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The Vatican3 hours ago

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

American-born pontiff met with Vatican diplomats on May 15

Politics7 hours ago

Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

Politics2 days ago

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

Rehoboth Beach3 days ago

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

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Sports1 year ago

Bisexual former umpire sues Major League Baseball for sexual harassment

Brandon Cooper claims female colleague sexually harassed him

Arts & Entertainment6 years ago

Watch: ‘American Horror Story: 1984’ releases first trailer

Arts & Entertainment6 years ago

Marvel’s first major openly gay character will be in ‘The Eternals’

homepage news6 years ago

Texas group advocates for LGBTI migrants

Arts & Entertainment6 years ago

Taylor Swift accepts Video of the Year at VMAs with local drag performers

homepage news6 years ago

AIDS group official resigns over group’s acceptance of drug company funds

Opinions6 years ago

Trump admin perverts meaning of Statue of Liberty poem

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Peru5 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

a&e features4 days ago

Down to shuck!

World5 days ago

New stock exchange initiative promotes LGBTQ inclusion in private sector

District of Columbia5 days ago

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

Opinions4 days ago

Virginia 2025 GOP ticket gives DEI a bad name

District of Columbia5 days ago

Rainbow History Project WorldPride exhibition to open May 18

World Pride 2025

World Pride 20254 days ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Officials say no credible threats have been reported

District of Columbia5 days ago

Rainbow History Project WorldPride exhibition to open May 18

District of Columbia6 days ago

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

District of Columbia6 days ago

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

Commentary1 week ago

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

a&e features2 weeks ago

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

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Politics

Congress4 days ago

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

Andry Hernández Romero is makeup artist from Venezuela

Congress5 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

Congress1 month ago

Goodlander endorses Pappas’s Senate bid

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Local

Local2 days ago

Comings & Goings

District of Columbia3 days ago

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

District of Columbia5 days ago

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

District of Columbia5 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

Rehoboth Beach5 days ago

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

World

World3 days ago

Global LGBTQ rights crackdown overshadows this year’s IDAHOBiT

WHO on May 17, 1990, declassified homosexuality as a mental illness

World5 days ago

New stock exchange initiative promotes LGBTQ inclusion in private sector

Peru5 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

Uruguay5 days ago

Former Uruguayan president José Mujica dies at 89

Trinidad and Tobago6 days ago

OAS commission criticizes Trinidad and Tobago homosexuality recriminalization ruling

Cuba6 days ago

No olvidar el 11 de mayo

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National News

State Department2 weeks ago

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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Arts & Entertainment

Dining7 hours ago

Lucky Pollo stretches its wings at 14th and U

Come for the chicken, stay for the cock

Theater2 days ago

Mike Millan prepares to co-host Helen Hayes Awards

Out & About2 days ago

Documentary about Blade reporter to premiere this month

Calendar2 days ago

Calendar: May 16-22

Movies3 days ago

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

a&e features4 days ago

In stressful times, escape to Rehoboth Beach

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Photos

Photos6 days ago

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

Photos1 month ago

PHOTOS: Mr., Mx, & Miss Capital Pride Pageant

Photos1 month ago

PHOTOS: La Loca

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Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

‘Doctor Who’ gets first gay companion

the character will reveal her sexuality in her second line of dialogue
homepage news8 years ago

Takano says Nunes has ‘shot his credibility’

Should recuse himself from Russia investigation
Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

‘Walking Dead’ actor Daniel Newman comes out as gay

the star says a young LGBT person convinced him to be out
a&e features8 years ago

Spending skyrockets for gay weddings

Same-sex couples spending more, having more guests after Supreme Court ruling
Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

LGBT dance party protest planned for outside Ivanka Trump’s house

the event is in response to the president's executive order on climate change policy
Opinions8 years ago

Gay men: Damn, we’re awful to each other

And television isn’t helping
Health8 years ago

Controversial views cost Hopkins on HRC report

Psychologists who believe people aren’t born gay draw ire
Health8 years ago

LGB teens smoke at higher rates study finds

Lesbians more than twice as likely to smoke as straight girls
homepage news8 years ago

N.C. governor ‘threw the LGBT community under the bus’

Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund CEO sharply criticizes Roy Cooper
National8 years ago

Cooper signs deal to replace HB2 as LGBT advocates cry betrayal

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed Thursday a proposal to replace North Carolina’s anti-LGBT House Bill 2 with another law enabling anti-LGBT discrimination, prompting cries of...