Pride events around DC this weekend
Pride weekend is coming up -- take a look at all of the Pride content we have on our website!
LGBTQ+ Pride Events taking place June 9 - June 11 across the DMV
A number of events will take place across the month of June commemorating LGBTQ+ Pride across DC, Maryland and Virginia. Here's what's happening this weekend.
Capital Pride 2023: Everything you need to know about DC's Pride Parade, Festival and other events
It is Pride weekend in D.C.! The Capital Pride Parade, Block Party, and Festival are being held in the District this weekend celebrating D.C.'s LGBTQ+ community.
Parents clash over LGBTQ+ books at MCPS board meeting
Protesters and parents gathered outside the Montgomery County School Board building on Tuesday while board members listened to community members debate the "no opt-out" policy for certain LGBTQ+ books approved for the classroom.
A timeline of LGBTQ+ Pride events in DC, Maryland and Virginia
FOX 5 has assembled an interactive timeline of key LGBTQ+ Pride events over the years across DC, Maryland, Virginia - and a video look back at our coverage of some of these events.
A look at DMV Pride events through the years
To look back at Pride celebrations across D.C., Maryland and Virginia – as well as across spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community, we prepared this video showing a compilation of various pride events covered on FOX 5 DC throughout the years – including Pride events in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2016, 2017, 2021 and 2022.
LGBTQ+ Pride Events taking place this weekend across the DMV
There are a number of LGBTQ+ Pride events across the DMV in June including a couple this weekend in Loudoun, Annapolis, Alexandria, Fairfax and more!
3 out of 4 Americans support LGBTQ ad campaigns, GLAAD survey finds
More than half of people polled said seeing LGBTQ people in ads makes them "more comfortable with people who are different than themselves."
Montgomery County calls for artists to design LGBTQ+ Pride Decal
Montgomery County is looking for designers to make an official Pride Decal so local businesses and organizations can show support for the LGBTQ+ community in the County.
52-foot tall Amsterdam Rainbow Dress on display in DC
A 52-foot tall dress made up of flags from countries where being gay is illegal is on display in D.C. Monday.
Court ruling keeps Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr out of House
The ruling came after attorneys for the state of Montana asked the judge to reject Zephyr’s attempt to return. She was silenced two weeks ago then banished last week for admonishing Republican lawmakers and encouraging a raucous statehouse protest.
Montana GOP bars transgender lawmaker from 2023 session
Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her.
Court orders students to reveal their names after suing sorority over trans member
Six of the original seven plaintiffs complied with the order and have revealed their names to the public last week.
CVS 'gender transition' guide says employees must use preferred pronouns, can use bathroom reflecting identity
In the guidelines obtained exclusively by FOX Business, employees are told they may be entitled to a medical leave of absence "under the Family and Medical Leave Act, state law, and/or CVS Health policy."
Walt Disney World to host world’s largest LGBTQ+ conference amid criticism from DeSantis
The decision to hold the conference in Florida was made in 2019, according to a spokesperson for Out & Equal.
West Virginia could ban transgender care
The Republican governor has not taken a public stance on the measure and it's unclear whether he will sign it into law.
Lawsuit: Transgender Wells Fargo teller says managers ‘laughed’ as customers mocked her
The former teller said customers abused and bullied her while her managers stood by, laughing or “playing silent.”
Missouri lawmakers to take up more restrictive 'Don't Say Gay' bill
The Missouri proposal goes farther than the Florida law, which bars instruction on sexual orientation, gender identity and other lessons deemed not age appropriate in kindergarten through third grade.
Pope Francis clarifies stance on homosexuality: 'Every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin'
His comments calling for the decriminalization of homosexuality were hailed by LGBTQ advocates as a milestone that would help end harassment and violence against LGBTQ persons.
Mural celebrating DC transgender woman unveiled on H Street Corridor
D.C. residents celebrated a new and history-making mural along the H street corridor Monday afternoon.