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Seattle #3 in same-sex marriages, new study says
Washington state also #3
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Seattle is #3 among US cities in the number of same-sex marriages, according to a new study by the Tax Policy Center, a research group based in Washington DC.
San Francisco ranked #1, followed by Santa Rosa, a city just north of San Francisco in California's Sonoma County.
There are about 9,300 same- more x
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LGBT youth experiences with discrimination, harassment, and bullying in school
LOS ANGELES - Members of Congress [on March 21] reintroduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) to protect LGBT students from school-based harassment, bullying, violence, and intimidation. The Williams Institute is providing this fact sheet to assist with reporting on the issue of LGBT youth experiences with discrimination, harassment, more
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Pride at Work joins 1,044 organizations to demand changes to NAFTA
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Pride at Work, the AFL-CIO's LGBT constituency organization, joined 1,044 labor, faith, and human rights groups to demand a replacement for NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement).
NAFTA has been controversial since it was negotiated in the 1990s. Labor organizations cha more
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HRC statement on IL-03 primary result
CHICAGO - [On March 21], the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released the following statement on the primary election results in Illinois' 3rd Congressional District:
'This should be a wake-up call to Dan Lipinski,' said HRC Seni more
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JESSE'S JOURNAL: Newly elected Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis: A day that will live in history
by Jesse Monteagudo -
SGN Contributing Writer
In 1995 the Gay and Lesbian Community Center (now the Pride Center) joined forces with the Stonewall Library (now the Stonewall Museum and Archives) to produce a poster meant 'to increase the awareness of the citizens of Broward County to some of the historically important events more
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Fighting homelessness: charity Humble Design expands to Seattle
Support of Schultz Family Foundation, Microsoft, and U-Haul enables group to open a third chapter
SEATTLE - Humble Design Fueled by U-Haul, a charity that helps families and veterans transitioning out of homelessness through donated home furnishings and decorating services, is opening the nonprofit's third chapter in Seattle.
Detroit-born Humble Design has served more than 900 families since beginning its philanthropic miss more
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Seattle Parks and Recreation and Generations Aging With Pride team up to offer activities programming for LGBTQ adults 50+
Mondays are my favorite days
by Chris Grant -
Special to the SGN
I retired a couple of years ago, and I decided to get involved in some learning activities just for fun. I came across information about Seattle Parks and Recreation Classes (SPARC) on my NextDoor listserv, and decided to look into these c more
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Generations Aging with Pride launch their new Rainbow Walks program for LGBTQ elders 50 and older
Sundays (every Sunday)
(starting March 25)
Elders 50+. Green Lake Walk ~ Come Rain or Shine!
Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use 'just in case.'
Meet at the Wading Pool ~
7201 E. Green Lake Dr. N. ~ Noon-1pm.
For info, call 206-637-0400. Whe more
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Crazy right-wing lawyer loses suit to marry his laptop
The computer wasn't old enough, state's attorney said
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Right-wing lawyer Chris Sevier lost his legal bid to marry his laptop on March 20, when a federal district judge ordered a Utah state court to dismiss his case.
Sevier filed suit shortly after the US more
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Forced anal examinations for Gay men are stopped in Kenya
[On March 22], a court of appeals in Kenya, led by a five-judge bench, ruled that forced anal examinations are contrary to the law.
Forced anal examinations have largely been used to 'prove' whether or not a man is homosexual in countries where homosexuality is criminalized. This practice has been decried by organizations acros more
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