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District of Columbia3 hours ago

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

Blade spoke with General Manager Blair Nixon after incident

India6 hours ago

Indian Supreme Court orders government to reconsider trans blood donor policy

District of Columbia21 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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PHOTOS: Cupid’s Undie Run

Scantily-clad joggers face freezing temperatures for a cause

homepage news7 years ago

D.C. gets failing grade on domestic violence report card

homepage news7 years ago

D.C. schools to allow students to register as ‘non-binary’

News7 years ago

Ministerio de Justicia de El Salvador lanza políticas LGBTI

a&e features7 years ago

‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘Aquaman,’ ‘Vice’ and ‘Roma’ among big end-of-year movie releases

homepage news7 years ago

El Salvador government ministry implements pro-LGBTI policies

Arts & Entertainment7 years ago

MTV India dating show airs episode with gay contestants

Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C

Maryland3 days ago

Wes Moore signs HIV decriminalization bill

U.S. Federal Courts5 days ago

Federal judge scraps trans-inclusive workplace discrimination protections

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

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Frank Kameny’s legacy lives on

Delaware4 days ago

Delaware considers enshrining same-sex marriage into state Constitution

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

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PHOTOS: D.C. Trans Pride

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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

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Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer

Congress4 days ago

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

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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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Comings & Goings

Delaware1 day ago

Delaware marriage equality bill advances out of committee

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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

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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’

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Global LGBTQ rights crackdown overshadows this year’s IDAHOBiT

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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

Theater5 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...

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

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Calendar: May 23-29

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PHOTOS: Equality Prince William Pride

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Lucky Pollo stretches its wings at 14th and U

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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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Music & Concerts9 years ago

SPRING ARTS 2016: classical music

Wide spate of genres represented in spring classical concerts
homepage news9 years ago

John Kerry cancels planned trip to Cuba

Independent activists invite U.S. officials to meet with them
homepage news9 years ago

RNC chair says odds of contested convention ‘very small’

Priebus says odds against it 85-90 percent
Arts & Entertainment9 years ago

Caitlyn Jenner wants to be ‘trans ambassador’ for Ted Cruz

"I Am Cait' star defends Republican views
homepage news9 years ago

W.V. Senate rejects religious freedom bill

Advocates argued HB 4012 would have allowed discrimination
homepage news9 years ago

In debate, GOP candidates get behind ‘gay marriage dissenters’

In new low, Trump references penis size
Books9 years ago

SPRING ARTS 2016: books

Toasting the women we love, fighting teen bullies and more in spring books
Arts & Entertainment9 years ago

SPRING ARTS 2016: TV

‘O’Neals’ finds humor in coming-out journey
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Big Freedia charged with government fund theft

New Orleans rapper faces legal trouble
Arts & Entertainment9 years ago

Nike gifts Gus Kenworthy custom rainbow goggles

Nike making me feel very loved and supported with this custom pair of rainbow goggles! #BeTrue ⛷? Posted by Gus Kenworthy on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Olympic...