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“May Is? All About Trans” celebrates transgender identity and pride throughout May
SaVanna Wanzer's We The People wants to bring the transgender community together to talk, learn, and celebrate
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Capital Pride announces Capital Pride Honors award-winners
Annual gala honors those making significant contributions to the LGBTQ community and to Capital Pride
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Team DC’s “Night of Champions” honors student-athletes and leaders in DC’s LGBTQ sports community
The annual awards present $2,000 scholarships to six LGBTQ high school athletes
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Transgender woman shot to death in D.C. suburb of Fairmount Heights
Vigil for 27-year-old Ashanti Carmon to be held at 6:30 p.m. on April 2 near Aspen and Jost streets
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Maryland lawmakers pass bill allowing minors to receive PrEP without parental consent
Maryland lawmakers have approved a bill allowing minors to receive pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, without obtaining parental consent as a way to prevent the spread...
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Trans Visibility Community Festival allows the transgender community to celebrate itself, free of charge
The festival, set for March 31, is more diverse, more inclusive, and more accessible
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Us Helping Us celebrates three decades of growth with an anniversary gala on April 2
Additionally, organization plans to expand its services in the coming months
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Investigation reveals significant levels of hiring discrimination against gay and lesbian Virginians
An investigation by a D.C-based nonprofit civil rights organization finds that there appears to be a significant level of hiring discrimination against gay and lesbian...
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GLOE’s Purim Party celebrates being true to yourself
Queen Esther's embrace of her Jewish identity mirrors the journey of self-acceptance for LGBTQ people
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D.C. activists protest lack of justice for transgender victims of crime
Several dozen transgender activists and their allies demonstrated outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, which houses D.C. Superior Court, to protest what they say is...
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First Look: New exhibit at Newseum explores fight for LGBTQ equality
Groundbreaking exhibit explores 50 years of LGBTQ history, starting with the Stonewall riots
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Exclusive: Cobalt owner and employees on the sudden shutdown of DC gay club
Owner Eric Little also confirms Cobalt will not have a final farewell party.
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Baltimore AIDS Walk 2019 aims to raise $150,000 for HIV care
Chase Brexton Health hopes participants will walk, run, and find out more about HIV outreach and prevention services
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BREAKING: DC gay nightclub Cobalt permanently closes
Owner Eric Little says the closure was prompted by costly infrastructure repairs and a decline in sales
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UPDATED: Danica Roem raises more than $23,000 in response to Westboro Baptist Church protest
Roem touts donations as an example of people finding a "positive, nonviolent way to respond to hate"
