The National Park Service closes iconic Dupont Circle Park during WorldPride
Organizers told The Advocate they were “frustrated” with the sudden and unannounced determination to barricade the area.
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JUNE 06 2025 11:40 AM
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Washington D.C.
This year, WorldPride in the nation’s capital is a protest
The global Pride event celebrates its 25th anniversary in Washington, D.C .— and it should be anything but quiet.
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MAY 30 2025 10:00 AM
Sarah McBride and Wes Moore lead call for resistance
The prominent Democrats called for solidarity, courage, and unapologetic representation in rousing speeches.
MAY 05 2025 4:35 PM
Trump-controlled Kennedy Center forces relocation of WorldPride events
The worldwide LGBTQ+ celebration begins on May 17.
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APRIL 28 2025 4:03 PM
HRC honors Jonathan Capehart, Ina Fried, and Nico Lang for LGBTQ+ journalism that breaks through the noise
The honorees will be celebrated during White House Correspondents' Dinner week.
APRIL 09 2025 1:18 PM
White House Correspondents' Dinner scraps Amber Ruffin's comedy routine, bowing to Trump administration
The news comes after a Trump official slammed the queer comedian's critiques of President Donald Trump and his administration on a podcast.
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MARCH 29 2025 3:48 PM
A gay man in D.C. was attacked in his home with a rock. He believes it was a hate crime
AddamSchauer-Mayhew was watching tennis on his couch Friday when a man threw a rock through his window.
JUNE 10 2025 1:39 PM
BREAKING: National Park Service won’t close D.C.’s Dupont Circle during WorldPride after all, officials say
The federal agency previously said it would close off the iconic LGBTQ+ area because of "vandalism" concerns.
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JUNE 03 2025 11:13 AM
D.C. police investigate suspected hate crime at bar for queer & trans people of color during WorldPride
As the city ramps up for the world's biggest LGBTQ+ celebration, somebody broke in and vandalized Saints and Sinners, a QTBIPOC space.
MAY 27 2025 11:11 AM
Massive quilt celebrating transgender Americans to be unveiled on the National Mall — in photos
In a fraught time for transgender people in the U.S., the quilt — the Freedom to Be Monument — will call attention to the lives of those affected by dangerous policies and laws.
MAY 15 2025 10:31 AM
What does WorldPride's travel warning mean for transgender & nonbinary people?
Transgender leaders and organizers respond to Travel fears ahead of WorldPride in Trump’s DC.
APRIL 18 2025 10:14 AM
Federal judge restores AP’s full access to White House events in victory for press freedom
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden ordered the Trump administration to allow the Associated Press back into the press pool.
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APRIL 08 2025 5:11 PM
Judge reinstates nationwide stop to Trump’s trans military ban
“This litigation is not about a medical condition. A medical condition has not given its country decades of military service…People have. Transgender people,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said.
MARCH 26 2025 7:07 PM
Hundreds rallying at Supreme Court demand Trump return disappeared gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero
They rallied to bring the 31-year-old makeup artist back from CECOT in El Salvador.
JUNE 10 2025 11:21 AM
A D.C. couple hung flags outside for Pride Month. The church next door cut them down
While outdoor decorations are technically against the couple's lease, they feel the rule was unequally enforced.
JUNE 06 2025 2:35 PM
Straight DJ duo SIDEPIECE wants LGBTQ+ partiers to shake it at WorldPride — right after protesting Trump
“Everybody’s got an ass,” Dylan Ragland told The Advocate. “So come shake it.”
MAY 30 2025 12:19 PM
Jon Lovett and Tim Miller team up to ‘raise hell’ over gay asylum-seeker vanished to El Salvador by Trump
Andry Hernández Romero entered the U.S. legally, fleeing persecution for being gay. Then the Trump administration disappeared him, sending him to a dystopian prison. They’re trying to get him back.
MAY 22 2025 3:16 PM
Sarah McBride skewers GOP’s ‘utter shitshow’ at EMILYs List gala honoring 40 years of electing women
The transgender lawmaker said she would not participate in GOP attempts to use her for attention.
MAY 08 2025 10:48 AM
Organizers confirm pulling WorldPride events from ‘inhospitable’ Kennedy Center — not canceled by it
“We saw the writing on the wall,” Capital Pride Alliance Executive Director Ryan Bos told The Advocate.
MAY 05 2025 10:14 AM
D.C. WorldPride organizers warn transgender visitors to the U.S. of potential travel risks
The organizers are responding to concerns from international travelers under the second Trump administration.
APRIL 12 2025 5:32 PM