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U.S. Military/Pentagon19 hours ago

Pentagon expands testosterone screening as trans troops face hormone therapy restrictions

Defense Department says updated guidelines to be issued shortly

Switzerland21 hours ago

Swiss government backs nationwide conversion therapy ban

Celebrity News2 days ago

Gloria Steinem dies at 92

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The mastery of love

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Opinions2 years ago

Will RFK Jr.’s ideas cause illness and death?

A danger to the children of the nation, and the world, if confirmed

Out & About8 years ago

Westminster launches first Pride day

Out & About8 years ago

D.C. gears up for the 4th

Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court, gay news, Washington Blade

homepage news8 years ago

Is marriage in danger with Kennedy gone from Supreme Court?

homepage news8 years ago

Mexico’s president-elect cites LGBT community in victory speech

homepage news8 years ago

Three trans advocacy groups receive Equality Virginia grants

Arts & Entertainment8 years ago

Watch: Ryan Murphy accepts VH1 Trailblazer Award

Poland begins to legally recognize same-sex marriages from other countries

Congress5 days ago

HRC president campaigns for Chris Pappas in NH

Advice5 days ago

We’re getting married but our parents object

France4 days ago

Prominent French activist attacked outside Paris bar

Delaware5 days ago

Michael Smith could make history as Delaware’s first LGBTQ treasurer

District of Columbia4 days ago

Whitman-Walker’s 40th Walk & 5k Run to End HIV set for Sept. 19

Arizona4 days ago

Shooting outside gay bar in Ariz. leaves three dead

Politics

2026 Midterm Elections3 days ago

Markey’s primary win deemed success for LGBTQ activists

Mass. lawmaker champions transgender rights

Congress5 days ago

HRC president campaigns for Chris Pappas in NH

Congress1 week ago

Chris Van Hollen says the Democratic Party needs change. Is he the one to lead it?

Politics2 weeks ago

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White House2 weeks ago

Trump-Vance administration’s LGBTQ brain drain: what you need to know

White House3 weeks ago

White House targets gender-affirming care funding, states fight back

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District of Columbia3 days ago

Blade welcomes fall intern

Rehoboth Beach4 days ago

SUNFESTIVAL takes center stage as Rehoboth Beach closes out summer

Maryland4 days ago

Anne Arundel schools now need parent permission to call trans students by preferred names

District of Columbia4 days ago

‘People don’t see me. They see a trend’

District of Columbia4 days ago

Gay men linked to 2006 Wone murder failing to make lawsuit settlement payment

District of Columbia4 days ago

Whitman-Walker’s 40th Walk & 5k Run to End HIV set for Sept. 19

World

Bulgaria3 days ago

Top Bulgarian court rules government must legally recognize trans people

Decision caps off decade-long legal fight

France4 days ago

Prominent French activist attacked outside Paris bar

Poland5 days ago

Poland begins to legally recognize same-sex marriages from other countries

Honduras1 week ago

Realidad LGBTQ en Honduras: fuga o muerte

Netherlands1 week ago

Trans, nonbinary Americans find refuge in the Netherlands

Canada2 weeks ago

Monument to LGBTQ Canadians officially unveiled

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Lou Chibbaro Jr. documentary wins award from NLGJA

‘Lou’s Legacy’ produced by D.C.’s Mattachine Society

Arizona4 days ago

Shooting outside gay bar in Ariz. leaves three dead

National1 week ago

Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK

California1 week ago

San Francisco, long a queer safe haven, remains competitive for homebuyers

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For LGBTQ youth starting with nothing, Pride House in Florida offers help

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New data shows record-high LGBTQ population amid Trump attacks

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Calendar: September 4-10

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PHOTOS: Miss Gay Old Bay

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Immersive ‘Nation-State’ imagines a society free of authoritarianism

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