(WB) About 200 people gathered at the outdoor Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument on June 5, for a rally and march to promote the debunked belief that people can change their sexual orientation from gay to straight through faith in Jesus Christ.

This week SFGN released its annual 48 Hours in LGBT South Florida – a special collectible issue.

A shield of colorful umbrellas and Pride flags saved the day for children attending a Drag Queen Story Hour last month in a Maryland suburb of Washington D.C. 

Tormented Trails, a 20-minute walk through woods filled with scary twists and turns, returns to Tree Tops Park, 3900 SW 100th Ave in Davie, Oct. 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 and 31.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Conventional wisdom dictates that David Catania is an underdog in the race for mayor of Washington. He is white, a former Republican and openly gay in a city that has only elected African-American Democrats to its top local office.

WASHINGTON (AP) – For the first time, a U.S. military color guard is expected to march alongside rainbow flags in Washington’s gay pride parade.

(AP) A federal judge on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from proceeding with plans to exclude transgender people from military service.

(AP) A D.C. man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a transgender woman in Montgomery County last April.

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The principal of Wilson High School in Washington who made national headlines when he came out as gay this year is losing his job.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The principal at one of the District of Columbia’s largest public high schools told students for the first time Wednesday that he is gay at a Pride Day event.

Gender non-binary residents of the District of Columbia are gaining more recognition.

(WB) Three D.C.-area drag performers joined members of the New York City-based group Gays Against Guns at a news conference and gathering at As You Are bar on Dec. 7 to speak out against what they say has been an escalating and alarming number of threats against the LGBT community and against drag shows in particular across the country.

(WB) Carrying rainbow flags and signs reading “Love, not hate, makes America great” and “Resist Trump,” tens of thousands of LGBT people and their supporters marched from the White House to the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol on Sunday in the Equality March for Unity and Pride.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has awarded legal fees to a national gay rights group that sued North Dakota on behalf of a same-sex couple, though he criticized attorneys who worked on the case.

Charges have been dropped against a former D.C. police lieutenant accused of sex crimes involving a 16-year-old boy.

This week read about Kentucky allowing a children’s services provider to discriminate against LGBT couples, and the gay bar Nellie’s naming a new leadership in Washington D.C.

This week read about Chantale Wong becoming the first LGBT person of color to receive an ambassador-level position, and a Tennessee lawmaker reviving another anti-LGBT bill.

A professor in Arizona is starting a foundation to create more inclusion in science, and President Joe Biden offered hope during Pride Month in his commencement speech in Washington D.C.

This week read about Shawn Skelly being nominated for assistant secretary of defense for readiness, and Bunnie Benton Cruse announcing her candidacy for the New Mexico legislature.

A bar in Indiana is undergoing training after the Colorado Springs mass shooting, and a non-binary official’s background is called into question by LGBT leaders.

If confirmed, Ana C. Reyes would become the first LGBT Hispanic judge for the District of Columbia, and the Oregon Safe Schools nominated educators for standing up for LGBT students.

A pop-up comic book shop in Michigan aims to promote awareness about LGBT characters, and President Joe Biden’s new executive order hopes to better protect LGBT people.

This week read about White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressing the press on behalf of the Oval Office, and a new anti-trans law going into effect in Tennessee.

Washington D.C. opens its first LGBT homeless shelter, and California Rep. Ken Calvert might lose his seat to Will Rollins, who is a part of the LGBT community.

This week read about two senators introducing a resolution that would lead the Senate to apologize for LGBT discrimination, and activists demanding closure of a gay D.C. bar after a Black woman was dragged down a flight of stairs by security.

Donald Trump makes anti-LGBT remarks as he hints possible presidential run in 2024, and LGBT activists in California demand more to fight against the monkeypox stigma.

WASHINGTON (AP) – District of Columbia Councilmember David Catania is filing paperwork to run for mayor as an independent in the midst of a fundraising scandal involving Mayor Vincent Gray’s 2010 campaign.

Sworn-in to lead one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States, Chris Magnus also joined a small group of gay national security officials. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of students, educators and community members have turned out for a counter-protest against the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church at a District of Columbia high school.

What was supposed to be a routine hook up from Growlr, an adult gay dating app, turned into a nightmare for Brett Parson, a well-respected former police officer from Washington D.C.