After siding with the Trump administration to ban HIV-positive service members from the military, a federal appeals court has reversed itself and will hear the case again. In February, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed with the Depar...
When Albert Camus published “L’etranger” (“The Stranger”) in 1942, he was living in Nazi-occupied France, so it’s no surprise that it became one of the most celebrated “existential” novels of all time. A fascist regime is great for inspiring thoughts of an indifferent and meaning...
A White House official continued with attacks on Senate candidate and Texas state Rep. James Talarico's (D) masculinity on Thursday evening, saying that he's "transitioning to a woman," that his blood is soy milk, and that he has less testosterone than Black Congresswoman Jasmine...
Thousands of people flocked onto the National Mall in Washington, DC for an all-day prayer rally on Sunday, May 17. The event was promoted as a “re-dedication of our country as One Nation under God.” The rally’s official title was “Rededicate 250: National Jubilee of Prayer, Prai...
Nine LGBTQ groups in Russia have been banned so far this year after authorities deemed them as "extremist." Human Rights Watch on Thursday noted courts in seven regions between March and May banned Coming Out, the LGBT Resource Center, Parni Plus, the Moscow Community Center for ...
West Hollywood councilmember John Erickson and several LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations are condemning recent attack ads targeting his campaign for a California state Senate seat. In a joint statement, Equality California, Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Elected Officials, the LGBTQ+ Vict...
CNN data analyst Harry Enten was shocked when describing just how much ground Donald Trump has lost with a key demographic: men under the age of 30. Enten pointed out that Trump won men under 30 by one percentage point. While that's not a big margin, it was still surprising in 20...
The latest iteration of the African Inter-Parliamentary “Family, Sovereignty and Values” Conference is scheduled to take place in Ghana next week, the Ghanaian Parliament announced, and it's earning condemnation and controversy days before it starts. Like the gatherings that prec...
Tez Anderson decided to get tested for HIV after he moved to San Francisco in 1986 at the age of 25 and began dating his new boyfriend. When the results came back positive two weeks later, the doctor told Anderson he had 18 to 24 months to live. It was two days after his 26th bir...
Immediately after Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Bad Bunny was announced as the halftime show performer for the 2026 Super Bowl, right-wingers began trying to "cancel" the cis-het ally by pointing out his refusal to sing in English and his past performances in drag. Bad Bunny — wh...
Washington D.C. police arrested Ryan Fournier, co-founder of Students for Trump and Turning Point Action (the PAC for the young conservatives group Turning Point USA), early Tuesday morning for allegedly assaulting and threatening to kill a woman he was dating. The woman told pol...
The hair is uncanny.
“I thought we were living in 2026 and had moved on from this kind of discrimination."
"I know how romcom it sounds..." Richard told LGBTQ Nation.
They all got the same memo: question his sexuality and gender, avoid substantive policy issues.
Long before tone-deaf Target swag and rainbow-scented hashtags lit up the very queer month of June, Rev. Troy Perry was helping the LGBTQ community create space where it did not yet exist, and he did so with little more than faith and perseverance. This Pride season, as communiti...
We have good news for those seeking assisted living or memory support for a loved one: a fresh, hospitality-driven approach to care is now available in the heart of Tysons, Virginia. Kokua at The Mather opened in fall 2025 and provides residents with collaborative care as well as...
‘Pippin’Through July 26Signature Theatre4200 Campbell Ave.Arlington, Va.$47-$153Sigtheatre.org As Leading Player in Signature Theatre's revival of “Pippin,” Cedric Neal portrays the manipulative narrator who guides the title character, a young medieval prince, on a quest for mean...
(Editor’s note: This column reflects the writer’s opinion and does not constitute a Washington Blade endorsement of any candidate.) The race for Independent Council-at-Large is interesting. There are three main candidates and I suggest making your choice easier by first eliminati...
Since I started my activist career at the early age of 25, I feel incredibly blessed to have learned so much from many of the legends of our movement, including from Congressman Barney Frank. When I was just beginning OutRight International (then the International Gay and Lesbian...
"This is a corporation trying to erase an activist," said the drag performer, breaking her silence on the tense legal battle with the outdoor apparel company....
The new guidance is similar to a 2016 US bathroom ban that was decried by the UK.
“New Yorkers deserve to be safe using our transit system without fear of violence, discrimination or harassment,” said the Manhattan district attorney....
Postgraduate student petitioned for legal clarification The post China’s top court acknowledges anti-LGBTQ discrimination appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News....
The measure would have singled out trans students for discrimination, even though state law currently forbids it.
The groom's father has a well-documented friendship with the deceased child-sex trafficker.
Some of them also oppose same-sex marriages.
"Silence and delay cannot defeat rights," the High Court wrote.
In the middle of America’s intensifying backlash against trans rights, voters are set to send Bentley Hudgins to the state Capitol.
At least one expert says the removal may violate a court order.
Government ordered to allow trans people to amend ID documents The post Kenyan High Court issues landmark transgender rights ruling appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News....
The court offered “sincerest sympathies to Jane Doe’s family.”
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Syd Colson, Theresa Plaisance, and Gabby Williams are officially attached to Courtside.
The House Equality Caucus blasted fellow Dems who voted to pass a bill that would compel teachers to out transgender students.
The ACLU has decried the measure as an attack on student privacy.
A majority said stopping care, even under a federal funding threat, violates the state's anti-discrimination law.
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