Can: May 2All other performances: $35Spookyaction.org For Lucy Eden, tricks...

Movies1 day ago

‘Things Like This’ embraces formula and plus-size visibility

Calendar1 day ago

Calendar: May 23-29

Photos4 days ago

PHOTOS: Equality Prince William Pride

Photos5 days ago

PHOTOS: Blade Summer Kickoff Party

Dining6 days ago

Lucky Pollo stretches its wings at 14th and U

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Photos

Photos4 days ago

PHOTOS: Equality Prince William Pride

Photos5 days ago

PHOTOS: Blade Summer Kickoff Party

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PHOTOS: Xunami Muse at Shakers

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PHOTOS: Victory Fund National Champagne Brunch

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PHOTOS: Cherry ‘Fire’

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PHOTOS: Night of Champions

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homepage news6 years ago

Democrats regain control of Va. General Assembly

LGBTQ bills have stalled in Republican-controlled legislature
Out & About6 years ago

In it to win it

Women candidates unite for Leaders Conference event
homepage news6 years ago

Roem defeats Republican challenger

Kelly McGinn criticized over anti-LGBTQ positions
homepage news6 years ago

Read Michael Kahn’s stirring speech at Georgetown

Theater icon accepts honorary doctoral degree
a&e features6 years ago

QUEERY: Ryan McClure

The District Queer Comedy Festival co-founder answers 20 queer questions
Local6 years ago

Comings & Goings

Blade Foundation offers $2,000 reporting fellowship
Comics6 years ago

CARTOON: Underdog is here!

There's no need to fear . . .
Opinions6 years ago

The boos of October

Ballpark booing of Trump was a healthy dose of reality
Arts & Entertainment6 years ago

Gay penguin dads adopt a second time

World-famous gay penguin dads Sphen and Magic have announced to the world that they’re trying for a new baby. Residents of the Sydney Aquarium, the penguin...
a&e features6 years ago

Drag queen son of Argentine president does Pride

Among the hundreds of thousands who took part in Buenos Aires Pride on Saturday was the drag queen son of Argentina’s new President-elect. In Argentina’s elections...