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District of Columbia1 day ago

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

Blade spoke with General Manager Blair Nixon after incident

India1 day ago

Indian Supreme Court orders government to reconsider trans blood donor policy

District of Columbia2 days ago

Adams Morgan queer bar broken into and vandalized

District of Columbia2 days ago

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

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District of Columbia1 year ago

Taste of Point returns at critical time for queer students

BIPOC scholar to speak at Room & Board event on May 2

homepage news6 years ago

Opposition to State Department human rights advisory commission grows

homepage news6 years ago

Marianne Williamson: ‘I honor gay love because it’s love’

Opinions6 years ago

Michael Kahn — leader, innovator, icon, friend

homepage news6 years ago

Mayor urges community to join campaign against illegal guns

homepage news6 years ago

Gina Ortiz Jones challenges Texas congressman again

homepage news6 years ago

Catholic agency seeks right to anti-LGBT discrimination from Supreme Court

Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C

Maryland4 days ago

Wes Moore signs HIV decriminalization bill

District of Columbia4 days ago

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

Congress5 days ago

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

Opinions4 days ago

Frank Kameny’s legacy lives on

National4 days ago

Medical groups file lawsuit over Trump deletion of health information

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Let love and compassion guide our response to Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis

World Pride 2025

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PHOTOS: Silver Pride

Rayceen Pendarvis serves as emcee

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PHOTOS: Helen Hayes Awards

District of Columbia3 days ago

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

Photos3 days ago

PHOTOS: D.C. Trans Pride

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Politics

Congress3 days ago

House passes reconciliation with gender-affirming care funding ban

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ now heads to the Senate

Congress3 days ago

Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer

Congress5 days ago

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

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Politics1 week ago

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

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Local

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Delaware marriage equality bill advances out of committee

Photos3 days ago

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District of Columbia3 days ago

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

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

World

Cuba4 days ago

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

National Assembly in July will reportedly debate proposal

Chile5 days ago

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

Iran5 days ago

Underground queer network challenges Iranian regime

El Salvador6 days ago

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

The Vatican7 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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New York3 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

National4 days ago

Medical groups file lawsuit over Trump deletion of health information

U.S. Federal Courts6 days ago

Federal judge scraps trans-inclusive workplace discrimination protections

The White House6 days ago

Trump travels to Middle East countries with death penalty for homosexuality

State Department3 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

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Queer film festival comes to D.C.

DC/DOX to showcase LGBTQ documentaries made by LGBTQ filmmakers

Movies6 hours ago

Gay director on revealing the authentic Pee-wee Herman

Theater1 day ago

Trans performer, juggler premiering one-woman show

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

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Photos5 days ago

PHOTOS: Equality Prince William Pride

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PHOTOS: Equality Prince William Pride

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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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First Fag Hag Ivanka’s role as gay defender

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