Out × Out Weekly: June 10, 2026

This week in gay life: Patagonia drags an activist into court and she fires back with “no deal,” the Séries Mania–winning drama Proud lands on HBO Max, Luke Evans steals the Tonys in Rocky Horror drag, and Qween Jean makes Tony history. Plus our City of the Week spotlight on Washington, D.C. and our full Capital Pride guide.

This Week in Gay Life

• "No deal, Patagonia": The outdoor giant is suing drag climate activist Pattie Gonia (Wyn Wiley) over her trademark — technically for $1, but mounting a defense she says could run up to $1 million. When Patagonia floated settlement terms, she rejected them flat: she'll drop the trademark filings, but won't stop performing and selling as Pattie Gonia, the name she's gone by for years. (PinkNews)
• A new must-watch from Warsaw: Proud, the Polish drama that just won the Grand Prix at Séries Mania, lands on HBO Max June 12 — eight episodes following Filip, a party-loving young gay man whose life upends when his sister dies and he becomes guardian to her baby, set against Poland's fraught queer reality. (Variety)
• The Tonys got their codpiece moment: Luke Evans tore through "Sweet Transvestite" from Broadway's Rocky Horror revival in a corset, fishnets and a festive codpiece — then sauntered offstage baring his backside as "Time Warp" kicked in. "This is what Pride Month is all about," one viewer wrote. (PinkNews)
• Joy louder than hate: When a masked neo-Nazi group carrying a swastika flag tried to crash Athens, Georgia's PrideFest, organizers raised a banner reading "Joy is louder than hate" and marched on — no arrests, no violence, the parade unbroken. (The Advocate)
• The gay Oscars of being online: The 5th annual Las Culturistas Culture Awards — Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers' gleefully unhinged celebration of culture's biggest moments, with 100-plus invented categories — airs June 17 at 9 p.m. on Bravo and Peacock. (Bravo)
• Trans designer makes Tony history: Qween Jean became the first openly transgender person to win a Tony, taking Best Costume Design of a Musical for Cats: The Jellicle Ball — a ballroom reimagining she dressed in some 500 looks. She's also the first Black woman to win the category. (The Advocate)

Visit Gay Washington D.C. — Our City of the Week

Gay Washington runs on two hubs: Dupont Circle, the historic heart of the District's gay life, and the 14th Street/Logan Circle corridor that's become the city's buzziest queer nightlife strip. Between them you'll find showtune singalongs, one of the last lesbian bars in the country, a leather crowd, and a steakhouse that's been feeding the community since 1948.

Capital Pride takes over the city June 12–21 this year — bumped to the third weekend to make room for the nation's 250th-anniversary prep — with the parade stepping off Saturday, June 20 at 3 p.m. from 14th & T and the festival filling Pennsylvania Avenue that weekend under the theme “Exist. Resist. Have the Audacity.” Our Capital Pride guide below has the full schedule. But Dupont and 14th Street are worth the trip any week of the year.

• JR's Bar — The Dupont institution — a two-level video bar famous for its showtune singalongs, a packed happy hour, and a balcony that's been DC's gay living room for decades.
• Trade — The unpretentious anchor of the 14th Street strip — a late-night dance bar with drag, cheap drinks, and a come-as-you-are crowd that keeps going long after the cocktail bars close.
• A League of Her Own — One of the only lesbian bars left in the country — the cozy, sports-loving sister bar beneath Pitchers in Adams Morgan, and the center of gravity for DC's queer women.
• District Eagle — DC's leather-and-Levi's bar — the gear nights, cruisy energy and bear crowd that give the District its kink corner.

The Global Read: Capital Pride 2026: Parade, Parties, Festival & D.C. Pride Guide

This is the big one. Capital Pride is DC's marquee queer weekend — and this year it moved to June 20–21 to sidestep the crowds around the nation's 250th-anniversary build-up, so the parade rolls down 14th Street and the festival takes over Pennsylvania Avenue with the Capitol as the backdrop. Maren Morris headlines the concert under the theme "Exist. Resist. Have the Audacity." The ten days around it are stacked with block parties, drag brunches, and dance floors that run till dawn. Our guide breaks down the full schedule, the parade route, the parties actually worth your time, and where to stay so you can walk home.

Read the full Capital Pride guide →