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Trump Justice Department: We'll subpoena King County officials over sanctuary policy
King County and Seattle leaders: See you in court!
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The Trump Justice Department threatened on January 24 to subpoena officials of 23 US cities and counties if they don't turn over information about their 'sanctuary' policies, designed to protect immigrants from harassment by federal agents.
One of those was King County - with 2.1 million people, one of the largest san more
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Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN ask court to permanently block Transgender military ban
'The facts are in, and the court has what it needs to finally return this bigoted policy back to the dustbin of history, where it has always belonged.'
SEATTLE, WA - [On January 25, 2018,] Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN asked a federal district court to permanently block enforcement of the Trump administration's plan to more
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More than 20,000 LGBT teens in the US will be subjected to conversion therapy
Practice used to change sexual orientation and gender identity has been criticized by health organizations as harmful
LOS ANGELES - An estimated 20,000 LGBT youth ages 13 to 17 will undergo conversion therapy from a licensed health care professional before the age of 18, according to a new study by the Williams Institute more
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OutRight Action International attends Seattle Women's March 2.0
OutRight's West Coast Director, Katie Hultquist, attended last weekend's Seattle Women's March 2.0 on Saturday, January 20. Katie spoke at the rally on the human rights of queer women, linking local and global organizing so no one is left behind, and how we can build together a world with freedom, equality and dignity for all LGBTIQ people. more
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JESSE'S JOURNAL: ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? and the American immigrant experience
by Jesse Monteagudo -
SGN Contributing Writer
Those of us who lived in Miami between 1977 and 1980 are familiar with the bilingual sitcom ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? Produced by Miami's public television station WPBT2, the series chronicled the lives and tiempos of the Peñas, a Cuban-American family who lived in Miami's Little Havana more
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IN MEMORIAM - JON POLLACK
My friend Jon Pollack
by Janice Van Cleve -
SGN Contributing Writer
Jon Pollack loved the arts. He loved opera, he loved musicals, and he sang in the Seattle Men's Chorus. Most of all, however, Jon seemed to be happiest with a pack on his back and boots on his feet. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors, more
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Cascade Flag Football Association wins 2018 Sin City Classic Flag Football Championship in Las Vegas
The Seattle Boom brought home the 2018 Sin City Classic Flag Football Championship after a record of 5-1 in the Roulette division of the tournament, which was held January 12-13, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV.
The Seattle Boom is the Cascade Flag Football Association's travel team. This was the Boom's second tournament; they are more
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Queer Seattle Book Club announces February and future titles
Good morning, gay book lovers.
The opportunity to read two recent gay novels back-to-back that both take place in the same part of the world is not to be taken lightly.
After spending time in Italy with Andre Aciman in December with his novel CALL ME BY YOUR NAME and in Bulgaria with Garth Greenwell in January more
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Lesbian couple sues US to get citizenship for their child
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A Lesbian couple is suing the US government in an attempt to get US citizenship for their child.
US citizen Allison Blixt and her Italian wife Stefania Zaccari were legally married in England and subsequently had two children together. They currently reside in London. Blixt wa more
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