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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 stated in her Facebook post. “I have made a personal promise to myself when I started the

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! You're on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't 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 and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Pr...

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 unique one-man tour de force that has been a popular draw at Maryland’s Olney Theatre Company for 11 ...