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District of Columbia2 days ago

How Pepper the courthouse dog helps victims of abuse

Reshaping how the legal system balances compassion with procedure

Belarus3 days ago

Belarusian lawmakers approve bill to crackdown on LGBTQ rights

District of Columbia3 days ago

How new barriers to health care coverage are hitting D.C.

Kenya3 days ago

Kenyan advocacy groups launch LGBTQ voter mobilization campaign

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Opinions2 years ago

D.C. should legalize sex work

We shouldn’t punish those who are merely trying to survive

Michel ‘Mike’ McVicker, gay news, Washington Blade

Local8 years ago

AIDS Healthcare opens Temple Hills Wellness Center

homepage news8 years ago

Delaware trans student policy creates controversy

Jeanne Shaheen, United States Senate, gay news, Washington Blade, New Hampshire, Democratic Party

News8 years ago

Sen. Shaheen: Recall Ambassador Grenell if political statements continue

homepage news8 years ago

Bisexual Md. House of Delegates candidate hopes to make history

News8 years ago

White House stays silent on Masterpiece Cakeshop decision

homepage news8 years ago

More than 2 million attend São Paulo Pride parade

Kristi Noem ‘devastated’ as husband’s alleged fetish spending surfaces

Local5 days ago

D.C.’s affirming congregations to mark Holy Week, Easter

Research/Study5 days ago

Glisten report details hostile climate for LGBTQ students

The White House4 days ago

VIDEO: Gay journalist detained for booing Trumps at ‘Chicago’ opening night

Maryland5 days ago

Supreme Court ruling against conversion therapy bans could affect Md. law

District of Columbia5 days ago

As mayor’s race takes shape, candidates endorse LGBTQ equality

Movies4 days ago

Trans-driven ‘Serpent’s Skin’ delivers campy sapphic horror

Politics

Congress2 months ago

Top Democrats re-introduce trans bill of rights

Lawmakers spoke outside US Capitol on Wednesday

2026 Midterm Elections2 months ago

LGBTQ Victory Fund looks beyond Washington for change in 2026

Congress2 months ago

New Equality Caucus vice chair endorses Equality Act, federal trans bill of rights

Congress3 months ago

McBride, other US lawmakers travel to Denmark

Congress3 months ago

Van Hollen speaks at ‘ICE Out for Good’ protest in D.C.

Congress4 months ago

Advocates say MTG bill threatens trans youth, families, and doctors

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Rehoboth Beach3 days ago

Women’s FEST returns to Rehoboth Beach next week

District of Columbia3 days ago

Mayor Bowser signs bill requiring insurers to cover PrEP

District of Columbia4 days ago

Blade editor to be inducted into D.C. Society of Professional Journalists Hall of Fame

Maryland5 days ago

Supreme Court ruling against conversion therapy bans could affect Md. law

District of Columbia5 days ago

As mayor’s race takes shape, candidates endorse LGBTQ equality

Local5 days ago

D.C.’s affirming congregations to mark Holy Week, Easter

World

Hungary3 days ago

JD Vance to travel to Hungary next week

Country’s elections to take place on April 12

World4 days ago

LGBTQ community plays integral role in autism advocacy

Commentary5 days ago

Is Ghana’s selective justice a human rights contradiction?

Senegal6 days ago

Senegalese president signs bill that further criminalizes homosexuality

Ghana7 days ago

Ghanaian president welcomed to Philadelphia amid backlash over anti-LGBTQ bill

Japan1 week ago

Japanese Supreme Court to consider marriage equality

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The White House4 days ago

Pam Bondi ousted as attorney general

Donald Trump announced firing on Thursday

The White House4 days ago

VIDEO: Gay journalist detained for booing Trumps at ‘Chicago’ opening night

Idaho4 days ago

Idaho Gov. signs harshest anti-trans bathroom bill in the country

The White House4 days ago

Kristi Noem ‘devastated’ as husband’s alleged fetish spending surfaces

U.S. Supreme Court5 days ago

Colo. activists condemn SCOTUS conversion therapy ruling

U.S. Supreme Court6 days ago

Supreme Court rules against Colo. law banning conversion therapy for minors

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Risking it all for love during World War II

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Iconic Eddie Izzard takes on 23 characters in ‘Hamlet’

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Calendar: April 3-9

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