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posted Friday, February 22, 2008 - Volume 36 Issue 08 |
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UPDATE - Domestic Partnership bill thrives in changing political climate
by Nick Ardizzone -
SGN Staff Writer
With the passage of the Domestic Partnership Expansion bill through the House last week, members of Washington's GLBT community came one step closer to civil rights equality - a step achieved with surprising ease as the bill faced almost no opposition during its ascent to the Senate. On Thursday, the Seattle Gay News interviewed more
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Meeting the monarchs: New ISCSORE Emperor and Empress introduce
Meeting the monarchs: New ISCSORE Emperor and Empress introduce
'Year of We'
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Rainier XXXIV Bruce Butler and Olympia XXXVII Nina Maxwell are no strangers to the International Court System (ICS) or to the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle (ISCSORE). Bruce has been working for more
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Light shows 1967: Part One
by Don Paulson -
SGN Contributing Writer
The hippie "summer of love" pilgrimage of the late 1960s was not, of course, exclusively straight. Gays played roles as participants, musicians, management and light show artists. Gays were generally accepted but this was before Stonewall. The term originated by a remark about Civil War c more
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Gay City University seeks instructors
Seattle's Gay community goes back to school this spring! Gay City University (GCU) returns for its 14th session on May 17, 2008. Gay City Health Project is seeking instructors to teach engaging, informative, and diverse classes to community members during our day-long event. Individuals interested in offering a course at Gay City University sho more
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Coronation sparkles on Seattle's waterfront
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
It was glitz and glamour this past Saturday night at Seattle's Waterfront Marriot Hotel as the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle (ISCSORE) held their annual Coronation event bidding farewell to 2007-2008 monarchs Rainier XXXIII Mark Dubois and Olympia XXXVI Sapphire Knight, more
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International News
CUBAN CULTURE MINISTER
SUPPORTS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Cuba's culture minister, Abel Prieto, has come out in support of same-sex marriage, the Miami Herald reported February 6.
"I think that marriage between Lesbians, between homosexuals can be perfectly approved and that in Cuba that wouldn't cause an earthquake or anything like that," Prieto, who is a member more |
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Northwest News
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National News
CALIFORNIA SUPREMES
TO HEAR MARRIAGE CASE
The California same-sex marriage case will be heard by the state Supreme Court on March 4.
The justices will then have 90 days to issue their ruling.
The case is a consolidation of several lawsuits challenging state law that limits marriage to opposite-sex couples. Plaintiffs include the city of S more |
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Children
by Jennifer Vanasco -
SGN Contributing Writer
Jorge, my super, sat on my couch the other afternoon, having tea and pie. My building's heat was out again, but this time the problem was serious: The boiler had cracked. Jorge was waiting for a mechanic of some kind to come, and so I invited him in.
"You don't hav more
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Stabbing at Neighbours 'not a hate crime'
by Nick Ardizzone -
SGN Staff Writer
A vicious stabbing early Monday morning outside of Neighbours nightclub sent ripples of anxiety through the area. Word of the attack spread quickly online, and by morning the specter of yet another hate crime on Capitol Hill hung heavy over the community.
As reports dev more
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CORRECTION
In the February 15 issue of the Seattle Gay News, a press release about the shooting of Lawrence King (Safe Schools Coalition responds to middle school hate crime shooting) was mistakenly attributed to the Safe Schools Coalition rather than GroundSpark. GroundSpark, a member of the Safe Schools Coalition family of organizations, issued the pres more
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