The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has long anchored Washington’s spring calendar, drawing journalists, lawmakers, celebrities, and power brokers for a week of networking and celebration of the press. But this year, the most sought-after invitation may not be to the dinner itself — it’s to a party the night before.
The invitation, sent by Joe Hack, Grindr’s head of global government affairs, has become a form of social currency across D.C.’s media, political, and advocacy circles. The event is scheduled for April 24, from 8 p.m. to midnight, at a $9 million mansion in D.C.’s swanky Georgetown. Attendees vying for entry include Capitol Hill staffers, advocacy professionals, and journalists navigating D.C.’s elite social circuit.
The event comes at a notable moment as LGBTQ rights remain under constant attack from the Trump administration, particularly around transgender healthcare, sports participation, and public accommodations. Since returning to office in January 2025, the Trump administration has pursued one of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ agendas in modern American history.
