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District of Columbia2 days ago

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

Measure introduced by Zachary Parker faces second vote

Germany3 days ago

German group slams White House’s LGBTQ rights record ahead of World Cup

Virginia3 days ago

Gay 1920s-era Hollywood star to be honored in Staunton, Va.

District of Columbia3 days ago

Your queer D.C. voting guide

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Out & About2 days ago

Congressional Cemetery hosts Gays & Graves

Daylong Pride celebration blends history, remembrance, art and community

Photos1 week ago

PHOTOS: ‘Soul Divas’

Theater1 week ago

Timothy Nelson on the premiere of his opera ‘Song of Sakuntala’

Movies1 week ago

Controversial ‘Blue Film’ pushes past taboos for gripping drama

Maryland1 week ago

‘Girlfriends’ wanted for murder in Silver Spring, Md.

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Queer Magic dance party planned

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NLGJA-DC Pride happy hour at Trade

McDuffie on LGBTQ support and standing up to Trump

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Blade editor inducted into D.C. Society of Professional Journalists Hall of Fame

Opinions4 days ago

Pride in a new world order

Delaware4 days ago

Rehoboth’s Pride on the Bay set for June 27

National3 days ago

Blade reporters reflect on covering Pulse massacre 10 years ago

Opinions3 days ago

Vote Kenyan McDuffie for D.C. mayor

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Politics

Congress5 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: Pelosi reflects on four decades of LGBTQ advocacy

Blade spoke with House speaker emerita before her 2027 retirement

Congress1 week ago

Ogles faces bipartisan backlash over anti-gay social media post

Congress2 weeks ago

10 HIV/AIDS activists arrested on Capitol Hill

2026 Midterm Elections3 weeks ago

Ken Paxton wins Texas Republican primary runoff

2026 Midterm Elections3 weeks ago

Bree Fram’s congressional campaign ends but her fight continues

Congress3 weeks ago

Eight Democrats break with party as House advances ‘Don’t Say Trans’ bill

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Delaware4 days ago

Rehoboth’s Pride on the Bay set for June 27

District of Columbia4 days ago

McDuffie on LGBTQ support and standing up to Trump

District of Columbia5 days ago

David Archuleta, Monroe Alise named D.C. Pride parade marshals

District of Columbia6 days ago

Hundreds of thousands expected to attend D.C. Pride events

Maryland1 week ago

‘Girlfriends’ wanted for murder in Silver Spring, Md.

District of Columbia1 week ago

D.C. Latinx Pride celebrates culture and heritage

World

Hungary1 week ago

Charges against Budapest mayor for organizing Pride march dropped

Country’s new government took office last month

Hungary2 weeks ago

Hungarian authorities lift Budapest Pride ban

Colombia2 weeks ago

Claudia López comes up short in Colombian presidential election

Ghana2 weeks ago

Ghanaian lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ bill

Russia2 weeks ago

Nine Russian LGBTQ groups deemed ‘extremist’ banned

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China’s top court acknowledges anti-LGBTQ discrimination

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Blade reporters reflect on covering Pulse massacre 10 years ago

Orlando stepped up to comfort and support its LGBTQ community

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Queen Jean is Tony’s first transgender winner

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Madonna turns Times Square into massive dance floor

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Gallup finds LGBTQ support among Americans is dropping

U.S. Military/Pentagon2 weeks ago

Federal appeals court rules White House illegally banned trans troops

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Results from key Tuesday primary races

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Unique memoir details religious upbringing, coming out

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‘Suffs’ an entertaining chronicle of battle to pass 19th Amendment

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Russia2 weeks ago

Nine Russian LGBTQ groups deemed ‘extremist’ banned

Human Rights Watch: authorities 'intensifying their criminalization' of queer people
District of Columbia2 weeks ago

D.C. Pride flag raising ceremony set for June 1

Mayor, council members to participate
National2 weeks ago

Still marching: Rev. Troy Perry and the ongoing fight for liberation

MCC founder reflects on Pride’s beginning, ongoing power of radical representation
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Cedric Neal on his juicy narrator role in ‘Pippin’

A rash of terrific reviews for a part he’s longed to play
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Dual endorsement for Independent Council-at-large: Patterson or Crawford

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What I learned from Barney Frank and a bit of queer history

Gay former Mass. congressman died May 19
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‘How to Survive a Plague’ screens June 5

Commemorating 45th anniversary of first report of AIDS
District of Columbia3 weeks ago

‘Queer Love’ campaign launched to address domestic violence

D.C. event set for LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day on May 28
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Ken Paxton wins Texas Republican primary runoff

LGBTQ rights opponent will face Democrat James Talarico in November