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posted Friday, March 20, 2020 - Volume 48 Issue 12

We at the SGN appologize
So sorry our website was down and Friday's edition is late. There were technical issues with our server in Phoenix and as tech support people are all working from home, the fix was slow in coming.

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Washington Census Alliance grants $3M to organizations in historically undercounted communities, prepares for census in face of COVID-19
SEATTLE (March 12, 2020) - As the 2020 Census gets underway, the Washington Census Alliance (WCA) today announced it is granting an additional $1 million to encourage participation in the census by people in historically undercounted communities. By Census Day, April 1, it will have awarded grants totaling over $3 million since 2019 to more th more
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Rep. Jayapal applauds passage of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
WASHINGTON, DC (March 14, 2020) - US Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today applauded passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to bolster the federal government's response to the coronavirus outbreak and address the severe impacts of the coronavirus on Americans' personal safety and financial security.

The legislation more
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City of Seattle, Greater Seattle Partners, and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce distribute survey to measure economic impacts of COVID-19 on region's businesses and nonprofits
SEATTLE (March 17, 2020) - The City of Seattle, Greater Seattle Partners, and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce announced today they are distributing an Economic Impact Survey (www.greater-seattle.com/economic-impact-survey) to further capture the effects of COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, on businesses and nonprofits more
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Lambda Legal to Idaho governor: don't resuscitate unconstitutional anti-Transgender discrimination
BOISE, ID (March 17, 2020) - The Idaho Senate today approved a bill already passed by the state House of Representatives that would ban transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling two years ago declaring such a ban unconstitutional. Lambda Legal, which brought the lawsuit that resu more
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Open letter about coronavirus and the LGBTQ+ communities
COVID-19 hits Capitol Hill by MK Scott - SGN Contributing Writer

Things got real in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood this past week when one business after another closed temporary due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) statewide quarantine.

It was also apparent that Harborview Medical has put up tents at the more
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IN MEMORIAM: MARTIN PAUL GOUTERMAN
Dec. 26, 1931 - Feb. 22, 2020

Beloved professor, mentor, colleague, friend, father, and activist Martin Paul Gouterman, of Seattle, Washington, died on Feb. 22, 2020 at the age of 88. Born on Dec. 26, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA, to Bernard and Melba Buxbaum Gouterman, Martin was an only child. At a young age, his first cousin more
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New SPLC report: Anti-LGBTQ hate groups "intertwined with Trump administration"
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

Anti-LGBTQ organizations were the fastest-growing sector of hate groups in the US in 2019, according to a new report released March 18 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

If that were not disturbing enough, the report says that the growth of anti-LGBTQ extremism is "int more
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Presidential race: Bernie still running, but focused on COVID-19
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

After three primary election losses to Joe Biden on March 17, Bernie Sanders says he's still in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination but will focus on dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

Initial reports that Sanders - the favorite among LGBTQ voters according to more
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Pike Place Market businesses offer delivery services, take-out and grab-and-go meals
Essential Market businesses including fish and produce stands remain open to serve the downtown community

The Pike Place Market is here for you Seattle. Your favorite Pike Place Market restaurants may be closed, but many are now offering your favorite meals-to-go or delivered right to your home. Learn more about what's o more
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