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Pope names LGBTQ supportive Cardinal as head of
1 day ago · Pope Francis on Jan. 6 named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego, who has a record of support for the LGBTQ community, as the new Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
Comings & Goings - Washington Blade
15 hours ago · A bill that would decriminalize HIV in Maryland is a top legislative priority for FreeState Justice in 2025. FreeState Justice Community Advocacy Manager Ronnie Taylor told the Washington Blade on ...
Top 10 local LGBTQ news stories of 2024 - Washington Blade
Dec 30, 2024 · #9 D.C. Council approves budget with $8.5 million in LGBTQ provisions. The D.C. Council on June 12 gave final approval for a $21 billion fiscal year 2025 budget for the District of Columbia that ...
PHOTOS: 2024 Year-in-Review - Washington Blade
Jan 2, 2025 · The year's top photos in LGBTQ news. Whitman-Walker Health held the 38th annual Walk and 5K to End HIV at Anacostia Park on Saturday, Dec. 7.
D.C. LGBTQ activists call for resilience, advocacy after election
Dec 13, 2024 · About 100 people turned out on Dec. 12 at D.C.’s Eaton Hotel to listen and ask questions to a panel of six LGBTQ rights advocates who discussed the impact on the LGBTQ community of the election ...
Trump’s win and its impact on LGBTQ Americans is 2024’s top story
Dec 31, 2024 · The year 2024 didn’t end the way many LGBTQ rights supporters expected, with the re-election of Donald Trump and the anti-LGBTQ promises of the Project 2025 blueprint for his new administration.
Senate braces for anti-LGBTQ attacks with incoming Republican …
Dec 18, 2024 · Particularly since Republicans took the U.S. House of Representatives in 2023, legislative attacks against the LGBTQ community, at least at the federal level, have been blunted by U.S. Senate ...
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