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GSBA to roll out pink carpet for annual Impact Awards
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GSBA to roll out pink carpet for annual Impact Awards

The GSBA is rolling out the pink carpet for its annual GSBA Impact Awards, dazzling event taking place on March 11, which every year celebrates businesses, nonprofits, and community leaders who have worked to empower and uplift the LGBTQIA+ community.

A Valentine's Day win for the Gays: Temporary restraining order, Queer love protest
NEWS

A Valentine's Day win for the Gays: Temporary restraining order, Queer love protest

This Valentine's Day brought an abundance of Queer joy to Seattle. Judge Lauren King issued a temporary restraining order against President Trump's January executive order limiting funding to facilities that provide gender-affirming surgeries, and

WA Judge Lauren King issues temporary restraining order against Trump's attack on Trans healthcare
NEWS

WA Judge Lauren King issues temporary restraining order against Trump's attack on Trans healthcare

On Valentine's Day, Judge Lauren King of the US District Court's Western District of Washington passed a temporary restraining order following a hearing in the case of State of Washington et al. v. Trump et al.

Seattle Children's Hospital halts gender-affirming surgeries for Trans minors to prevent loss of federal funding
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Seattle Children's Hospital halts gender-affirming surgeries for Trans minors to prevent loss of federal funding

Community members have organized a protest for this Valentine's Day, calling on Seattle Children's Hospital to stand up for Transgender kids, rather than complying with President Trump's harmful executive order limiting such care.

WA, OR, and MN attorneys general challenge Trump's order to end funding for gender-affirming care
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WA, OR, and MN attorneys general challenge Trump's order to end funding for gender-affirming care

On February 7, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown filed a multistate federal lawsuit to stymie President Trump's executive order that seeks to end federal funding to medical institutions that provide gender-affirming care.

Shoreline Community College staff member harassed with hate speech in all-gender bathroom
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Shoreline Community College staff member harassed with hate speech in all-gender bathroom

Brian Ramos, Shoreline Community College's VP of DEIA, announced on February 3 that a staff member experienced anti-LGBTQ+ harassment by a community member while using one of the school's all-gender restrooms.

Seattle Pride launches grant program as feds rollback DEI initiatives
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Seattle Pride launches grant program as feds rollback DEI initiatives

Seattle Pride recently launched the Seattle Pride Impact Fund, a spruced-up version of its long-standing grant and scholarship program, as DEI initiatives are being rolled back on the federal level.

Longtime co-owner of The Wildrose Bar, Shelley Brothers, passes away at 67
OBITUARY

Longtime co-owner of The Wildrose Bar, Shelley Brothers, passes away at 67

Seattle Gay News and the city's LGBTQ+ community mourn the loss of Shelley Brothers, co-owner of the Wildrose Bar, and she will be remembered as an LGBTQ+ legend.

Pride over fear: Trump's lunacy
OP-ED

Pride over fear: Trump's lunacy

President Donald Trump vowed to end "transgender lunacy." In the first few days of his second presidency, he showed his own lunacy instead.

When the Band Played On: A complicated biography of Shilts and the book that made America pay attention to AIDS
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

When the Band Played On: A complicated biography of Shilts and the book that made America pay attention to AIDS

Born in 1951 in small-town Iowa, Randy Shilts was his alcoholic, abusive mother's third of six sons. Frustrated and drunk, she reportedly beat Shilts almost daily when he was young; she also called him a "sissy," a name that "seemed to follow Randy

A Gay array of Seattle dating app experiences
FEATURES

A Gay array of Seattle dating app experiences

Dating today isn't what it used to be. While apps have made the experience manageable and safer for Queer people, the depersonalization of the interface has left many feeling unfulfilled.

Jordana delivers indie ballads about the Queer experience in her new album, "Lively Premonition"
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Jordana delivers indie ballads about the Queer experience in her new album, "Lively Premonition"

Jordana Nye, an indie musician based out of Los Angeles known professionally as Jordana, incorporates a wide range of sonic influences into her work. Her most recent project, Lively Premonition, released last October,

Complete track records on LGBTQ issues for Trump's starting lineup
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Complete track records on LGBTQ issues for Trump's starting lineup

Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, 2006: In an interview with the Tallahassee Democrat, Marco Rubio describes his opposition [to] Gay adoption in Florida: "Kids should not be forced to be part of some social experiment,"

Roger Nyhus: A year as an openly Gay US ambassador in the Eastern Caribbean
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Roger Nyhus: A year as an openly Gay US ambassador in the Eastern Caribbean

After decades advocating for LGBT and civil rights in Washington state, Roger Nyhus, a Gay man and accomplished entrepreneur, had the opportunity to represent the US abroad.

With 13 nominations, Trans musical "Emilia Pérez" makes Oscar history — but should it have?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

With 13 nominations, Trans musical "Emilia Pérez" makes Oscar history — but should it have?

There's plenty to talk about regarding the 97th annual Academy Award nominations, most of it the usual hullabaloo over perceived surprises (Jeremy Strong for Best Supporting Actor! Coralie Fargeat for Best Director! Nickel Boys and

You don't always have to avoid romance if you're newly sober
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You don't always have to avoid romance if you're newly sober

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, there can be pressure to do something nice for that special person. The holiday offers profound joy and significant challenges for those who take it to heart.

The Bookworm's best of 2024
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Bookworm's best of 2024

Once the holidays are over, you may look around you at a floor full of spent wrapping paper and sad ribbons and wonder, "What's next?"

Whannell's "Wolf Man": A familial tragedy of devolutionary body horror terror
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Whannell's "Wolf Man": A familial tragedy of devolutionary body horror terror

When his father is pronounced dead years after going missing in an Oregon forest, unemployed writer and stay-at-home dad Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) makes the trek back for the first time in 30 years, joined by his journalist wife

Exhibit celebrating 50 years of "Seattle Gay News" comes to WWU's Viking Union Gallery: Five decades of history are on display Jan. 13—Feb. 20
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Exhibit celebrating 50 years of "Seattle Gay News" comes to WWU's Viking Union Gallery: Five decades of history are on display Jan. 13—Feb. 20

When one steps into the Viking Union Gallery at Western Washington University, the white walls display a collection of headlines from past issues published by the Seattle Gay News (SGN).

Where is the love?: Confronting Grindr's paradox, small-world dynamics, unrealistic expectations, and why we don't seem to date anymore
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Where is the love?: Confronting Grindr's paradox, small-world dynamics, unrealistic expectations, and why we don't seem to date anymore

February often arrives with heart-shaped confections and Pinterest-perfect gestures proclaiming the season of love. We see constant reminders to send flowers or buy chocolate for that special someone.