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This Pride Month and after, balance taking action with spreading queer joy

"Let us march to show that we are still here, and we are still happily queer, " writes The Advocate's editor in chief.

How Cyndi Lauper’s invitation to join her farewell tour saved DJ Tracy Young’s life

The Grammy-winning DJ and producer opens up about how Cyndi Lauper’s farewell tour became her resurrection from crippling grief and depression.

Inside ‘Humans of Pride,’ a documentary showing why Pride still matters

The film captures the spirit of WorldPride 2019, commemorating 50 years since the Stonewall Riots in 1969 by threading together archival footage, intimate interviews, protest footage, and cameos from over 50 LGBTQ+ leaders and trailblazers.

Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations lose sponsors as companies drop DEI

Several Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled down or cancelled this year due to companies and governments dropping DEI.

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.

1987 looms as a year of fear, fortitude, and firsts for the AIDS Quilt, Nancy Pelosi, and me

Opinion: I feared being fired. I feared being outed. I feared other gay men. I feared the incurable plague. I feared I would die. I feared everything, writes John Casey.

Nancy Pelosi honors those lost to AIDS epidemic with Gay Men's Chorus of D.C. during WorldPride

The exhibit of the AIDS Memorial Quilt at the venerable St. Thomas’ Parish in Washington, D.C., features panels for the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington members who died of the disease.

BREAKING: Shooting and stabbing at Dupont Circle during the end of WorldPride's Saturday celebrations

Authorities haven't revealed if those harmed had attended Pride or if there was any connection between the incidents and the event.

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.

Trump shuts down Dupont Circle and tries to spoil Pride, but he will learn that we can’t be fenced in

Opinion: We’ve fought bigger bullies than Trump, and we’ve always won, and we always will, writes John Casey.

Galantis says 'love will conquer always' as he gears up for special WorldPride performance

The popular music producer is promising a DJ set that'll be unlike any other.

WorldPride D.C. 2025: A global celebration of queer power & progress

Marking 50 years of Pride in D.C., WorldPride 2025 brings millions together for a powerful celebration of visibility, unity, and action.

WorldPride isn't just a time to party but to protest in the defense of trans survival

Opinion: As the world turns its gaze toward Washington, D.C., for WorldPride, transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people are not just showing up to be seen but heard, demanding a future built on visibility, safety, and power.

Paris Hilton wants all queer people to show fervent Pride: 'Celebrate with people who love you'

The global icon is giving back to the LGBTQ+ community at a time it's needed most.

Here are 7 LGBTQ+ groups you can donate to as major companies quit sponsoring Pride events

These local LGBTQ+ groups still need help making their Pride celebrations a reality.

Rita Ora taps her inner sexy and brings 'Heat' to WorldPride

The bisexual singer tells Ricky Cornish she's ready to give back to the LGBTQ+ community at the WorldPride Music Festival.

MARINA reveals why the 'gays are more evolved than straight people'

The pop princess discusses her new album and upcoming tour, and shares some words of encouragement for folks struggling with the current times.

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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These 14 corporations have stopped or scaled back sponsorship of LGBTQ+ Pride events

Here are the companies that have walked back their support for Pride Month while axing DEI, some of them after decades of allyship.

Shakira cancels Saturday concert at WorldPride

The singer cited logistical problems with moving her tour from Boston to Washington, D.C.