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District of Columbia11 hours ago

D.C.’s Mary’s House For Older Adults names new executive director

Charlene Leach to succeed Imani Woody as leader of LGBTQ-supportive seniors home

Virginia1 day ago

Doug Ollivant to face Eugene Vindman in Va. 7th Congressional District

District of Columbia1 day ago

LGBTQ advocates optimistic about D.C.’s expected new mayor

Michigan1 day ago

Progressives score victory as El-Sayed wins Mich. Senate primary

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Politics2 years ago

Will Rollins loses razor-close race for Republican Ken Calvert’s House seat

Gay Democrat lost to anti-LGBTQ Republican

Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

‘Atlanta’ star Lakeith Stanfield apologizes for homophobic freestyle rap

Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

‘Mean Girls’ star Daniel Franzese ends engagement with Joseph Bradley Phillips

Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

Fashion designer Christian Siriano splits from husband Brad Walsh

homepage news8 years ago

Gay, lesbian incumbents win local Md. Democratic primaries

homepage news8 years ago

Two transgender candidates make history in Md.

homepage news8 years ago

Jared Polis advances in bid to become Colorado governor

Reggie White relishing first season as artistic director of Woolly Mammoth

Celebrity News4 days ago

Madonna headlines World Pride Music Festival in Amsterdam

Photos4 days ago

PHOTOS: Petal Release Party

Celebrity News3 days ago

My evening with Madonna

Obituary2 days ago

Remembering Elliot Leonard, generous visionary who helped LGBTQ communities thrive

Politics2 days ago

Buttigieg indicates he may run for president in 2028

Netherlands2 days ago

Dutch prime minister opens World Pride Human Rights Conference

Politics

Politics2 days ago

Buttigieg indicates he may run for president in 2028

Former Transportation Secretary was in Biden-Harris administration's Cabinet

Congress2 weeks ago

House blocks effort to codify transgender servicemember ban into law

Congress3 weeks ago

Lindsey Graham has passed away. Do LGBTQ people have a right to celebrate his death?

Congress3 weeks ago

Political drama in Angie Craig’s Minn. Senate race heats up

Congress4 weeks ago

Lindsey Graham dies at 71

2026 Midterm Elections1 month ago

As Washington shifts right, Democratic Socialists gain ground

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Rehoboth Beach1 week ago

Officials raise troubling concerns about Rehoboth mayoral candidate Suzanne Goode

Maryland1 week ago

Advocates for trans students urge Md. to fight White House threats

Maryland1 week ago

White House threatens Anne Arundel schools over gender identity policy

Virginia2 weeks ago

Winsome Earle-Sears launches campaign against Va. marriage equality amendment

District of Columbia2 weeks ago

D.C. Council approves increased funding for Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs

Rehoboth Beach2 weeks ago

Craig Thier says experience, civility are key to Rehoboth’s future

World

Netherlands2 days ago

Dutch prime minister opens World Pride Human Rights Conference

Rob Jetten is country’s first openly gay head of government

Celebrity News3 days ago

My evening with Madonna

Netherlands5 days ago

Amsterdam Pride Canal Parade draws hundreds of thousands

European Union6 days ago

Poland’s top court rejects recognition of same-sex marriages from other EU countries

Taiwan6 days ago

Taiwan’s government has failed to update process to change gender markers on ID documents

Celebrity News1 week ago

Madonna to perform at World Pride in Amsterdam

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National1 week ago

White House orders warning signs at Smithsonian over gender identity exhibits

Administration criticizes National Museum of American History

National1 week ago

Trump ends direct HIV prevention funding to community groups

National2 weeks ago

At Alliance Defending Freedom’s summit, church and state are one

Puerto Rico2 weeks ago

LGBTQ ‘human rights crisis is unfolding in Puerto Rico’

North Carolina2 weeks ago

In the middle of the Bible Belt, a summer camp lets trans kids exhale

National2 weeks ago

Remembering Victoria Cruz, Stonewall veteran and beloved trans activist

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Arts & Entertainment

Photos4 days ago

PHOTOS: Petal Release Party

Tiara-Missou hosts drag show at Spark Social

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Madonna headlines World Pride Music Festival in Amsterdam

Theater5 days ago

Reggie White relishing first season as artistic director of Woolly Mammoth

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PHOTOS: Amsterdam Pride Canal Parade

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PHOTOS: Lambda Legal in the Pines

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Come showcase your singing, poetry talent

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homepage news11 years ago

Sam Smith sweeps Grammys

Out singer wins in four categories