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District of Columbia2 days ago

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day set for May 18

Whitman-Walker joins nationwide recognition of efforts to develop vaccine

World3 days ago

This year’s IDAHOBiT to highlight democracy

District of Columbia3 days ago

Capital Stonewall Democrats endorses Janeese Lewis George for D.C. mayor

United Kingdom4 days ago

UK government makes trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban a legislative priority

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Dawn of a new era of Pride politics

Remembering a time when High Heel Race was banned

Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

Rupert Everett says gay actors treated as ‘second-class citizens’ in Hollywood

News8 years ago

Twitter CEO apologizes for eating at Chick-fil-A during Pride month

homepage news8 years ago

LGBT ‘health data collection’ bill introduced in D.C. Council

homepage news8 years ago

Delaware poised to ban ‘conversion therapy’

Opinions8 years ago

D.C. tip-wage initiative exposes unexpected divisions

Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

Tony Awards: De Niro slams Trump, Parkland students perform

European Commission says all EU countries should ban conversion therapy

Delaware5 days ago

Blade Foundation awards 9th journalism fellowship to AU student

District of Columbia4 days ago

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Federal Government4 days ago

Bureau of Prisons declines to reconsider transgender inmate policy

Rehoboth Beach4 days ago

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Opinions4 days ago

LGBTQ community must say NO to Janeese Lewis George

Politics

The White House7 days ago

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Congress2 weeks ago

Bill seeks to block global gag rule expansion

The White House3 weeks ago

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The White House1 month ago

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2026 Midterm Elections1 month ago

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District of Columbia4 days ago

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Delaware5 days ago

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District of Columbia6 days ago

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World

European Union5 days ago

European Commission says all EU countries should ban conversion therapy

Recommendation 'an important step forward for LGBTI rights across Europe'

Poland5 days ago

Polish government to recognize same-sex marriages from EU countries

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Hungary1 week ago

New Hungarian prime minister takes office

The Vatican2 weeks ago

New Vatican report acknowledges LGBTQ Catholics feel isolated in the church

Ukraine2 weeks ago

Ukrainian MPs advance new Civil Code without protections for same-sex couples

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‘Live Your Pride’ is much more than a slogan

Waves Ahead forced to cancel May 17 event in Puerto Rico

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Bureau of Prisons declines to reconsider transgender inmate policy

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America’s broken pipeline of mental healthcare for trans youth

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Senate Democrats press DOJ over anti-trans prison directives

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Barney Frank on trans rights, 2028, and the need to ‘reform the left’

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Key West Pride’s state funding pulled

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