From Facebook:
“Tonight (11/21), starting at 5:30 pm, join members of the LGBTQIA+ community at the Dupont Circle Fountain for a candlelight vigil to mourn and honor the lives lost and impacted by the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado — on what was the eve before Transgender Day of Remembrance. (more…)
11th and P Street, NW previously home to The Commodore and Veranda before them
“Dear PoPville,
Two friends just told me that they heard it’s gonna be a gay bar. Another two friends who work in the industry said they’ve known this for a few months…they’ve put more flags up.” (more…)
A reader reports: “The Welcome sign at All Souls UU Church on the Harvard St NW entrance was defaced.”
via google maps
Ed. Note: The Washington Post reported this occurred 5:40pm and “the victims told police the assailants used an anti-gay slur and referred to monkeypox.” Metroweekly also reported it happened at 5:40pm and “two teenagers who allegedly called them “monkeypox f*****s” before assaulting them, resulting in a six-hour stay at a local emergency room.”
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in a Simple Assault offense that occurred on Sunday, August 7, 2022, in the 1700 block of 7th Street, Northwest.
At approximately 7:12 pm, the suspects approached the victims at the listed location. The suspects made derogatory comments towards the victims based on their sexual orientation. Two suspects then assaulted the victims and fled the scene. The victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Two persons of interest were captured by a surveillance camera and can be seen in the photos below: (more…)
737 8th Street, SE photos courtesy Little District Books
From a press release:
“Little District Books opened June 17th, 2022. A dream business for owner Patrick Kern, a 10-year resident of the greater Washington D.C. area.
“I wanted to create the bookstore I needed when I was younger,” said Kern, explaining that while many indie bookstores carry titles by queer authors, they might only carry one or two titles from a particular author, and they can be hard to locate among the thousands of other books.” As an example, he pointed out writers like T.J. Klune and V.E. Schwab, both authors with recently famous titles, but who also have large catalogs of great stories most people don’t know about. (more…)
photo by Victoria Pickering
From MPD:
“On Saturday, June 11, 2022, the Capital Pride Parade and Block Party will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration: (more…)
3220 17th Street, NW entrance on Mount Pleasant Street
Thanks to Cassidy for sending: “For June I wanted to share my favorite pride flag at the Argyle Market in Mount Pleasant. I appreciate whoever put up the air freshener rainbow, it cracks me up and I love it. It’s up there all year round.”
photo by Edward Stillwell Ryder
Kelsey asks: “anyone have any intel on this new bookstore? Can’t wait to support them.”
Little District Books Instagram says:
“Independent Bookstore celebrating LGBTQ+ authors and stories. Coming soon to 737 8th St SE, Barrack’s Row, Washington, DC 20003” (more…)
1001 North Capitol Street, NE at K Street
Christopher asked: “I heard a rumor that Town 2.0 is opening Memorial Day Weekend… Is this true? Does the DC LGBTQ+ community once again have an Ed Bailey super-club to go to?”
Ed replied: “Lol. No. That is not accurate.”
However, thanks to Derek for sharing a recent construction permit that seems promising: “I’d guess they’re aiming for a mid to late spring opening next year, maybe stretching all the way to pride week.” (more…)
1520 U Street, NW
Licht Cafe’s IG says:
“Hip LGBTQ+ cafe and bar in vibrant Washington DC. Now open!!!! Mon-Thurs 4p to 11p, Fri 4p to 1a, Sat 11a to 1a, Sun 11a to 11p. Cheers!”
Have a look inside: (more…)