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There was a time, early in his career, that young filmmaker Wes Anderson’s work was labeled “quirky.” ...
Capital One Center will host “The Indigo Girls with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra” on Thursday, June 19 and Friday, June 20 at 8 p.m. at Capital One Hall.
Genderqueer DC will be at 7 p.m. in person at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. This is a support group for people who ...
The festivities got into full swing on June 4 with the 2025 Human Rights Conference. Held at the J.W. Marriott, the three-day gathering brought together more than 800 attendees, including Jessica ...
We can report only what we know, and we can know only what we can observe with our own eyes and ears. If you happened to catch a White House press briefing in 2023 or 2024, there’s a pretty good ...
“Center Aging Friday Tea Time” will be at 12 p.m. in person at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. For more details, email [email protected]. Pizza Diversity will host “Sip & Pizza ...
Washington Hilton – 1919 Connecticut Ave NW Hosted D.C.’s first major hotel drag event in 1968 and the iconic Miss Adams Morgan Pageant. Protested in 1978 during Anita Bryant’s appearance ...
The U.S. Park Service announced in a statement released on Monday that it will close Dupont Circle park during the final weekend of WorldPride 2025 D.C. to prevent “destructive and disorderly ...
Achen, not her real name, is a soft-spoken 26-year-old from northern Uganda. She never imagined she would run a business, let alone one that would allow her to earn enough to send her younger ...
Editor’s note: Washington Blade International News Editor Michael K. Lavers was on assignment in Argentina and Uruguay from April 2-12, 2025. ROSARIO, Argentina — Two transgender women in ...
The rollback of the U.S. Agency for International Development under the Trump-Vance administration represents a global setback for LGBTQ rights. A report from the Observer Research Foundation, a ...
Internationally renowned singer Shakira’s WorldPride concert set for Saturday has been canceled, according to two knowledgeable sources who spoke to the Washington Blade. LiveNation and the Washington ...