President issues proclamation for World AIDS Day
Concerts, parties, exhibits and more through Dec. 5
The annual commemoration is acknowledged throughout the D.C. area
UMD Baltimore campus commemoration underway
More than 100 people attended candlelight vigil in Dupont Circle
Compilation of names of those lost to HIV/AIDS collected in Baltimore over more than 15 years
New Wave — whose concert benefits AIDS charity Movable Feast — are gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and straight people singing since 1985
Some of the year's highlights from the Washington Blade photo archive
signs of optimism for the city and the country heralded
Several events throughout D.C. marked the occasion