It happened on the same day as the 2016 Washington DC Pride Parade. We’d spent the day in queer celebration, only to have that joy ripped away in the early hours of the morning.

People roll up a wet flag during the World Pride Rally and March with the U.S. Capitol building in the background, Sunday, June 8, 2025, on the National Mall in Washington.

People attend the World Pride Rally and March at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, June 8, 2025, on the National Mall in Washington. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon “Trans people just want to be loved.

Miranda Burmeister, 29, and Danielle Caldwell, 33, drove seven hours from Connecticut to Washington to celebrate Pride and their wedding anniversary.The pair, who run a day care and have three ...

Thousands celebrate Pride, protest Trump's policies in nation's capital A global Pride festival celebrating the LGBTQ+ community will culminate on Sunday in a rally and march on the National Mall.

WASHINGTON − A crowd of hundreds of protesters clad in the colors of the rainbow gathered Sunday at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to protest what organizers describe as a "coordinated, systematic ...