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Delaware39 minutes ago

Delaware considers enshrining same-sex marriage into state Constitution

Senate Executive Committee will hear testimony on Wednesday

Chile4 hours ago

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

Iran5 hours ago

Underground queer network challenges Iranian regime

U.S. Federal Courts21 hours ago

Federal judge scraps trans-inclusive workplace discrimination protections

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Opinions7 months ago

A final plea: Vote for Kamala Harris

For the sake of our democracy there is no other choice

Arts & Entertainment3 years ago

Lia Thomas nominated for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award

District of Columbia3 years ago

Mayor surveys LGBTQ businesses to assess community’s ‘economic health’

District of Columbia3 years ago

Gay men make up 82% of D.C. monkeypox cases

Congress3 years ago

Bills introduced to codify same-sex marriage

The White House3 years ago

Biden executive order to bolster efforts to secure release of Americans detained abroad

Federal Government3 years ago

Fauci to retire by end of first Biden term

Ashley Biden to speak at Blade’s Summer Kickoff Party in Rehoboth Beach

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‘Pink Narcissus’ reasserts queer identity in the face of repression

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

District of Columbia5 days ago

LGBT exhibition at D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum opens May 16

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Global LGBTQ rights crackdown overshadows this year’s IDAHOBiT

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World Pride 2025

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World Pride 20256 days ago

Tourists, locals express concerns about WorldPride security

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Rainbow History Project WorldPride exhibition to open May 18

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¡Libre Soy! Latinx Pride comes to D.C.

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Congress22 hours ago

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

Gay NH congressman hopes to succeed retiring US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen

Politics2 days ago

Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

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

Congress5 days ago

Garcia confronts Noem over gay asylum seeker ‘forcibly removed’ to El Salvador

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HRC: GOP reconciliation bill would imperil critical LGBTQ-specific programs

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Top Congressional Democrats reintroduce Equality Act on Trump’s 100th day in office

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Ashley Biden to speak at Blade’s Summer Kickoff Party in Rehoboth Beach

District of Columbia5 days ago

LGBT exhibition at D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum opens May 16

District of Columbia6 days ago

Jeanine Pirro has mixed record on LGBTQ rights in N.Y.

District of Columbia7 days ago

Oral arguments held in Casa Ruby civil suit appeals case

District of Columbia1 week ago

Celebrate Frank Kameny’s 100th birthday at Supreme Court event

World

El Salvador1 day ago

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

Activistas denunciaron al gobierno de Nayib Bukele

The Vatican2 days ago

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

World4 days ago

Global LGBTQ rights crackdown overshadows this year’s IDAHOBiT

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New stock exchange initiative promotes LGBTQ inclusion in private sector

Peru6 days ago

Peruvian activists react to Pope Leo XIV’s election

Uruguay7 days ago

Former Uruguayan president José Mujica dies at 89

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Trump travels to Middle East countries with death penalty for homosexuality

President traveled to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates

State Department2 weeks ago

Rubio mum on Hungary’s Pride ban

Federal Government2 weeks ago

HRC memo details threats to LGBTQ community in Trump budget

U.S. Supreme Court2 weeks ago

Supreme Court allows Trump admin to enforce trans military ban

Federal Government2 weeks ago

Trump admin cancels more than $800 million in LGBTQ health grants

Federal Government3 weeks ago

RFK Jr.’s HHS report pushes therapy, not medical interventions, for trans youth

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PHOTOS: Equality Prince William Pride

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Opinions5 years ago

‘Because of sex’ approach to protecting trans people

Many analyses of Bostock decision missed the real history
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GLAAD Media Awards will go on – virtually, of course

Two Blade reporters up for honors this year
homepage news5 years ago

Who will Biden pick for VP? 9 choices and their LGBTQ backgrounds

A snapshot of possible candidates and their records
homepage news5 years ago

Trans man sues Baltimore Catholic hospital for denying surgery

Alleges violation of Affordable Care Act
homepage news5 years ago

Gay ANC member enters Ward 2 D.C. Council race

Downs running as independent
homepage news5 years ago

Chechnya president, family banned from traveling to U.S.

Ramzan Kadyrov oversees anti-LGBTQ crackdown in Russian republic
homepage news5 years ago

D.C. Council postpones budget vote to consider dropping ad tax

Members respond to concern that tax could hurt small media outlets
Opinions5 years ago

Trump creates his own ‘Fantasy Island’

President clings to alternative reality as poll numbers slide
homepage news5 years ago

With no LGBTQ policy staffer, Biden backers fear Equality Act delay

An early, easy win on LGBTQ rights in a Joe Biden administration could be delayed because the campaign doesn’t have a staffer dedicated to LGBTQ policy,...