News + Politics
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Montgomery County’s Pride Month Events
D.C.'s neighboring Maryland suburbs will host several family-friendly activities in June to celebrate Pride Month.
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Capital Pride Launches Pride365 Mobile App
The iOS and Android app notifies users about upcoming LGBTQ parties, fundraisers, or political events that suit their tastes.
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Night OUT at the Nationals Sets Ticket Sales Record
The 19th Annual event, which featured a guest appearance by Bianca Del Rio, raised nearly $35,000 for Team DC.
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Ruby Corado Expected to Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Charge
The founder of Casa Ruby was previously charged with diverting pandemic relief funds into personal bank accounts.
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“Burn All the Pride Flags” Demands Colorado GOP
State GOP email decries LGBTQ people as "barbaric," "creeps," "degenerates," "predators," "radicals," "reprobates," and "godless groomers."
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Texas GOP Unleashes an Appalling Anti-LGBTQ Platform
The platform calls homosexuality an "abnormal lifestyle choice" and rips into every possible facet of same-sex life.
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High School Officials Cleared of “Wrongdoing” in Trans Athlete Probe
A Florida high school principal and two of his staff members have been cleared of wrongdoing as part of an investigation looking into how a...
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200 Pride Flags Stolen From Massachusetts Town
Town members came together to replace the flags ahead of a planned Pride festival, which ended up drawing greater crowds this year.
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Philadelphia Drag Queen Story Time Sets World Record
The Guinness Book of World Records recognized a Drag Queen Story Time as the largest for an event of this type.
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Tennesseans Can Be Jailed for Helping Trans Youth Access Care
A new Tennessee law will jail people for up to a year if they assist trans youth in accessing gender-affirming care.
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D.C. Leaders Raise Progress Pride Flag Over Wilson Building
Elected and community leaders rallied at the Wilson Building for a flag-raising ceremony kicking off this year's Pride festivities in D.C.
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D.C. Metro Shows its Pride with Rainbow-Wrapped Train and Bus
Metro will celebrate D.C. Pride by circulating a rainbow-wrapped bus and subway train throughout the transportation network during June.
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Minnesota Bans Book Bans
Governor Tim Walz signed a law that prohibits library books from being censored solely due to disagreement with their content.
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An Idaho Library Goes “Adults Only”
Donnelly Public Library will no longer admit children under 18 to comply with the state's harsh new "library porn" law.
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D.C. to Raise Pride Flag in June 3 Ceremony
To kick off Pride Month, Mayor Bowser's administration has invited the community to attend a flag-raising ceremony on Monday afternoon.
