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DMV Black LGBTQ Lawmakers Protest Outside Nigerian Embassy
DMV area Black LGBTQ lawmakers and activists protested the arrest in Nigeria of 67 people who attended a same-sex wedding.
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Woman Stabs Two Men Outside of The Fireplace
Witnesses told police that the woman, identified as 35-year-old Mary Kennedy, attacked both victims without provocation.
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Fairfax County Schools Reject Anti-Trans “Model Policies”
Fairfax joins Arlington in rejecting the Virginia DOE's discriminatory "model policies" for how schools should treat transgender students.
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Chef’s Best 2023: What The Restaurants Are Dishing Out
A roundup of the participating restaurants and chefs at the upcoming Chef's Best Dinner and what they plan to serve.
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Carrie Stoltzfus: From Covid’s Worst to Chef’s Best
Food & Friends Executive Director Carrie Stoltzfus celebrates the return of the group's popular gala
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Chef Rasheed Abdurrahman Serves More Than 1.9 Million Meals a Year
Food & Friends Executive Chef Abdurrahman runs one of the DMV area's most demanding -- and life-nourishing -- kitchens.
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Baltimore’s Joey Fink Crowned the Winner at NJB 2023
Sunday's lively NJB 2023 Pageant was filled with drag, comedy, music, and mishegoss.
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Court Rules Parents Can’t Challenge “Gender Support Plans”
Appeals court finds parents who objected to Montgomery County Public Schools' trans student policy lack standing to challenge it.
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Meet the “Nice Jewish Boys” of the NJB Pageant
Micha, Joey, Michael, and Avi are all vying for a coveted title this Sunday at the annual NJB Pageant in Washington, D.C.
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Esquire Names Trade One of America’s Best Gay Bars for Second Year
Logan Circle's Trade and Capitol Hill's As You Are bar appear on Esquire Magazine's list of the Best LGBTQ Bars in America.
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LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses Joe Vogel for Congress
Maryland State Del. Joe Vogel, the out gay man seeking to represent the state’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, has been...
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Obama Appears in Banned Book Campaign’s TikTok Video
The Obama Foundation has partnered with Prince George's County Libraries for a campaign celebrating banned books and freedom of expression.
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The Barbies of Freddie’s Beach Bar
Freddie Lutz has been collecting Barbies since he was a child. Now hundreds of the dolls adorn both of his renowned LGBTQ bars.
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Virginia Releases Guidelines That Restrict Trans Students’ Rights
The Virginia Department of Education has released new policy guidelines outlining how schools are to treat and accommodate transgender and nonbinary students, imposing many sex-based...
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DC Public Schools Will Teach LGBTQ History in Social Studies Classes
Last month, the D.C. State Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt new “anti-racist” and LGBTQ-inclusive standards for social studies classes that will take effect...
