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India2 hours ago

Indian Supreme Court orders government to reconsider trans blood donor policy

Transgender people, MSM ineligible to donate under 2017 guidelines

District of Columbia18 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

Delaware1 day ago

Delaware marriage equality bill advances out of committee

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The haunting – and haunted – queer love of ‘Strangers’

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homepage news7 years ago

Gay man found murdered in D.C. apartment

homepage news7 years ago

AIDS Watch brings 500 activists to halls of Congress

Living7 years ago

HOLY WEEK 2018: Regional affirming houses of worship plan seders, services

Dining7 years ago

D.C. women restaurant vets overcome sexism, homophobia

homepage news7 years ago

DOD appears to contradict White House on process for trans military ban

Bars & Parties7 years ago

Pretty Boi Drag launches new party

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

Opinions3 days ago

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

Photos2 days ago

PHOTOS: D.C. Trans Pride

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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

Congress2 days ago

Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer

Congress4 days ago

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

Congress5 days ago

Pappas in Senate race focuses on costs, health care, and personal freedoms

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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Local

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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

Maryland3 days ago

Wes Moore signs HIV decriminalization bill

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’

World1 week ago

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

Theater1 hour 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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Lucky Pollo stretches its wings at 14th and U

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