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India1 hour ago

Indian Supreme Court orders government to reconsider trans blood donor policy

Transgender people, MSM ineligible to donate under 2017 guidelines

District of Columbia17 hours ago

Adams Morgan queer bar broken into and vandalized

District of Columbia1 day ago

Murdered Israeli embassy officials were supporters of D.C.’s LGBTQ synagogue

Delaware1 day ago

Delaware marriage equality bill advances out of committee

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Photos2 years ago

PHOTOS: Pride on the Pier

Blade, LURe hold party at District Pier complete with fireworks

homepage news9 years ago

Orlando’s LGBT community comes together to grieve

Orlando, HRC, Chad Griffin, gay news, Washington Blade

homepage news9 years ago

Orlando shooting denounced as act of hate against all communities

homepage news9 years ago

Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick denounced for offensive Twitter post

Hillary Clinton, gay news, Washington Blade

homepage news9 years ago

Clinton on Orlando: ‘Hate has absolutely no place in America’

National Prayer Breakfast, gay news, Washington Blade

homepage news9 years ago

Obama on Orlando shooting: ‘This was an act of terror’

homepage news9 years ago

Trump appreciates, rejects credit for being right on Orlando

Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C

Maryland3 days ago

Wes Moore signs HIV decriminalization bill

U.S. Federal Courts5 days ago

Federal judge scraps trans-inclusive workplace discrimination protections

Congress4 days ago

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

District of Columbia3 days ago

D.C. Black Pride 2025: Events, parties, and empowerment

Delaware4 days ago

Delaware considers enshrining same-sex marriage into state Constitution

Opinions3 days ago

Frank Kameny’s legacy lives on

World Pride 2025

Photos2 days ago

PHOTOS: Helen Hayes Awards

Gay Men's Chorus, local drag artists have featured performance at ceremony

District of Columbia2 days ago

Laverne Cox, Reneé Rapp, Deacon Maccubbin named WorldPride grand marshals

Photos2 days ago

PHOTOS: D.C. Trans Pride

a&e features2 days ago

Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C

World Pride 20255 days ago

WorldPride events round-up

World Pride 20251 week ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

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Politics

Congress2 days ago

House passes reconciliation with gender-affirming care funding ban

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ now heads to the Senate

Congress2 days ago

Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer

Congress4 days ago

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

Congress5 days ago

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

Politics6 days ago

Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

Politics1 week ago

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

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Local

Local1 day ago

Comings & Goings

a&e features2 days ago

Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C

District of Columbia2 days ago

LGBTQ leaders celebrate Frank Kameny’s 100th birthday at Supreme Court

District of Columbia2 days ago

Blade’s Lou Chibbaro subject of new film premiering May 29

District of Columbia3 days ago

D.C. Black Pride 2025: Events, parties, and empowerment

Maryland3 days ago

Wes Moore signs HIV decriminalization bill

World

Cuba3 days ago

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

National Assembly in July will reportedly debate proposal

Chile4 days ago

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

Iran4 days ago

Underground queer network challenges Iranian regime

El Salvador5 days ago

El Salvador conmemora el 17M bajo un clima de miedo y retroceso en derechos LGBTQ

The Vatican6 days ago

Pope Leo XIV: Family based on ‘stable union between a man and a woman’

World1 week ago

Global LGBTQ rights crackdown overshadows this year’s IDAHOBiT

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New York2 days ago

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

One of the victims, John Umberger, was D.C. political consultant

National3 days ago

Medical groups file lawsuit over Trump deletion of health information

U.S. Federal Courts5 days ago

Federal judge scraps trans-inclusive workplace discrimination protections

The White House5 days ago

Trump travels to Middle East countries with death penalty for homosexuality

State Department2 weeks ago

Rubio mum on Hungary’s Pride ban

Federal Government3 weeks ago

HRC memo details threats to LGBTQ community in Trump budget

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Arts & Entertainment

Theater33 minutes ago

Trans performer, juggler premiering one-woman show

Circus of the SelfMay 29-June 6Spooky Action Theater1810 16th St., N.W.Pay-What-You-Can: May 2All other performances: $35Spookyaction.org For Lucy Eden, tricks...

Movies22 hours ago

‘Things Like This’ embraces formula and plus-size visibility

Calendar1 day ago

Calendar: May 23-29

Photos4 days ago

PHOTOS: Equality Prince William Pride

Photos5 days ago

PHOTOS: Blade Summer Kickoff Party

Dining6 days ago

Lucky Pollo stretches its wings at 14th and U

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Photos4 days ago

PHOTOS: Equality Prince William Pride

Photos5 days ago

PHOTOS: Blade Summer Kickoff Party

Photos2 weeks ago

PHOTOS: Xunami Muse at Shakers

Photos3 weeks ago

PHOTOS: Victory Fund National Champagne Brunch

Photos1 month ago

PHOTOS: Cherry ‘Fire’

Photos2 months ago

PHOTOS: Night of Champions

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Arts & Entertainment14 years ago

D.C. Fashion Week disappoints

2011 men’s collections mostly inaccessible
Arts & Entertainment14 years ago

Diversity dancing

Companies of all genres have performances slated for coming weeks
Politics14 years ago

DOMA lawsuit planned for gay bi-national couples

Lawsuit to file Obama's DOMA decision
Books14 years ago

It’s still getting better

YouTube sensation-turned-book among season’s releases
Arts & Entertainment14 years ago

Brush strokes from the masters

Gauguin exhibit at the National Gallery towers over other spring shows
National14 years ago

Can Obama stop enforcing DOMA?

Experts divided as legal challenges loom
Local14 years ago

NOM unleashes attack mailers in Md.

The National Organization for Marriage has launched a series of attack mailers in Maryland, as a House committee gears up for a key vote on a...
Financial14 years ago

Difficulties for the self-employed borrower

Several factors go into approving loans for house purchases
Videos14 years ago

VIDEO: Gay Chorus rehearses ‘Whorehouse’
Photos14 years ago

PHOTOS: Freddie’s celebrates 10 years

Popular Arlington gay beach-themed bar marks milestone