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On Oct. 30, 2025, a same-sex couple in South Korea filed a petition with the country's human rights commission after a public institution denied marriage leave to one of the men and later reduced his
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On Oct. 30, 2025, a same-sex couple in South Korea filed a petition with the country's human rights commission after a public institution denied marriage leave to one of the men and later reduced his pay and performance bonus for taking time off for their wedding ceremony. The commission last month
Niger is the latest African country to recriminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations. The Associated Press on June 12 reported the country’s military junta announced a new penal code under which anyone who “commits or attempts to commit an immodest or unnatural act or practices lesbian, gay, bi
Jackson Lahmeyer, a Republican U.S. House candidate and founder of “Pastors for Trump” who is married with five kids, reportedly sent sext messages to a former Miss Oklahoma Caitlin Simmons Key who had worked for him as a fundraiser, The Daily Mail reported in a June 14 article. Trump has endorsed L
From sapphic pop to Mykki Blanco’s comeback, we’ve got you covered.
LGBTQ+ ally, actress Julia Roberts, delivered a beautiful tribute to Renee Nicole Good — the 37-year-old queer mother of three in Minneapolis, Minnesota, whose killing by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last January began a national outcry against the current president's
San Francisco police are offering $250,000 to anyone who can help identify the person(s) who targeted six white gay men and murdered them during the late night and early morning hours of nights between late January 1974 to June 1975. Investigators don't think Investigators believe that a serial kill
Todd Gloria has had a whirlwind two decades as a public servant. Beginning with his successful 2008 San Diego City Council election, followed up by his second successful campaign in 2012 — this time as president of the San Diego City Council — Gloria has been strapped to a rocket headed to public se
The bar says they have “no idea” why the account was “deemed inappropriate.”
The city erupted into chaotic celebrations after the Knicks clinched a victory, including spicy make-out sessions.
Dr. SJ Joslin's lawsuit is too soon, according to the court.
A Republican Congressman said that Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) is "a barely straight" version of former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and then said that that's why he wouldn't want Talarico "around my young kids." Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX), age 32, was speaking with Fox host Kayleig
The president's lesbian psychologist niece, Mary Trump, recently took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a test used to assess an adult's cognitive impairment and dysfunctions. Donald Trump bragged about acing the test in the past. But even though she did well on the MoCA too, she warned that
Seoul saw dueling LGBTQ+-focused events over the weekend, with tens of thousands showing up for the South Korean capital city’s annual Pride festival while anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrators gathered for a counterprotest less than a mile away. The Seoul Queer Culture Festival Organizing Committee estimated t
The administration’s war on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has now come for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and it could mean the end of specialized LGBTQ+ programs at the VA. A new internal memo reportedly instructs the VA to remove LGBTQ+ labels from staff and services in a way that wi
For our Pride series, Stop! That! Train! star Jujubee honors the film’s commander-in-chief.
California voters selected its two front runners for the state's open governor seat following the second election of Gavin Newsom. Last week former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra became the Democratic nominee for governor, setting up a general election matchup against Rep
Dr. John Gartner, a medical professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and psychology expert, says that Donald Trump is in the worst health he has seen in his decades-long career. "In 40 years of clinical practice and almost 30 years of teaching psychiatric residents, I've never encoun
Noted anti-trans Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) lost the Republican primary for South Carolina governor in a truly decisive defeat, coming in fifth place. But the pain and policy that she has brought with her rhetoric still remains and can’t be expected to go out the door with her when she leaves Congress i
UFC fighter Josh Hokit, in a crude post-match stunt, told podcaster Joe Rogan that, “Michelle Obama is a man. Am I right America?” The incident occurred as part of President Trump’s UFC Freedom 250 event held on the White House lawn on Sunday night. Hokit won his fight then gave an interview to Roga
“I was so afraid of telling anyone in my life, which ironically is very accurate to the movie,” McMechan told People.
After weeks of calling Democratic state Rep. and Senate candidate James Talarico transgender, gay, and feminine for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, he's now facing criticism from Republicans for walking back his support. Republicans have spent weeks saying that Talarico is himself "transitioning to a woma
Some members of the MLB team wrote Genesis citations on their hats in an apparent act of protest.
By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell. The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass. The occasion was the Blu-ray releases
The military junta that took over the Sahara nation of Niger in 2023 announced the country's new penal code last Friday. The new penal code criminalizes homosexuality and imposes a prison sentence of five to ten years. The AP notes that homosexuality wasn't formally illegal in Niger before 2025, but
The false conspiracy theory made it all the way to the South Lawn.
The primaries in California took place almost two weeks ago, but the election is far from over. For Republicans who see a landslide for Democrats heading their way in November, the Los Angeles mayoral race has become the template for undermining the results. California primaries for state and local
“There Is No Pride in Detention” is the name of a campaign led by Rainbow Migration, the British organization to which I contribute as part of an advisory panel. The campaign, launched during Pride Month, highlights the fact that an unknown number of LGBTQ people are held in immigration detention in
A raid by Malaysian authorities on an alleged "gay spa" in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur late last month saw over 200 individuals arrested, but ultimately yielded no convictions under colonial-era prohibitions on "carnal knowledge" between men. Local police carried out the joint raid with the Fed
After Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor Josh Hokit won his heavyweight fight against Derrick Lewis during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn on Sunday night, he concluded his victory interview with popular transphobic broadcaster Joe Rogan by declaring, “And lastly, Mich
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13. (Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford) The post PHOTOS: Pride on the Pier appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News.
In Ghana last week, participants from 20 African nations advanced the latest iteration of the African Inter-Parliamentary “Family, Sovereignty and Values” Charter, a document African rights activists say threatens to dismantle protections for women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people in service of a Christian
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key) View o
Notorious transphobe Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) lost in her state’s Republican gubernatorial primary earlier this week, coming in 5th place as Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff. And now, Republicans who worked closely with her are speaking out about why she is
Mark Segal was a witness to history and a participant on "just another night out" at the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969. The soon-to-be activist was just 18 when he arrived in New York City a few weeks before from his hometown in Philadelphia. He discovered Greenwich Village not long after, and "nir
‘Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself’By David Archuletac.2026, Gallery Books$29/290 pages So just make up your mind already. The decision is very much in your control – or, at least that’s how it’s supposed to be. It’ll be your future, your path, and seizing it may not just be necessary, but mand
While one would hope it’s easy to calculate a break-even point for a home purchase – such as you could calculate for “how many widgets a month do I need to sell to break even?” It’s not always easy when looking at the return on investment for a home purchase. Condo buildings can lose a view due to n
‘Suffs’June 16 – 28National Theatre1321 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.$115 and upBroadwayatthenational.com Poised to kick off a two-week run at D.C.’s National Theatre (June 16-28), “Suffs,” the Tony Award-winning musical written by Shaina Taub, promises an entertaining chronicle of what was the arduous po
June 14 is Flag Day. That's right, smack in the middle of Pride Month – which celebrates a community that absolutely adores flags – there is a day celebrating a flag. I'm not the first person to notice this. A sketch in season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired in 2021, noticed it too. The challe
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee today released photographs from the Jeffrey Epstein estate confirming the close ties President Donald Trump had to the late child sex trafficker, and documenting his proximity to the young women who were victimized. Committee Democrats released 19 photos re
O'Shae Sibley's killer found guilty on hate crime charges What he was convicted of: Dmitriy Popov, who stabbed gay dancer O’Shae Sibley to death in 2023, was found guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime, and aggravated harassment because of race or religion. Why it
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