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Fox News tried to get Pete Buttigieg to slam a Dem Senate candidate. He turned the tables instead.
Out Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg refused to criticize Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan as a radical when speaking to Fox News on Wednesday. Instead, Buttigieg used his response to criticize El-Sayed's opponent, Republican Mike Rogers, fo...
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European crowd laughs as world leader mocks Trump's midterm troubles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy drew a crowd's laughter at a European summit on Friday when he wryly smiled in response to a question about US President Donald Trump’s midterm troubles. “President Trump is facing pretty difficult midterm elections: His personal popularity...
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Dawn Huggins reflects on year-long reign as Miss Adams Morgan
38th Annual Miss Adams Morgan PageantSaturday, Oct. 31Washington Hilton1919 Connecticut Ave., N.W.thedupontsocialclub.com On Halloween night at the Washington Hilton, the annual Miss Adams Morgan Pageant, D.C.’s largest and longest-running amateur drag competition, turns 38. It a...
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Ron DeSantis destroyed a rainbow crosswalk. A drag queen is selling the bricks for a good cause.
Florida drag artist Miss Bouvee is turning lemons into pink lemonade, selling bricks from a destroyed rainbow crosswalk in South Beach to support Pride organizations in the state. The charitable initiative comes ahead of a new law that threatens to slash local funding for LGBTQ+ ...
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How Orville Peck healed his inner child through 'Street Fighter (2026)'
When asked to think about Orville Peck, most people would immediately remember the man’s music, his time on Broadway, his many scintillating photoshoots or, of course, the ornate masks he wears throughout it all. Most wouldn’t, at least before a few months ago, think about the lo...
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Supportive Christian father shares how his trans daughter taught him "unconditional love"
When the youngest of Mickey Lopez's three children seemed disinterested in boys' sports and preferred Barbie dolls to action figures, the conservative Roman Catholic father just assumed she'd grow up to be a gay boy. "But by the time she was in high school, that didn't seem right...
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How Can Queer Artists Survive in NYC? A New Incubator Is Looking to Warhol for Inspiration
New York City has long been the de facto artistic capital of the United States. From Andy Warhol to Jean-Michel Basquiat to Audre Lorde, burgeoning artists have been inspired by the metropolis for decades, using it as a backdrop to actualize their visions.But as prices skyrocket,...
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She's out! Katie Zacharia makes history as shortest-lasting White House press secretary
Fox News personality Katie Zacharia's time as White House press secretary ended just five days after she started, Business Insider reports, making her tenure the shortest in history. The news follows her disastrous first press briefing, where her public speaking skills were panne...
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Remember when JD Vance’s Biden joke bombed terribly in front of unimpressed soldiers?
Vice President J.D. Vance tried to joke about former President Joe Biden in front of soldiers at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach on July 1. It didn't go well for Vance—literally no one laughed. During his speech, Vance told the troops he was having a mental debate ...
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DC Center celebrates a decade of its art gallery
The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center will host “The Art of Belonging, a Fall Reception & Art Auction” on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at 1827 Wiltberger St. NW. This event will celebrate 10 years of Center Arts Gallery, an arts & cultural offering of The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center. Char...
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Calendar: October 16-22
Friday, October 16 Trans and Genderqueer Game Night will be at 7 p.m. at the DC LGBTQ+ Community Center. This is a relaxing, laid-back evening of games and fun. All are welcome and there’ll be card and board games on hand. Feel free to bring your own games to share. For more deta...
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Trump Fires New White House Press Secretary in First Week on the Job
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.President Donald Trump fired White House press secretary Katie Zacharia on Friday after five days on the job, The New York Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.Neither Zacharia nor the White House responded to...