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

Former DOT secretary defended trans rights

Rehoboth Beach1 day ago

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

World1 day 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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LGBTQ elder voices matter now more than ever

Global Story Archive highlights often ignored perspectives

Local7 months ago

D.C. LGBTQ Harris-Walz group seeks volunteers for phone bank

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‘Witches’ unveils supernatural powers we get from growing up gay

U.S. Military/Pentagon7 months ago

Pentagon gives honorable discharges to 800+ LGBTQ veterans

Photos7 months ago

PHOTOS: Franklin County Pride

District of Columbia7 months ago

Chefs for Equality returns with 150 pros serving up their best

District of Columbia7 months ago

GLAA releases ratings for only four of 10 D.C. Council candidates

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

World Pride 20253 days ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Rehoboth Beach4 days ago

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

Peru3 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

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District of Columbia4 days ago

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

World3 days ago

New stock exchange initiative promotes LGBTQ inclusion in private sector

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World Pride 20253 days ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Officials say no credible threats have been reported

District of Columbia3 days ago

Rainbow History Project WorldPride exhibition to open May 18

District of Columbia4 days ago

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

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¡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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Congress2 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 Columbia4 days ago

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

Rehoboth Beach4 days ago

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

District of Columbia4 days ago

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

World

World3 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

Peru3 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

Uruguay4 days ago

Former Uruguayan president José Mujica dies at 89

Trinidad and Tobago4 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

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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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Calendar1 day ago

Calendar: May 16-22

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

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Opinions12 months ago

LGBTQ employees in D.C. and their legal rights

Strong protections on the books but discrimination persists
Movies12 months ago

Lesbian, bi, trans stories dominate queer crop of summer movies

Comic book adaption, horror thrillers, and more on the way
Local12 months ago

Comings & Goings

Viet Tran appointed as senior advisor to OPM Director
Out & About12 months ago

Trans women athletes to be spotlighted at event

'We Have Always Been Here' presentation held in Rehoboth
Calendar12 months ago

Calendar: May 31-June 6

LGBTQ events in the days to come
a&e features12 months ago

A life well lived: Peter Rosenstein publishes new memoir

Longtime Blade contributor on activism, politics, travel, and more
Africa12 months ago

Kenya seeks to ban intersex athletes from lowering hormone levels to compete in sports

Country's human rights body has put forth measure
Texas12 months ago

Anti-trans Texas Democrat loses primary to queer woman

Lauren Ashley Simmons defeated state Rep. Shawn Thierry
Delaware12 months ago

Blade Foundation awards 7th Steve Elkins journalism fellowship

Joe Reberkenny will cover Delaware LGBTQ news all summer
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