Top 10 national news stories of 2023
It was an alarming year for queer Americans as state legislatures took aim at everything from gender-affirming care for transgender people to banning books with queer themes.
Here are the Blade’s staff picks for the top 10 stories of 2023. #10 Pride at the White House The Biden-Harris administration in June hosted the largest Pride celebration ever held on White House grounds.
Thousands gathered on the South Lawn to hear the president reaffirm his commitment to the LGBTQ community, decry the introduction and passage of legislation targeting queer people, and outline new actions the administration would take to tackle issues from bias-motivated threats and violence to youth homelessness.
After the event, right-wing activists drew attention to a trans activist attendee’s topless TikTok video, which prompted a rebuke from the White House.
