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nktwentythree/iStock (NEW YORK) -- While the global coronavirus pandemic may have put a damper on many annual Pride festivities across the world in 2020, this year is already looking to be better and brighter. Whether you are heading out for festivities or planning to celebrate in your own unique special way, there are a lot of brands that are ready to help you commemorate in style. Every year, loads of beauty a...

By ETonline Staff 9:29 AM PDT, May 23, 2021 Each product has been independently selected by our editorial team. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Matthew Desmond/EyeEm/Getty Images It may be hard to believe, but May is nearly over and June is well on its way. Not only does this mean the summer season is right around the corner but theres another major occasion...

Concacaf Champions League, MLS, and more: Freedom Kicks for 8 April 2021 Share this story D.C. United’s new coach got a taste of CONCACAF by watching the CCL match between the Philadelphia Union and Saprissa. I’m very happy that Hernan Losada was watching the game, because it means he is looking into the very meat of what he needs to do in this league to actually win games. A couple of great fundraisers during the NWSL Challenge Cup that are supporting local organizations. Casa Ruby helps t...

It allowed Ruby Corado, the organization’s founder, to expand her life’s work of helping LGBTQ youth, many of whom were surviving on the streets. Too many, despite the staff’s best efforts, didnt make it. Now, Corado is on her 30th year of efforts to rescue young people from the streets that she herself emerged from. But Casa Rubys desire to move on from their current lease will not be cheap, as there are still about three years left on it. Corado has hopes of uniting the center’s curre...

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Activists in D.C. say the unprecedented security ahead of Inauguration Day has put homeless transgender and LGBTQ people at increased risk.

Ruby Corado (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) Longtime transgender activist Ruby Corado, the founder and current executive director of the D.C. LGBTQ community services center Casa Ruby, announced on Monday in a Facebook posting that she plans to step down as Casa Ruby’s leader around the middle of 2022. “In 1 year and a half I will step down from Casa Ruby LGBT Community Center so I can focus on my Trans Global Institute, my new business and make room for new trans leadership!” she...

Of course, COVID-19 looms large across this year’s annual Year in Review issue. From the shocking death toll, to the devastating impact on local businesses, to the cancellation of Pride, coronavirus upended all of our lives. Here are the Blade’s staff picks for the top 10 local news stories of 2020.

74 Washingtonians Experiencing Homelessness Died in 2020 Living in crowded shelters or on the streets was always dangerous, and the coronavirus made it more deadly. Get our free newsletter Success! Youre on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldnt process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… Get our free newsletter Success! See you in your inbox. Whoops! There was an error ...

6 Things to Do This Week in DC (and Beyond) Watch a historymaking male pas de deux or support Democrats with a music festival in our editor-selected picks 8SHARES STAGE A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas Any other year, theatergoers could seek out almost as many different staged versions of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale around town as there are official days in the holiday. During the pandemic, however, the most notable local production available for streaming is the uniq...