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The Washington Blade, in partnership with LURe DC and The Wharf, is excited to announce the 5th annual Pride on the Pier and fireworks show during D.C. Pride weekend on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 2-10 p.m.

NSYNC reunion on the horizon –– not to mention an adorable fam that includes hubby Michael Turchin and twins Violet and Alexander –– Lance Bass is taking his health more seriously than ever.As the boyband alum and pop-culture personality, who just celebrated his 45th birthday, recently told Business Insider, he’s gotten “really focused on giving myself an extra few years.”Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.After being diagnosed with diabetes during the COVID-19 lockdown, Bass made a conscious decision to focus on his eating habits.“Looking back now, I see a lot of horrible habits that I created because of being on the road,” the singer explained. “When you’re onstage three hours a night dancing your butt off, you can really eat anything you want, or at least you thought you could.”A post shared by Lance Bass (@lancebass)Nowadays, his best friends are veggies like broccoli and spinach, which he uses to cook well-balanced meals for himself and his family.“I never ate vegetables, and I never realized how important it was,” Bass said.

Sitting among a diverse and venerable group of Americans from every walk of life on the dais in the East Room of the White House on May 3 was lesbian and NASA astrophysicist Jane Rigby, awaiting her turn to be honored by President Joe Biden who would bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on her.

refuses to recognize transgender identity as valid and restricts access to single-sex spaces based on a person’s assigned sex at birth.The Little Rock-based InTRANSitive has seen repeated acts of vandalism against its community center since opening in December 2021. The vandalism appears to have increased as the organization has become more visible, with its members and staffers speaking out against proposed laws targeting transgender people.Beginning last year, someone damaged the pipes outside of the building at least four times, according to Rumba Yambú, founder and executive director of InTRANSitive.Solar-powered security cameras have disappeared, and plants in the yard have been damaged.

BY TAJI BURRIS | Baltimore filmmaker John Waters was released from the hospital Tuesday morning following a car accident.