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

Former DOT secretary defended trans rights

Rehoboth Beach24 hours 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

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

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Calendar: January 19-25

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Kevin Spacey’s ‘Billionaire Boys Club’ earns $126 on opening day

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The Cherry Fund to give $51,700 to local non-profits at Giveback Reception

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2018 Best of Gay DC nominations

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Blade newspaper box design contest

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Singer Nikka Costa to give Aug. 28 concert

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Queer pool party is Aug. 25

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

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Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

Officials say no credible threats have been reported

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Rainbow History Project WorldPride exhibition to open May 18

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

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

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Top Congressional Democrats reintroduce Equality Act on Trump’s 100th day in office

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George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison for fraud case

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Democratic lawmakers travel to El Salvador, demand information about gay Venezuelan asylum seeker

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Goodlander endorses Pappas’s Senate bid

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

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

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

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New stock exchange initiative promotes LGBTQ inclusion in private sector

'Ringing the Bell for LGBTIQ+ Equality' campaign kicked off in Toronto on Tuesday

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Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

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Former Uruguayan president José Mujica dies at 89

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OAS commission criticizes Trinidad and Tobago homosexuality recriminalization ruling

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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

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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to enforce trans military ban

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Trump admin cancels more than $800 million in LGBTQ health grants

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Trump nominates Mike Waltz to become next UN ambassador

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Michael Sam endorses Houston non-discrimination ordinance

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