The man accused of stabbing a trans college student to death in Seattle in May has been found incompetent to stand trial. Christopher Leahy, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Juniper Blessing, a student at the University of Washington who was found dead in the laund
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Fanni Fajth, an 18-year-old student in Budapest, summed up the mood in the Hungarian capital on Saturday, as tens of thousands of marchers turned out for the first Pride celebration in the country since authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán was deposed in April after 16 years in office. "Everyone is jus
The man accused of stabbing a trans college student to death in Seattle in May has been found incompetent to stand trial. Christopher Leahy, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Juniper Blessing, a student at the University of Washington who was found dead in the laund
More than 100,000 people participated in the 26th Pride March in Santiago, Chile, one of the largest demonstrations by the LGBTQ movement in the South American country, on June 27. The event, organized by the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation and Fundación Iguales, proceeded along t
The hilarious co-host of Love Island USA: Aftersun shares her favorite memes — and her jaw-dropping daily screen time.
Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg explained in three words why the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday was so terrible. "Weakest performance ever," Buttigieg said on CNN after the speech, noting that the speech received low approval ratings from voters, much lower than previo
For our Pride series, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma star Hannah Einbinder honors her screen partner, Gillian Anderson.
The 13th annual Frederick Pride Festival was held at Carroll Creek Park in Frederick, Md. on Saturday, June 27. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key) View on Threads The post PHOTOS: Frederick Pride Festival appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News.
MS NOW anchor Nicolle Wallace couldn't stop laughing at Donald Trump's Truth Social rants defending his Great American State Fair, an event that has suffered from a series of mishaps and mismanagement issues as well as low turnout. Wallace said that reports of Trump's "itty bitty little crowds" got
Police in Istanbul detained at least 50 people during an LGBTQ+ Pride event in Turkey’s largest city over the weekend. Authorities had banned the event, with police increasing security and erecting barriers around key rallying points, such as Istanbul’s Taksim Square, and restricting subway service,
Fox News continues to celebrate the "thousands" of people attending the president's Great American State Fair in D.C., despite numerous photos and videos showing that the fairgrounds have been mostly empty since the event kicked off on Thursday. And two Democratic lawmakers did not mince words when
One morning in the late nineties, Monica Helms woke up with the design idea for the Transgender Pride Flag. Since then, the blue, pink, and white emblem has exploded in popularity. Trans people have adopted it as a symbol around which to rally across the globe. While monumental, that’s not the sole
Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump-Vance administration to take urgent action to defend LGBTQ people across the globe; including in countries that are violating international human rights protections for LGBTQ individuals, put
The Supreme Court ruled against trans student athletes earlier today, declaring that schools can exclude trans girls from playing on teams for “biological females.” The ruling is in response to two cases that have been consolidated into one decision. “The question is whether Title IX permits schools
The CNN star reportedly told colleagues he’s not interested in working under the CBS News editor-in-chief.
The 38-year-old woman identified as the ringleader in the torture and murder of a 24-year-old trans man pleaded guilty to all charges on Friday and is expected to be sentenced to life in prison. According to ABC affiliate WHAM, the charges against Precious Arzuaga for the murder of Sam Nordquist inc
Christopher Michael Leahy has been ordered to undergo competency restoration treatment at a psychiatric hospital.
