Tag: D.C.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence helped out an anti-hate speech protest by drowning out a hate group commentator. The all-men far-right group Proud Boys organized a Demand Free Speech rally in D.C. on Saturday to protest social media platforms that ban people for hate speech. The counter-protest, All Out D.C., was larger than the protest itself and featured immigrants, Native Americans, and trans women of color as speakers and local artists as performers. And the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were there. In a...

A man in D.C. was recorded tearing down a rainbow flag and beating it on the ground while shouting slurs. Video was captured by a D.C. resident, who posted it to Twitter using the handle @mjasonrhoades and to the blog Popville. In the video, a man can be seen walking down the street and then walking into the yard of a house where there is a rainbow flag flying. The man grabs the flag and beats it on the ground. He can...

Of course, we should expect nothing short of spectacular when it comes to Capital Pride. Thankfully, Washington, D.C., never disappoints. This year, festivities take place from May 31-June 9 and include a dizzying array of events from the rally and opening night party all the way through to the parade and festival. So, how to choose what to do? We’ve enlisted help from the so-delicious-he-makes-us-hangry, Dusty Martinez, from Trade Night Club to provide the in and outs of Capital Pride season. (He also happens...

A D.C. news anchor, Meagan Fitzgerald, 33, announced that she is getting married to her girlfriend, Kelly Heath, 30. “It’s not always easy being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender,” Fitzgerald said before announcing her engagement this past Sunday on News4. “There’s the coming out process, finding out who you are, being comfortable in your own skin and your own truth.” “I know this because I’ve been through that journey.” She then said that she was “excited” to say that her fiancee Kelly...

Of course, we should expect nothing short of spectacular when it comes to Capital Pride. Thankfully, Washington, D.C., never disappoints. This year, festivities take place from May 31-June 9 and include a dizzying array of events from the rally and opening night party all the way through to the parade and festival. So, how to choose what to do? We’ve enlisted help from the so-delicious-he-makes-us-hangry, Dusty Martinez, from Trade Night Club to provide the in and outs of Capital Pride season. (He also happens...