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Bianca Del Rio will emcee Equality PAC’s National Pride Gala during WorldPride D.C. (exclusive)

The RuPaul’s Drag Race winner will play host to Washington, D.C.’s political class during the year’s largest LGBTQ+ celebration.

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.

Meet the Virginia gay bar owner who married his partner in front of 100,000 strangers

Freddie Lutz and his longtime partner, Johnny Cervantes, got hitched during WorldPride…on a float.

WorldPride attendance in D.C. falls short of expectations; Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ actions likely to blame

WorldPride was still a celebration of resilience in the face of hostility, organizers say.

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

Capital Pride scrambles after board member joins Trump’s anti-diversity administration

Vince Micone left the LGBTQ+ group ahead of emailing Department of Labor employees that DEI “programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination.”

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Sapphic alert: Here's every Dyke March in the U.S. in 2025

Pride parades are fabulous, but let's not forget the Dyke Marches.

Inside the movement that freed gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero from a hellhole

The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didn’t let them.

U.S. WorldPride organizers consider warning international transgender travelers to stay away amid escalating fears under Trump

Capital Pride Alliance executive director Ryan Bos said the group was weighing issuing a warning.

WorldPride organizers urge global unity amid calls to boycott U.S. LGBTQ+ celebration

"I want you to know that we are working tirelessly with agencies and advocates to ensure that you are able to safely and securely travel to and from the U.S.,” Capital Pride executive director Ryan Bos said

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.

Kennedy Center scrubs LGBTQ+ Pride concert after Donald Trump takeover

The show by the National Symphony Orchestra, “A Peacock Among Pigeons,” has been scrubbed from the entertainment venue’s website and ticketing system. It was scheduled for WorldPride this summer.

Booz Allen Hamilton drops sponsorship of WorldPride, cites Donald Trump's anti-DEI order

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. has withdrawn its sponsorship of WorldPride 2025 to avoid becoming "ineligible for contracts with the federal government."

Trump-controlled Kennedy Center forces relocation of WorldPride events

The worldwide LGBTQ+ celebration begins on May 17.

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WorldPride 2025: A global get-together in photos

WorldPride came to Washington this year for a joyous and peaceful celebration.

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.

Reneé Rapp joins WorldPride Music Festival lineup

The Mean Girls star is ready to bring her sickening energy to the stage.