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India1 day ago

India’s ‘pink economy’ could bolster economic growth

LGBTQ purchasing power in country estimated to be $168 billion

Delaware1 day ago

Historic New Castle to host Pride Market this weekend

Maryland2 days ago

Annapolis Pride postponed due to weather

California2 days ago

DOJ launches investigation into Calif. trans student-athlete policy

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Obituary2 years ago

Lesbian poet, LGBTQ advocate Minnie Bruce Pratt dies at 76

Acclaimed writer, educator emerged as feminist leader in 1980s

Photos9 years ago

PHOTOS: A night at Nellie’s

a&e features9 years ago

QUEERY: Connie Emery-Walker

homepage news9 years ago

Trump, Kaine to show contrast on LGBT rights

Opinions9 years ago

Taco trucks and burner phones

Local9 years ago

Murder trial for D.C. trans activist set for Sept. 13

Arts & Entertainment9 years ago

Shirtless Violinist covers Katy Perry, launches charity challenge

Shakira cancels WorldPride concert

District of Columbia4 days ago

WorldPride hotel bookings hint at disappointing turnout

World Pride 20254 days ago

Kristine W on WorldPride, drag queens, and being ‘Love Personified’

Movies3 days ago

‘Pee-wee’ spills the tea in outstanding new documentary

District of Columbia3 days ago

Faith and interfaith-based events for WorldPride

Opinions4 days ago

A WorldPride call to action

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We’re all suffering in Trump’s alternate universe

World Pride 2025

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Welcome event was set for Saturday at Nats Park

District of Columbia3 days ago

Faith and interfaith-based events for WorldPride

District of Columbia4 days ago

Ride with Pride!

Opinions4 days ago

A WorldPride call to action

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WorldPride hotel bookings hint at disappointing turnout

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Kristine W on WorldPride, drag queens, and being ‘Love Personified’

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Congress1 week ago

House passes reconciliation with gender-affirming care funding ban

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ now heads to the Senate

Congress1 week ago

Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer

Congress2 weeks ago

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

Congress2 weeks ago

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

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Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

Politics2 weeks ago

Pete Buttigieg, eyeing a presidential run, holds Iowa town hall

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District of Columbia2 days ago

Bowser raises Pride flag over Wilson Building

Opinions4 days ago

A WorldPride call to action

Rehoboth Beach4 days ago

Rehoboth Beach to recognize Pride month

District of Columbia4 days ago

WorldPride hotel bookings hint at disappointing turnout

World Pride 20254 days ago

Kristine W on WorldPride, drag queens, and being ‘Love Personified’

District of Columbia5 days ago

Wanda Alston Foundation launches culinary program for LGBTQ youth

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United Kingdom3 days ago

Four UK Pride organizations ban political parties from events

Statement notes Supreme Court ruling that excludes trans women from legal definition of woman

European Union5 days ago

EU countries ‘alarmed’ over Hungary’s worsening anti-LGBTQ crackdown

Lesotho5 days ago

Lesotho is an example of the power of communities

India1 week ago

Indian Supreme Court orders government to reconsider trans blood donor policy

Cuba2 weeks ago

Cuban lawmakers to consider simplifying process for trans people to change IDs

Chile2 weeks ago

Chilean lawmakers back report that calls for suspension of program for trans children

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U.S. Federal Courts3 days ago

Immigration judge dismisses Andry Hernández Romero’s asylum case

Gay makeup artist from Venezuela 'forcibly removed' to El Salvador in March

California4 days ago

Calif. governor ‘encouraged’ by new state guidelines for trans student-athletes

Federal Government4 days ago

So far, virtually no acknowledgement of Pride month by federal gov’t

New York1 week ago

Men convicted of murdering two men in NYC gay bar drugging scheme sentenced

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Medical groups file lawsuit over Trump deletion of health information

U.S. Federal Courts2 weeks ago

Federal judge scraps trans-inclusive workplace discrimination protections

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Theater1 day ago

‘We Are Gathered’ a powerful contemplation of queer equality

Arena production dives fearlessly into many facets of same-sex connection

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Justice-centered theater production comes to D.C.

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PHOTOS: Black Pride Opening Reception

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Arts & Entertainment14 years ago

Oscars producer Ratner quits after using gay slur; Murphy follows

Backlash over 'fags' remark
National14 years ago

Gay intern credited as hero wins school board race

Hernandez saved life of Rep. Giffords in January shooting
National14 years ago

Democratic win preserves marriage rights in Iowa

Mathis claims victory in State Senate special election
Blade Blog14 years ago

WGAY podcast: Nov. 4

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Local14 years ago

ELECTION ROUNDUP: Va. elects first openly gay senator

Ebbin wins big; gay S.F. mayoral candidate trails
National14 years ago

Perry ‘would be comfortable’ reinstating ‘Don’t Ask’

GOP hopeful says Obama repealed ban to please political base
National14 years ago

Ellen DeGeneres named U.S. Global AIDS Envoy

Hillary Clinton outlines U.S. global AIDS policy in speech
Videos14 years ago

U.S. Congress LGBT Equality Caucus says “it gets better”

Baldwin, Cicilline & Frank discuss their histories and help youth find help.
National14 years ago

Toronto zoo to split up same-sex penguin couple

'Endangered' African penguins needed to perpetuate species
Opinions14 years ago

Don’t be fooled: Vote for Janet Howell in Va.

By TIFFANY M. JOSLYN, president, Virginia Partisans Tuesday, Nov. 8 is a critically important day in Virginia—it is Election Day. Every Election Day is important, but...