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WorldPride begins in DC

Sasha Colby greets guests as Them and Destination DC kick off World Pride 2025 at Succotash on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Them)
Sasha Colby greets guests as Them and Destination DC kick off World Pride 2025 at Succotash on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Them)

WorldPride, the international celebration of LGBTQ+ identity held biennially in a different city, is in Washington, DC this year.

Amid a complex political backdrop in the city and in front of an administration with a fraught relationship with the LGBTQ+ community, host Peter O’Dowd speaks to Ryan Bos, executive director of the Capital Pride Alliance.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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