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Drag artists who crashed Donald Trump's first Kennedy Center show want him to know: 'You can’t erase us'

“Knowing he would be there made my attendance more crucial," drag queen Mari Con Carne told The Advocate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Children’s National Hospital caves under Trump’s pressure & ends gender-affirming care for trans patients

The Justice Department "will continue enforcing the law against institutions like Children’s National that mutilate children under the guise of medical care,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said about the D.C. hospital.

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A gay man in D.C. was attacked in his home with a rock. He believes it was a hate crime

Addam Schauer-Mayhew was watching tennis on his couch Friday when a man threw a rock through his window.

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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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.”

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.

Trump-controlled Kennedy Center forces relocation of WorldPride events

The worldwide LGBTQ+ celebration begins on May 17.

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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.

5 charged in assault that left a transgender girl with a broken jaw in D.C. juvenile detention center

The trans girl was reportedly housed in a boys' unit.

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Transgender woman who escaped Alabama for her safety beaten & left for dead near National Mall in D.C.

Cayla Calhoun left Alabama seeking safety as a trans woman. Instead, she was nearly killed on D.C.’s streets, and now she refuses to stay silent.

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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.

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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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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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.

Sarah McBride and Wes Moore lead call for resistance

The prominent Democrats called for solidarity, courage, and unapologetic representation in rousing speeches.