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D.C. drag performer jailed for 38 hours after being accused of “unwanted sexual contact” during show
D.C. drag queen Kabuki Bukkake was arrested last week after an audience member accused her of assaulting her during a "twerking" number.
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Inaugural Rainbow Ride will provide a tour highlighting Washington’s LGBTQ history
On Saturday, a coalition of groups will host the inaugural Rainbow Ride, a bicycle and scooter tour following a designated route that commemorates and celebrates...
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17th Street Pride Sidewalk Block Party to be held Saturday, June 26
Typically, each August, Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets hosts the 17th Street Festival, featuring the work of various artisans and tables touting the work of...
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D.C. Council issues ceremonial resolution honoring Rayceen Pendarvis
The D.C. Council has issued a ceremonial resolution honoring Rayceen Pendarvis, a longtime D.C. community advocate, LGBTQ activist, event moderator, and the host of The...
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Gay man hit over head with glass bottle while walking with date in Northeast DC
A Maryland man was hit over the head with a bottle by a man yelling homophobic slurs while walking his dogs with his date last...
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Protesters demonstrate outside Nellie’s Sports Bar, urging long-term boycott
Protesters gathered outside Nellie's Sports Bar, reiterating calls for a boycott of the bar after a Black woman was dragged down the stairs by security.
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DC Pride 2021: Exclusive photos and reactions from Pride weekend!
Thousands embraced last week's Capital Pride festivities as a chance to socialize, reconnect, and feel joyful once more.
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Danica Roem used a troll’s anti-trans message to raise thousands for her campaign
Danica Roem turned an anti-trans troll's attack around, using it to raise funds for her 2021 reelection campaign
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Three people charged with stabbing transgender woman in D.C. laundromat
Three individuals have been arrested for punching and stabbing a transgender woman in the head following a dispute in a local laundromat.
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Activists demand boycott of Nellie’s as new video of incident emerges
Keisha Young's attorney is urging Nellie's Sports Bar to release security footage of the incident to dispel "any ambiguity"
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Nellie’s Sports Bar fires security firm, will close for the week after protests
Nellie's Sports Bar has fired its security vendor and will remain closed for the week after security dragged a woman down the stairs.
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Teenager arrested for threatening Shaw’s Tavern patron with machete in possible hate crime
A 13-year-old youth was arrested and charged with assault after threatening to stab a patron at Shaw's Tavern with a machete, police say.
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Protesters gather outside Nellie’s after video shows woman being dragged down stairs
Protesters demonstrated outside Nellie's Sports Bar on Sunday after a viral video showed a woman being dragged down a staircase by security.
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Here’s who is participating in the Pridemobile Parade, Saturday June 12, 2021
More than 50 businesses and organizations will be showing their Pride in today's citywide drive around D.C.
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Pridemobile Route and Pride Walk: Everything you need to know
The Capital Pride Alliance will host a walk, rally, and Pridemobile Parade through some of the city's LGBTQ neighborhoods on June 12.