Longtime Washington Blade employee Stephen Rutgers announced he is stepping down after 14 years to focus on other ventures, including his part ownership of the popular Crush Dance Bar. Rutgers was hired by the Blade in 2012 to help plan Pride festivities and over the years was promoted to director o
The Supreme Court added six cases to its 2026-2027 docket this week, including a case that could affect minors' access to gender-affirming care. International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc. v. Ferguson asks the court to determine the constitutionality of the three Washington laws. One allows minors
Two women identified as a couple who have been wanted by Montgomery County, Md. police for allegedly killing the mother of one of them in her Silver Spring home on May 22 were arrested on June 10 in Ohio, according to a police statement The little-noticed statement released on June 11 says Vanessa W
The decision hands Republican-led states a major victory in their campaign to restrict transgender students’ participation in school sports.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from school sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. The justices in January heard oral arguments in two cases — Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. — that challenged laws in Idaho and West Virg
Vyacheslav Khasanov, the 37-year-old owner of the Pose club in Orenburg, Russia, was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay a 1 million ruble (about $13,000) fine on charges connected to organizing and participating in LGBTQ+ events. Manager Diana Kamilyanova, 30, was sentenced to six
The actress died June 16 in Los Angeles at age 35.
Two anti-LGBTQ+ Republican members of Congress are demanding that an Irish dance organization kick a trans teen out of an upcoming competition, arguing that trans women have a "biological" advantage over cis women. Reps. Randy Fine (R-FL) and Greg Steube (R-FL) – who both have a long history of anti
Political expert Robert Reich believes the tide may finally be turning against Donald Trump. "The slumbering giant of America is awakening," wrote Reich – who served as President Bill Clinton’s secretary of labor and is now a professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley – in
In recent years, some of Asia's most significant legal developments involving LGBTQ rights have unfolded not in parliamentary chambers but in courtrooms. From marriage equality lawsuits in Japan to litigation over same-sex spousal benefits in South Korea and constitutional challenges in countries in
Tens of thousands of people on Saturday took part in the annual Budapest Pride march in the Hungarian capital. The march took place less than two months after new Prime Minister Péter Maygar took office. Hungarian lawmakers in 2025 passed a bill that banned Pride events and allowed authorities to us
A video posted on X by user Dimitry Yakoushkin of the incident went viral, showing gay California state Sen. Wiener (D-San Francisco) being chased out of Dolores Park, while the group screamed at him. Multiple people in the protest group were wearing black ski masks that concealed their identities.
Rather than risking an NC-17 rating, these boundary-pushing filmmakers decided to avoid the rating system altogether.
Kris Ripper said she changed her Kansas license because the state required it. Then a traffic stop over headlights turned into questions about whether her ID was valid.
While many eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court awaiting the verdicts in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, another court case involving transgender rights is unfolding less than a mile away at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — one that could have lasting implications fo
The sixth annual Fredericksburg Pride March was held in downtown Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 27. Stafford County Board of Supervisors Chair Deuntay Diggs led the march alongside Fredericksburg City Council Member Jannan W. Holmes. The Fredericksburg Pride Festival took place at Riverfront
California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) says he was “verbally and physically” harassed while trying to attend San Francisco’s annual Trans March by a group of people he claims misrepresented his stance on Israel and Gaza. In a statement posted to Instagram on Saturday, the gay Jewish lawmaker said he
A federal investigator told Flint Del Sol in an email obtained by The Advocate why the agency could no longer move forward with his workplace discrimination case.
Disgraced ex-gay MAGA provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos recently said that President Donald Trump faked the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on his life. Queer congressional Democrats largely condemned the shooting, which was carried out by the now-dead 20-year-old shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, a re
Fox News hosts have been brutally mocked for claiming that thousands of people attended the president's Great American State Fair in Washington, DC, over the weekend, despite footage showing mostly empty fairgrounds. The event, planned by the Donald Trump's Freedom 250 Task Force, opened on Thursday
“Transgender Americans are patriots, family members, volunteers, historians, and descendants of Revolutionary War ancestors just like anyone else.”
From Drag Race stars to international professional athletes, public figures are sharing their truth.
Dozens of protestors gathered outside New Hope Community Church in Palatine, IL, on Friday after the religious institution displayed a series of anti-Pride messages on an electronic sign outside the building. "Ditch Pride, embrace humility," one message reads. Another declares, "We love you enough t
In addition to opposing care for trans youth, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has criticized Pete Buttigieg for using parental leave.
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